Fractional Communications Partners for Biotech and Renewable Energy Startups

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We maximize your startup's potential to secure funding through superior messaging and visual communications.

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With Relationships Like This

Matt Dennis and Zoë Mathews

Matt, Co-Founder

Zoë, Co-Founder

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With Experience Like This

Matt and Zoë have had a long and successful career working with biotech clients and major brand names.

  • Agios
  • Alector
  • Ardelyx
  • Azitra
  • Bios Partners
  • Bluebird Bio
  • Camp4
  • Crestovo
  • Cyclerion
  • Day Zero Diagnostics
  • Decibel Therapeutics
  • Foundation Medicine
  • Gritstone Oncology
  • iBio
  • Karuna Therapeutics
  • Neon Therapeutics
  • Nightstar Therapeutics
  • NGM Bio
  • Oncorus
  • Prevail Therapeutics
  • Proneurotech Inc
  • Serimmune
  • Sherlock Biosciences
  • SK Life Science

Venture Shape is a new agency by Matt and Zoë.

They led projects with the above clients while owners and leaders at Orrbitt Creative Group and Planet Logo.

With Advantages Like This

Comparing Freelancers, Agencies, and Venture Shape

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Expertise & Experience

Client Communication

Project Management

Availability & Flexibility

Incentivization & Commitment

Long-Term Relationships

Pricing & Return on Investment

freelancers

Specialized skills, often inexperienced, lacking business and industry insight.

Limited experience with execs; clients must lead; task-oriented and lacks expert guidance.

Solo management; lacks PM experience, may miss details and deadlines.

Flexible but often overextended, juggling multiple clients and deadlines.

High personal stake in reputation, but may prioritize rapid turnover of projects.

May lack long-term availability; potential for shifting commitments.

Cheapest, but you lead; must sift through poor quality to find good ones, results vary.

agencies

Mixed skills, broad client base, but often lacking deep industry expertise.

Communication through intermediaries, often lacking knowledge of your company.

Formal structure; may miss nuances, “telephone game” and higher risk of mistakes.

Less flexible, often tied to fixed schedules, slower response times due to internal processes.

Employees usually lack direct incentives linked to project success and engagement.

Ongoing support but frequent staff changes disrupt continuity.

Expensive; hidden costs from inefficiencies and junior staff, often poor ROI.

venture shape

Zoe & Matt, years of direct, in-depth biotech experience with execs and their teams.

Deep company knowledge, skilled in executive collaboration, ready for in-person meetings.

Owners manage with meticulous focus; deep understanding of project needs.

Highly responsive, managing only a few projects to ensure focused attention and quick turnarounds.

Owners are deeply incentivized; their reputations are tied to project success.

Consistent, long-term partnerships with direct involvement from owners.

Higher cost with most impact per dollar; deep experience, exclusive focus on your company.

With Timelines Like This

Weeks, not months!

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Messaging

Brand Identity

Social Media

Investor Deck

Website Design

Website Dev.

With Performance Like This

Planes, Trains, Automobiles?

We make sure investor's can always see your website.
Your site will load fast no matter the conditions!

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With Promises Like This

We guarantee quality or your money back.

If you decide that we aren't delivering on our promise during a project phase, we'll refund you the cost of that project phase.

That's how dedicated we are to delivering outcomes for you.

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We dedicate our full focus to each client. Let’s discuss how we can elevate your brand and attract the investment your company deserves.

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