A firm built on decades of experience.
Grandhelm was founded on a single insight: the biggest value-creation opportunities lie in focused operational transformation, leveraged with technology. Companies need partners who execute - not slide decks of recommendations.
Experience meets innovation.
Our leadership team brings over 30 years of combined experience across operational transformation, private equity, technology development, and financial performance management. Throughout our careers, we noticed a consistent pattern: the biggest value-creation opportunities lie in focused, rapid operational change powered by technology.
That insight led us to found Grandhelm. We deliver transformation projects with clear deliverables and measurable financial outcomes - revenue growth, cost reduction, working capital, and turnaround. We embed with management teams, combining deep operational expertise with custom software and AI that traditional consultants can't match.
Three disciplines, one team.
The 30+ years above are not abstract. They belong to the three people running the firm - operating leadership, software architecture, and infrastructure engineering. Every engagement involves at least one of them, hands-on.
Ricardo Torres da Costa
Chief Executive Officer
Combines deep technology, operating experience, and economic discipline - pointed squarely at value creation.
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João Costa
Head of Software Architecture
Engineering leadership built in production - across payments, AI, telco, and consumer platforms.
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Samet Çilingir
Head of Infrastructure
Infrastructure built to scale - from cloud-native greenfield to hybrid enterprise realities.
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What guides our work.
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Outcome-driven engagements
Rapid transformation projects with clear deliverables and financial impact targets - not hourly billing or open-ended consulting.
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Execution over advice
We don't hand off recommendations. We embed with management teams to implement changes and hit financial targets.
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Technology leveraged
We build custom software and automation to deliver efficiency gains traditional consultants can't match.
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Company focused
We serve companies regardless of whether they're PE-backed, founder-led, or public - fit is defined by the transformation, not the cap table.
Ready for focused transformation?
Whether you're pursuing growth, reducing costs, optimizing working capital, or navigating a turnaround, we deliver projects with measurable outcomes.