Fractional CFO
Fractional Chief Financial Officer services providing financial leadership, compliance oversight, and operational support for venture capital funds.
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What you'll work on
Fractional CFO services for venture capital firms. I joined Laconia Capital Group as their fractional CFO in 2024 and have capacity for one additional firm. I'm also available on a lighter, flexible basis for emerging managers who don't yet need the full engagement.
The work covers fund-level financial leadership, compliance, and operational support, leveraging twenty years working with venture funds on forecasting, planning, and reporting.
Two ways to engage
Full fractional CFO
For established firms or growing emerging managers ready for full financial leadership. Responsibilities include:
- Fund operations, managing service providers (fund admins, auditors, accounting, tax, legal, payroll, insurance, compliance) as CFO/CCO/CAO
- LP reporting, quarterly and annual reporting, investor letters, fund financial statements, fair market valuations
- Capital planning, capital call modeling, reserves, investment pacing, capital call operations
- Deal operations, deal funding, expense management, wire payments, deal document execution
- Compliance, Form ADV, Form PF, SEC registrations, federal and state filings
- Firm financial ops, expense management, cash flow, payroll, banking, management company budgeting
- Portfolio management, KPI reporting, consolidated portfolio views, working with the investment team
- Fundraising support, data rooms, LP relations, fund modeling
I can also assist portfolio companies on their own financial operations as needed.
Flexible engagement for emerging managers
Earlier-stage funds, typically $1M to $15M in committed capital, syndicates, rolling funds, SPVs, usually don't need full fractional CFO services. They need expert guidance for specific decisions (portfolio construction, investment pacing, capital call timing, management company budgeting, operational questions) without paying for a full engagement.
For these firms, I offer flexibility on time, scope, and price. Quarterly retainers, monthly check-ins, project-based engagements, structured to be valuable for first-time and emerging managers. Email support between sessions.
Common questions
How is the emerging-manager engagement different from full fractional CFO?
Lower time commitment, lower price, focused on strategic decisions rather than running operations. You keep your bookkeeping and fund admin in place; I bring CFO-level thinking to the decisions that matter most.
Can I scale up later?
Yes. As the fund grows and operations get more complex, the engagement can transition to full fractional CFO services without restarting the relationship.
What's the time commitment?
Depends on the fund stage. Full fractional engagements vary by firm. Emerging-manager engagements typically run a few hours per quarter for strategic sessions plus email support.
Why do you do this?
I've worked with hundreds of venture funds on portfolio construction and fund modeling, and as a fractional CFO at Laconia I see the operational side of the work daily. The work I've spent twenty years on, making financial planning better, faster, cheaper for entrepreneurs and investors, extends naturally into actually running the financials of a fund.
Next steps
Contact me to discuss your firm and what kind of engagement would fit. I'll respond directly.