Your plan tells you what to fix. Our experts tell you if it's right.
Senior operators pressure-test your plan before you spend runway on it. Not a marketplace and not a directory: a vetted network matched to your situation.
Judgment on demand, on top of the AI.
Finish your What's Next plan
The assessment and sequenced action plan show where the friction is. That plan is what the operator reviews, not a blank intake form.
Get matched to the right category
ILUMINA matches you to Deep Tech & Venture Strategy, Financial Governance & Capital Raising, or Growth & Market Positioning, based on the gaps in your plan.
Pressure-test before you spend
A direct working session stress-tests priorities, the financial model and the go-to-market narrative, so runway goes to the right sequence.
Matched by situation, not by browsing a roster.
Operators are vetted before they join. You work with a category of senior operator: fractional CFOs, growth advisors and venture directors.
Deep Tech & Venture Strategy
Pitch narrative, board management and risk reduction before you raise or re-sequence the company. Led by operators who have built and scaled deep-tech and venture-backed companies.
Financial Governance & Capital Raising
Sessions stress-test the model, LTV/CAC, payback and runway so the plan survives a real diligence conversation. Led by operators who have run finance at growth-stage companies.
Growth & Market Positioning
Sessions turn what you have built into messaging enterprise buyers understand, and rank GTM bets by impact. Led by operators who have run go-to-market at growth-stage companies.
Portfolio founders get the same access after the check.
Portfolio companies on ILUMINA get Expert Network sessions without the fund or program having to source the advisor. The operators who pressure-test a pre-raise plan can pressure-test a post-investment milestone plan.
Explore Investor HubExpert sessions come with Pro and Advanced.
- Free: full startup assessment and Company Readiness Index, no expert sessions.
- Pro, €250/year: 2 hours of one-to-one Expert Network sessions.
- Advanced, €450/year: 4 hours, plus business plan assessment and unlimited re-scores.
Pressure-test the plan before you spend the runway.
Start with a free assessment, then bring in an operator when you need one.