Counsel for the moments that define a growth company.
A raise, a new board, a launch, or a category story: these moments shape how investors, customers, and the market read the company. Caliber advises founders and leadership teams on the communications and structures around them, drawing on executive experience inside publicly traded enterprise technology and venture-backed AI companies.
When this work matters.
- The company is raising, has just raised, or is preparing to announce a round.
- A board or advisory board is being formed, or is not being used well.
- Investor updates are irregular, unclear, or purely financial.
- The company has real momentum but no external narrative around it.
- A launch, partnership, or milestone deserves more than a social post.
- Leadership needs an outside operator's view before high-stakes communications.
- The growth story told to investors and the story told to customers do not match.
What the work can include.
Advisory board consulting.
- Advisory board purpose, design, and structure.
- Candidate profiles and recruitment approach.
- Compensation and engagement frameworks.
- Meeting cadence, agendas, and materials.
- Turning advisors into pipeline, credibility, and content.
- Advisory program refresh and governance hygiene.
Investor relations consulting.
- Investor update structure and cadence.
- Growth narrative and metrics framing.
- Board meeting marketing and GTM sections.
- Data room marketing materials.
- Category and competitive positioning for investors.
- Communications between rounds.
Funding announcement PR.
- Announcement strategy, timing, and sequencing.
- Press release and founder narrative.
- Media targeting and outreach coordination.
- Executive social and LinkedIn rollout.
- Customer, partner, and team communications.
- Turning the announcement into a demand moment with landing pages, content, and follow-up.
Milestone and launch communications.
- Product and market-entry launch plans.
- Partnership and customer-win announcements.
- Award and recognition programs.
- Executive visibility around the milestone.
- Internal alignment so sales can use the moment.
Operator experience, not just media lists.
Grant Richards has built and led marketing inside a publicly traded AI data services company, working across executive, investor, and board communications, and served on the executive team of a venture-backed AI legal technology startup, contributing to category, growth, and fundraising narratives.
That is the lens for this work: what the announcement, update, or board needs to accomplish for the business, including pipeline, credibility, talent, and the next round.
Typical deliverables.
- Advisory board blueprint and materials.
- Investor update template and cadence.
- Growth narrative and metrics framework.
- Funding announcement plan and press kit.
- Launch and milestone communication plans.
- Executive visibility program.
Keep the system connected.
Make the moment count.
Tell us what is coming, whether a raise, a board, or a launch, and what it needs to accomplish for the business.