Client Story
Karantis-360
Reshaping a technology business for commercial scale, recapitalisation and strategic outcomes
"Vivolution worked with us across the whole business — from reshaping our commercial strategy and recapitalisation planning to supporting pilots, technology review and senior recruitment. Their ability to operate at both strategic and practical levels helped us move forward with far greater clarity and confidence.”
— Helen Dempster, Founder & Chief Visionary Officer, K360
Approach
Stepping back, restructuring and building towards long‑term value
K360 had developed a strong technology platform, but like many growing businesses, faced a familiar challenge: how to move from product capability to a commercially scalable, investable business.
Vivolution partnered with K360 to support a comprehensive reshaping of the business, not just at product level, but across strategy, leadership, commercial positioning and capital structure. Our role was to help the team step back and look at the business through the lens of future growth, investment and potential acquisition.
This included redefining the commercial strategy, clarifying where the technology delivered the greatest value, and reshaping the business to appeal to global customers, partners and acquirers. A key focus was ensuring that decisions across product, people and partnerships were aligned to long‑term commercial outcomes, not short‑term delivery.
Impact
A clearer, more credible platform for growth and strategic engagement
Through this work, K360 developed a far clearer commercial narrative and a stronger platform for engagement with partners, customers and potential acquirers. Vivolution supported:
- Engagement and negotiation with potential acquirers in the United States, helping position the business and its technology credibly in strategic discussions
- Development of global distribution channel opportunities, enabling wider reach beyond the domestic market
- Introduction and recruitment of key personnel to strengthen leadership and execution capability
In parallel, we supported the business to move from theory to proof, ensuring the technology could be demonstrated and validated in real‑world settings.
Journey so Far
From product focus to commercial and capital readiness
Vivolution worked with K360 across multiple dimensions of its journey. This included:
- Supporting recapitalisation strategy and preparation for future funding or strategic transactions
- Reviewing the codebase and underlying technology, ensuring it was robust, scalable and credible to external stakeholders
- Providing hands‑on project management to deliver pilot programmes with early adopters
- Supporting learning and iteration from pilots to strengthen both product and commercial positioning
This integrated approach helped K360 move beyond a purely product‑led mindset and towards a business structured for scale, partnership and strategic optionality.
Whats Next
Building on a stronger foundation
With a clearer commercial strategy, strengthened leadership and validated technology, K360 is better positioned to pursue its next phase, whether through further scaling, partnership, investment or strategic transaction.
The work completed with Vivolution has laid the foundations for informed decision‑making, increased credibility with external stakeholders and greater control over future outcomes.
Services Provided
Strategic decision support, commercial execution and investment readiness
Vivolution supported K360 through strategic decision support, helping reshape the business for future commercialisation and recapitalisation. We provided hands‑on support across revenue and commercial execution, operating model delivery, and investment readiness and value planning.
This included engagement with potential acquirers, development of global routes to market, recruitment of key personnel, and project management and delivery of early adopter pilots, alongside technical review to ensure the platform was credible and scalable.
