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Services for Startups

Fractional CFO

Scale smarter and achieve your vision sooner with strategic financial guidance from Burkland

  • Scale with Confidence
  • Maximize Your Runway
  • Improve Fundraising Outcomes
  • Focus On Your Core Business
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Strategic Financial Guidance for Growing Startups

Scale with Confidence

Our fractional CFOs are startup experts who know what's around each turn. We help guide your startup along the best path to success.

  • Strategic Planning
  • Financial Modeling
  • Annual Planning & Forecasting
  • Long-Range Financial Planning

Maximize Your Runway

Extend your operating capital as you achieve critical milestones to secure the best terms for your next funding round.

Improve Fundraising Outcomes

We know investors, and we know what they need to see to make a confident investment in your startup.

  • Fundraising KPIs
  • Due Diligence Support
  • Pitchdeck Support
  • Strategic Introductions

Focus On Your Core Business

Your fractional CFO merges seamlessly with your team, taking over the heavy lifting of financial operations so you can develop your offering and scale your business.

  • Financial Oversight
  • Process Optimization
  • Board Support

Fractional CFO Services

Burkland’s Fractional CFOs, Interim CFOs, and Outsourced Finance Directors Deliver:

Early-Stage & Beyond

  • Financial modeling
  • Long-range financial planning
  • Revenue model and unit economics
  • Fundraising project plan
  • Investor presentation
  • Cap tables, valuation and equity dilution
  • Series A overview and current trends
  • Series A term sheets

Mid-Stage & Beyond

  • Venture debt
  • Financial metrics and analytics
  • Preparing for an audit
  • Continuous Financial Intelligence
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Annual planning and forecasting
  • Board reporting packages
  • Financial metrics and benchmarking
  • Sales compensation structures
  • Quarterly review of metrics
  • Series B overview and current trends
  • Series B term sheets

Late-Stage & Exit

  • Financial metrics and data analytics
  • Potential international expansion
  • Strategic decision support
  • M&A support
  • Board / Investor presentations
  • Continuous Financial Intelligence
  • Series C overview and current trends
  • Series C term sheets

Fractional CFO Pricing

Foundations Tier

Starting at $1,600 Per Month

Often a fit for early-stage startups

  • Example services:
    Financial modeling, strategic guidance, reporting, finance leadership

Growth Tier

Starting at $2,500 Per Month

For startups with increasing complexity

  • Example services:
    Fundraising support, KPI tracking, board support, cash forecasting

Advanced Tier

Starting at $4,200 Per Month

For complex strategic finance needs

  • Example services:
    Scenario planning, audit support, growth and exit planning

Stage fit is directional, not a hard-and-fast rule. Pricing depends on scope and support needs.

How this compares to a full-time CFO hire

A typical Burkland Fractional CFO engagement ranges from approximately $19K to $50K per year, compared with the $400K+ median annual salary of a full-time CFO in the U.S.

Not Sure You Need a Fractional CFO?

Some startups need strategic CFO guidance. Others need a Director of Finance to bring more structure, visibility, and day-to-day financial management at a lower price point.

Burkland helps you match the role to the need, with the flexibility to adjust as your startup grows.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • A fractional CFO is a senior finance leader who works with your startup part-time. You get the same strategic insight as a full-time CFO including KPI development, financial modeling, fundraising support, and board reporting, without the full-time cost.

  • Accountants and controllers focus on keeping your books clean and compliant. A fractional CFO helps you look forward—guiding fundraising strategy, scenario planning, cash runway, investor relations, and growth decisions. Burkland provides the full finance stack, so your CFO is backed by a complete team.

  • Most founders bring in a fractional CFO when they’re preparing to raise capital, scaling rapidly, or facing complex financial decisions. At Burkland, we also work with pre-seed companies who want an early financial model to build investor confidence.

  • Our CFOs refine your financial model, prepare investor-ready materials, and help manage term sheets and due diligence. With deep relationships across top VC firms and experience in hundreds of successful rounds, we know what investors want to see, and how to improve your odds of getting funded.

  • You’ll work with a dedicated CFO who knows your business inside and out. Behind them, you’ll also have access to Burkland’s full team of finance, accounting, tax, and payroll specialists.

  • It depends on your stage and needs. Some startups need only a few hours of CFO time each month, while others want their CFO actively involved in weekly leadership discussions, quarterly planning, board meetings, and special projects. We tailor the level of engagement so you get exactly the support your company requires.

  • Engagements vary based on stage and scope, but founders spend far less than the $400k+ a full-time CFO would cost. We provide clear pricing upfront, so there are no surprises. A fractional CFO costs a small fraction of hiring in-house.

  • Our CFOs have deep experience across venture-backed sectors including SaaS, AI, Fintech, Consumer & Manufacturing, Biotech & Healthcare, and Clean Energy. We match you with someone who understands your business model and sector dynamics.

  • Yes. Burkland CFOs prepare board decks, join board meetings, and serve as a financial bridge between you and your investors to help you build trust and credibility.

  • Many founders eventually hire a full-time CFO. Until then, your Burkland fractional CFO scales with you, supported by a full finance team. When the time comes, we help with the transition to an in-house hire.