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CONCHA FOR PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL
Keep critical leadership decisions aligned with the value-creation plan

Concha translates strategic intent into a shared hiring conaConcha translates the investment thesis and value-creation priorities into a shared context for critical appointments, strengthens the evidence behind each decision and gives investors and boards visibility across the portfolio-without taking decisions away from management.text, strengthens the evidence behind every decision and gives leadership visibility when appointments begin to drift from what the business needs.

Start with selected companies and critical appointments.
Management-led decisions
Evidence traceable
Portfolio visibility
CONCHA Portfolio leadership control Shared decision context Investment thesis & value-creation plan Portfolio company A Aligned Portfolio company C Drift detected Portfolio company B Changing criteria Portfolio company D Changing criteria Portfolio view Decision alignment Changing criteria Intervention priorities
Investment thesis & value-creation plan CONCHA Portfolio leadership control Shared decision context Portfolio company A Aligned Portfolio company B Changing criteria Portfolio company C Drift detected Portfolio company D Changing criteria Portfolio view Decision alignment Changing criteria Intervention priorities

Al applied to investment outcomes

Move beyond productivity tools. Apply Al to the quality and alignment of leadership decisions that determine whether the investment thesis becomes reality.

Align every critical appointment

Translate the value-creation plan into clear leadership outcomes, decision criteria and evidence - before the search begins.

Stronger evidence. Better appointments.

Identify evidence gaps, conflicting stakeholder views and untested assumptions before they become appointment risk.

See drift across the portfolio

Give investment teams visibility into divergence, stalled decisions and changing requirements across critical leadership hires.

Influence without control

Keep critical leadership decisions aligned with the agreed value-creation plan, even when the fund cannot participate directly - preserving management agency while providing evidence of alignment.

Scale insight across investments

Turn recurring leadership patterns, evidence gaps and decision risks into portfolio intelligence that improves with every appointment.

PORTFOLIO IMPACT
Strategic Aligment
Appointment Risk
Portfolio Visibility
Strategic Influence
WHY PE AND VC NEED CONCHA
Value creation is decided one appointment at a time

The investment thesis may be clear at fund and board level. Execution depends on distributed leadership decisions across portfolio companies.

Execution depends on distributed leadership decisions across portfolio companies. 1 2 3 Investment thesis The value-creation plan defines the growth, operating and transformation priorities. Growth priorities Operating model Leadership requirements Distributed leadership decisions Each stakeholder makes a locally reasonable decision. Investor Board Portfolio CEO Hiring team Search partner Revenue pressure Time pressure Local constraints Risk avoidance Familiarity bias Appointments shape value creation Within the portfolio company Together, these appointments determine whether the portfolio company delivers the value-creation plan. GTM Traditional sales Technology Legacy technology Finance Growth vs productivity Operations FTE focused The portfolio blind spot Which appointments remain aligned? ? Why are requirements changing? Which patterns repeat across companies? Where may board attention be required?
Execution depends on distributed leadership decisions across portfolio companies. 1 2 3 Investment thesis The value-creation plan defines the growth, operating and transformation priorities. Growth priorities Operating model Leadership requirements Distributed leadership decisions Each stakeholder makes a locally reasonable decision. Investor Board Portfolio CEO Hiring team Search partner Revenue pressure Time pressure Local constraints Risk avoidance Familiarity bias Appointments shape value creation Within the portfolio company Together, these appointments determine whether the portfolio company delivers the value-creation plan. GTM Traditional sales Technology Legacy technology Finance Growth vs productivity Operations FTE focused The portfolio blind spot Which appointments remain aligned? ? Why are requirements changing? Which patterns repeat across companies? Where may board attention be required?
Investors see appointments and performance outcomes.
They rarely see the decision patterns forming between them.

By the time misalignment appears in performance, leadership time and value-creation momentum may already have been lost.

PORTFOLIO OUTCOMES
Turn portfolio leadership hiring into a visible, improving system

Concha connects the investment thesis to appointment decisions, strengthens the evidence behind each hire and gives investors and boards visibility without slowing management teams.

Portfolio-level visibility

See how critical appointments align across companies without joining every hiring process.

Critical appointment

Decision trail

Portfolio signal

Pattern visibility

  • Alignment to the investment thesis
  • Changing criteria made visible
  • Patterns identified across companies
Oversight across the portfolio-without centralising local decisions.
Portfolio visibility
Stronger appointments

Turn the value-creation plan into clearer requirements and more confident decisions.

Shared context

Evidence resolved

Confident decision

Appointment

  • Value-creation priorities translated into leadership requirements
  • Candidates evaluated for future-state success
  • Uncertainty resolved earlier
Move from familiar credentials to evidence of future-state success.
Decsion confidence
Governance without interference

Improve oversight while preserving management authority over the hiring decision.

Management decision

Rationale recorded

Board visibility

Targeted support

  • Management decision rights preserved
  • Intervention supported by evidence
  • Traceable record across critical appointments
Stronger governance without taking hiring decisions away from management.
Management agency

From isolated appointments to portfolio intelligence that can learn

Visibility without micromanagement

Confidence without endless comparison

Governance without removing agency

Concha makes leadership decision quality visible, traceable and improvable across the portfolio.
ACROSS EVERY CRITICAL APPOINTMENT
Decision control from investment thesis to appointment

Concha maintains one shared context across the hiring process- connecting value-creation priorities, candidate evidence and the rationale behind each decision.

01 Align on success Translate the investment thesis, value-creation priorities and company environment into a shared definition of what the appointment must achieve. Investment thesis Future-state environment Leadership outcomes CONCHA CONTRIBUTION Context calibration Shared success definition Investor • Board • Portfolio CEO 02 Evaluate candidate evidence Assess whether each candidate can create success in the portfolio company's future-state environment. Relevant evidence Transition logic Portability risks CONCHA CONTRIBUTION Candidate intelligence Contextual evaluation Hiring team • Search partner • Portfolio CEO 03 Strengthen stakeholder decisions Turn interview feedback into structured evidence, uncertainty and targeted clarification. Confirmed evidence Contradictions Clarification needs CONCHA CONTRIBUTION Feedback intelligence Decision readiness Interviewers • Portfolio CEO • Hiring team 04 Maintain decision control Make the rationale visible and distinguish intentional recalibration from unintended drift. Decision rationale Changing criteria Drift or recalibration CONCHA CONTRIBUTION Drift intelligence Confident appointment Evidence-led intervention Management • Board One shared decision context
01 Align on success Translate the investment thesis, value-creation priorities and company environment into a shared definition of what the appointment must achieve. Investment thesis Future-state environment Leadership outcomes CONCHA CONTRIBUTION Context calibration Shared success definition Investor • Board • Portfolio CEO 02 Evaluate candidate evidence Assess whether each candidate can create success in the portfolio company's future-state environment. Relevant evidence Transition logic Portability risks CONCHA CONTRIBUTION Candidate intelligence Contextual evaluation Hiring team • Search partner • Portfolio CEO 03 Strengthen stakeholder decisions Turn interview feedback into structured evidence, uncertainty and targeted clarification. Confirmed evidence Contradictions Clarification needs CONCHA CONTRIBUTION Feedback intelligence Decision readiness Interviewers • Portfolio CEO • Hiring team 04 Maintain decision control Make the rationale visible and distinguish intentional recalibration from unintended drift. Decision rationale Changing criteria Drift or recalibration CONCHA CONTRIBUTION Drift intelligence Confident appointment Evidence-led intervention Management • Board One shared decision context
Concha strengthens the process. It does not replace it.
Use Concha alongside your existing hiring teams, executive search partners, ATS, assessment tools and governance.
Consultants
Research
CRM
Assessment
Client process

Higher-value proposition

Stronger delivery economics

Greater client confidence

Concha turns decision quality into a commercial advantage for the search firm.

LEADERSHIP CONTROL LAYER
From individual appointments to portfolio-level visibility

Concha gives investors visibility without transferring hiring authority away from portfolio management.

PortCo A All functions Critical hires Current cycle Decision alignment Changing criteria Repeated patterns Intervention priorities Function Appointment Current signal Evidence GTM Account Executive Traditional sales preference recurring View trail GTM Business Development Executive Legacy criteria emerging View trail GTM Sales Unit Leader Historical success over-indexed View context GTM AI Solution Architect Shift from SME to commercial Recalibration required Recalibration required Signals are patterns for review—not performance scores. Drill into the decision SELECTED APPOINTMENT GTM leadership Original strategic intent Build an AI-led growth model. Pattern requiring review Preference shifting toward traditional sales experience. Decision trail Success definition agreed Candidate evidence reviewed Criteria changed after interview feedback Decision rationale captured Evidence-led interventionReview the changed criteria against the original strategic intent. Open supporting evidence
PortCo A All functions Critical hires Current cycle Decision alignment Changing criteria Repeated patterns Intervention priorities GTM Account Executive CURRENT SIGNAL Traditional sales preference recurring View trail GTM Business Development Exec CURRENT SIGNAL Legacy criteria emergingView trail GTM Sales Unit Leader CURRENT SIGNAL Historical success over-indexedView trail GTM AI Solution Architect CURRENT SIGNAL Shift from SME to commercialRecalibration Signals are patterns for review—not performance scores. SELECTED APPOINTMENT GTM leadership Original strategic intent Build an AI-led growth model. Pattern requiring review Preference shifting toward traditional sales experience. Decision trail Success definition agreed Candidate evidence reviewed Criteria changed after interview feedback Decision rationale captured Evidence-led interventionReview the changed criteria against the original strategic intent. Open supporting evidence
Explainable by design

No black-box score. No automated rejection. Every conclusion is connected to business context, candidate evidence and human reasoning.

Evidence traceable

Human-controlled

Client-ready

Client-ready

VALUE-CREATION IMPACT
Protect leadership investment. Accelerate value creation.

Concha helps protect management capacity, hiring investment and value-creation momentum across every critical appointment.

Decision friction Misaligned stakeholders Changing requirements Repetition and search rework Delayed appointments Mis-hire exposure CONCHA Portfolio decision control Align earlier. Decide with evidence. Portfolio value protected Management and board capacity recovered Recruitment investment protected Critical roles filled sooner Leadership contribution brought forward Value-creation risk visible earlier + + + = Recovered management and board time Avoided restart, search and mis-hire cost Reduced vacancy and appointment delay Earlier leadership contribution Portfolio value protected
Decision friction Misaligned stakeholders Changing requirements Repetition and search rework Delayed appointments Mis-hire exposure CONCHA Portfolio decision control Align earlier. Decide with evidence. Portfolio value protected Management and board capacity recovered Recruitment investment protected Critical roles filled sooner Leadership contribution brought forward Value-creation risk visible earlier Recovered management and board time + Avoided restart, search and mis-hire cost + Reduced vacancy and appointment delay + Earlier leadership contribution = Portfolio value protected
Explainable by design

No black-box score. No automated rejection. Every conclusion is connected to business context, candidate evidence and human reasoning.

PORTFOLIO DEPLOYMENT
Start with the appointments that matter most.

Begin with a focused group of portfolio companies and expand as decision visibility builds.

01 Select the scope Critical appointments across focused portfolio companies 02 Define the context Value-creation priorities, visibility and governance 03 Embed the workflow Work within each company's existing hiring process 04 Set appropriate access Management, boards and investors 05 Review the portfolio Aggregate patterns and decision drift 06 Expand with evidence Additional companies and appointments
01 Select the scope Critical appointments across focused portfolio companies 02 Define the context Value-creation priorities, visibility and governance 03 Embed the workflow Work within each company's existing hiring process 04 Set appropriate access Management, boards and investors 05 Review the portfolio Aggregate patterns and decision drift 06 Expand with evidence Additional companies and appointments
GROWTH FAQ
Questions from founders and growth-stage leaders

How Concha works across portfolio companies, governance structures and existing a How Concha fits around your team, hiring partners and critical leadership appointments.hiring workflows.

Do we need an internal HR or Talent Acquisition team?
No. Concha can support founders, leadership teams and external search partners without requiring a large internal hiring function. It provides shared context, structured evidence and decision visibility while keeping responsibility for the appointment with management and the board.
Concha does not replace candidate assessment or make hiring decisions. It strengthens the quality of the decision by connecting the investment thesis, value-creation plan, role requirements, candidate evidence and stakeholder reasoning.
Yes. You can begin with selected portfolio companies, business-critical roles or individual appointments where leadership decisions have the greatest impact on value creation. The deployment can expand as the portfolio’s needs and governance model develop.
The portfolio licensing model allows the fund to start with a focused group of companies or critical appointments and expand over time. Licensing can be structured around participating portfolio companies, active appointments or the level of portfolio visibility and support required by the fund and its boards.
What information is visible to the fund or board?
The fund and board can see whether critical appointments are aligned with the investment thesis and value-creation plan, whether decisions are progressing, where evidence is incomplete and where criteria or stakeholder views have changed. Concha provides governance-level visibility without exposing unnecessary confidential detail or taking hiring decisions away from management.
Yes. Each portfolio company can have its own users, permissions, decision context and visibility rules. Fund-level, board-level and company-level access can be configured separately, helping protect sensitive information while maintaining appropriate oversight.
Concha translates the investment thesis, value-creation priorities and operating context into the capabilities, behaviours and leadership outcomes required for the next stage of the company. These requirements create a shared definition of success against which stakeholders can assess candidate evidence and hiring decisions.
Yes. Concha works alongside each portfolio company’s existing ATS, hiring workflow and executive search partners. It adds shared context, structured evidence and portfolio-level decision visibility without requiring companies to replace their current systems or centralise hiring authority.
DECISION CONTROL FOR PORTFOLIO LEADERSHIP
Bring decision control to portfolio leadership

Give investors, boards and management teams shared visibility over critical appointments-and keep leadership execution aligned with the value-creation plan.

Discuss a portfolio deployment
Start with selected companies and critical appointments.