Startup accounting services that hold up when someone finally asks for the numbers.
Early on, the founder does the books at midnight and it's fine. Then a lender, an investor, or an acquirer asks for three years of clean financials and a credible forecast, and the midnight bookkeeping becomes a six-week problem at exactly the wrong moment. We build the finance function before you need it.
The four problems we see most in startups & founders
Books built for nobody
A chart of accounts that made sense to the founder and to no one else — including your future lender.
Runway maths in a spreadsheet
Cash forecasting that lives in one person's head, so scenario questions take days to answer.
Commingled early spending
Personal cards funding the company in year one, which quietly complicates every financial statement after it.
No metrics discipline
Growth is real but nobody can prove unit economics, which is the first thing a diligence process probes.
What we do about it
- Set up a clean, standard chart of accounts from day one
- Untangle commingled personal and business spending
- Build a rolling runway and scenario forecast
- Track the unit economics and KPIs your stage is judged on
- Prepare diligence- and lender-ready financial statements
What this means when you go for financing
Not every startup should raise equity. A great many are better served by an SBA or bank loan that doesn't cost ownership — but that route is document-heavy and unforgiving of messy books. We get you credible on either path.
The services behind the work
Most engagements start with a cleanup, then move into ongoing accounting and a loan-ready package.