Revup

What Revup does

Revup is a boutique advisory and investment firm founded in 2017, privately held and led by founders Gustav Groth (Founder, Partner) and Kaska Moszkowska (Partner), with a network of independent advisors across Poland, the US, and Georgia. The firm provides bespoke strategic financial management, financial modeling, and project management services to small and medium-sized businesses, with a particular focus on companies operating in or expanding into developing markets including West Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and parts of Asia. There is no proprietary technology platform; the offering is human-delivered advisory with financial models produced on a 2–4 week turnaround basis and multi-year engagement structures.

The firm's operating footprint spans three regional hubs — Warsaw (primary headquarters per firmographics), Accra (West Africa), and Tbilisi (Caucasus) — and is augmented by three wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: Revup WA (trade and market entry services in Ghana), RevupTrade (international trade based in Georgia), and RevupTech (web and mobile application development). Alongside advisory work, Revup operates an active equity investment program with at least 11 portfolio companies, including active positions in Kernel (fintech for SMB invoicing and tax compliance, operating in Georgia, USA and India), Coasis (sustainable resort development in Kakheti, Georgia), and past holdings across recycling, staffing, agriculture, e-commerce, and digital consulting.

Revup monetizes through professional services fees on bespoke multi-year advisory engagements and through returns on its equity portfolio. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with no public pricing, no intermediary distribution channels, and no disclosed marketing spend; client engagement flows primarily through the founders' and advisors' personal networks and direct outreach to mid-market business owners. No external funding rounds or institutional investors are disclosed, and revenue is not publicly reported.

Name

Revup

Legal name

Revup LLC

Website

https://revup.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Revup is a boutique advisory and investment firm that provides strategic financial management, financial modeling, and project management services to small and medium-sized businesses operating in or expanding into emerging markets across West Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and beyond.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Change Management & Transformation Consulting (BPAHAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Restructuring & Turnaround Advisory (BPAHADAD)

Keywords

• Boutique advisory services
• Financial modeling services
• Strategic financial management
• Emerging markets investment
• Project management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Tbilisi

HQ country

Georgia

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Revenue generated from bespoke financial strategies, strategic financial management, financial modeling, and project management services provided to SMBs and mid-market companies.
2. Investment Returns: Returns from equity investments and business management participation in portfolio companies across West Africa, Georgia, and other developing markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Revup is a boutique advisory and investment firm that delivers bespoke strategic financial management, financial modeling, and project management services to small and medium-sized businesses operating in or expanding into emerging markets, including West Africa, Poland, Georgia, Central and Eastern Europe. The firm also operates as an equity investor and management partner in a portfolio of companies spanning trade, technology, hospitality, and fintech.

Product overview

Revup is a boutique advisory and investment firm offering a unified suite of services centered on strategic financial management, financial modeling, and project management. These core advisory services are complemented by a portfolio of portfolio companies including Revup WA (trade and services in West Africa/Ghana), RevupTrade (international trade in Georgia), RevupTech (web and mobile development), Coasis (hospitality/resort development in Georgia), and Kernel (fin-tech invoicing and tax compliance software). The company also maintains past portfolio holdings in recycling, staffing, agriculture, e-commerce, and digital consulting across multiple regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Revup WA: Trade and services in West Africa with focus on sourcing European products and optimising procurement
• RevupTrade
• RevupTech

Products and services

• Strategic Financial Management Advisory service providing corporate structures, financing solutions, and owner-focused financial strategies for scalability and efficiency in cross-border operations, with decades of expertise in multinational structures tailored for medium-sized companies.
• Financial Modeling Customised financial models providing detailed assumptions and projections for revenue, HR, operations, assets, and financing, with delivery possible in 2-4 weeks and ongoing support for model adjustments.
• Project Management Operational efficiency and strategic growth services managing change, scaling, restructuring, supply chain optimization, and new product or technology rollouts for medium-sized businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• $100M+ IPO orchestrated in 3 years from company setup

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Injaro Investments: Injaro is a West Africa-focused investment and advisory firm backing SMEs in Ghana and the broader region. It mirrors Revup's blend of growth advisory plus principal investment in emerging-market SMBs, particularly in West Africa where Revup has its Accra regional HQ.
• Novastar Ventures: Novastar is an East Africa-focused venture builder and investor backing SMEs and consumer-facing businesses. It is comparable to Revup in providing hands-on operating support and capital to growth-stage companies in emerging markets, though concentrated in East rather than West Africa.
• XSML Capital: XSML is a fund manager investing in and supporting SMEs across Central and West Africa. Like Revup, it combines operating support with capital deployment for SMBs in frontier markets, making it one of the closest direct comparables on the investment side.
• Verlinvest: Verlinvest is a privately-held investment and advisory platform backing consumer businesses across emerging markets. It mirrors Revup's dual advisory-and-principal-investment model in growth-stage companies, though with deeper resources and a consumer-sector focus.
• Phoenix Capital Africa: Phoenix Capital is an Africa-focused corporate finance and investment advisory firm. It is comparable to Revup as a boutique offering cross-border M&A, capital raising, and strategic advisory to growth-stage African companies.
• GroFin: GroFin is a development financier providing growth capital and business support to SMEs across Africa, the Middle East, and other emerging markets. It mirrors Revup's combination of capital and advisory for growth-stage SMBs in frontier economies, but at materially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Dalberg Advisors: Dalberg is a global advisory firm focused exclusively on development and emerging markets, serving corporates, governments, and investors. It is comparable to Revup as a broad incumbent offering strategy and management consulting for EM clients, but at much larger scale and with a wider service portfolio.

Regional players

• ADM Capital: ADM Capital is a Hong Kong-based private investment and advisory firm focused on Asia and emerging markets. It is comparable to Revup in combining principal investing with corporate finance advisory for mid-sized businesses, though concentrated in Asia rather than Africa/CEE.

Emerging players

• Savannah Fund: Savannah Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm providing capital and operational support to tech-enabled startups across Africa. It overlaps with Revup in offering hands-on operating support to growth-stage companies in emerging markets, but focuses exclusively on tech-enabled ventures.
• Cross-Border Impact Ventures: Cross-Border Impact Ventures is an impact-focused VC firm investing in health, agritech, and fintech companies across emerging markets. Comparable to Revup's portfolio activity (Kernel fintech, Nexara agritech), though narrower in sector and stage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Revup.vc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/revup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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