The Retainer Package is designed for angel investors, family offices, and portfolio managers who want continuous visibility into how their startup investments are operating. Mule Deer Consulting serves as your operational and risk analyst, monitoring performance, documenting issues, and helping founders stay aligned with your expectations.

This retainer is built to support investors with active portfolio oversight and investors who want an operational readiness assessment before funding a new founder.

Whether you have already invested in a startup or are evaluating a potential one, this engagement provides clear structure, risk evaluation, systems analysis, and founder accountability.

For investors who are considering funding a founder, prototype, or early stage startup, this component evaluates whether the business is operationally mature enough to responsibly handle capital.

Whether invested or pre investment, you receive a clear view of how the founder is operating and whether they can manage capital responsibly.

You get a structured, unbiased readiness score before making funding decisions and a clear status for existing investments.

This prevents disorganization, loss of credibility, and delays caused by weak documentation practices.

You see how the founder behaves before and after funding and can adjust your strategy with real behavior data instead of assumptions.

Mule Deer Consulting provides operational, risk, and compliance analysis — not financial auditing or legal services.