# StartupEdge

> StartupEdge is an AI-native accounting and fractional CFO firm for startup founders. We close your books by day 3, deliver the forecast and cash-out date by day 5, and send the numbers you run the company on every Monday.

StartupEdge LLC, a Puerto Rico limited liability company · We work alongside your CPA.

Category: Accounting and fractional CFO services for startups

## Who it is for
Startup founders. The fit:
- Post-seed to Series A (a good fit through Series B)
- 5–40 employees
- No full-time finance hire
- A board or lead investor asking for current numbers

Not a fit:
- [TO CONFIRM: not-a-fit list]

## The cadence
- Every Monday: Monday cash digest. Where cash stands today and what changed since last Monday.
- Day 3: Day-3 close and brief. Last month's books, closed, with a written brief on what moved and why.
- Day 5: Forecast and cash-out date. The updated forecast and the date cash runs out on it.
- For the board: Board view. The same numbers in a view you can send to your board or lead investor.

## The day-3 close guarantee
If we don't close your books by day 3, you get a credit. The credit is that month's close fee. On-time record: [X]%.

What "closed" means:
- [TO CONFIRM: what "closed" means]

Conditions:
- [TO CONFIRM: guarantee conditions]

## How the work gets done
- Agents prepare the work. AI agents do the preparation: the reconciliation, the close and the first draft of the forecast.
- A second person signs off. A reviewer who did not prepare the work checks it and signs off before you see it.
- Adam owns the read and the forecast. Adam writes what moved and why, and owns the forecast and the cash-out date.
- Every number traces to its transaction. Pick any number in a brief or the forecast and follow it back to the transactions behind it.

## Pricing
- Reconciled Close: From $3,500 a month. Your books reconciled and closed by day 3.
- Budget & Variance: From $2,500 a month. Actual against budget each month, with the variance explained.
- Rolling Forecast: [TO CONFIRM: tier and price]. The forecast and cash-out date, updated by day 5.
- Fractional CFO: [TO CONFIRM: tier and price]. Adam as your fractional CFO.
- Reconciled Close and Budget & Variance together: From $6,000 a month.

Never inside the fee:
- [TO CONFIRM: what is never inside the fee]

Increments:
- [TO CONFIRM: volume increments]
- [TO CONFIRM: complexity increments]

## The diagnostic
See what we'd write about your last month. One hour on your books, a plain-English note, no fee.
- You book one hour.
- We go through your books for last month.
- You get a plain-English note on what we'd write about it. There's no fee.

## Founder
Adam Ahern, founder. [TO SUPPLY: Adam's bio] Essays and newsletter: https://adamahern.com

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## FAQ
### What does StartupEdge cost?
Reconciled Close starts at $3,500 a month and Budget & Variance starts at $2,500 a month. Together they start at $6,000 a month. The Rolling Forecast and Fractional CFO tiers are not yet priced here.

### Who is StartupEdge for?
StartupEdge is for startup founders. The fit: post-seed to Series A (a good fit through Series B); 5–40 employees; no full-time finance hire; a board or lead investor asking for current numbers.

### Does StartupEdge work with my CPA?
Yes. StartupEdge works alongside your CPA.

### Who checks the numbers?
AI agents prepare the work. A reviewer who did not prepare it signs off. Adam owns the read and the forecast. Every number traces to its transaction.

### What is the diagnostic?
See what we'd write about your last month: one hour on your books, a plain-English note, no fee.

### What happens if the close is late?
You get a credit of that month's close fee, subject to the conditions on the definitions page.

## Pages
- [Home](https://startupedge.com/): [markdown version](https://startupedge.com/index.md)
- [Client login](https://reports.startupedge.com)
- [Adam's essays and newsletter](https://adamahern.com)