Biography
Nicholas Roche is a Canadian-based entrepreneur, growth strategist, and capital advisor. He is the founder of Cinderwood, a specialized growth and capital advisory firm. His professional career focuses heavily on B2B revenue infrastructure, dual-use technology, and bridging the structural gaps in capital intensive sectors.
Nicholas Roche is a Canadian-based growth strategist, capital advisor, and the founder of Cinderwood, a specialized firm that helps growth-stage deep tech, space, energy, and defense companies secure $5M to $50M+ in equity and debt financing. Operating out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Roche focuses heavily on the "hardware-software convergence layer," advising startups on the infrastructure, AI compute power, and energy grid demands necessary for scaling hard tech. Beyond capital raising, he is an expert in B2B revenue operations, helping technical founders fix market positioning errors and build predictable outbound sales systems.