Alithea (from Greek, also ‘Aletheia’) stands for truth, discovery, unconcealment.
There is Value in truth and in transparency when making business decisions. Today, we possess many tools to come as close as possible to estimating how a company will perform: Valithea has refined these tools to make it possible to create realistic financial projections from the very early stages, and to issue valuations that take all leading and early-stage valuation methods into account, as well as following the most recent market trends, with a commitment to have trustworthy, informed and transparent financial transactions involving new and fast-growing companies.
Valithea is an online consultancy that helps make the investment process easier for early-stage investors, innovative SMEs and serial entrepreneurs, globally, wherever the project is. We are skilled at working with industry experts and technology-oriented individuals, and are able to combine your knowledge and strategy with our financial knowledge to create financial documents that are fit-for-purpose and a financing or exit strategy. We work with clients as a team towards set goals, understand your sector expertise, have clear communication and ethical business practices.
With experience of working in the most innovative sectors, all methods and documents are constantly adapted to changing markets, upcoming trends, new sectors and enriched by the industry knowledge of clients. Valithea is active globally and has worked on projects from the largest startups hubs to innovative projects in developing countries. We follow the highest standards in all of our work, and valuations are carried out according to NACVA’s Professional Valuation Standards. In addition, due to our recurring work for UK and other companies in global startup hubs, English Law is used for our contracts.
The consultancy projects have transparent flat fees, set timelines and set goals – after developing the most efficient methods based on years of working with clients. Most services can easily be purchased online by agreeing to the Terms & Conditions, which include our confidentiality responsibility, or you can request a personalised online contract. Bespoke and on-site projects are possible for larger companies or transactions.
Valithea’s mission is to create an efficient way to increase the transparency of early-stage investments through innovative and advanced analytical methods and development of stage-related valuation standards. We are working on issuing practical industry publications and courses, bringing innovative deal screening and monitoring services to the market, issuing certifications to increase the quality and trust in early-stage investments, as well as creating new ways for investors and entrepreneurs to connect.
Valithea was founded by Olivia Passoni with the aim of creating a different consulting approach, with better communication, transparency of work processes and to introduce new standards in early-stage valuation and M&A analysis.
After graduating from the University of Leeds, Olivia worked for 10 years in Advisory (valuation, M&A, restructuring, due diligence, capital markets, business development, financial research) in London and Vienna, including 5 years at Grant Thornton, advising SMEs and large corporations, 2 years in an M&A boutique and has now been an independent consultant for 4 years. In the past she also interned in reinsurance and in a technology startup.
Olivia is a Certified Valuation Analyst. In the past she has worked on a large transactions, and independently valued small and large companies for acquisitions, tax, reporting, change in shareholders and financing reasons.
She now specialises in early-stage (<10 years) businesses, typically working with serial entrepreneurs on new ventures or exits.
She created advanced methods to reliably project the financials of pre-revenue companies and to assess the feasibility of new projects, and keeps working on developing best practices to guide entrepreneurs on the right path to growth.
Feel free to get in contact and set up a call. Olivia is Italian and British, and speaks fluent English, Italian and German.
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