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.

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We Serve Clients Backed by the Best
Next Coast Ventures Full In Partners Copper Sky In Revenue General Catalyst TenOneTen Tia Ventures Riverpark Many More
$40M+
combined 2026 ARR across our current clients
10+ yrs
embedded alongside founders and CEOs

Case Studies

$8M 2026 ARR · 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.
$4M 2026 ARR · 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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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 can't close books, 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 with just one skill set.

Not Sure Your Finance Function Is Where It Should Be?

We've seen dozens of companies, and would love to be helpful. We won't pitch you. Instead we'll use the 60 min to identify the gaps in your finance org and how to improve using your existing resources.

Fill the form or email us at hello@bearinglinellc.com. Always confidential, both go straight to our founder and we reply within 24 hours.

Founder, Team, & 5 Star References

Alexandre Ghadially, founder of Bearing Line
Alexandre Ghadially

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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 early-stage companies.

Team: We are a team of 7. As a client, you always work directly with senior, specialized, embedded talent.

References: We have dozens of CEOs, COOs, VCs, and board members who would happily provide a positive reference upon request.

Bearing Line LLC
The Meaning of Our Name

In nautical terms, a bearing line is the heading from where you are to where you're going. We named our company Bearing Line LLC because we are committed to helping you set and keep the right course, no matter the troubled waters.

Our logo is a sextant: the 1700s navigator's instrument that measures the angle between a star and the horizon to fix a ship's position at sea.

Let's Set Your Course.

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