Partners

Partnerships built to deliver value

We work alongside partners to provide deeper strategic insights, de-risk expansion, and drive tangible growth outcomes for their customers and portfolio companies.

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What we bring to the table

We bring a genuine stake in seeing good businesses grow to every partnership, collaboration, and piece of work we take on.

10+
Years building credibility, trust, and relationships in the right rooms.
50k+
In our network; the leaders your partnership plugs into.
400+
Events globally; how we've connected the ecosystem for over a decade.
650+
Technology companies we’ve helped to grow.
We decided to collaborate with Think & Grow on the Passport program due to their proven track record and capacity to meet our global program requirements. Both we and the program's clients have been impressed with the expertise, problem-solving skills, and solutions provided during the workshop and follow-up stages.
Miguel Álava, EMEA GM for software companies, AWS

Who we partner with

We partner with organisations, governments, accelerators, community builders, VCs and PEs, and much more to deliver more opportunities and insights for growth to companies in global ecosystems.

Technology platforms

You bring the customers; we drive their growth. We co-create and deliver growth programs — like the AWS Global Passport Program — that help your customers expand into new markets, adopt faster, and stay longer.

Investors, VC & PE

Your portfolio's value is the focus. We work alongside funds to de-risk and accelerate growth across portfolio companies. From GTM and market entry to executive hiring and AI transformation, so your companies and their boards hit their numbers.

Organisations, education providers and government bodies

We build programs, run workshops and events, and produce cornerstone ecosystem reports and benchmarks, that give founders and leaders a credible read on their market.

Channel & referral partners

Extend what you offer without adding headcount. Refer clients into our Growth Stack, or bring us in to deliver alongside you — strategy, technology and talent, under one team.

Think & Grow quickly grasped the current health of our business. What sets them apart is their proactive approach, they don’t just highlight problems; they provide immediate solutions and have the capability to execute them.
Kenta Yasukawa
Kenta Yasukawa
Co-Founder & CTO at Soracom
Think & Grow quickly got to the heart of the opportunities we have with Diverge despite the complexity & nuance of our target markets. Their approach to segmenting our target accounts really opened our eyes.
Dean Van Gerrevink
Dean Van Gerrevink
GM at Diverge
Think & Grow’s insights transformed how we view Media Room, driving a complete re-evaluation of our products and strategy to focus on the most profitable and high-potential markets.
Tim Creswell
Tim Creswell
CEO, Silver Trak Digital
They guided us on how to expand our market reach, enter new regions and reach new customer segments — and gave us the confidence and direction to actually do it.
Keira Lewis
Keira Lewis
GM at Vudoo
Think & Grow are well positioned given their extensive international networks and recruitment expertise. They delivered high quality candidates to a very specific brief and ultimately, high calibre executives.
Dr Peter Cronin
Dr Peter Cronin
Founder of Prospection
If you are really focused on finding the right candidate for your organisation, I would engage with Think & Grow -- they listen carefully and live up to their image in working hard to deliver outcomes that result from a great partnership.
Sonia Flynn
Sonia Flynn
COO at Hireup
Think & Grow understand what high quality looks like, what a company needs and the ability to solve problems quickly. Tim, Head of AU, is one of the best hires we’ve had and has gone on to build a high performing team in the new market. We couldn’t be happier with the outcomes.
Xavier Collins
Xavier Collins
VP of UK at Turo
Think & Grow knows their stuff at a core level, and those fundamentals help make the decision-making process easy.
Tim Fung
Tim Fung
Founder & CEO at Airtasker
The Growth Diagnostic Workshop was essential to shake off our malaise, and Think and Grow provided more value than past consultants.
Ryan Ballantyne
Ryan Ballantyne
Managing Director at Canngea
Think & Grow knew the Australian Market well and offered strong advice about what works best for a market launcher while also acknowledging our perspective as an Asian business new to the region.
Puay Lim
Puay Lim
Commercial Director at Glints
I really enjoyed working with Think & Grow and would gladly recommend them to others in my network looking for support in scaling businesses.
Pranav Sood
Pranav Sood
Head of International at GoCardless, now Operating Partner Bain Capital ·
Think & Grow’s expertise in localisation, market insights, and lead generation helped us engage key decision-makers.
Paul Koopmans
Paul Koopmans
VP of AU & NZ at Worldpay
Think & Grow’s Growth Workshops have helped us understand where we can make the biggest impact in a small amount of time.
Kyle Grady
Kyle Grady
Director of Cloud Alliances Marketing at Darktrace
I’d recommend Think & Grow to any company looking to hire the right people. The way that they work is customised to everyone’s experience.
Joel Hynoski
Joel Hynoski
Head of Engineering at Canva
The aspects of the process that stood out from that of others in the space were their knowledge of the market and scale-ups, as well as communication. I certainly would recommend them to any scale-ups.
Higor Torchia
Higor Torchia
Former Chief Revenue Officer at Perk Box
Within less than a year of working together, we've seen a substantial pipeline being generated. They helped us initiate new discussions with new prospects that we hadn’t previously considered.
Gonen Gershuni
Gonen Gershuni
Co-Sell Program Leader at Bringg
We trust Think & Grow, their network as well as their understanding of our business is super strong. They had the right person before I’d even met them! I’d recommend them to any business.
Andrew Malak
Andrew Malak
CPTO at Prospa
Working with Think & Grow has been a positive and collaborative experience. They have a great understanding of the Aussie market and good relationships with relevant stakeholders.
Amit Rapaport
Amit Rapaport
Co-founder & CEO at Compete
Why Us

Why partner with Think & Grow?

The network to open doors

We’re deeply connected across global tech ecosystems — thousands of business leaders, boards, investors, PEs, VCs and government bodies who carry weight and can put your clients in front of the right people.

Operators who’ve done it, not career consultants

Our data-driven approach removes bias and keeps growth structured, measurable and scalable, delivered by in-house experts and global operators who’ve built and scaled companies themselves.

The full Growth Stack, under one team

From GTM strategy and market intelligence to org design, executive hiring and AI transformation, we work across the whole growth journey, so your clients, portfolio companies and enterprises expand, hire and hit their goals without stitching together five vendors.

Aws Program

AWS Global Passport Program Partner

The AWS Global Passport Program helps technology companies plan, build and execute international expansion. Co-created by AWS and Think & Grow, it starts with a Global Passport Workshop, led by operators who've scaled companies globally, fully funded by AWS. Companies that start their GTM journey with Passport scale twice as fast.

Well worth it. The knowledge from Think & Grow experts is all in one room, helping you see the bigger picture immediately.
Suzanne Serwatuk
Suzanne Serwatuk
Safe Software
Think & Grow quickly grasped the current health of our business. What sets them apart is their proactive approach, they don’t just highlight problems; they provide immediate solutions and have the capability to execute them.
Kenta Yasukawa
Kenta Yasukawa
Co-Founder & CTO at Soracom
It's helped us understand where we can make the biggest impact in a small amount of time.
Kyle Grady
Kyle Grady
Director of Cloud Alliances Marketing, Darktrace
Think & Grow were able to support our leadership team to identify the highest priorities to unlock our blockers for growth, get to the core of the problems quickly and help the executive through the process of discussing the challenges / opportunities ahead.
Mike Wood
Mike Wood
COO at Kasada
Partnerships

A history of our partnerships

Scaling for Growth

Co-created a program supporting 300+ ANZ Xero Marketplace companies with GTM prioritisation, market entry and founder alignment.

Going Global

Built a program helping 30+ Australian medtech and fintech companies expand into the UK, using our UK network, market-entry workshops and in-market business matching.

AWS Global Passport Program

Co-created by AWS and Think & Grow, it starts with a Global Passport Workshop, and it's fully funded by AWS. Companies that start their GTM journey with Passport scale twice as fast.

Post-Free Trade Agreement program

Partnered with the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on the first post-FTA program, helping 15+ scaled tech companies expand internationally.

Australian Tech Salary Guide

Our annual benchmark for the Australian tech community, produced with ecosystem partners who know the market, using real data and interviews.

University of Melbourne

Supported the Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre (MEC) to deliver and redesign their flagship accelerator programs, MAP and TRAM.

Our Work

Results that speak for themselves

Intelligence hub

Discover in-depth reports, practical guides, and first-hand advice from our expert operators and team

The 20% People Problem Capping Your Growth, featuring JJ, CEO & Founder of Think & Grow
Articles
People & Leadership
6
 min read

The 20% People Problem Capping Your Growth

How to identify the drifters, plodders, and disruptors in your team, potentially blocking growth.
Think & Grow banner for "Shadow AI: What Every Board Needs to Own," featuring JJ, CEO
Articles
GTM & Growth
5
 min read

Shadow AI: What Every Board Needs to Own Before It Owns Them

Shadow AI isn't a staff problem - it's a board problem. Here's what directors need to own before governance falls further behind adoption.
Stuart Kelly, Managing Director NAMER at Think & Grow
Articles
GTM & Growth
6
 min read

Revenue Share, Co-Sell, or Embed: Which Partnership Model is Right for your Business?

Decide which partnership model is right for your stage and your goals.
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The AWS Global Passport Program helps technology companies plan, build and execute international expansion. Co-created by AWS and Think & Grow, it starts with a Global Passport Workshop led by operators who've scaled companies globally, and it's fully funded by AWS. Companies that start their GTM journey with Passport scale twice as fast.

We give funds a repeatable way to de-risk and accelerate portfolio-company growth across go-to-market, market entry, executive hiring and AI transformation, so portfolio companies hit their numbers without each founder solving expansion from scratch.

Two ways: refer a client into our Growth Stack and we take it from there, or bring us in to deliver alongside you. Either way you extend what you offer — strategy, technology and talent — without adding headcount.

We’re operators and practitioners, not career consultants. We’ve built and scaled companies ourselves. We deliver the full Growth Stack under one team, and we bring a global network in the exact markets your clients are entering.

Get in touch below. We’ll talk through where we can add the most value and the right way to work together.

Interested in a partnership?

We're always open to creating meaningful partnerships with good humans. If that could be you, hit the button and let us know.

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