Support for Founders

By Founders Who’ve Done It

We advise post-PMF founders navigating one of the hardest inflection points in the startup journey. We've been in the seat. Now we sit next to you — with strategic expertise and hands-on operational support.

Who We Are

Clifftop Partners works with founders who have found product-market fit and are navigating the road from Seed through Series A — raising capital, building the team, and scaling what's working.

We've done it ourselves. Together, we built and scaled Policygenius from zero to 700+ employees, raised over $250M, and navigated a successful exit in 2023. We know what it takes to get from traction to growth — and what breaks if you don't build the right way.

We're hands-on. Outcome-focused. Fiercely aligned.

What We Can Do

Most of our clients come to us at the same moment: they've proven the idea, but raising capital or building the team is a different game. Here's how we help.

    • Pitch narrative and deck development

    • Round strategy and prep

    • Investor pipeline review, introductions and SPV support

    • M&A and IPO readiness and exit planning

    • Org design and leadership structure

    • Full talent lifecycle management, including recruiting

    • Role definition and leveling; comp & incentive structures

    • Team performance calibration and succession planning

    • Company strategy and growth planning

    • Scale-specific operating systems and processes

    • Distribution & GTM motions; sales funnel optimization 

    • Product & biz model reviews; ops workflow design

    • Decision-making & communications support

    • Professional and personal coaching

    • Navigating team or board dynamics

    • Change management support (e.g., RIF, reorgs, exec turnover)

Work With Us

We are advisors — founders who've built and scaled companies, now working alongside the next generation doing the same.

Founders: If you've found product-market fit and are preparing to raise your Series A — or have recently closed it and are building the team and systems to scale — we'd love to hear from you.

Funds: If you have early-stage portfolio companies that would benefit from advisor-level support from operators who've been there, let's talk.

We take on a small number of clients at a time, by design. You get us — not a junior team — and we go deep.

The jump from product-market fit to scale is the hardest thing most founders will ever do. We've done it. Now we help you do it too.