about
The operating team funds embed inside a portfolio company to turn an underwritten growth plan into the return they modeled.
sources of pe value creation
our mission
Returns used to come from leverage and multiple expansion. Today roughly 70% of value creation comes from growth, and most funds have never built the team to drive it. Day One Growth exists to be that team: operators who embed in a portfolio company and run the commercial engine from diligence to exit.
why day one growth
We embed senior operators inside the company and run the commercial engine. No deck handed over at the door, we own the number.
We pull product and monetization, not just marketing and sales. It is where most of the growth hides, and where most advisors can't go.
We build AI into diligence, reporting, and execution, so a lean pod moves faster and sees more than a far larger team.
who runs it
Nick McClish has spent his career building and scaling the commercial engine at venture- and PE-backed companies, from early stage through exit, across SaaS, insurance, healthcare, real estate, and industrials. He started Day One Growth to give funds the operator team most value-creation plans assume but rarely have.
Tell us where the deal is and where growth needs to be. We'll show you the plan to close the gap.
we take on three funds a quarter. let's talk about yours.
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