For VC-Backed Startups

Investor-grade finance, without the CFO price tag.

You do not need a CFO. You need CFO-grade output. The difference is AED 400K a year and 1% of your cap table. We build the financial infrastructure that makes investors say yes, and say it faster.

The numbers investors actually check

Your ARR says USD 3M. Under IFRS 15 it may restate to USD 1.8M. At a 10x multiple, that difference is USD 12M of enterprise value. We close the gap before your lead investor finds it.

If you are QFZP-registered and have never had an IFRS audit, Ministerial Decision No. 84 of 2025 says you are not compliant, and the penalty is backdated 9% corporate tax. We fix it inside 90 days.

MENA Series A diligence averages 12 weeks. With investor-grade financials it runs closer to 7. Five weeks of momentum is the cheapest valuation protection you will ever buy.

Where are you?

Bookkeeping, filings, a monthly financial pack: nothing more. That is the Startup Package, from AED 2,000/month, by transaction volume. Upgrade anytime, no second onboarding fee.

Startup Package
from AED 2,000/month

Full pricing

Forecasting, KPIs, a CFO who can talk to your board: that is a different product, whatever round you are in. Foundation runs the full finance operation (Seed to Series A), Growth adds budgeting and a fractional CFO (Series A/B), Strategic adds board and diligence readiness (Series B+ or pre-transaction, includes a 1% success fee at exit).

Foundation → Growth → Strategic
from AED 10,000/month

See SMB tiers

Real revenue, flat trajectory, a cap table working against you, runway you cannot see clearly. You built a real business; the numbers just have not caught up with the story. We fix that quietly: runway truth, burn anatomy, revenue quality, and cap table scenarios, so you walk into the next board meeting on your terms.

Start with the Financial Health Diagnostic

A fixed-fee, 2-4 week assessment: financial gap analysis, IFRS 15 policy review, ARR-to-GL reconciliation, compliance checklist, data room gap map, and a prioritized 90-day action plan, presented to you and your board. AED 37,000-92,000 depending on scope and urgency, with AED 9,175 credited across your first three retainer months if you continue within 30 days.
Active fundraise? The urgency scope compresses delivery to 3-4 weeks and prioritizes the data room financial section, ready before your lead investor starts reviewing.

Without us / With us

Without us

With us

ARR that restates in diligence
ARR reconciled to the GL, defensible under stress-testing
Board packs built the night before
Investor-grade pack, same format every month
A Google Sheet only one person understands
A 3-statement model with auditable assumptions
CFO search: 6-12 months, plus equity
CFO-grade output in 2-6 weeks, zero dilution
Diligence finds the gaps
You found them first

How we compare

Full-time CFO: AED 400K-800K/year plus equity, 3-6 months to output.
Bookkeeping firm: compliance output, not investor output.
Big 4: enterprise methodology at enterprise pace.
Exit Builders: first deliverable in 2-6 weeks, no equity, and a build-operate-transfer handoff to your future in-house team built in.

Startup FAQ

Why is this 2-3x what my junior finance manager costs?
Because it is not the same job. Your finance manager runs day-to-day bookkeeping. IFRS 15 restatements, 3-statement modeling, and investor Q&A are CFO work. Compare us to the AED 400K-800K CFO you would otherwise hire, not to a salary line, and then compare both to the valuation at risk in your next diligence.
Our VC says get a Big 4 firm.
For the statutory audit, yes, and we coordinate with them. For investor-grade monthly output at startup speed, Big 4 teams are built for enterprises. Ask them for a monthly board pack with an ARR waterfall and see what it costs.
Will investors or our board know we brought you in?
Only if you tell them, and founders usually do, because it reads as discipline. Every engagement runs under NDA either way.
Why a 12-month term?
Because the term protects you as much as it protects us: it means we staff your engagement properly and never drop your books mid-year. Pay the year upfront and get 2 months free. If commitment is the sticking point, talk to us; there is usually a structure that works.
We will fix finance after the round closes.
That is the most expensive sentence in startup finance. Investors find the gap during diligence and either re-trade the valuation or walk. The round you protect is this one.
We operate under NDA with every client. We do not disclose relationships, and we do not share your data without written permission. Working with Exit Builders does not signal anything to your market, your team, or your board. It means you are running a disciplined company.

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