the model holds
when the term sheet gets real.
Part-time CFO work for founders between the seed check and the Series A: 13-week cash-flow, a board deck that pre-empts the follow-up email, and a fundraising model built to survive line-by-line diligence.
a full-time cfo, or the exact hours you need
Most growth-stage teams need CFO-grade rigor for a handful of decisions a quarter — not a full-time salary line. Here is the honest trade-off.
the salaried seat
- →$240k+ base, plus equity, bonus, and benefits load
- →a 60–90 day search before day one
- →fixed cost through the quarters you don't raise
- →one person's playbook, hired for the next stage you haven't reached
the scoped engagement
- →from $6,800/mo, billed against defined deliverables
- →kickoff within a week — no search, no ramp
- →scale the hours up for a raise, down between milestones
- →a decade of Series-A model-building applied to your line items
three engagements, priced to the deliverable
Each is a fixed scope with a named output you can hand to a board or a lead investor. Pick one, or run them in sequence.
runway diagnostic
A 13-week direct cash-flow model plus an annual operating budget wired to your actuals, so you know the exact week the runway math changes — and the two levers that move it.
- 13-week direct model
- annual operating budget
- burn & runway thresholds
- monthly variance review
from $3,400 / one-time build
board-ready reporting
A monthly close narrative and a board deck that answers the questions before they're asked — KPIs, cohort trends, and a cash bridge presented the way investors read them.
- monthly board deck
- KPI + cohort dashboard
- cash & burn bridge
- pre-read Q&A prep
from $6,800 / month
raise-ready model
A three-statement operating model with driver-based scenarios, a data-room-grade cap table, and dilution math — the file the lead's associate will stress-test line by line.
- three-statement model
- scenario + sensitivity toggles
- cap table & dilution
- diligence data-room support
from $11,500 / per round
“we don't dress the numbers. we make them survive the questions.”
the working principle behind every model we ship
the questions founders actually ask
what's a fractional cfo?
A CFO's judgment and output, engaged part-time. You get the model and the board narrative without the full-time salary line or the search.
how is it billed?
Per engagement, against a defined scope and deliverable — a one-time build, a monthly retainer, or a per-round fee. No open-ended hourly meter.
what stage fits?
Post-seed through Series A, roughly $500k–$8M ARR or a live raise. Earlier teams get the runway diagnostic; that's usually enough.
do you replace our bookkeeper?
No. We build on top of clean books. We'll flag what needs tightening, but day-to-day bookkeeping stays with your team or vendor.
who does the work?
The same advisor scopes, builds, and presents your model — the person in the kickoff is the person in the board room, every engagement.
how fast to start?
Kickoff within a week of a signed scope. A runway diagnostic typically ships in 10 business days; a full raise model in three to four weeks.
which tools do you use?
Live Excel or Google Sheets you own outright — driver-based and audit-ready. We hand over the file and walk your team through it.
can you sit in on the raise?
Yes. The raise-ready scope includes diligence data-room support and prep for the lead's finance questions through close.
book a scoping call
Bring your cap table and last three months of actuals. In 30 minutes we'll name the right engagement and a fixed price — no obligation to proceed.
start a scope