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Section 01

Portfolio Company Reporting: Northwind Robotics

Each portfolio company's monthly reporting pack is assembled automatically from the finance data room, board deck, and covenant certificate, then checked against the investment thesis before it reaches the deal team.

Northwind Robotics — Q2 2026 snapshot

As of 30 Jun 2026
Implied enterprise value

$310m

+9.2% QoQ
ARR

$38m

Gross margin

62%

Net dollar retention

121%

Cash runway

22 months

Key findingLow impact

Company is tracking ahead of the underwriting case on ARR

Q2 ARR of $38m is 6% ahead of the underwriting case, driven by faster-than-modelled expansion revenue.

Section 02

Financial Performance

Quarterly trend since entry, assembled directly from the company's finance data room.

Quarterly financials ($m unless noted)
MetricQ3 25Q4 25Q1 26Q2 26
ARR26293438
Gross margin58%59%61%62%
Net dollar retention114%116%119%121%
Cash burn / month1.31.21.11.0
Headcount142148156161
Key findingMedium impact

Covenant headroom is narrowing on the minimum liquidity test

Cash runway has compressed from 28 to 22 months as headcount growth has outpaced the plan; still comfortably within the covenant but worth flagging to the board.

Section 03

Risks and Watchlist Items

Three items are flagged for the board this quarter; none is rated as thesis-breaking.

Key findingHigh impact

Customer concentration remains above the plan

The top five customers represent 37% of ARR, essentially flat versus last quarter. Renewal of the largest account is confirmed through 2028.

Key findingMedium impact

Headcount growth is running ahead of the operating plan

Headcount grew 15 in the quarter against a planned 8, concentrated in field service. Management attributes this to faster fleet deployment than modelled.

Key findingLow impact

New vertical (cold chain logistics) is pre-revenue

The cold chain pilot generated no revenue this quarter as expected; first paid pilot is contracted for Q3.

Section 04

Recommendation

No action required to protect the investment this quarter; one governance item is recommended for the board.

RecommendationDo nextEffort: SOwner: Board / CFO

Approve a revised FY27 headcount plan reflecting faster field service ramp

Management's accelerated hiring is funding faster deployments and is margin-neutral to date. Formalise the higher headcount trajectory in the FY27 plan rather than treating it as a variance each quarter.