Bearing Line: Fractional CFOs for VC-Backed AI, SaaS & Payments

$40M+

combined 2026 ARR across our clients

10+ yrs

embedded alongside founders and CEOs

Team fromMcKinsey, Evercore, Vector Capital, PwC, and more.
Real operatorsCFOs for companies up to 100+ employees, and a founder who built from $0 to a $5M book of business in six months, prior to Bearing Line.
Clients inSF, New York, Austin, Scottsdale, DC, Seattle, and more.

Case studies

$8M · Series A · SaaS & AI

We replaced an outgoing CFO. By the first board meeting, we had:

72 days

to professionalize finance processes

budgets built, one for each department

Moved to accrual accounting, reclassed the P&L, and added customer segmentation.
Built the company's first budget, exposing the hire plan, redundant software, and vendor ownership.
Put contractor transition agreements in place; met lenders and secured verbal indications of interest.
Built dual-approval AP, moved onto a Rippling PEO, and cleanly took over from the prior CFO.
409A complete, insurance renewed, and sales-tax exposure scoped with a remediation vendor lined up.

$2M · Series Seed · SaaS & Transactional

Came to us with under four months of cash.

66%

burn reduction

5×

cARR growth

Recovered months of unbilled revenue the prior team had missed.
Cut monthly burn from roughly $300K to $100K.
Renegotiated vendors and raised pricing across the board.
Put KPI dashboards and a weekly operating cadence in place.
The extension round closed.

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How we work

Flat monthly pricing. We are long-term partners, so we don't want to nickel-and-dime you hourly.
Scope options: model, dataroom, book close, finance systems, payroll, AR, AP, and more.
Efficient. Recurring work is automated offshore to keep our prices down for you.

Investment bankers don't know accounting, and accountants can't build models. So we staff both: the right expert handles the right task, at a fraction of the cost of a full-time equivalent.

Not sure your finance function is where it should be?

We'll do a free, confidential 30-minute review of your books, model, investor story, and runway, and give you an honest read on what's working and what's at risk. We've seen dozens of companies, and we love being helpful, even when you're not looking for a change.

Or email us at hello@bearinglinellc.com.

Founder

Bearing Line was founded by Alexandre Ghadially: a McKinsey alum and former investor at a SaaS and AI-focused fund, with over a decade working shoulder to shoulder with CEOs on the decisions that make or break a company.

Alongside him is a team of seven drawn from McKinsey, Evercore, Vector Capital, PwC, and startup CFOs. We ensure our clients work directly with senior, specialized, embedded talent.

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