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Strategic Finance for Startups

Turn financial complexity into a competitive advantage
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Financial leadership that scales with your startup.

Burkland gives you the right level of strategic finance support to meet your current needs and future goals.

  • Fractional CFO
  • Financial Modeling Analyst
  • Director of Finance
  • Interim CFO

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    Early-Stage & Beyond

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

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    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

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    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

Turn financial insight into startup growth.

Strategic finance goes beyond accounting and compliance. It connects your numbers to your mission, helping you make smarter, faster decisions as you grow.

  • Build and interpret financial models that drive sustainable growth.
  • Forecast cash flow, runway, and future scenarios with clarity.
  • Prepare confidently for investor conversations and due diligence.
  • Align spending, hiring, and operations around measurable goals.

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Fractional CFO

Executive-level strategy and investor relations without the cost of a full-time hire.

Financial Modeling & Analytics

Models and dashboards that turn your data into investor-ready stories.

Director of Finance

Financial reporting, forecasting, and structure to keep your business on course.

Interim CFO

Experienced financial leadership that steps in to bridge timing and capability gaps.

We work with you to identify and place the right strategic financial resources for your current stage and needs.

Why Choose Burkland?

800+ Venture-Backed Startup Clients

With over 20 years of experience serving thousands of venture-backed startups—and currently supporting over 800—Burkland brings unmatched expertise to help your startup navigate every financial challenge, secure funding, and scale with confidence.

$17.8B+ Venture Funding Raised by Clients

Startups working with Burkland have raised over $17.8 billion in funding—proof that our financial expertise, strategic guidance, and investor insights help founders attract capital and drive growth.

50+ Venture Capital Partners

Our deep VC experience and strong network of venture partners gives us the perspective to ensure your financial story aligns with investor expectations.

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Raising your first round? Scaling rapidly? Preparing for an acquisition? Burkland’s strategic finance services keep you moving forward with confidence.

Financial Modeling & Forecasting

Plan with Precision, Grow with Confidence

Uncertainty can slow your growth or derail your startup, but with the right financial models, you stay in control. Accurate, forward-looking financial models give you the visibility to anticipate challenges, seize opportunities, and make smarter decisions. From managing burn rate and optimizing cash flow to preparing for funding rounds and evaluating growth scenarios, reliable forecasts are essential to every step of your journey. Burkland’s expert-built financial models provide the clarity you need to allocate resources efficiently, impress investors, and scale with confidence at every stage of growth.

Cash Flow & Runway Planning

Stay Funded, Stay in Control

Cash is the lifeblood of your startup, and knowing how long it will last is critical to survival and growth. Without a clear view of your cash flow and runway, you risk running into unexpected shortfalls or raising capital under pressure. Burkland’s cash flow and runway planning services give you a complete, real-time understanding of your financial position—how much capital you have, how long it will last, and when you need to raise your next round. We help you optimize spending, extend your runway, and avoid surprises, so you can grow on your terms with confidence and control.

Fundraising Strategy & Support

Raise Capital with Confidence

Fundraising is one of the most critical and challenging milestones for any startup. A weak strategy or unclear financials can lead to missed opportunities, delayed growth, or unfavorable terms. Burkland’s fundraising support equips you with a clear, data-driven plan, investor-ready financials, and the key metrics VCs want to see. From identifying KPIs and crafting persuasive pitch decks to navigating due diligence, we guide you through every stage of the process. With insights from over $17.8 billion raised by our clients and a strong network of 50+ VC partners, we help you approach investors with confidence and secure the capital you need to fuel growth.

Budgeting & Expense Management

Maximize Every Dollar, Accelerate Growth

In a startup, every dollar has a job, and how you allocate resources can make or break your growth trajectory. A well-structured budget helps you control burn, prioritize spending, and stay laser-focused on the activities that drive real results. Burkland’s budgeting and expense management services give you a clear financial roadmap that aligns your spending with your growth goals, funding strategy, and long-term vision.

Scenario Planning & Risk Management

Prepare for the Unexpected, Stay on Track

Startups operate in a world of uncertainty; funding delays, market shifts, and unforeseen costs can disrupt even the best-laid plans. Scenario planning helps you anticipate these potential challenges, evaluate their impact, and develop strategies to stay on course. Burkland’s scenario planning and risk management services equip you with flexible, data-driven models to test different outcomes, assess risks, and make informed decisions. We help you stay proactive, not reactive, so your startup remains resilient and ready for whatever comes next.

Revenue Modeling & Growth Strategy

Build a Revenue Engine for Long-Term Success

To build a scalable, resilient business you need a strategic, data-backed revenue model. Burkland’s revenue modeling and growth strategy services help you identify the right pricing structures, optimize cash flow, and project your ARR with precision. We work with you to uncover hidden opportunities, mitigate risks, and design a revenue engine that powers sustainable, predictable growth. Because when your revenue strategy is rock-solid, your startup isn’t just surviving; it's positioned to lead, grow, and win in your market.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Strategic finance goes beyond closing the books and filing taxes. It’s about using your financial data to make smarter decisions. Burkland’s strategic finance team helps you plan runway, model growth, evaluate hiring plans, pressure-test your business model, and prepare for fundraising, while your accounting team focuses on recording what already happened.

  • Burkland offers Fractional CFOs, Financial Modeling Analysts, Directors of Finance, and Interim CFOs and will help match you to the best fit for your startup’s needs. We look at your stage, complexity, investor expectations, and existing team to recommend the right level of support.

  • Burkland primarily serves venture-backed startups, with deep experience in AI/ML, SaaS, marketplaces, fintech, health tech, climate tech, and other tech-enabled businesses from Seed through Series C and beyond.

  • We offer flexible pricing with fixed cost and hourly plans available to meet your startup’s needs. We’ll work with you to scope the level of support that makes sense for your stage, complexity, and budget, and we’ll keep pricing transparent so there are no surprises.

  • Most founders start to feel the need for strategic finance around late seed stage, or once you have real burn, a growing team, and investor expectations to manage. If you’re asking questions like “How much can I safely spend?” or “What do I need in place for my next round?” it’s usually the right time to bring in Burkland’s strategic finance team.

  • In most cases, we can begin work quickly after an initial scoping conversation and agreement. Founders often see value in the first few weeks in the form of a clearer model, better visibility into runway, and a concrete action plan for budget, hiring, or fundraising.

  • Yes. Burkland is built to support distributed teams. We typically work remotely, plugging into your existing tools and systems and setting up regular check-ins that fit your team’s time zones and cadence. We can also join you in person for key moments like weekly leadership meetings, investor presentations, and board meetings.

  • Burkland’s strategic finance team helps you size the round, build and refine your financial model, craft your financial story for the deck, prepare metrics investors care about, and support you through diligence and data room prep. We can also help you respond to investor follow-up questions quickly and confidently.

  • Yes. Scenario planning is a core part of our strategic finance work. We help you compare options like “raise now vs. raise later,” “aggressive hiring vs. lean,” or “expand into a new market vs. double down on the core.” You’ll see the impact on runway, headcount, margin, and valuation so you can choose your path with clarity.

  • We do both. Burkland’s strategic finance team builds an annual budget, rolling forecasts, and cash projections, then ties them back to your strategy and goals.

  • Absolutely. We work with you to define the right metrics for your stage and business model (for example: SaaS metrics, marketplace metrics, or AI usage metrics), then translate them into dashboards and board-ready reporting. The goal is to give you and your investors a consistent view of how the business is performing, month after month.