Our business

Growth Planning, Capital & Advisory.

Flow state methodology and proprietary software platform assesses business capability and then connects you to the resources you need.

  1. Our AI evaluates your businesses growth opportunity
  2. We deliver a rating and capability report and high value growth plan.
  3. Flow State connects you to the capital and resource needed to succeed.
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Flowstate rating 82 Growth ready
Capital need 12 mo.
Data maturity Level 3
Next move Plan KPIs
18
signals across capability, capital, data, and performance
4
growth lenses for founders, operators, advisors, and funders
1
actionable plan to move the business forward
Built for Startups SMBs Advisors Investors Transformation teams

About us

Our purpose is helping you and our business community.

We help businesses grow and gain greater clarity by focusing on the organizational goals and targets required to achieve success.

We aim to support you and help our start-up business community.

150+

Businesses Assessed

$2B

Capital Advised

90%

Growth Rate

24/7

Performance OS

The gap

Most businesses know they need to grow. Fewer know what is actually blocking it.

01

Plans are not connected to capability

Founders can have a business plan, sales activity, and capital goals without a shared view of operational readiness.

02

Funding conversations lack evidence

Investors and lenders want signals that connect market traction, revenue, data, brand, and governance into one credible picture.

03

Advisory work needs a sharper starting point

Teams need a diagnostic that quickly shows where expert support, capital, or digital transformation will create the most leverage.

Our services

Three pathways to accelerated capability.

Growth Advisory

Practical, predictable advice gained from personal experience across sectors.

Capital Readiness

Connecting your funding need to credible evidence for investors.

Digital Performance

Machine intelligence enabling your organization to improve results.

Our Approach

Practical methodology meets performance engineering.

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Assessment preview

Show prospects the value before the sales call.

The first interaction should feel like momentum. This preview mirrors the diagnostic flow and updates a sample readiness profile as answers change.

  • Role-friendly questions that founders can answer quickly
  • Capability categories that advisors and funders understand
  • Immediate feedback that makes the next step obvious
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Business readiness profile

68/100
How do you manage business planning?
What best describes your technology capability?
How do you measure performance and KPIs?
Recommended next move Convert operating maturity into a capital-ready growth plan.

What changes

One rating. Multiple paths to action.

Capital

Make funding readiness visible

Clarify how much funding is needed, when it is needed, and what capability gaps should be addressed before the next capital conversation.

Operations

Prioritize the right work

Separate urgent symptoms from capability constraints across planning, decision-making, technology, data, sales, and performance.

Advisory

Start every engagement with evidence

Give advisors a shared baseline so strategy sessions begin with the business reality, not a blank discovery document.

Digital

Engineer the business for scale

Identify where systems, data, and automation can improve performance, profitability, and market responsiveness.

Human plus machine intelligence

Not just a score. A partner network for what comes next.

Flowstate is designed to connect businesses with the resources they need: capital expertise, business engineering, digital transformation, and practical advisory support.

Flowstate
Funding Strategy Data KPIs Digital

Our Pledge

A unique approach to supporting and partnering for business success.

Principles

We're Partners

A unique approach to supporting and partnering for business success and environmental sustainability.

Commitment

Investing In You

We take pride in getting to know your business, investing in you and your people, and working in true partnership. Transparency, responsibility, and accountability are the bedrock of our principles.

The Edge

The Expertise You Need

Combining advanced methodology with our evaluation platform acceler8, we guarantee a thorough and compelling solution to your business needs and provide a rating that is universally accepted to enhance funding and strategic planning credibility.

Sales narrative

“Flowstate gives your business a credible capability baseline, then connects the rating to funding, advisory support, and the operating systems needed to grow.”
Clear enough for founders Structured enough for advisors Credible enough for capital conversations

The People

Meet Our Team

Nick Williams CEO

Nick Williams

Nick is a highly respected global leader having gained experience from several market-leading organizations, across varied sectors in North America, Asia, UK and Europe.

Jonathan Horsman CTO / COO

Jonathan Horsman

Jon has over 20 years of experience in corporate leadership, advisory and consulting, where he has delivered strategy led growth for both multi national and start ups organizations, in North American and Europe.

Rob Lee Head of Data Scientists

Rob Lee

Rob has led devops teams that build out operational and analytical capability affording businesses the time, efficiency and ingenuity to work smarter and make informed business decisions.

Kevin Horek CDO

Kevin Horek

Kevin is a UX/UI prototyper, TV/Radio Host and a published author. He has studied web development and design at universities across North America, including UCLA and the University of Alberta.

Impact

Where Flowstate creates leverage for leadership teams.

Capability

Shared baselines

A practical diagnostic so operators, advisors, and capital partners align on what is working and what must change next.

Capital

Evidence-backed narrative

Clear signals across planning, revenue, runway, and execution that shorten diligence and strengthen the funding story.

Execution

Operating cadence

Targets and KPIs with ownership—not a one-off report—so strategy turns into weekly accountability.

FAQ

Designed to answer the questions prospects ask before they convert.

Who is Flowstate for?

Flowstate supports startups, established businesses, advisory teams, investors, and transformation partners that need a clearer view of capability and growth readiness.

What does the assessment measure?

It reviews business stage, planning maturity, customers, competition, funding, revenue, profitability, sales channels, marketing, brand, technology, data, decision-making, and KPI discipline.

What happens after the rating?

The rating helps identify the next practical move, such as refining the business plan, preparing for capital, improving digital systems, or engaging advisory support.

Is this only for companies raising money?

No. Capital readiness is one lens. Flowstate is equally useful for companies improving performance, profitability, data maturity, or execution discipline.

Start here

Give every prospect a clearer first step.

Use the assessment as the first conversion moment, then route qualified businesses into capital conversations, advisory support, or digital transformation work.