Executive decision support
Make high-impact technology decisions faster — with confidence.
The AI revolution has led to an explosion of companies, platforms and solutions, many of which can accelerate business outcomes. We're living in a world of abundance, but also one of complexity. And speed is everything.
There are now hundreds of as-a-service, managed service, cloud, security, and AI providers — many of them innovative, smaller players executives may not be familiar with. The challenge for leadership isn’t access to technology. It’s evaluating the right solution quickly and confidently.
In one sentence
Outcome-focused guidance to help you make the right decision — faster.
Dark Horse Advisors acts as a supplier-neutral trusted advisor to CIOs and CFOs — helping you cut through market noise, evaluate options objectively, and deploy the solution that best aligns with business goals.
Ideal for
- CIO / IT LeadershipModernize, reduce risk, simplify vendor selection
- CFO / Finance LeadershipClear value cases, predictable spend, faster decisions
- CEO / OperatorsAccelerate initiatives and execution without added overhead
How we're aligned
Outcome-first guidance, backed by the right market access.
Technology decisions are harder than ever. Dark Horse helps you define the right outcome, bring the right expertise to the table, and evaluate the right options — without requiring you to build the team yourself.
Your Business Goals
What leadership is trying to achieve.
- Improve business outcomes
- Move quickly with confidence
- Reduce decision and implementation risk
- Avoid building a larger internal team
Dark Horse Advisors
The alignment and decision-support layer.
- Start with outcomes, not products
- Bring the right expertise on demand
- Translate requirements into practical options
- Support evaluation, selection, and deployment
- Stay engaged over the life of the contract
Solution Providers
The market landscape you can access through the process.
- Broad ecosystem of vetted providers
- Cloud, managed service, security, and AI solutions
- Selected based on fit and expected impact
- Delivered as ongoing subscription-based services
Market access without vendor bias.
Through our partnership with Avant Communications, Dark Horse Advisors can evaluate and shortlist solutions across technology domains — with access to 300+ vetted providers and on-demand subject matter experts.
Core focus areas
Supporting capabilities
How we work
From requirements to a confident shortlist — quickly.
Focus areas
Where Dark Horse fits in the technology landscape
- Cloud & infrastructure servicesBuild the right foundation without building it yourself
- Security & riskReduce exposure, improve posture, strengthen resilience
- Backup, continuity & recoveryKeep operations running and recover faster
- Networking & connectivityEnable performance and reliability across locations
- Managed servicesExtend your team with predictable operations and coverage
- AI enablementConsume AI responsibly through the right platforms and governance
Why Dark Horse
Expert guidance — backed by a deep ecosystem.
Through our partnership with Avant Communications, we bring access to 300+ vetted providers and advanced decision-support tools — including AI-driven supplier matching — so decisions are both strategic and data-backed.
Compensation model
You do not pay a consulting fee. Dark Horse is compensated only when a solution is implemented, and over time as that solution remains in place — keeping our model aligned with long-term client success.
Who we are
Clarity in a market built on complexity.
Technology markets have shifted from scarcity to abundance. There are more capable providers than ever — and more noise.
Dark Horse Advisors exists to help executives cut through that noise.
Founded by Matt Ammentorp, Dark Horse Advisors brings decades of experience in technology sales, executive engagement, and solution strategy. Matt has spent his career working alongside CIOs, CFOs, and business leaders navigating complex technology decisions — balancing innovation, risk, and financial discipline.
Through a formal partnership with Avant, Dark Horse provides access to a nationwide ecosystem of more than 300 vetted providers and subject matter experts. That means clients benefit from both strategic perspective and deep market visibility — without vendor bias or internal pressure.
Dark Horse is not a traditional consulting firm that delivers a report and steps away. And it is not a product sales organization.
It is a decision partner — engaged before selection, through deployment, and throughout the life of the contract. Because compensation is tied to successful deployment and ongoing performance, incentives remain aligned with long-term client success.
Start with a 20‑minute conversation.
Tell us what you’re evaluating and the timeline. We’ll reply quickly with next steps.