Voluntas Elevate & Afinico partner for business growth

Voluntas Elevate and Afinico have announced a partnership aimed at transforming how New Zealand businesses grow from $1 million to $100 million in annual recurring revenue and further.

By combining Voluntas Elevate's strategic advisory capabilities with Afinico's transformation expertise, the partnership seeks to address the common challenges and pain points experienced by businesses in scaling effectively. The combined approach aims to help organisations across their lifecycle through the application of AI, analytics, and bespoke technologies.

Voluntas Elevate focuses on early-stage companies, assisting pre-revenue founders and those with ARR reaching $1 million to accelerate growth up to $10 million. Meanwhile, Afinico is known for its ability to drive profitable expansion for mature firms beyond the $10 million to $100 million range.

"Wayne and I both believe that good businesses improve people and communities. We care about uplifting people, supporting ambitious founders, and ensuring that people don't give away their business to grow it. We learned valuable skills exiting our own companies and through this partnership we want to help other founders find the same success," says Jason Holdsworth, Founding Partner, Voluntas Group.

The initiative integrates Afinico's analytics and data-driven transformation strategies with Voluntas Elevate's venture studio and incubator, aiming to streamline operations and enhance economic value for Kiwi enterprises. This joint effort seeks to position founders for a strategic exit with increased company valuations.

"We're here to help businesses grow and increase their economic value," comments Wayne Yarr, Founding Partner at Afinico. "Too many local businesses don't understand the growth opportunity from overseas markets or how to achieve the maximum economic value from them. With the right guidance and partnerships, founders can significantly increase their valuation."

Afinico's approach involves a model that accelerates growth within the first 12 to 18 months and establishes sustainable business practices over three years, preparing companies for successful exits.

Voluntas Elevate provides resources to develop scalable applications and platforms tailored to unique business requirements, a necessity highlighted by Yarr: "Businesses often struggle to find suitable technology solutions to suit their specific needs, leaving leaders with no choice but to buy or create their own solutions. Voluntas Elevate works with a diverse group of founders and startups with the skills to create the applications and platforms needed to achieve sustainable growth."

Utilising Afinico's technological prowess, Voluntas Elevate plans to enhance client services, including streamlining operations, customer acquisition, and fostering adaptable corporate cultures. This aligns with their emphasis on growth, governance, and talent development.

"Voluntas Elevate provides world-class tools and expertise to help clients gain the momentum and skills to scale up. Working with Afinico we can help businesses go much, much further. We expect companies that leverage this partnership to see rapid growth and be positioned for strategic exits within five to ten years," states Jason Holdsworth.