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Accounting & CFO Services Built for Your Industry

Every industry has its own accounting gotchas: ASC 606 for SaaS, custodial accounts for fintech, GPU cost allocation for AI, grant rules for biotech, inventory for e-commerce. We run the right playbook for yours.

SaaS Startups

ARR, MRR, NRR, gross margin, CAC payback, and Rule of 40, tracked automatically. ASC 606 deferred revenue handled right. Board-ready SaaS metrics on day one.

Fintech Startups

Money movement reconciliation, interchange accounting, cost-per-transaction unit economics, and audit-ready financials that pass regulator and partner-bank scrutiny.

AI Startups

GPU and inference cost accounting, R&D credits on compute and engineering spend, gross margin after cloud costs, and AI-specific unit economics that investors ask about.

Biotech Startups

Grant accounting under Uniform Guidance, clinical-trial cost tracking by study, R&D capitalization decisions, and milestone-based financials investors and grantors expect.

Digital Health Startups

PMPM, fee-for-service, and subscription revenue recognition, payer AR and long collection cycles, provider network cost accounting, and contribution margin per member your board expects.

E-commerce Startups

Inventory and COGS accounting, multi-state sales tax, channel-level margin, and contribution-margin reporting that keeps DTC brands investor-ready and profitable.

Climate Tech Startups

Federal award accounting for DOE and ARPA-E funding, clean energy tax credit tracking after the 2025 law changes, capex-heavy and project finance models, and hardware books that hold up to investor and grantor diligence.

Marketplace Startups

Principal vs. agent revenue under ASC 606, GMV and take rate reported honestly, payout and chargeback reconciliation, marketplace facilitator sales tax, and contribution margin per transaction.

Hardware and Deep Tech Startups

Inventory and COGS accounting with standard and landed cost, contract manufacturer deposits, gross margin by SKU, warranty reserves, and the working capital planning that hardware growth demands.

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