CAPITAL RAISING FOR DEEP TECH FOUNDERS
Capital for the companies building Edge AI and Physical AI.
FourPointZero connects Edge AI, Physical AI and technology start-ups with the investors who understand what they are building. Advising companies at the intersection of Industry 4.0, investment and transformation.
Strategic Partner
EDGE AI FOUNDATION
Expert Member, AI & IoT
World Economic Forum
Host and Founder
The IoT Podcast
As featured in
Forbes, Raconteur, Recruiter
Specialists in the technology that sits closest to the real world.
Where we focus
Edge AI
On-device intelligence. Silicon, inference and the software that runs AI where data is created.
Physical AI
Robotics, autonomous systems and machines that sense, decide and act in the physical world.
Embedded and IoT
Connected devices, sensors and the embedded systems underneath every intelligent product.
Industry 4.0.
Automation, digital manufacturing and the platforms transforming industrial operations.
01
Capital raising
A targeted introduction process to angel investors, venture capital, corporate venture and family offices across the UK, US and international markets. Every introduction is matched to your stage, sector and the size of your round.
From first deck to signed term sheet.
Services
02
Investor readiness
Before an investor sees your deck, we pressure-test the story. Narrative, deck, data room and the hard questions investors in your space will ask, so your first meeting is your best one.
03
Strategic introductions and M&A
When the right next step is a partnership, a strategic investor or an exit, we introduce you to the corporates and acquirers that fit.
04
Post-raise scale-up
Capital is only the start. Through our sister business, 5Values, funded companies get direct access to specialist AI, embedded and IoT talent to deliver the plan they raised on.
how we work
A clear process, built around your round.
1
Fit conversation
A confidential call to understand your business, your raise and whether we are the right partner for it.
2
Engagement
Simple, transparent terms agreed up front and structured around a successful outcome.
3
Readiness
We sharpen your narrative and materials and build a shortlist of investors who back companies like yours.
4
Introductions to close
Warm, personal introductions and support through every conversation until the round completes.
Tom White
Founder and Director
Eighteen years inside the deep tech ecosystem.
About
Tom White trained in embedded engineering before moving into technology sales and recruitment in 2008, specialising early in IoT, video technology and artificial intelligence. He went on to help scale a technology recruitment business through to a successful exit.
In 2016 he founded Paratus People, which became 5Values Consulting Group, a specialist technology recruitment and media business supporting AI, embedded systems, video technology and digital infrastructure companies internationally. He is a Strategic Partner to the EDGE AI Foundation, host and founder of The IoT Podcast, and an Expert Member (AI and IoT) of the World Economic Forum community.
FourPointZero brings that network and technical fluency to the question every deep tech founder eventually faces: who should fund this, and how do I reach them?
Ecosystem
Strategic Partner, EDGE AI Foundation
Member, IoT Council
Member, IoT Security Foundation
Partner, RDK
Recognition
Profiled in Forbes, 2022
Business Leader of the Year, 2022
Who's Who of IoT, Onalytica, 2022
Finalist, Entrepreneur of the Year, Business Leader Magazine, 2023
Contact
Planning a raise in the next twelve months?
Tell us about your company, your stage and the round you are planning. Every conversation is confidential.
tom@fpz.consulting