Strategic finance for the next raise next chapter next mission .

Fractional CFO leadership for venture-backed and bootstrapped teams. Investor-ready models, runway you can defend, unit economics that close rounds. Cashflow clarity and operating rigor for small businesses ready to scale. The systems, dashboards, and decisions a $50M company runs — at your stage. Grant strategy and FinOps for mission-driven organizations. Restricted-fund discipline, board-ready reporting, and revenue diversification that compounds impact.

$5M+ Capital secured $20M+ Revenue analyzed $2M+ Cost savings
Why VIG

Finance that moves with you — not against you.

We embed as part of your leadership team, not as a vendor. The result: decisions made faster, capital deployed sharper, and a finance function that scales beside your ambition.

01 · Pragmatic

Strategy built for your reality, not a textbook

Forecasts that survive contact with the real world. Models you can defend to investors, boards, and yourself at 11pm.

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02 · Embedded

Senior CFOs in the seat, not a junior playbook

You get the operator who's closed rounds, navigated audits, and rebuilt finance stacks — not a templated deliverable.

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03 · Adaptive

Built for the volatility of growth-stage work

Detroit-forged resilience meets SaaS-grade rigor. We shift gears with you — from seed sprint to scale to steady-state.

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Capabilities

A complete finance function,
rented by the milestone.

Six capability lines, deployed in whichever combination fits your stage. Engage one or stitch them into a full fractional finance team.

Fractional CFO

Cashflow governance, board-level strategy, and the financial leadership your stage demands — without a full-time hire.

  • Forecasting
  • Board reporting
  • Capital strategy

FP&A & Modeling

3-statement models, scenario planning, and sensitivity analysis you can stand behind in front of any audience.

  • Pro forma
  • Scenarios
  • Unit economics

FinOps

AP/AR optimization, vendor workflows, and the operational plumbing that compounds into real margin.

  • AP / AR
  • Close cycle
  • Process

Capital Strategy

Round timing, investor narrative, data room readiness, and the diligence prep that compresses time-to-close.

  • Pitch review
  • Data room
  • Diligence

Grants & Compliance

Grant writing, restricted-fund tracking, filing prep, and reporting that earns funder trust on repeat.

  • Grant strategy
  • Restricted funds
  • 990s

Systems & Tooling

Tech stack design: bookkeeping, payroll, billing, and CRM — implemented, integrated, and handed off documented.

  • QBO / Xero
  • Ramp
  • HRIS / Payroll
How it works

One operating system,
four lenses on your business.

Whether the next decision is about a raise, a hire, or a margin lever — every engagement runs through the same disciplined framework.

01 · Strategy

Make the next 18 months legible — to your board, your team, and your future self.

We build the operating model that connects vision to math: scenarios, hiring curves, and the trade-off conversations leadership teams routinely defer until they're forced.

  • 3-statement pro forma & scenarios
  • Hiring plan & capacity model
  • Pricing & packaging analysis
  • Board narrative & KPI ladder
Outcomes

Measurable, repeatable, compounding.

Numbers from engagements across our portfolio — across sectors, stages, and time horizons.

Capital secured
$5M+

Strategic fundraising and grant management driving growth acceleration.

Revenue analyzed
$20M+

Advanced financial analytics powering data-driven decision making.

Cost savings delivered
$2M+

Systems optimization and operational excellence initiatives.

Engagement

How we work, week one onward.

A clear cadence from kick-off through hand-off. No ambiguity, no slow ramps — finance leadership in motion within 14 days.

01 · Day 0–7

Diagnose

Books, tools, and metrics under the microscope. We benchmark what's healthy, what's leaking, and what's hidden.

02 · Day 7–14

Design

Operating model, KPI dashboard, and the 90-day plan — drafted alongside you, refined in real time.

03 · Day 14–30

Deploy

Tooling implemented, workflows automated, reporting cadence live. Hand-off documents written as we go.

04 · Monthly

Drive

Close, report, advise. Board prep, fundraising support, and the strategic conversations that move the number.

05 · Quarterly

Re-architect

Plans get stale. Every quarter we sharpen the model, retire what's not working, and ship the next milestone.

Get started

Build the finance function your next round expects. Build the finance function your next chapter requires. Build the finance function your mission deserves.

30-minute intro. No pitch deck, no upsell. Just a candid conversation about where you are and what the next three months should look like.

RESPONSE TIME < 24h
FIRST DELIVERABLE Week 1
MIN ENGAGEMENT 3 months
NDA-READY ● ON FILE