Strategic Funding Advisory
Funding diagnostics, expenditure mapping, programme sequencing and integrated roadmaps for major investments.
Strategic Funding & Innovation Advisory
Funding strategy for ambitious investment.
We help organisations structure, secure and optimise grants, development finance, green funding, skills support and innovation incentives—while protecting eligibility across programmes.
20+years combined professional experience
7years specialist R&D incentive experience
3markets: South Africa, UK and UAE
Integrated strategyLive
01Investment objectives
02Funding architecture
03Commercial outcomes
Protect eligibilitybefore material expenditure is committed
Avoid double fundingthrough disciplined cost allocation
Maximise valueacross complementary funding routes
Advisory services
Strategic support across the funding lifecycle.
We integrate commercial, technical and programme-specific considerations so funding decisions support the investment as a whole—not a series of isolated applications.
Development Finance
Project positioning, funder engagement and transaction support across development-finance institutions.
Government Grants & Incentives
Eligibility assessment, application strategy, submission support and post-award coordination.
Manufacturing Incentives
Funding strategy for productive assets, critical infrastructure, expansion and competitiveness.
Green & Climate Finance
Funding pathways for renewable energy, efficiency, circularity, logistics and resilient infrastructure.
Skills-Development Funding
Support for learnerships, artisans, apprenticeships, technical training and workforce growth.
Section 11D R&D Incentive
Technical eligibility, project documentation and expenditure support for qualifying South African R&D.
Grant & Funding Compliance
Evidence governance, cost-centre design, milestone tracking, reporting and benefit realisation.
Commercialisation Advisory
Progressing innovation from technical development towards adoption, scale and commercial value.
Capital-Project Structuring
Structuring entities, workstreams and expenditure around appropriate funding routes.
The Value Exponent Framework
A disciplined method for complex funding decisions.
We work backwards from the investment, separate expenditure into auditable workstreams, assess programme interaction and identify the combination that best serves the business.
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Discover
Understand the investment, objectives, timing, applicant entity and commercial constraints.
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Diagnose
Assess eligibility, commencement risk, funding gaps and evidence readiness.
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Design
Build the optimal architecture across grants, finance, green, innovation and skills routes.
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Protect
Prevent duplication, overlap and premature expenditure that could invalidate support.
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Secure
Prepare and coordinate prioritised applications and institutional engagement.
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Realise
Support compliance, claims, reporting and conversion of approvals into measurable value.
Sector experience
Grounded in real industrial and technical activity.
Our experience spans capital-intensive and innovation-led sectors where funding strategy must reflect the underlying technical and commercial substance.
Forestry, timber & plantation science
Manufacturing & industrial equipment
Mining, drilling & blasting
Engineering, fabrication & metal products
Agriculture, horticulture & agro-processing
Software, platforms & fintech
Food, nutrition & consumer products
Packaging, labelling & production systems
Electrical, fire & building services
Energy, resource efficiency & circularity
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About Value Exponent
Strategic thinking. Technical rigour. Commercial alignment.
Value Exponent helps organisations maximise the financial return on innovation, capital investment and strategic growth.
Our role extends beyond identifying opportunities. We assess how funding mechanisms interact, determine which route best serves the investment, protect future eligibility and coordinate the work required to move from concept to successful outcome.
We believe our success should be aligned with that of our clients.
Leadership
Complementary expertise, internationally applied.
The leadership team combines more than two decades of professional experience across strategic advisory, finance, innovation incentives and commercial services.
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Michael Davies
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Michael specialises in strategic funding, innovation incentives and commercial advisory across South Africa, the United Kingdom and the UAE, with seven years of specialist experience in R&D incentive advisory.
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Jason Schefferman CA(SA), MBA
Director
Jason brings more than a decade of professional-services, financial-leadership and strategic-advisory experience, strengthening engagements through finance, governance and commercial decision-making.
Start a conversation
Planning an investment, expansion or innovation programme?
Speak with us before material expenditure is committed. Early review can protect eligibility and improve the overall funding strategy.
South Africa · United Kingdom · United Arab Emirates