Zabella vs. Burkland
Neither firm wins outright. Each one fits a different buyer, and the verdicts below name that buyer.
Solo founder-led specialist versus a venture-scale bench firm. The right pick depends on whether you're raising institutional rounds.
solo practitioner
Zabella
San Francisco, CA
80
/ 100
$3k-$9k/mo
Wins when: you're a founder-led manufacturer, F&B producer, or tech-services company at $1M-$30M revenue who wants one senior CFO in the work, not a rotating pool, and you're not chasing institutional VC rounds.
boutique team
Burkland
San Francisco, CA
72
/ 100
$2k-$4k/mo
Wins when: you're a venture-backed startup raising Series A-C+ and need a large bench with fundraising-specific playbooks, full-stack finance/HR/tax support, and a firm with 800+ startup engagements behind it.