Fractional CFOs specialized in AI, SaaS & Payments for VC-backed businesses.

We're a team of seven: ex-McKinsey, investment banking, private equity, and Big Four. We pair banker-grade models and board decks with accountants who close clean books and operators who build finance functions that scale.

In short, you get specialized, senior talent, for a fraction of a full-time hire.

We serve clients backed by the best
Next Coast Ventures
Next Coast Ventures
Full In Partners
Full In Partners
Copper Sky
Copper Sky
In Revenue
In Revenue
General Catalyst
General Catalyst
TenOneTen
TenOneTen
Tia Ventures
Tia Ventures
Riverpark
Riverpark
$40M+
combined 2026 ARR across our clients
10+ yrs
embedded alongside founders and CEOs

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
4
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
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.

How we work

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.

This goes straight to our founder, always confidential. We reply within 24 hours.

Founder

Alexandre Ghadially, founder of Bearing Line

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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