How We Work

We only take work we believe in.

Nous n'acceptons que les missions dans lesquelles nous croyons.

That is not a values statement. It is how our commercial model works. A consultancy paid by the day has no financial reason to care whether the work produces a result. We do.

Every mission VA Tech enters is structured around the same question: are we confident enough in this outcome to stake our compensation on it? In two of our three models, the answer has to be yes. We co-invest in the commercial result — through revenue share, GGR-linked fees, or hybrid structures that only pay us well if you grow.

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A consultancy paid by the day has no financial reason to care whether the work produces a result. We do.

The standard consulting model has a structural problem. The consultant's incentive is to complete the mission. Your incentive is to achieve the outcome. These are not the same thing. A consultant paid for time has no particular reason to push for implementation over advice, to challenge a brief that is too narrow, or to stay accountable beyond the final presentation. Their reputation is invested in the quality of the document. Your money is invested in what the document enables.

VA Tech's revenue-share models are a structural answer to this problem. When our fees are indexed to your GGR growth, we are incentivised to complete the diagnosis rigorously — not just quickly. To recommend implementations we are confident will produce a return, not those easiest to sell. To stay in the room through activation, not just design. To measure the outcome honestly, because it determines what we are paid.

Traditional consultant

Fixed daily rate. The deliverable is a report. Results are the client's problem.

VA Tech

Compensated on incremental revenue above a defined baseline. Our financial interest is identical to yours.

01Choose your structure

Three models. One standard of work.

In two of the three, our fees are tied to your GGR growth. Read them carefully — they are designed to help you identify which fits your situation, not to obscure pricing behind complexity.

Ready to discuss which model fits your context? The diagnostic is the starting point regardless of which model you choose.

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Model 1 Partner We work alongside your team as your strategic and delivery partner.

In the Partner model, VA Tech embeds with your team to design, build, and operate your MarTech and player intelligence infrastructure. We manage the delivery. We set the performance KPIs. We stay accountable to them.

This model suits operators who have a clear growth ambition but lack the internal capability to execute it — whether that is CRM architecture, a player data platform, player attrition modelling, or a full lifecycle automation programme.

The commercial structure is straightforward: VA Tech is compensated as a percentage of the incremental GGR generated above a defined baseline. If we do not move the number, we are not paid. If we move it significantly, both parties benefit. This is not a managed service arrangement. The CRM architecture, scoring models, and lifecycle infrastructure you build remain yours after the mission ends.

At a glance
Who it's for
Operators with a clear digital growth target and limited internal MarTech or data capability. Typically: national lottery operators, mid-market sports betting operators, or operators entering a new channel.
What VA Tech provides
Full MarTech and player intelligence delivery — strategy, architecture, build, activation, and ongoing optimisation. Includes CRM, player scoring model, attrition prediction, loyalty infrastructure, and bonus engine as applicable.
What you commit to
Access to player data and transaction history. A named internal point of contact. A defined baseline period to establish the pre-mission revenue reference.
Indicative pricing
8% of incremental GGR above agreed baseline for the duration of the mission. These are indicative structures — specific terms are agreed based on operator size and baseline.
Model 2 Partner-Investor VA Tech co-invests in the commercial outcome. Skin in the game — on both sides.

The Partner-Investor model delivers the same scope and accountability as the Partner model — with one significant difference. VA Tech makes a direct investment in the mission, whether through contributed technology, resources, or a deferred fee structure, in exchange for a deeper share of the upside.

This model is appropriate where the revenue opportunity is large, clearly quantifiable, and VA Tech's confidence in the outcome is high enough to justify co-investment.

It is not available to every prospect. To qualify, VA Tech must complete a diagnostic phase to validate the size of the opportunity and the operator's data infrastructure. If the diagnostic confirms the conditions are right, we will propose a specific commercial structure. Both parties carry real risk. Both parties benefit proportionately to results.

At a glance
Who it's for
Operators with a significant, quantifiable digital revenue gap and a data environment that supports rigorous player analytics. National lottery operators and mid-to-large sports betting operators in active markets. Not suitable for pre-launch or early-stage operations.
What VA Tech provides
Everything in the Partner model, plus a co-investment contribution (technology, personnel, or fee deferral) in exchange for a higher share of incremental revenue.
What you commit to
Full data access and collaboration on a diagnostic phase. Readiness to formalise a commercial structure based on diagnostic findings. Senior-level internal sponsor.
Indicative pricing
2.75bn XOF annual SaaS flat fee + 3% on incremental GGR above baseline. These are indicative structures — specific terms are agreed based on operator size and baseline, following the diagnostic phase.
Model 3 Service Provider Defined scope. Fixed deliverables. Clear accountability.

The Service Provider model is a traditional retainer or project-based mission. VA Tech delivers a defined scope of work — a CRM architecture review, a player scoring model build, a digital channel strategy, a data infrastructure audit — against a fixed timeline and agreed fees.

The work produced is the same quality as any Partner mission. The difference is where the performance risk sits: in the Service Provider model, VA Tech delivers to specification. What happens with the output is in your hands. For this reason, the model works best when the operator has a clear brief, the internal capability to implement, and a realistic understanding of what the deliverables require to produce results.

A note on formal procurement: We recognise that national lottery operators and parastatal organisations work within formal procurement frameworks — appels d'offres, committee review, justification de dépenses. The Service Provider model is the structure VA Tech uses in those contexts. Scope and deliverables are defined in writing before any mission begins, fees are fixed, and all work is documented for internal sign-off and audit. If you are preparing a formal procurement brief for a CRM, data analytics, or digital transformation engagement and need guidance on how to structure the scope, we are available to help with that specification process.
At a glance
Who it's for
Operators with defined project needs and the internal capability to implement. Operators who require a specific deliverable (audit, strategy, model build) rather than end-to-end transformation. Also suitable as a first mission before a longer partnership. Particularly suited to national lottery operators and parastatal organisations subject to formal procurement processes.
What VA Tech provides
Defined deliverables agreed at the outset. Examples: MarTech architecture blueprint, CRM migration plan, player analytics model, data infrastructure review, digital channel growth strategy. All work documented and presented for internal handover.
What you commit to
Clear brief and agreed scope. Timely provision of relevant data and access. Internal resource to receive and implement deliverables.
Indicative pricing
Monthly retainer or fixed project fee. Scoped and quoted based on deliverables. Request a Revenue Diagnostic to begin the scoping conversation.
What happens after you contact us

Revenue Diagnostic 5 days

A structured analysis of your player transaction data, channel mix, and digital revenue gaps. We work with the data you already hold — no new infrastructure required. Output: a written report with quantified revenue upside by player segment.

Proposal

If the diagnostic confirms a basis for engagement, VA Tech presents a specific commercial proposal — model, scope, indicative pricing, and a defined baseline period. No pitch deck. No sales process.

Engagement Design

We formalise the structure together: scope, KPIs, baseline revenue reference, data access, and internal point of contact. For formal procurement processes, we provide all required documentation at this stage.

Delivery

VA Tech builds, activates, and optimises. We remain accountable to the performance targets agreed at the outset. In the Partner and Partner-Investor models, our compensation is directly indexed to the numbers we move.

Who this is for

Operators who want delivery, not just advice.

VA Tech works with operators who have flat retention curves, under-monetised USSD bases, no CRM lifecycle infrastructure, and player data that has never been fully activated. We do not sell software licences. We develop the capability and stay until it produces results.

If your primary market is in Francophone West Africa, the WAEMU zone, or the DRC — you are not a prospect to us. You are exactly the operator we work for. Our active focus is Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, the DRC, and the broader WAEMU zone, with operational experience across more than a dozen markets in Africa and Europe.

You qualify if:

  • Your GGR is above a meaningful threshold — enough for incremental revenue modelling to be worthwhile
  • You hold transaction-level player data — ticket purchases, USSD bets, app events — that has not been fully activated
  • You operate in Africa, with priority given to Francophone West Africa and the WAEMU zone
  • You prefer a partner model where VA Tech has skin in the game — or you have a defined project with formal procurement requirements
  • You want delivery and measurable outcomes, not a strategy document
Start here

You have read the models. One of them fits your situation. Let's find out which.

Not sure which model fits? The diagnostic is the right starting point regardless. Five days, your data, a written report with a number attached — no pitch deck, no sales process.

No commitment required · 5-day structured analysis · Written report

All engagements are conducted under mutual NDA. We do not extract or retain operator data beyond the diagnostic period.

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