Liza Sutherland
Fundraising Advisor & Fractional COO · Tillir
How I work with founders
Fundraising advisor
Investor readiness, investor list, story / narrative, deck review, data room, outreach, long-term investment strategy and round preparation across the full raise.
Based in the UK, originally from NYC · Working with founders across the UK, Europe, and the US.
Founders supported
300+
Years inside VC
3
Raised as founder
£2M+
Companies built
3x
I've raised money as a founder. I've sat inside a VC fund watching deals get evaluated. That combination is what makes this different.
Most fundraising advisors have been on one side of the table. I've done both. As a 3x co-founder, I've raised over £2M across AI infrastructure, software and hardware - as well as building a music company in New York.
Before starting Tillir, I spent three years inside a pre-seed and seed VC fund. During that time I interviewed leading VCs and founders every month, asking them what they look for in a tech-startup along with what worked in achieving a successful raise. That knowledge is the foundation of the Tillir process. And five years before that I supported over 300 founders from first idea through to funding.
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That experience - on both sides, across hundreds of deals - is distilled into everything I do with founders.
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I know what investors are looking for in a team, market opportunity, product and business. I know how to prepare for due diligence. I understand how investors think and how best to communicate with them. And I know what it takes to run a raise as a process - not just a series of pitch meetings.
I also understand how hard it can be to raise money and so have created this service to help save founders time and have a better chance of success.
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Fractional COO
Embedded part-time operational leadership - building the infrastructure early-stage teams need to scale. Includes CRM setup, finance, HR, board prep and governance.