Services

Finance Leadership
Across Every Stage

From early-stage financial infrastructure to exit-ready positioning, Pelagic Partners delivers the strategic finance capabilities your business needs to scale and maximize value.

Fractional CFO

Embedded CFO leadership without the full-time cost.

Pelagic Partners serves as your company's CFO on a part-time or project basis — attending board meetings, managing investor relations, building your finance team, and owning the financial strategy of the business.

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Key Deliverables
Board reporting & investor updates
KPI framework & dashboard design
Finance team hiring & management
Budget ownership & variance analysis
Strategic planning & scenario modeling

Strategic Finance & FP&A

The analytical infrastructure to make confident decisions.

We build the financial planning and analysis capabilities your business needs to operate with clarity — from annual budgets and rolling forecasts to unit economics and cohort analysis.

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Key Deliverables
Annual operating plan & budget
Rolling 13-week cash flow forecasts
Unit economics & SaaS metrics
Variance analysis & commentary
Board-ready financial packages

Capital Raise Preparation

Investor-ready materials from seed through Series C.

We help you tell a compelling financial story to investors — building the models, narratives, and data room materials that institutional investors expect.

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Key Deliverables
Investor-grade financial model
Data room preparation & management
Financial narrative & KPI story
Cap table modeling & dilution analysis
Investor Q&A preparation

Exit Planning & Readiness

Maximize enterprise value before you go to market.

We prepare your business for a successful exit — whether a strategic acquisition, private equity recapitalization, or IPO. We focus on the financial levers that drive valuation and buyer confidence.

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Key Deliverables
Quality of earnings preparation
EBITDA normalization & add-backs
Buyer-ready financial statements
Valuation benchmarking
Management presentation support

M&A Strategy & Execution

Buy-side and sell-side M&A support.

With direct experience leading a ~$250M acquisition, Tim brings hands-on M&A expertise to your transaction — from target identification and valuation through diligence and integration planning.

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Key Deliverables
M&A target identification & screening
Valuation & deal structuring
Financial due diligence management
LOI & purchase agreement support
Integration financial planning

Financial Modeling & Planning

Models built for clarity and investor credibility.

We build three-statement financial models, operating models, and scenario analyses that serve as the financial backbone of your business — used for fundraising, board reporting, and strategic decisions.

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Key Deliverables
Three-statement financial model
Operating model & driver-based forecasting
Scenario & sensitivity analysis
Acquisition & merger models
Pitch deck financial slides
Why Pelagic Partners

Institutional Finance Experience.
Founder-Friendly Delivery.

Most financial consultants are generalists. Pelagic Partners is built specifically for venture-backed startups, growth-stage SaaS companies, and founder-led businesses preparing for exit — the companies where strategic finance leadership has the highest leverage.

With 20+ years of operating finance experience — including scaling Drata from pre-revenue to ~$150M ARR and leading $250M+ in M&A transactions — Tim Jackson brings the rigor of institutional finance to companies that need it most.

Every engagement is designed around your specific stage, goals, and budget. No retainers for work you don't need. No junior consultants. Just senior-level financial leadership, directly applied to your business.

20+
Years Finance Leadership
$250M+
M&A Transaction Experience
$150M+
Scaled ARR
$5M–$100M
Target Client Revenue
How We Work

Flexible Engagements
Built Around Your Business

Project-Based

Defined scope, clear deliverables, fixed timeline. Ideal for financial model builds, capital raise preparation, exit readiness assessments, or M&A support.

Financial model build
Data room preparation
Exit readiness audit
M&A due diligence
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Fractional CFO Retainer

Ongoing embedded CFO leadership on a part-time basis. Ideal for companies that need consistent strategic finance support without a full-time hire.

Board meeting support
Investor relations
FP&A ownership
Finance team oversight

Advisory

Strategic guidance on an as-needed basis. Ideal for founders who need a trusted finance advisor for specific decisions, transactions, or inflection points.

Fundraise strategy
M&A transaction support
Exit timing & positioning
Strategic finance decisions
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Bring CFO-Level Finance to Your Company

Let's discuss your business and design an engagement that fits your stage, goals, and budget.

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