Fractional Operating Partner: Tanveer I. Kathawalla

I provide select independent Fractional Operating Partner support under my own platform. There are no fund ties or conflicts of interest—just aligned, high-impact execution for founders and investors.

I have deep expertise with founder-led and investor-backed companies in national interest sectors, including government tech, defense, public-sector SaaS, infrastructure, and dual-use technology, to grow revenue, scale EBITDA, and drive 3x+ valuation expansions.

As a former institutional ****VC and operator for large-cap PE-backed platforms, I bring the investor lens and operator playbooks to help founders unlock outsized value.

This includes structuring and closing high-stakes deals ranging from M&A to enterprise contracts while building organizations from the inside out, sourcing key talent, modeling financial scenarios, or navigating systemic shocks like tariffs and regulatory shifts.

I work with a limited number of founders, GPs, and boards navigating inflection points -where timelines are compressed, capital is constrained, and strategic clarity drives enterprise value

I also lead Pioneer1890 — an independent sponsor platform scaling businesses that strengthen U.S. resilience and national capability.

Strategic Decision Session

This is for founders, investors, and operators navigating key inflection points or capital decisions who want to turn complexity into clarity.

Common questions I help solve:

• “Should I hire this person — or wait?”
• “Do I deploy more capital into this bet — or pivot?”
• “What’s the right strategy to close this investor or partner?”
• “Should I spin this unit out — or double down?”
• “We have been impacted by Tariff’s how do I frame this as an opportunity for my board.”

What you get:

• 30 or 60-minute live session (Meet or phone)
• A follow-up Decision Memo within 48 hours
  • Framing of the problem
  • Clear decision tree and path for evaluation
  • Strategic rationale
• Frameworks drawn from P&L leadership, corp dev, decision science, and regulated market experience