AIM ANALYTICS

CFO Sprint

A senior finance leader parachuted in for a defined, time-boxed sprint to solve one high-stakes problem, whether that is a raise, a board deck, a cash turnaround, or budget season, with a fixed deliverable at the end.
Client: Sample Co. (illustrative) 6-week engagement EXAMPLE — ILLUSTRATIVE DATA
The Mandate
Why we were brought in

Sample Co. is raising a $1.5M growth round and the founder has no investor-ready model, no board deck, and no clean data room. The round stalls without them. The sprint: make the company raise-ready in six weeks.

The outcome

A defensible model, an investor board deck, and a full data room, delivered and walked through with the founder. The round opens on schedule.

Raise Snapshot
Round target
$1.5M
growth equity
Runway post-raise
22 mo
▲ from 6 mo
ARR at close
$624k
▲ 31% YoY
Implied valuation
$6–8M
pre-money range

Runway: before vs after the raise

Cash balance projected forward, months from close
With raiseDo nothing

Use of funds

Where the $1.5M goes, board-approved
The 6-Week Sprint
Week 1
Diagnose & clean done

Rebuild the historicals, reconcile the numbers, agree the revenue drivers with the founder.

Week 2–3
Build the model done

Driver-based 3-statement model, 24-month projection, runway and hiring plan tied to the raise.

Week 3–4
Valuation & use of funds done

Comparable-based valuation range, use-of-funds plan, dilution and scenario analysis.

Week 4–5
Board deck & narrative done

Investor-grade board deck: traction, unit economics, the ask, and the story the numbers tell.

Week 6
Data room & handoff done

Clean data room assembled, founder rehearsed on the model, Q&A prep for investor calls.

Unit Economics (built during the sprint)
The numbers investors ask for first · illustrative
MetricValueBenchmark
CAC (blended)$1,180< $1,500 good
LTV$7,400
LTV : CAC6.3x> 3x strong
Gross margin72%> 70% healthy
CAC payback7 mo< 12 mo good
Net revenue retention114%> 100% expansion
What You Walk Away With
Investor-ready model

A driver-based 3-statement model with a 24-month projection, runway, and scenario toggles you can defend live on a call.

Board deck

An investor-grade deck: traction, unit economics, the raise, use of funds, and the narrative that ties them together.

Valuation & cap analysis

A comparable-based valuation range with dilution and use-of-funds scenarios, so the ask is grounded, not guessed.

Clean data room

Financials, model, and supporting schedules organized so diligence moves fast instead of stalling the round.

Keep the CFO in the seat

The Sprint solves the one thing. Many founders keep going with an FP&A Partner retainer, so the model stays live, the board deck refreshes itself each quarter, and there is a senior finance brain on call, at a fraction of a full-time CFO.

Scope a CFO Sprint
CFO Sprint · $2,500–$5,000 depending on scope and timeline. Fixed price agreed before we start.
AIM Analytics · Financial analytics & FP&A consulting Sample deliverable · Illustrative data · Not a real client