At York IE, we’ve always aimed to do things a little differently.
The opportunity for what we’re building is enormous. As an advisory and venture capital firm for technology companies, we are on a mission to be a comprehensive resource and capital provider for startups. Whether through product development, go-to-market, or corporate strategy and FP&A services, we’ve positioned ourselves as a one-stop shop for technology companies. On top of that, we provide access to early-stage venture funds and a network of 300+ later-stage growth equity and private equity partners.
In our first five years, we’ve worked hard and stayed true to our vision.
We’ve bootstrapped our way to becoming an established company without relying on outside venture capital or private equity investors ourselves. Our progress is evident in our revenue scale, product maturity, team size, customer base, strategic partnerships, portfolio size and the growing capacity within our investment funds.
We’ve even earned a spot on the Inc. 5000. I even won New Hampshire Tech Alliance’s Entrepreneur of the Year; which I certainly view as a collective award. And we’ve celebrated these incredible milestones on our own terms.
We have no formal board of directors outside our co-founders and managing partners. We own, operate, and govern our own business. I’m the majority owner. My name is on the masthead. This gives us ultimate freedom to run our business as founders, executives, and operators.
There are pros and cons to being left to your own devices! But now, it’s time for us to evolve and grow even further.
This journey has been both exciting and challenging. While the autonomy of being a founder-owned and -operated company has given us the freedom to pursue our vision, it also means that, like many of the startups we advise, we face our own set of challenges. We recognize that to take the next big leap, we need guidance and expertise from those who’ve been there before and operated at scale.
That’s why we’ve created a strategic advisory board.
This group of seasoned industry veterans will meet quarterly with the same rigor, structure, and accountability you would expect from a formal board of directors. They will help us refine our short-, mid-, and long-term goals, ensuring we stay on track as we “SaaS-ify” and disrupt industries through technology.
We sought out leaders who have firsthand experience with these goals, and who have built successful, larger enterprises in the domain areas we are disrupting. Their insights and guidance will be invaluable as we continue to reshape the way startups are built, scaled, and monetized. Our advisory board represents a pivotal step forward for us as a company.
Many CEOs might hesitate to introduce additional voices into the fold, especially when they’ve built their business independently. However, at York IE, we believe that true growth comes from challenging ourselves and embracing new perspectives.
Our vision is to reshape the way startups are built, scaled, and monetized. To do so, we need to challenge ourselves each and every day. This new group will be an integral piece of our success in the future.
As we like to say: rising tides lift all boats. With the addition of this strategic advisory board, we’re ready to reach new heights together.
Stay tuned—there’s much more to come.
