Between the raise and the hire
Your portfolio company needs a CFO. It does not need a full-time one yet. We place proven finance, operations and commercial leaders into scaling companies one to two days a week, in place within weeks. No cost to the fund.
The gap nobody staffs
Irish VC funding fell 23% in 2025, the first annual decline since 2018, and a record 211 companies raised up to €1m while momentum lagged into Series A. More companies are funded, for longer, with less. The pressure lands on exactly the function most early portfolio companies do not yet have: finance leadership that can hold a runway together and stand up to the next round’s diligence.
We are not a recruitment company
A recruiter finds you a candidate and you take it from there: the salary, the contract, the risk and the cost of getting it wrong. We are the other model. Our operators are engaged and managed by us, deployed part-time into your portfolio company, scaled up or down as it grows, and replaced from our network if the fit is not right. You get the seniority without the permanent commitment, and without the employment status exposure sitting on the company’s balance sheet.
| A recruiter | Agile Executives | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A candidate, then you employ them | A proven operator, engaged and managed by us |
| Speed | 8+ weeks to shortlist, then notice periods | In place in weeks, part-time from day one |
| Commitment | A permanent hire, or a contract you carry | One to two days a week, scaling up or down with the company |
| If it is wrong | Your problem, and your severance cost | We replace them from a network of 200+ |
| Employment status risk | Sits with the portfolio company | Sits with us |
| Cost shape | A fee on a €180-250k salary, then the salary | Monthly cost matched to the days used |
| Breadth | One discipline per search | 11 disciplines from one relationship |
What you get
Speed
Commitment
If it is wrong
Employment status risk
Cost shape
Breadth
What a fractional CFO delivers in the first 90 days
This is the opening quarter of an ongoing engagement, not a fixed 90 day assignment. Most placements continue well beyond it.
Take ownership of the numbers
Cash and runway modelled properly, a board pack the investors trust, and an honest read on where the money is going.
Fix what the model exposes
Pricing and margin, the hiring plan set against runway, and the reporting cadence that should have existed since the raise.
Prepare the next round
Metrics that stand up to diligence, a data room that is not built in a panic, and a founder who can answer finance questions with confidence.
What we cover
CFO and finance leadership. COO and operations. CTO and technology. Chief Commercial Officer and sales leadership. CMO and marketing. Eleven disciplines, 200+ senior associates, one relationship.
For investors
We work with funds, angel syndicates and accelerators who want reliable access to senior talent for portfolio companies without building it in-house. There is no fee to the fund and no exclusivity required. Most funds start with a single introduction and go from there.
The Fractional CFO’s First 90 Days
What a fractional CFO should deliver in the first 90 days inside a venture-backed company, and how to tell early whether the engagement is working.
The first 90 days are the start of the engagement, not the length of it. Our fractional executives stay with a portfolio company for as long as it needs them, scaling up or down as it grows. The first quarter is simply where the value shows up fastest.
Thank you. Your guide is on its way.
We have emailed The Fractional CFO’s First 90 Days to the address you gave us. You can also download it directly below.
Looking for investment opportunities? Visit the Investor Platform.