Seven companies. Two hands.
Deal teams want thesis. LPs want proof. You're stuck gathering data.
From Gathering
to Deciding and Doing
Your co-pilot for turning CIMs into conviction and plans into P&L. Built by operators who've sat on your side of the table.
Start free. See results. Then decide.
One free CIM Quick-Take or Procurement Quick-Win per fund
The Operating Partner Reality
Seven companies. Two hands. Spreadsheets everywhere.
Deal teams want a crisp thesis. LPs want proof of value creation.
TrendCap flips your time split:
from gathering → to deciding and doing
Your Rally Car Co-Pilot
The CEO is driving. You're navigating with the map.
We provide the map: Data-backed insights, benchmarks, and the 3-5 levers that matter most
You make the calls: Which path to take, when to accelerate, where to focus the team
Together you win: Monday-morning execution, not slideware
Speed is Your Competitive Advantage
70% right with forward momentum beats 100% perfect but slow
Six months of spreadsheets, calls, and waiting for data
$100K-$500K for comprehensive analysis projects
CIM to IC-ready thesis with 90-day execution plan
What You Get in 72 Hours
Focus on 3-5 Levers, Not 20
Not another dashboard. Plans with owners and timelines.
Deal Evaluation (Pre-Deal to IC)
- CIM reader:auto-extracts metrics, risks, and KPIs from PDFs
- Market map:size, growth, and competitive landscape
- Benchmarking:price, cost, margin, and operating metrics vs our dataset
- Business model evaluation:revenue drivers, unit economics, sensitivity
- Customer segmentation:penetration analysis
- Industry dynamics:regulation, supply chain, secular shifts
- Core advantage ID:what's hard to copy and where to defend
- Leadership effectiveness:spans & layers, accountability, cadence
- Value-creation blueprint:top 3–5 levers with quantified upside
- Partnership strategy:vendors, integrators, channel partners
- IC pack builder:slides + numbers for a go/no-go recommendation
Portfolio Value Creation (Post-Close)
- Procurement optimization:consolidation, price deltas, playbook
- Pricing optimization:corridors, discount discipline, win-rate impact
- Working capital:AR/AP terms, inventory buffers, cash conversion
- SG&A productivity:role clarity, spans/layers, automation targets
- Digital/AI ops:harmonize multi-ERP data without re-platforming
- CapEx ROI:maintenance vs growth, payback ladder, sequencing
- Operating model:weekly cadence, KPIs, and ownership
- Cross-portfolio benchmarking:compare portcos, share playbooks
Typical Savings Breakdown
Average value creation by category
Impact Areas
Average ROI Timeline
How It Works
Three simple steps to value creation
Ingest
- Deal: CIM PDF, data room exports
- Portfolio: AP dump, vendor list, recent invoices, basic GL
Analyze
- AI extraction + benchmarks + scenario model
- Identify quick wins and structural levers
Act
- 72-hour Thesis & IC Pack or 48-hour Savings Roadmap
- With dollars, owners, and a 90-day plan
Sample Workflow (Deal Side)
CIM arrives
Understand the book
Benchmark vs peers
Industry view & dynamics
Value-creation strategy
Partnership strategy
Build the business case (IRR, payback, sensitivities)
Why Operating Partners Choose 15Rock
Operator-Built
Built by former CEOs/COOs who've sat on your side of the table
Speed
70% right with forward momentum beats 100% perfect but slow
Embedded Capability
Changes that stick in organizational DNA, not fly-in consultants
Return on Effort
Focus on 3-5 levers, not 20. Maximize value per hour of your time
What Operating Partners Say
"$4.2M identified across 3 portcos in month one. Six months of manual work, done. This is what I needed—not another spreadsheet, an actual execution roadmap."
"I was spending 70% of my time gathering data. TrendCap flipped that to 30%. Now I'm deciding and doing, not just analyzing."
"We won a competitive deal by showing a crisp, data-backed VCP from TrendCap. The IC loved it. Deal team respected it. That's the credibility I needed."
Start Free. See Results. Then Decide.
Pick one free track per fund:
CIM Quick-Take (Deal)
- Market, benchmarks, risks
- 3–5 value creation levers
- Draft IC slides
Procurement Quick-Win (Portfolio)
- Full spend analysis
- Consolidation targets & price gaps
- 90-day execution plan
If you proceed:
Platform access included
Not Another Dashboard
What makes TrendCap different
- Show you what happened last quarter
- No owners, no timelines, no accountability
- You still have to build the plan yourself
- Comprehensive analysis takes 3-6 months
- Expensive ($100K-$500K projects)
- Fly-in, fly-out—changes don't stick
- What to do Monday morning
- 90-day plan with owners and milestones
- Changes that stick in organizational DNA
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you replace consultants?
We cover data extraction, benchmarking, and the first 90-day plan. Use us alone or to focus advisors on execution.
Data required?
Deal: CIM + any data room exports. Portfolio: AP CSV, vendor list, 3–5 invoices. Typical pull time ≈30 minutes.
Accuracy of estimates?
We publish conservative ranges and track realized vs estimated. Average realized procurement reduction ~18%*. *Averages vary by category mix and contract cycles.
Pre- and post-deal?
Yes. Run Quick-Take pre-deal. Convert to a post-close 90-day plan with owners and KPIs.
Turn CIMs into conviction and plans into P&L
TrendCap turns CIMs into investment theses and value-creation into cash within a quarter.