Supercharge Your Portfolio: Add Operational Support Beyond the Boardroom.
Welcome to the future of venture capital support!
At Dragonfly Operating Partners, we understand the challenges venture capital firms face in maximizing the performance of their portfolio companies. That's why we offer a revolutionary solution to help you add operational support beyond traditional roles and leverage your limited partners (LPs) more effectively.
DragonflyOP works exclusively with the founders of early stage (Pre-B Round) startups inside the portfolio of our VC and other institutional partners. We target your tier 2 and 3 companies who are struggling to hit performance goals that will trigger next-round scale-up funding and deliver higher returns for your LPs.
Tier 2 and 3 companies have good technology, high potential founders, and are in an exciting market - but have something happening with product-market fit, operational execution, or revenue operations that are keeping it from being a breakout star.
That's where we come in - acting with an operational due diligence approach that leads to architecting a playbook that can help them make the most of their investment from you - and create a clear business case for any funding necessary to reach their ultimate exit.
Followed by an execution phase that features our secret sauce: a pool of operating partners comprised of seasoned founders and scale-up executives who have personally founded, built, scaled, and sold companies.
We hit the ground running with your portcos by building a
Value Creation Blueprint
A Value Creation Blueprint is a structured, hands-on approach to diagnosing and unlocking growth within a business. It begins by breaking down the core business problem into its underlying causes, identifying the key questions that need answers.
Through in-depth interviews with team members, customers, and even lost prospects, we develop a 360-degree perspective. We then analyze quantitative data, dashboards, CRM, customer success systems, to validate and deepen those insights.
Rather than waiting for a grand reveal at the end, we begin implementing recommendations with the team as soon as they’re validated, ensuring momentum and immediate progress throughout the process.
Where do you want us to focus?
The blueprint can be focused on one of three primary areas of emphasis, depending on your goals:
Revenue Acceleration
We eliminate bottlenecks and streamline the GTM plan to convert more leads, faster. From refining ICPs to optimizing pricing, sales velocity, and monetization strategy, we help transform go-to-market chaos into predictable revenue.
Product-Market Fit
We validate real customer demand and align your roadmap to what actually drives buying behavior. Through customer interviews, usage data, and market signal analysis, we help focus your product and GTM around true market pull.
Exit Readiness
We prepare your company to maximize valuation ahead of a strategic exit or growth funding round. This includes a mini diligence process, cleanup of operational gaps, and embedded execution to position your startup as deal-ready.
Our work creating the Value Creation Blueprint draws on our own experience succeeding (and failing!) in order to help you flatten the learning curve and build a business that is exciting for future investment and sustainable growth.
We deliver this capability at a reduced cost to other firms, because we are working directly with you in addition to the founder - so we are all aligned and building value more effectively. Together, we are aligned as investor, founder, and operating partner to accelerate shareholder value.
Startups who engage DragonflyOP will see a significantly faster path to growth and have demonstrable valuation increases tied to performance and alignment, regardless of market conditions.
Beyond the Boardroom: Unleashing Potential
Forget the old playbook of passive boardroom advice. DragonflyOP revolutionizes the game by embedding seasoned operating partners directly within your portfolio companies. This is hands-on expertise in action, propelling your portcos towards unprecedented growth and success.
We work for both you and your founders, and hold accountability and transparency between both parties to uncover the real challenges facing the business.
Maximizing LP Impact
Your LPs are a valuable resource, but are you leveraging them to their full potential? DragonflyOP unlocks this potential, bridging your LPs' vast expertise and networks with your portfolio's ambitions.
Be A Magnet For Elite Startups
The Dragonfly Operating Partner Edge
DragonflyOP arms you with an arsenal for success. Our league of battle-tested operating partners is your secret weapon, driving relentless growth, optimizing performance, and delivering outsized returns for you and your LPs.
Ready to Elevate Your Portfolio Companies?
We're not here to sell you, we're here to share with you an unfiltered, honest overview of how we work and what we can - and cannot - do to help you.
We're looking for the right investors, the right founders, and the right market opportunities to invest our time and energy. So, let's talk.