After 25+ years technology consulting, startups, leading global digital transformations, and helping universities launch deep-tech ventures, Faraz Rizvi founded SpinUp Forge with one aim — to give academic founders the operational firepower they need without the overhead of a full C-suite.

“I kept seeing the same thing happen: brilliant research teams with world-changing ideas, slowed down by the business side of running a startup. I knew I could fix that.”

The idea was simple: bring an experienced operator who can switch hats between COO, CFO, and CPO, embed proven playbooks, and leave the team stronger, faster, and investor-ready.

From ICURe teams taking their first steps out of the lab, to SETsquared ventures raising their first millions, SpinUp Forge exists to make sure great science doesn’t get lost in the gap between research and revenue.

From lab bench to boardroom — without losing momentum.

SpinUp Forge gives UK university spinouts the fractional COO, CFO, and CPO leadership they need to go from breakthrough research to investable business — fast.

We’re specialists in bridging the skills gap between academia and startup life:

• Finance: investor-ready models, board packs, and clean due diligence

• Operations: OKRs, compliance, delivery cadence

• Product: discovery, pricing, and pilot traction

We know how to de-risk funding, accelerate milestones, and keep your technology front and centre while your business scales.

You focus on innovation. We’ll help get it to market.