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Studio 1299 / Website Redesign Proposal / March 2026

Tryton deploys strategic capital. Your site should close like it.

Studio 1299 proposes a complete redesign of trytoncapital.com. Positioning, design system, and production build.

01 / Company Intel

We did
the homework.

We researched Tryton's market position, leadership, and competitive landscape. Here's what shapes this proposal.

Leadership
Abeir Haddad
Founder & President
20+ years in M&A. Founded Tryton Financial LP in 2008. Deep capital markets expertise across US and Canadian exchanges. West Vancouver based, internationally deployed.
Greg Burnett
Partner & Director
25+ years of capital markets experience. Brings institutional-grade deal structuring and a network that spans private equity, venture, and public markets.
Oggy
Partner & General Counsel
Legal expertise across cross-border transactions, regulatory compliance, and deal structuring for multi-sector portfolio companies.
Sectors + Reach
Multi-Sector Private Equity
Active investments across precious metals, AI, shipping & aviation, manufacturing, cryptocurrency, e-gaming, 5G telecommunications, clean energy, biotech, healthcare, and real estate.
Vancouver HQ, Global Reach
1088, 999 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC. Operations span international borders with strategic partnerships across US and Canadian markets.
Portfolio Activity
SolarBank Corporation (clean energy), reverse takeovers, IPO structuring, and strategic restructurings across micro-cap and large-cap negotiations.
The Tryton Edge

What makes them different

  • Principal capital — Tryton invests its own money, not pooled fund capital. Alignment is built in
  • Multi-sector agility: same firm covers AI, mining, crypto, biotech, and clean energy
  • Relationship-first deal flow. Strategic partnerships and banking relationships outside of Tryton when needed
  • Operational expertise beyond capital — financial, legal, and strategic support for portfolio companies
  • Speed of execution: immediate capital access, no LP committee delays
02 / The Unclaimed Wedge

Nobody plays
every board.

Vancouver's boutique PE scene specializes narrowly. Tryton crosses sectors with its own capital. That's the gap.

Sector Breadth →
Principal Capital Flexibility →
THE WEDGE
Krystal Growth
Own capital, but mid-market Western Canada only. Trailers, rubber, spas. Single-geography, narrow verticals.
Grandlark
Boutique PE, own capital. $200K-$4M deals. Focused on search firms & manufacturing. Small scale, limited sectors.
Vanedge
$500M+ VC fund. Early-stage tech only. Fund-based, LP constraints. No sector breadth beyond AI/hard-tech.
Tricor Pacific
Family office, own capital. Long-term holds. Mature businesses only — no emerging sectors, no crypto, no biotech.
Headwater
SMB-focused PE. Canadian small-to-mid market. Narrow sector coverage, traditional industries.
Tryton
Both. 10+ sectors AND principal capital. AI to mining to crypto to clean energy. The only player in the top-right.
FirmMulti-SectorPrincipalOperator
Tryton ↗ 10+ SECTORS OWN CAPITAL HANDS-ON
Krystal Growth 3-4 VERTICALS OWN YES
Vanedge TECH ONLY LP FUND BOARD
Tricor Pacific MATURE ONLY OWN PASSIVE
Grandlark NICHE OWN YES
Headwater SMB FUND YES
03 / Site Audit

The diagnosis.

Critical / SEO

Homepage is a black void — zero indexable content

The entire above-the-fold is a logo on a black background. No headline, no copy, no keywords. Google sees nothing. Tryton is invisible to every search query a founder or partner would make.

0 keywords
Critical / SEO

5 total pages. Zero content depth

Home, Team, Contact, Disclaimer, one news post. No sector pages, no investment thesis, no case studies. WD Capital has 30+ indexed pages. Tryton has 5. That gap compounds daily.

5 pages
Critical / Performance

Elementor loads 800KB+ of unused CSS/JS

WordPress + Astra + Elementor ships heavy framework code on every page load. Render-blocking stylesheets, unused JavaScript, no lazy loading. A founder on mobile waits 4-6 seconds for a black screen.

4-6s load
Warning / Trust

No portfolio, no track record, no outcomes

No named investments, no returns, no case studies. SolarBank is the only mention — buried in a news repost. A PE firm's site should be proof of what they've done. This one offers none.

0 proof points
Warning / SEO

No meta descriptions, no title tags, no alt text

Every page uses the same generic WordPress title pattern. No custom meta descriptions. No image alt text. Google doesn't know what any page is about — neither do AI search agents.

No meta
Warning / Discoverability

Zero schema markup — invisible to AI search

No Organization, Person, or Article schema. When someone asks Perplexity or ChatGPT about "Vancouver private equity" or "multi-sector capital partners," Tryton doesn't surface. Ever.

0 AI citations
Warning / Positioning

"Management Corporation" says nothing

No value proposition anywhere on the site. No headline explaining what Tryton does, what sectors it covers, or why it's different. A founder lands on the page and has no reason to stay.

No positioning
Warning / Credibility

Team page has names but no substance

No bios, no photos, no LinkedIn links, no deal history. Abeir's 20+ years of M&A experience and Greg's 25+ years are completely invisible. The team is Tryton's strongest asset and it's hidden.

No bios

Here's what good looks like.

← trytoncapital.com today wdcapitalgroup.com (the benchmark) →
Current trytoncapital.com
WD Capital Group - the benchmark
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04 / Who We Are

Humans and agents, building together.

Working in concert.

Researching, designing, building, and deploying brand experiences for the modern stack. We deliver better product, faster than traditional agencies, because we've rebuilt the process from the ground up.

The Humans
M
Matt Goulet
Creative Director & UI/UX
S
Steve O'Brien
Business & Brand
B
Braeden Norman
Head of Engineering
M
Montana Yorke
Customer Care
C
Christopher Fong
Front End & QA
The Agents
Sally
Sally
Visual Direction & Art Direction
Felicity
Felicity
Research & Competitive Intelligence
Clarence
Clarence
Backend Engineering & Infrastructure
Carter
Carter
Diagnostics, Monitoring & QA
Ralph
Ralph
Frontend Engineering & Build
05 / How We Work

A Process Built for Precision, Speed, and Execution.

Four weeks from intake to launch. Three months of active partnership after.

1

Week 1: Discovery

  • Structured intake with Tryton leadership. Understand how deals flow, how founders evaluate, what closes
  • Comprehensive audit of existing digital presence: site analytics, search rankings, competitive positioning
  • Stakeholder interviews: what does Tryton feel like to the portfolio companies that work with you?
  • Competitive UX teardowns: how Krystal Growth, Vanedge, Tricor Pacific, and other Vancouver PE firms present to founders
  • Content strategy: identify what founders and deal partners actually search for
→ Discovery brief + positioning candidates
2

Week 2: Design

  • Design palette, typography system, responsive hierarchy scale
  • Sample imagery and visual direction boards
  • UI/UX component design language: cards, team profiles, sector showcases, trust signals
  • Information architecture: site map, user flows, CTA strategy per visitor type (founder vs. partner vs. LP)
  • Dogfood positioning statements. Refine based on Week 1 feedback
→ Brand direction deck + design system + IA document
3

Week 3: Prototype

  • Implement front-end prototype with real content and approved design system
  • Real-time feedback chat built directly into the prototype
  • Full responsive implementation: desktop, tablet, mobile breakpoints
  • Micro-interaction and animation design: scroll reveals, hover states, transitions
  • Accessibility audit: WCAG AA compliance, keyboard navigation, screen readers
→ Live interactive prototype + annotated feedback log
4

Week 4: Ship

  • Rebuild front-end on production stack (Next.js or custom static build)
  • CTA infrastructure: contact forms, deal inquiry flow, calendar integration
  • Analytics integration: GA4, conversion tracking, event taxonomy
  • SEO foundation: schema markup, meta strategy, XML sitemap, Core Web Vitals 95+
  • Performance budget: sub-2s LCP, zero CLS, optimized asset pipeline
→ Production-ready website deployed
5

Months 2-4: Evolve

10 hours per month across all Studio 1299 staff.
  • Continuous UI/UX refinement based on real user behavior, analytics, and direct feedback
  • Monthly performance reviews with actionable recommendations
  • A/B test execution and analysis: headlines, CTAs, layouts
  • SEO content expansion: sector pages, investment thesis content, AI-optimized pages
  • Agentic search monitoring: Perplexity, ChatGPT, Gemini citation tracking
  • Portfolio updates: new deals, case studies, press as they happen
  • Design system maintenance: new components, pattern library, brand consistency
→ Monthly performance report + continuous evolution
Deliverables
Logo System

Full rebrand. Primary, secondary, icon, favicon, social variants, dark/light

Design System

Component library, design tokens, sector page templates, usage guidelines

Brand Guidelines

Color, typography, voice and tone, imagery style, do's and don'ts

Production Website

Custom build, CTA infrastructure, analytics, conversion tracking

Sector Pages

Individual pages for each investment vertical with positioning and proof

LLM-Optimized Architecture

Organization, Person, Article schema. AI search readiness across all content

3-Month Support

10 hours per month across all staff. UI/UX, SEO, analytics, content

Agentic Search Monitoring

Perplexity, ChatGPT, Gemini citation tracking. Monthly reports

06 / Our Work

Some recent work.

Two complete design systems we've shipped and deployed as custom Next.js builds. Each with its own palette, typography, and emotional register.

++++
Better blood. Better life.
"Clinical precision meets modern wellness."
Proxima Health homepage
Homepage
Proxima Health science page
The Science
Live Components
Gradient Button
0
of Americans have detectable PFAS
Stat Counter
++

INUSpheresis®

Corner Card
The Science
Nav Link
Palette
Display Font
NB INTERNATIONAL
Body Font
Archivo
Layout Concept
Corner marker grid system, gradient accent bars, vertical guideline motif, pill-style headlines, clinical hierarchy
Mood
clinicalprecisewarm authorityhumanscientific
RISE POWER
"Quiet, emission-free power. Deployed."
Rise Power homepage
Rise Power solutions
Live Components
Primary Button
<65 dBA
Acoustic Signature
Metrics Badge
Engineering & Development+
Prototype-to-production engineering for hydrogen fuel cell power systems, thermal management, and modular cartridge design.
Accordion
Corner Bracket
Palette
Display Font
ALDRICH
Body Font
Inter
Layout Concept
72px grid overlay, corner bracket chrome, accordion capabilities, split-section layouts, hexagonal shield mark, metrics band
Mood
tacticalengineeredmission-readysilent authoritydeployed
07 / Next Steps

Where will we take you?

TRYTON
"We can fill in these blanks."
Palette
Display Font
Body Font
Concept
Mood
Live Component Preview: Portfolio Ticker
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$0.00
SolarBank Corp.
Portfolio +0.0%
$0
AUM (Illustrative)
Realized Returns
0 x
Multiple on Invested Capital
Animations are illustrative. Real tickers pull from live APIs.
08 / Investment

The engagement.

Complete Website Redesign + 3-Month Partnership
Logo system · Design system · Brand guidelines · Production website · Sector pages · LLM-optimized architecture · 3 months of support (10 hrs/mo) · Agentic search monitoring
$15,000 CAD
Timeline
Week 1
Discovery
Week 2
Design
Week 3
Prototype
Week 4
Ship
Months 2–4
Evolve
10hrs/mo included
09 / Get In Touch
Let's Build Tryton 2.0.
hello@studio1299.com
CONFIDENTIAL
Let's talk