Thinktiv Value-Creation Philosophy
Our approach unpacks the drivers of Enterprise Business Value to maximize company performance regardless of stage or scale.
We offer companies and investors
value-creation solutions aligned
to critical moments throughout
the investment lifecycle
Pre-transaction Investment Support
We identify opportunities and risks that impact asset valuation.
Our Pre-transaction Diligence Reports highlight hidden market, product, technical, and operational risks.
Informed by our decades of operating experience, our full-spectrum assessments provide actionable insights and a prioritized Value-Creation Roadmap to accelerate future strategies.
TOTAL TRANSACTION VOLUME
In our work since 2018, we have assessed over $7.8B in transaction value under LOI.
BAD DEAL AVOIDANCE
Our insights have helped our partners re-trade or avoid an estimated $540m in deals with limiting risk factors.
DIVERSE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Our unique diligence approach allows us to assess technology-enabled companies across a wide range of industry sectors.
We Invent
& Transform Companies.
We have been the value generation engine for emergent companies for over a decade.
Companies invented or transformed
Product solutions deployed to market
Total capital invested in Thinktiv clients
Investments alongside institutional partners
We Architect Winning Businesses.
Go farther, faster. Our programs integrate business architecture and strategy with acceleration services to deliver turnkey results.
Value-Creation Solutions.
At every stage of investment, we systematically maximize the potential of your business. Our Value-Creation Solutions are a catalyst for growth.
Brand Strategy
Champion your customersCommunicate what matters — even when you don’t say a word. For company carve-outs, consolidation, or new entities, brand transformations offer a path to ignite customer bases and supercharge your go-to-market strategy.
Customer-centered Innovation
Speak your customer’s languageFind the words that work. Prioritize what matters. Define what’s next. We’ve spent tens-of-thousands of hours in interviews, surveys, and contextual studies alongside customers discovering what matters most to them — and turning those insights into business outcomes.
Go-to-Market Strategy
Activate your ideal customersBring clarity and focus to your sales and marketing activities. We’ve been selling software and technology-enabled services for nearly half a century. As a natural extension of our BVA, our Go-to-Market strategy ensures sales and marketing activations are providing value to you, and your customers.
M&A and Growth Strategy
Transaction strategies for growthWe augment your executive team with seasoned transaction experience. Gain insight into aligned deal flow and evaluate inbound opportunities in real-time while you maintain focus on the core business.
Post-Transaction Acceleration
Solutions for Enterprise Value GrowthPost-transaction, we help you design and execute corporate transformation initiatives. Our integrated programs accelerate your time-to-value horizon while enhancing long-term returns. Let’s get started with our prioritized Value Creation Roadmap.
Pre-Transaction Diligence
Protect Enterprise Value IntegrityOur pre-transaction diligence highlights hidden market, product, technical, and operational constraints. Our full-spectrum Diligence Reports identify opportunities and risks that impact asset valuation.
Product Strategy
Guarantee your customer’s loyaltyGreat products deliver life-long advocates. Make significant improvements in Enterprise Value through compelling product design. Product Strategy is hard, trust a team of experts who have contributed billions of dollars in enterprise value through product innovation.
Thinktiv Business Value Architecture
Position for Maximum Enterprise ValueThinktiv’s BVA is an organizational alignment tool that helps you maximize investment impact and long-term optionality. Use it to guide internal teams and external stakeholders to enterprise value. Our Business Value Architecture de-risks customer churn and increases the ROI of future strategic growth or R&D initiatives.
Trans-
disciplinary pioneers.
Our elite team’s investment-driven focus, combined with decades of operational experience delivers results that others can’t match.
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THINKERS
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Product
Strategists - Data Scientists
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Behavioral
Economists -
Market Analysts
& Quants -
Financial
Strategists -
Cultural
Anthropologists
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MAKERS
- Storytellers
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Brand
Managers -
User Experience
& UI Designers - Entrepreneurs
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Customer
Advocates -
Technologists
& Architects
Acquired by Vista Equity Partners Thinktiv Portfolio Company
$55M Total Thinktiv Portfolio Company
About Thinktiv
Thinktiv is a value-creation consulting firm. As trusted partners to leading startup founders, established businesses, and their boards, we transform organizations to maximize their value.
We are software-natives driven by a fierce get-shit-done entrepreneurial spirit.
We’re an elite team of business veterans as well as technology pioneers. With a fully integrated understanding of market and customer behavior, we find value where others don’t. We tackle challenges others won’t. And we deliver results others can’t.
We’re hands-in alongside you: enhancing organizational capacity in real-time with state-of-the-art thinking and world-class delivery. We’ll help you go farther, faster.
We architect businesses: Our Business-Value Architecture positions companies to achieve premium valuations coupled with the needed strategies to grow revenue and protect enterprise value. Our Value-Creation Solutions are investment-driven and evolved from decades of real-world operating wisdom. At the heart of our operation is Thinktiv’s Value-Creation Philosophy. It identifies and de-risks the obstacles that threaten a company’s Enterprise Value and provides insights to build future Enterprise Value growth.
We specialize in Mid-market transformations. From pre-transaction diligence to divestiture, we support executive teams and their investors throughout the investment lifecycle to enhance business value.
We also selectively invest alongside our partner firms in proven entrepreneurs. For over a decade and in thirty-plus deals, Thinktiv has served as the value generation engine for invention-stage companies.
We are Thinktiv. The architects of next.
Founded in 2005, Thinktiv headquarters in Austin, TX and maintains a presence in New York City. We do work that matters throughout the world, with clients who don’t believe in the status quo.
Reach us at +1 512 745 8100.
