How we work

Not every financial decision is about raising money. Sometimes the most important work happens between rounds — when you're trying to grow without burning through runway.

We help founders get a grip on the numbers that matter day-to-day. That means building a budget you can actually use, understanding your unit economics well enough to make pricing decisions with confidence, and knowing exactly how long your runway is (not the optimistic version — the real one).

We also help you set up the kind of reporting and governance that makes board meetings useful instead of stressful. The goal is simple: when you do raise again, the financial house is already in order.

What's included

  • Cash flow planning and runway analysis

  • Budgeting and scenario modeling

  • Pricing strategy and unit economics review

  • Board reporting and financial governance setup

  • KPI framework and tracking

  • Ad hoc financial advice when decisions come up

Get started

Whether you're six months post-raise or starting to think about the next one, a quick call is the easiest way to figure out if we can help. We'll look at where you are and what makes sense.

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So, what's next?

Most of our work starts with a short call. Tell us what you're building and where you're stuck. If it's a fit, we'll tell you. If it's not, we'll say that too.

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Testimonials

"Cairn told us we weren't ready to raise — and they were right. We came back six months later with a much stronger story and closed our seed in four weeks."

Linnéa Moberg

CEO, Stackflow

"Most advisors hand you a template and call it strategy. Cairn actually sat in the room with us, rewrote the model, and prepped us for every question investors asked."

Erik Sandell

Co-founder, Waypoint Health

Testimonials

"Cairn told us we weren't ready to raise — and they were right. We came back six months later with a much stronger story and closed our seed in four weeks."

Linnéa Moberg

CEO, Stackflow

"Most advisors hand you a template and call it strategy. Cairn actually sat in the room with us, rewrote the model, and prepped us for every question investors asked."

Erik Sandell

Co-founder, Waypoint Health

Testimonials

"Cairn told us we weren't ready to raise — and they were right. We came back six months later with a much stronger story and closed our seed in four weeks."

Linnéa Moberg

CEO, Stackflow

"Most advisors hand you a template and call it strategy. Cairn actually sat in the room with us, rewrote the model, and prepped us for every question investors asked."

Erik Sandell

Co-founder, Waypoint Health

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