Your complete
finance team.
A dedicated CFO, bookkeeping, and tax — the complete finance team behind a hyper-growth startup, for a flat $1,999/month.
AI and hyper-growth startups post $300K+ CFO roles to get strategy, fundraising, capital allocation, and operating rigor. Figures gives you that same firepower — plus bookkeeping and real-time tax — as one outsourced finance team, live in about two weeks.
- Series A modelStress-tested
- Burn rateFlagged early
- R&D creditsCaptured
- $1,999/mo
- CFO, bookkeeping & tax — one flat fee
- EAs & CPAs
- In-house, IRS-authorized
- ~2 weeks
- Set up & investor-ready
The firepower of a $300K hire — as one team.
Your CFO
A dedicated CFO who works directly with founders on company strategy, capital allocation, and the operating rigor required to scale — and is in the room for the calls that matter, not a report you read after the fact.
- Company strategy alongside the founders
- Capital allocation across R&D, infra, product & growth
- Board decks and the metrics that matter
- Operating rigor to scale without breaking
- Driver-based forecasts & scenario planning
- Runway and burn management
Your Finance Team
Investor-grade financials, a clean data room, and a model your leads can stress-test. Bookkeeping and monthly close run underneath it all, so the numbers behind your raise are accurate before anyone asks.
- Investor-grade financials & data room
- Fundraising models and cap-table-aware reporting
- Monthly bookkeeping and close
- Bank & account reconciliation
- Monthly P&L, balance sheet & cash flow
- Investor updates and KPI reporting
Your Tax Team
Hyper-growth means messy economics: compute and inference costs, R&D spend, and tax exposure that moves every quarter. In-house EAs and CPAs plan tax in real time and help you optimize AI economics while you keep moving fast.
- AI cost & margin analysis (compute, inference, model spend)
- R&D tax credit capture
- Real-time tax planning all year
- Federal & state tax preparation
- Quarterly estimate management
- Year-end and audit-ready records
The questions a founder shouldn't answer alone.
- Q1
How do we grow to billions in revenue?
Growth modeling and unit economics that hold up at scale.
- Q2
Where should we invest across research, infrastructure, product, and growth?
Capital allocation frameworks that put every dollar to work.
- Q3
How do we optimize AI economics while continuing to move fast?
Margin and burn analysis tuned for compute, inference, and model spend.
- Q4
What does a hyper-growth startup's finance and operating system look like?
The end-to-end finance and reporting stack we set up and run.
A bookkeeper records what already happened. A real CFO sits with you on the decisions that decide the next 18 months — and helps you answer the hardest ones.
A complete finance team.
Not three separate hires.
Building finance in-house means recruiting a CFO, a bookkeeper, and a CPA — six figures each and months to hire. Figures gives you all three as one team, for a flat monthly fee, live in two weeks.
| What you get | FiguresCFO + books + tax | In-house hiresCFO + bookkeeper + CPA | DIY / stitchedSoftware + freelancers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $1,999 flat | $20K–$35K+ | $1K–$3K + your time |
| Dedicated CFO on strategy & board | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Fundraising models & investor-grade financials | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Monthly bookkeeping & close | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| AI cost & burn-rate analysis | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| In-house EAs & CPAs (IRS authorized) | ✓ | — | — |
| R&D tax credits & real-time tax planning | ✓ | — | — |
| Time to get started | 2 weeks | 3–6 months to hire | Immediate |
| Long-term commitment | None — cancel anytime | Salaries + equity | None |
One price. Your whole startup finance team, included.
A dedicated CFO, bookkeeping, and real-time tax — the complete finance function behind a hyper-growth startup.
Need more? For higher volume, multi-entity, or complex needs — ask about our Operator plan.
- Dedicated CFO (strategy, board, fundraising support)
- Investor-grade financials and data room
- Fundraising models and scenario planning
- Monthly bookkeeping and close
- Burn-rate, runway and AI-cost analysis
- Real-time tax planning and R&D credit capture
- In-house IRS-authorized EAs and CPAs
- Onboarded and investor-ready in ~2 weeks
Live and investor-ready in two weeks.
We spend 30 minutes on your startup — your stage, your raise timeline, your burn, and the financial decisions in front of you. No pressure, no pitch.
We onboard your books, set up your model and reporting, organize your spend, and assign your dedicated CFO, bookkeeping, and tax team — fully live within about two weeks.
Monthly closes happen on schedule, your model stays current, and whenever a decision comes up — a raise, a big infra spend, a key hire — your CFO is there with the numbers ready.
Questions, answered.
What does an outsourced finance team for a startup include?
An outsourced finance team gives you the full finance function without full-time hires: a dedicated CFO for strategy, fundraising, and board support; monthly bookkeeping and close; financial modeling and reporting; and tax planning. Figures bundles all of it — CFO, bookkeeping, and in-house EAs and CPAs — for a flat $1,999 per month, live in about two weeks.
How much does an outsourced CFO or finance team cost for a startup?
Hiring in-house, a startup CFO plus a bookkeeper and a CPA easily runs $20,000–$35,000+ per month in salary, benefits, and equity, and takes months to recruit. Independent fractional CFOs typically charge $3,000–$12,000 per month for CFO work alone. Figures is a flat $1,999 per month for a complete finance team — CFO, bookkeeping, and tax — with no hourly billing and no lock-in.
Do you work with AI and hyper-growth startups?
Yes. Hyper-growth and AI startups have economics most finance teams aren't built for — heavy compute and inference costs, R&D spend, fast-moving burn, and frequent raises. Our CFOs build models that account for AI cost structures, help you optimize margins while you move fast, and keep you investor-ready between rounds.
How is this different from hiring a fractional CFO?
A fractional CFO usually gives you strategy only — you still need a separate bookkeeper and a separate CPA, and you coordinate all three. Figures is one team that owns CFO advisory, bookkeeping and monthly close, and tax together, so your strategy is built on numbers we already know are accurate. One team, one flat fee.
How fast can you set up our finance function?
About two weeks. We onboard your books, set up your model and reporting, organize your spend, and assign your dedicated CFO, bookkeeping, and tax team — so you're fully live and investor-ready without a long ramp-up or a hiring search.
Can you help us get ready to raise?
Yes. We build investor-grade financials and a clean data room, a fundraising model your leads can stress-test, and cap-table-aware reporting — and your dedicated CFO can join investor and board conversations. The goal is that the numbers behind your raise are accurate and defensible before anyone asks.
Ready for a finance team that scales with you?
You'd make decisions faster. You'd negotiate better. You'd stop losing sleep over whether the numbers are right.