Best Fractional CFO Firms for Pre-seed / seed Companies
Early-stage funded startups. This page typically assumes a Delaware C-Corp with at least $500K raised, and it does not cover an unfunded idea-stage business.
Zabella does not appear on this page. The reviewed evidence shows it working with revenue-generating $1M-$30M companies, and does not show pre-seed or seed funded startups. See the firms below.
Scored against our public methodology.
| # | Firm | Best for | Price | Score | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruze Consulting San Francisco, CA | Pre-Seed is explicitly within the stated range, with accounting, tax, modeling, fundraising and CFO services aligned. Check: Assumes Delaware C-Corp with at least $500K raised; not an unfunded idea-stage case. | $650-$2k/mo | 82 / 100 | Visit site |
| 2 | airCFO San Francisco, CA | Pre-Seed and Launchpad are explicitly supported with stage-based finance packages and startup reporting/advisory services. Check: Confirm Delaware C-Corp and at least $500K funding where the engagement gate requires it. | $2k-$4k/mo | 74 / 100 | Visit site |
| 3 | Burkland San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed and seed are explicit stage pathways, with fractional CFO, fundraising, reporting and finance-stack support. Check: Confirm funding, legal form, minimum hours and assigned team. | $2k-$4k/mo | 72 / 100 | Visit site |
| 4 | Graphite Financial Miami, FL | Publishes a Finance starting price of $2,000 per month that includes strategic fractional CFO support, and says it has operated since 2016. Testimonials and the client count are company-reported. | From $2k/mo | 63 / 100 | Visit site |
| 5 | CFO Advisors Not disclosed | The firm's buyer guide lists a typical monthly price of $8,000 to $20,000, scored here as a firm estimate. Headquarters is not disclosed. Client and capital figures in that guide are company-reported. | $8k-$20k/mo | 60 / 100 | Visit site |
| 6 | Ignition Consultants Dedham, MA | Lists a Dedham, Massachusetts address, says it is headquartered in Greater Boston, and serves clients across the United States. Pricing is quote-only. Homepage scale figures are company-reported. | Undisclosed | 54 / 100 | Visit site |
Firms on this page are ordered by the overall score in the Score column, using the public methodology. That score stays the same on every page. Rank changes because the set of firms on each page changes. The firm with the highest score on this page is first. Tied scores keep the earlier listing order.
Last verified 2026-10-07. View changelog
- 2026-09-11Initial ranking published (editorial scoring).
- 2026-09-23Replaced with evidence-based scoring and placements from a sourced research review (89 cited sources across 11 firms).
- 2026-10-07Added newly scored firms. Existing firm scores were left unchanged.
- 2026-10-07Ordered the page by each firm's overall score. Existing firm scores were left unchanged.