Unique Practitioner-led 'Startup to Scaleup' Service Launches to Super-Charge UK Innovation

Cambridge Management Consulting

Press Release

20 November 2025 -  International consulting firm, Cambridge Management Consulting has launched a unique practitioner-led ‘Startup to Scaleup’ support service designed to help the UK’s most innovative startups scale successfully.


While startups are built on speed, ingenuity and bold ideas, scaling is one of the biggest challenges facing innovators today, as the latest industry research data shows:


  • 80% of startups fail to scale even after finding product-market fit 
  • 80% of Series A companies lack scalable systems
  • 70% lose product-market alignment by Series B
  • 60% of founders say operational chaos limits their growth 


Cambridge Management Consulting’s new five-tier service is designed to tackle these pressure points, from first pitch to international growth.

 

Specifically created to accelerate commercialisation, sharpen investor readiness and, crucially, build resilient internal systems which will keep pace with sustainable growth, Cambridge Management Consulting’s ground-breaking offering provides modular, outcome-led support across ten critical areas of strategy, funding, brand, research & analysis, marketing & PR, sales, people & culture, operations, product, and IT & digital - all delivered by senior practitioners who have built and scaled technology and innovation businesses themselves.


The model is aligned to funding status, pre-seed through to IPO/exit. Clients simply purchase flexible blocks of support hours per month from a choice of five levels: Start (15 hours), Build (30 hours), Grow (50 hours), Thrive (75 hours) and Lead (100 hours). They can prioritise whichever part of the framework they need most at any given stage, gaining cost efficiency, continuity and one cohesive system that evolves as their company evolves.


Tim Passingham, founder and chairman of Cambridge-headquartered Cambridge Management Consulting, said: “Scaling the business is where many startups begin to struggle. Systems lag behind headcount, roles blur, leadership bandwidth stretches thin, and momentum stalls. Our new services are built to fix just that. We’ve packaged decades of experience into a system designed for real growth: one that gives founders the practical expertise they need at the moments that matter, when they need it most. 


He added: “We want to be part of the solution to the UK’s scaleup challenge, and we welcome partnerships with practitioners who share that mission. Cambridge Management Consulting was built in Cambridge, which is why this is the perfect place to launch this - but the model applies globally.”

 

As part of the service, clients benefit from the marketing expertise of multi-award-winning PR company, cofinitive, now a Cambridge Management Consulting company.


Faye Holland, founder of cofinitive and managing partner at Cambridge Management Consulting, said: “For over a decade, we’ve supported hundreds of Cambridge startups with branding, PR and marketing, which are all critical in a crowded tech landscape. Now, with Cambridge Management Consulting’s 200-plus global experts across 26 countries, it’s incredibly exciting to be able to provide a far deeper, end-to-end growth engine for startups and scaleups.”


For further information contact us at https://www.cambridgemc.com/


About Cambridge Management Consulting


Founded by Tim Passingham in 2015, Cambridge Management Consulting brings decades of senior, real-world experience in digital technology and business transformation to startups, scaleups, enterprises and governments. From its origins in Cambridge, Cambridge Management Consulting expanded our offices to London, Paris, and other business hubs, and we now have over 200 experts in 26 countries and work with governments and enterprises internationally. 


We firmly believe that there is no substitute for real-world experience, which is why we don’t employ consultants: everyone in our team has years of senior experience in their field and a track record of delivering transformation as well as having an impact in the enterprise or government roles in which they have served.


https://www.cambridgemc.com/


PRESS CONTACT: Carole Aye Maung, PR & Media Relations Manager: cayemaung@cambridgemc.com

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