Who do you work with?+
For AI operations, any company, from a one-person business to a large enterprise, anywhere in Europe. For Numbers, Presentation and Capital, companies raising, refinancing or facing a maturity, at any size. Financial-sector firms are a particular focus.
What does AI operations actually cover?+
The whole company, not just finance. We install AI agents, workflows and tooling across product and engineering, data, operations, customer teams and finance: safe company AI accounts, your data connected with your existing permissions, assistants in Slack, Teams or email, and automations that run the work specific to your business. Finance is one part of a wider AI operating layer, not the whole of it.
Which models and tools do you use?+
We are model-agnostic and use the enterprise tiers of the leading providers, ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and others, chosen per task. We also connect modern, AI-native tooling where it helps, such as bookkeeping, corporate cards and expense management, rather than locking you to a single vendor.
Where does our data go with AI operations?+
It stays where it is. We use the enterprise tiers of the model providers, on contractual no-training terms and EU hosting where offered, and connect them to your systems so that permissions are inherited rather than copied. A short list of what never leaves the company (payroll, customer PII beyond the workflow, unreleased financials) is written down in week one. We do not run a separate model or a second database of your data.
Do we depend on you after go-live?+
No. We build it, hand it over running and document it, so your own team can operate and extend it without us. No open-ended retainers. We stay involved only if you want us to.
Will this replace our staff?+
No. The point is to make your people faster, not fewer. Agents and automations take the repetitive work; your team keeps judgment, relationships and decisions, and signs off on anything that matters. We build on top of how your team already works, we do not swap it out.
How much of our time does it take?+
Less than a normal project. A short kickoff and access, then a few review sessions while we build. We do the work; your team reviews and approves. Most engagements are weeks, not months, and you are running on it before the effort is felt.
Do I need to change my accountant?+
No. We do no bookkeeping entries, tax filings or audit opinions. Numbers sits on top of your accounting; your accountant keeps the ledger and gets better data to work with.
Are you a licensed investment firm?+
No. METCAP provides corporate finance advisory and AI operations only, and does not place, underwrite or distribute financial instruments, nor provide investment advice. Where a transaction requires regulated services, these are carried out by licensed institutions we work alongside.
Do you invest your own capital?+
Yes, and it is a core advantage. METCAP manages its own balance sheet and, through its asset management and private equity / credit lines, can co-invest or fund a transaction directly, not only advise on it. Advisory and our own investing run as separate business lines; where they could overlap, we say so up front.
How are you paid?+
AI operations, Numbers and Presentation are fixed fees, with scope and deliverables agreed before work starts. Capital is a success fee on the amount raised, no retainer. The first step, the audit meeting, is free.
How long does a process take?+
AI operations, Numbers and Presentation are each a matter of weeks from kickoff, not months; Presentation is faster for Numbers clients because the data already exists. A raise runs per deal, and we arrive with verified numbers and a finished presentation while others are still requesting Excel exports.