Samurai Warrior
Turnaround Force
We Invest. We Intervene. We Turn It Around.
You built it. We fight for it.
When a great technology company hits the wall, we don’t walk away. We step in.
We invest in distressed Series A–D companies and deploy battle-hardened operators to move fast—slash unnecessary burn, restructure debt, protect the core you fought to build, and reignite customer acquisition.
We’re not here to dismantle the company. We’re here to fight for its next chapter.
Who We Help
Some businesses have real customers, real revenue, and real value, but operational challenges or capital constraints have stalled their momentum. Through our Distressed Strategy, we step in with capital, operating expertise, and a hands-on team to rebuild the foundation and unlock that value again.
Series A–D Tech Founders
Stalled revenue, debt covenants tightening, or runway below 6 months. We deploy as co-operators to eliminate burn, defend your equity, and rebuild ARR momentum.
The Turnaround Process
Cash In. Warriors Deployed.
The moment we engage, capital is committed and our samurai operators are on the ground. No delays, no committees, no consultants. We invest directly and deploy our battle-hardened turnaround team immediately — protecting what matters and moving fast.
Telemetry & Expense Freeze
Rapid forensic cash flow audit, creditor standstill negotiations, non-core expense rationalization, and establishing the clinical B-FAAIR diagnostic baseline.
Operational Surgery
Reduce burn by the maximum possible while protecting the opportunity, rebuilding outbound enterprise sales cadences, optimizing product retention, and driving to cash-flow breakeven.
The Clinical B-FAAIR Framework
Future Adjusted Internal Investor Return Score — Our clinical evaluation framework determining whether a distressed company qualifies for emergency turnaround deployment.
Burn Velocity & Unit Economics
Quantifies operating burn efficiency, gross margin viability, and runway extension potential after eliminating bloated overhead.
Immediate triage by The Samurai to slash operational burn while protecting revenue engines.
Retention Hook & Product Moat
Evaluates user habituation, net revenue retention (NRR), and proprietary IP or data network effects.
Refactoring product UX and deploying automated AI engagement workflows via DOJO Connect.
Distribution & Outbound Warfare
Tests whether the company failed from broken sales distribution rather than an unviable product.
Deploying dedicated outbound growth ninjas and programmatic sales cadences.
Secondary & Multiple Expansion
Calculates the upside asymmetry of entry at >80% discount versus consolidated Holdco book valuation multiples.
Single Holdco roll-up integration, eliminating liquidation drag and enabling continuous liquidity.
Our 5-Step Turnaround Program
Disciplined operational restructuring honed across 266 technology investments to salvage and rebuild enterprise value.
Unicorn Optimization Score
Continuous scoring of operating margins, runway extension, and product conversion to guide operational triage.
Accountability Coaching
Embedded turnaround partner enforcing weekly burn caps and outbound enterprise quota commitments.
Maximum Loveable Product
Stripping away distracting secondary features to focus entirely on the core high-margin product.
Hands-On Revenue Sprints
Our growth warriors work alongside you in the trenches — building automated outbound email sequences, closing pilot clients, and refining your enterprise sales pitch.
Recapitalization & Holdco
Permanent single holding company integration, eliminating debt overhang and restoring compounding equity.
What We Execute
We do not deliver theoretical slide decks. We parachute in as active co-operators and execute direct emergency surgery.
Emergency Burn Rationalization
We eliminate as much non-essential overhead as possible while protecting critical operations. We renegotiate vendor software, right-size operations, and protect critical core engineering talent.
Outbound Sales Relaunch
We deploy automated cold outreach sequences to thousands of qualified corporate buyers, train management on closing objection handling, and compress sales cycles.
Cap Table & Debt Restructuring
We align equity upside with founders, negotiate creditor standstills, remove toxic liquidation preferences, and reset the balance sheet for sustainable compounding.
DOJO Connect AI Distribution
Direct pipeline access to verified investors, commercial distribution partners, and fellow portfolio leaders across the 266 Expert DOJO ecosystem.
Request a Confidential B-FAAIR Audit
Are you a founder of a distressed digital company or an investor holding a Series A–D asset down >80%? Connect directly with our team to initiate prompt partner review.