A bank, a public funder and an investor want three different packs.
French companies rarely raise from one source. The round that closes is the one where the numbers are the same in every pack and the company can answer the second question in each.
Why raises slow down
French raises tend to stall in the same four places:
The model gives way under questions
It looks sound until an investor questions one hypothesis and the knock-on effect cannot be traced.
Each funder gets a different version
The bank pack, the public application and the investor deck are built separately, and the figures drift apart.
The data room is built during diligence
That shows the investor exactly how the company behaves when no one is looking.
Nobody owns the process
The founder runs the raise on top of running the company, and each gets less attention.
A fractional CFO with a raise behind them relieves the founder of the process: a single model, a single source of figures, the data room, due diligence, and answers to the questions no one has asked yet. Whether the target is a bank, a public funder, a private investor or a listing on Euronext Growth, the preparation is the same discipline.
Who this is for, and who it is not
Best for
- Preparing for a funding round in the next three to six months
- A data room or financial model that will not survive diligence
- Gaps in investor reporting, cap table or board resolutions
- A founder carrying every financial question personally
- Numbers and investor narrative that do not yet line up
Not for
- A business with no revenue or traction to diligence yet
- A one-off pitch deck or investor slide design
- A team that wants a document produced, not a leader embedded
- A round already closed that needs only bookkeeping
How we support a raise
The person is chosen for the raise in front of you, then supported by us until the money is in.
Matched to the type of raise
A bank refinancing, a Series A and a growth round need different people. We brief for the one you face.
A second view on the model
A model can be tested by a peer from the collective before the investor gets to test it.
The process does not stall
If the CFO has to leave before the round closes, we search again from the brief already written and handle the changeover.
Fluent with French funders
French banks and public funders expect their pack in French, and investors may want English. We match for both.
From gap to investor-ready
Calibrated to your round timeline.
Fundraise assessment
We assess your current financial infrastructure, identify gaps, and calibrate to your round timeline.
CFO deployment
Your matched Fractional CFO is embedded within two weeks and begins building investor-grade infrastructure.
Fundraise preparation
Financial model, data room, board pack, governance, built and stress-tested before you enter conversations.
Round support and post-close
Your CFO stays through the round and transitions to execution mode. Reporting infrastructure, milestone tracking, and board presence.
Before, during and after the round
What a fractional CFO owns at each stage of a raise.
A fractional CFO leads every fundraise
Most raises need only the CFO. When diligence probes operations or technology, a COO or CTO joins from the same collective.
Executives who have raised alongside
