Fractional CFO services · Build business value
The CFO seat - filled with a partner, not a placeholder.
Senior finance leadership for companies $10M–$100M, delivered by a full-time team of CFOs who have already held the seat. Independent and founder-led since 1996.
1996
Founded in Austin
6,000+
Companies served
4
Markets across TX & CO
Engagement brief
A vcfo CFO embeds with the leadership team - not the org chart.
Cadence
2–4 days per week, on-site or remote
Term
30-day notice. Always. Either side.
Bench
Full-time CFOs · not contractors
Coverage
Houston
Dallas | Fort Worth
Austin | Central Texas
Denver | Colorado
The reasons people call
Most calls start the same way.
After thirty years and 6,000+ engagements, we've heard nearly every version of "I knew something was off". If any of these sound familiar - that's a good first conversation.
01
The books are a month behind, every month.
You can't make a decision on numbers you don't trust - and your accountant is doing their best.
02
The board has stopped trusting the CFO seat.
Reports keep changing. Forecasts miss. Confidence is leaking before the next round.
03
Cash is tight and you don't know why.
Revenue looks healthy. Margins should work. The bank account disagrees.
04
You need to raise - and you need someone who has done it.
Diligence-grade financials, a defensible model, and a CFO sitting next to you in the room.
05
Your CFO just resigned, mid-year.
Or your controller. Or both. You need senior coverage by next week, not next quarter.
06
You're heading into a transaction.
M&A, sale, recap, integration - and your finance function isn't ready to be looked at.
The reasons people call
Expertise, integrity, performance - every firm claims them.
These are the differentiators.
01 - Value
Loyalty
Full effort. Full commitment.
Every vcfo CFO is a full-time employee, sharing one bench, one playbook, one set of standards. Your business gets our complete attention - not the leftover hours of a contractor running six other engagements.
02 - Value
Cordiality
Warm. Charismatic. Effective.
We move with the leadership team, not against it. Polite enough for the boardroom, candid enough for the founder breakfast. The CFO who builds momentum, not friction.
03 - Value
Courage
The opposite of CF-NO.
The audacity to say what is right for success - including the things you do not want to hear. We back our convictions with math, then help you carry them through.
Position
We do not parent your business.
We partner with it.
The traditional CFO sits above the business - keeper of the rules, gatekeeper of the spending, hand brake on the strategy. That's not the seat we play. The vcfo CFO sits beside the founder, the CEO, the owner - close enough to see the whites of the problem.
01
Companion, not gatekeeper.
We move with the leadership team, not against it. The CFO who tells you what's possible - then helps you do it.
02
Full-time employees, not contractors.
Every CFO is a full-time vcfo employee, sharing one bench, one playbook, one set of standards. Coverage, not exposure.
03
30 years. 6,000+ engagements.
Founded in Austin in 1996 - one of the original fractional CFO firms in the country, and still independent.
04
Thirty days notice. Always.
No multi-year minimums. No retainer traps. We earn the next month every month.
Scope of the seat
The CFO seat.
End to end.
Most engagements span all four practice areas. Some clients hire us for one and grow it from there. Either way, you get the senior seat - not a junior with a CFO email signature.
01
Strategic finance
- Operating plan + 3-year model
- KPI design + dashboards
- Board & investor reporting
- Capital strategy
02
Cash + capital
- 13-week cash forecast
- Debt + equity raises
- Working capital optimization
- Banking & lender relationships
03
Growth + transactions
- M&A buy-side & sell-side
- Diligence rooms
- Quality of Earnings prep
- Integration & synergy tracking
04
Finance operations
- Close calendar + controls
- FP&A build-out
- ERP selection + implementation
- Audit readiness
Beginning the engagement
From hello to kickoff,
in two weeks.
01
Discovery call
We move with the leadership team, not against it. The CFO who tells you what's possible - then helps you do it.
02
Scope & match
We review your financials, draft a scope, and propose the CFO whose industry, stage and temperament fits you best.
03
Kick-off in days
Engagements typically start within 1–2 weeks. Your CFO embeds with the leadership team from week one.
04
Build value, prove it
Monthly financial cadence, quarterly business reviews, and a running ledger of value delivered.
$2.4B
Capital raised alongside clients
6,000+
Companies served since 1996
30 yrs
Independent. Founder-led.
4
Markets - Houston
Dallas | Fort Worth
Austin | Central Texas
Denver | Colorado
I have hired three full-time CFOs over fifteen years. None of them moved the business the way our vcfo partner did in the first ninety days. He was already at the table the morning we got the term sheet.
CEO, Series B SaaS company · Austin, TX
Case · Series B SaaS
$42M Series B closed in 11 weeks.
A founder-led SaaS company hired vcfo six days after their CFO resigned. The new operating model, Series B model and lender package shipped on the same calendar.
6 days
Time to kickoff
+14 mo
Runway gained
+38 pts
Board NPS
Who calls us
Three kinds of organizations
call us most.
For startups
Fractional CFO services for startups
Series A–C founders who need diligence-grade financials, a defensible model, and a CFO who has sat across from VCs before. We are not a bookkeeper with a CFO title.
startups · venture-backed · pre-IPO
For SMBs
Outsourced CFO services for owner-led businesses
For owners of $10M–$100M companies who outgrew their controller and aren't ready for a $400K CFO. We deliver the seat - without the W-2.
owner-operated · family-owned · PE-backed
For non-profits
Fractional CFO for non-profits
Mission-driven organizations with grant-funded budgets, board reporting expectations, and audit cycles that don't allow surprises. We've served foundations, associations, and 501(c)(3)s for thirty years.
foundations · associations · 501(c)(3)
Markets served
Four markets. One bench.
Our CFOs work on-site, hybrid, or fully remote. We serve clients across the U.S. and internationally - but if you'd like someone in the room, we are likely already in your city.
Austin | Central Texas
2,400+
companies served
Dallas | Fort Worth
1,100+
companies served
Houston
1,300+
companies served
Denver | Colorado
900+
companies served
SaaS & technology
Life sciences
Aerospace & defense
Professional services
Manufacturing
Non-profit
Healthcare
Consumer & retail
Real estate