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Marketing Consulting for Private Equity & Venture Capital Firms

Behind most promising startups is a founder with vision, grit, and product mastery, but rarely a built-in marketing engine. Stranded fills that gap. Led by a former startup founder and CMO who has scaled brands from the inside, we embed senior-level marketing leadership and agency resources directly within portfolio companies. The result is a hands-on growth partner that transforms strategy into execution—building go-to-market systems, demand generation, and revenue operations that drive measurable growth, accelerate traction, and protect investor capital.

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How We Partner

Audit & Diligence

We audit GTM, product-market signals, CRM, analytics, and channels to surface quick wins, gaps, and a clear 90-day plan.

Go-To-Market Plan

We define ICPs, positioning, messaging, and a channel mix that fits stage, sales motion, and available resources.

Execute & Enable

Our in-house pod runs full-funnel programs across paid media, SEO, content, email, CRO, and RevOps with weekly targets.

Lead & Mentor

We act as interim CMO, set operating cadence, upskill teams, and coordinate vendors to keep execution on track.

Optimize & Scale

We refine targeting and creative, analyze cohorts, rebalance spend, and expand the highest-return channels.

Report & Align

We deliver investor-grade dashboards and monthly readouts that tie activity to pipeline, revenue, margin, and runway.

Fractional CMO Services for PE & VC Portfolios

Go-to-Market Strategy

Positioning, ICP, offer design, pricing, and messaging frameworks built for venture-backed startups.

Demand Generation

Lifecycle email, content marketing, webinars, and ABM programs that build qualified pipeline.

Performance Marketing

Google Ads, paid social, Performance Max, and CRO focused on measurable conversions.

SEO & Thought Leadership

Strategic content mapping, technical optimization, and PR-driven authority growth.

Revenue Operations

CRM hygiene, pipeline stages, attribution, and SLA alignment for sales efficiency.

Analytics & Forecasting

CAC/LTV modeling, media mix analysis, and board-ready reporting dashboards.

Team Mentorship

Upskill marketers, define hiring roadmaps, and manage vendors and agency partners.

Interim Leadership

Provide executive coverage and continuity while recruiting a full-time VP or CMO.

Marketing consulting for venture capital and private equity firms

Investor Growth Systems

We Help Private Equity And Venture Capital Firms Strengthen Their Portfolio Performance

By embedding repeatable marketing systems across your portfolio, Stranded reduces execution risk and accelerates traction while giving investors confidence that growth is led, measured, and repeatable.

Install an executive marketing function without increasing headcount.
Align go-to-market strategy with product, sales, and investor priorities.
Deploy stage-appropriate channels and budget controls to protect runway.
Conduct pre- and post-investment audits to de-risk acquisitions and integrations.
Deliver clear, board-ready reporting on pipeline, revenue, and retention.

Fractional CMO for portfolio company growth

Portfolio marketing analytics dashboard for private equity and venture capital

Real-Time Portfolio Marketing Intelligence

Stranded delivers portfolio-wide visibility into marketing performance, helping investors and operators understand what’s driving growth across every startup. Our real-time dashboards consolidate data from all channels and platforms, tracking key metrics like revenue, CAC, pipeline, retention, and ROI. Leadership, stakeholders, and boards gain a clear view of marketing efficiency and progress, empowering faster, data-backed investment and growth decisions.

$Retainer fractional CMO packages for portfolio startups$

Flexible Partnerships, Measurable Growth

Stranded collaborates with private equity and venture firms through flexible retainers built to adapt to each portfolio company’s needs. Whether supporting early-stage traction or post-acquisition integration, our model combines executive-level leadership with hands-on execution across paid media, SEO, creative, email, and analytics.

Each engagement is tailored by stage, scope, and cadence—aligning founders, operators, and investors around clear KPIs and transparent reporting. The result is a marketing function that scales fluidly with your portfolio, providing consistency, speed, and measurable growth at every stage of the investment cycle.

Dedicated fractional CMO and execution pod for strategy and implementation
Weekly working sessions and monthly executive reviews for alignment and accountability
Custom dashboards tracking CAC, LTV, pipeline, and payback in real time
Optional add-ons: PR, creative production, content operations, and sales enablement

Frequently Asked Questions

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How does Stranded work with private equity and venture capital firms?

We partner with investors to install fractional CMOs and full-funnel marketing systems inside portfolio companies. Each engagement aligns growth strategy, execution, and reporting so leadership and investors have a clear view of performance and ROI.

What problems does Stranded help solve for portfolio companies?

Most founders are product or tech-driven and lack structured marketing leadership. We help them build scalable systems for demand generation, customer acquisition, and retention—reducing execution risk and accelerating traction post-investment.

Do you provide both consulting and execution?

Yes. Each engagement combines strategic consulting with hands-on execution. Our team plans, builds, and optimizes campaigns across SEO, paid media, email, creative, and analytics—providing both leadership and lift to your portfolio companies.

How are engagements structured for PE and VC portfolios?

Retainers can be structured at the portfolio level or priced individually per startup. Each includes senior marketing leadership, defined KPIs, and transparent dashboards that track CAC, LTV, pipeline, and payback across all active brands.

What does reporting look like for investors?

We deliver unified portfolio dashboards that consolidate performance across companies and channels. These reports visualize revenue, CAC, retention, and ROI in real time—designed for leadership, stakeholders, and board reviews.

Which types of startups does Stranded work with?

We partner with DTC and ecommerce brands, B2B SaaS platforms, CPG, marketplaces, fintech, healthcare, climate tech, and hardware-enabled software. Most engagements support Seed through post-acquisition growth stages.

How quickly can a startup see results?

Most companies see early traction within 60 to 90 days as foundational systems, campaigns, and dashboards go live. Long-term impact compounds as data, paid channels, and content programs mature across the first two quarters.

What does the engagement process look like?

Step 1: Audit and roadmap. Step 2: Execute and align teams. Step 3: Optimize and report. We manage the full cycle with weekly touchpoints and monthly executive reviews to ensure alignment and accountability.