Technology that flows with the business
You've Outgrown Your Systems. That's Where We Come In.
You ask for a revenue number and three people give you three different answers. Someone on your team spends half their week moving data between systems that should talk to each other. The setup that got you here isn't built for where you're going next.
Usually the answer isn't another tool or another hire. It's getting what you already have to work together properly.
We look at how everything connects before we build anything. Then we make it work properly.
Read our full thinking →Signs You've Outgrown the Setup
The weekly data scramble
Someone on your team spends hours every week copying data between systems and reconciling spreadsheets. That was fine at half the size. Now it eats into time that should go towards growing the business.
Three answers to the same question
You ask "how many active customers do we have?" and sales, finance and product each give a different number. The data is there - it just hasn't been connected yet.
New starters take weeks to get going
You're hiring to grow, but every new person spends their first weeks figuring out the systems. The onboarding that worked at half the size doesn't scale with the business.
Every vendor solves their piece
The CRM consultant improved the CRM. The IT provider upgraded the network. The dev agency built the tool you asked for. Each one did good work - but nobody connected the dots between them.
We work with companies past the point where one person can keep track of everything. Too big for workarounds, too lean for a Big 4 engagement.
Why Growing Companies Hit This Wall
When you were smaller, everyone knew everything. The workarounds were fine. One person could keep track of how it all fitted together.
Now every department has its own tools, its own data, its own version of what's going on. The company outgrew the setup.
Most companies at this point try to solve it by adding more. A new CRM. A data warehouse. A fractional CTO. Another IT provider. Each one does their bit. Nobody looks at how it all joins up.
What most growing companies try
Hire a full-time CTO
£250-400K/year for one person covering one function. The gaps live between functions.
Hire a Big 4 firm
Enterprise frameworks, junior consultants and a report you implement yourself.
Hire a dev agency
They'll build exactly what you ask for. Even if what you're asking for isn't the real issue.
Buy more software
Another tool, another login, another silo.
We Build the Infrastructure for Your Next Stage
Most firms will build whatever you put in the brief. We'd rather spend a couple of weeks understanding whether the brief is right first.
Example: a company comes to us wanting a new CRM. We look at the data flowing into it and find three systems feeding it conflicting numbers. The CRM isn't the problem. The data pipeline is. That kind of thing saves a lot of money if you catch it early.
The Scaling Friction Score
"We need to sort our systems out" becomes "Our score is 62." One number, scored 0 to 100 across six dimensions. It tells you where the issues are and what to tackle first.
Run it again in six months. If the number dropped, the work is paying off. If it didn't, you know where to look.
Get Your ScoreWhat Changes When You Work With Us
The project you've been talking about for two years actually gets built
Whether it's an AI tool, a workflow or a system integration - it's live and working. Your team can run it without us.
What this typically looks like →Your leadership team gets one set of numbers they trust
One dashboard. One source of truth. No more reconciling before every board meeting. Confident answers instead of caveats.
What this typically looks like →Your technology spend gets leaner and smarter
Fewer systems, better connected, lower cost. Redundant tools and overlapping subscriptions are almost always the first saving.
What this typically looks like →Your team gets their time back
The hours spent copying data, chasing updates and manually building reports get automated. Your people do the work they were hired for.
What this typically looks like →New hires are productive in days, not weeks
Processes are documented. Systems are clear. Institutional knowledge lives in the business, not in one person's head.
What this typically looks like →The next technology decision is easier
You have a clear picture of your systems, your costs and your options. The next vendor conversation starts with data, not guesswork.
What this typically looks like →
Sajjid Mehrban
Sajjid spent six years at Deloitte leading a technology portfolio worth tens of millions across six countries and 50+ staff - then delivered a $1.5m Generative AI product from conception to global production. Before that, he was Head of Technology at a capital markets risk advisory firm - transforming it from traditional consultancy to award-winning fintech - and Head of IT at a national financial advice firm during its scale-up to over 100 advisers. He's been in your seat. He knows what it looks like when a company is growing faster than the infrastructure can keep up.
He leads every engagement directly and will tell you the honest answer, not the easy one. If Zephion isn't the right fit, he'll say so.