# Mike Bristow

> Founder of CrowdProperty (>£1B property funded), Proptech/Fintech/AI Venture Capital Investor (135+ investments), Growth Strategy Advisor and Capital Strategist. Helping ambitious businesses win.

Founder and former CEO of CrowdProperty, the UK's leading property investment platform - funding >£1B of property projects, delivering 20x+ revenue growth, 7-figure profitability and international scaling. Raised £7M+ in equity/debt growth capital and secured £500M+ in institutional funding lines from global asset managers, banks and government bodies.

Venture Partner and Investment Committee Member at Pi Labs - Europe's most prolific proptech specialist VC, including the £100M Fund IV - with 100+ B2B SaaS & AI investments across four funds, plus 35+ direct investments of my own (135+ investments total).

Strategy, transformation and value-creation leader with 18 years in consulting, plus board experience as Chair, NED and fractional/interim executive across many PE/VC-backed businesses. 

Co-founder and Chair of The Cooperative Property Company, building a £500M residential portfolio across social and supported housing. 

I bring operator pace and investor discipline to every session - direct, evidence-based advice, no generic frameworks, no wasted time.

Things I advise on:
✔️ Capital raising - equity, venture capital, venture debt, funding lines and full-stack acquisition capital 
✔️ Fintech, proptech, real estate, investment platforms, lending platforms, marketplaces, tokenisation and fractionalisation
✔️ Developing differentiated business growth strategies
✔️ Building powerful and disruptive go-to-market strategies
✔️ International expansion
✔️ Scaling operations
✔️ Investor management and funding round success factors
✔️ Real estate investment, development and development finance
✔️ Team building, culture and Board governance
✔️ The founder journey & exit

High-growth operator, expert advisor and serial VC investor - I love helping founders, CEOs and investors turn strategy into execution fast, with the judgement that comes from having built, funded and scaled it myself.

Helping ambitious businesses win by creating sustainable competitive advantage to turn ambition into enterprise value.

**Rating:** 5/5 (8 reviews)

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $125.00
- Chat boost: $25.00

## Subscription Plans

- Scaling a Fintech or Proptech — 1:1 Growth Advisor ($950.00/month)

## Example Questions

- I’m thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on?
- How do I know if my business idea will work?
- How would you approach growth for my business?
- What key metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company?

## Links

- [Expert profile](/MikeBristow)
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- [Marketplace](/marketplace)