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Dimitre Krouchev

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since September 20, 2022

Dimitre is a financial consultant who has worked with over 50 clients in multiple corporate finance roles, such as interim CFO, VP of finance, and senior associate, helping startups and SMBs raise over 77 million in debt and equity financing. Dimitre was a former senior associate at Triple Enterprises, a top financial advisory firm in Los Angeles, and was the first senior associate to be offered partner there.

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Mohamed Zarrugh

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since May 12, 2022

Mohamed has held executive internal consulting roles for JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, transforming operations with annualized expense reductions of up to $180 million. He is a finance expert who perfectly blends the academic knowledge of an Industrial Engineering degree and MBA with deep business acumen and technical know-how. Specializing in strategic planning, performance management, and process improvement initiatives, Mohamed is willing to leverage his experience with other clients.

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Kevin Roberts

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since June 27, 2022

Over the last 20+ years, Kevin has closed 46 M&A deals totaling several billion in value. He started his career at leading investment banks—Bank of America and Merrill Lynch—and respected private equity firms—Trinity Hunt—advising clients ranging from $1-billion companies to startups and investment firms to family offices. Kevin joined Toptal mainly to leverage his capabilities in M&A and strategic finance, aiming at helping talented entrepreneurs and investors achieve their growth objectives.

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Zach Fine

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since March 7, 2022

Zach is a go-to-market and scaling consultant with over five years of experience. He has led $160+ million fundraises, managed sales operations over $140 million, and brought clients from zero to $1+ million in revenue in under a quarter. Zach accelerates growth for clients by managing projects, optimizing sales, marketing, and back-office activities, staffing and directing fundraising activities, leading LEAN management, and implementing KPIs, OKRs, and SOPs.

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Dar Fazulyanov

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since August 31, 2021

Dar is a financial business leader with over 20 years of experience in eCommerce, healthcare, aircraft, software, blockchain, automotive, and airline industries. His expertise lies in M&A, pre-IPO, IPO, venture capital, and private equity deals. Dar holds an MBA with scholar honors from Tuck School of Business.

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Alex Highstein

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since June 20, 2022

Alex is a corporate development professional who has helped guide strategy and raise over $230 million for startups across various industries. He has deep expertise in financial and operational modeling, valuation, fundraising, and creating investor materials. Alex's ability to distill complex ideas into actionable advice has been key to success. Joining Toptal gives Alex control over his time while continuing to help companies strategize, innovate, and grow.

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Jerry Nemorin

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since September 13, 2022

Jerry is an expert in financial modeling, valuation, M&A, fintech, startups, and debt and equity capital raising. He previously founded a venture-backed fintech company that raised over $12 million in equity and $250 million in debt capital. Jerry worked in corporate treasury for Fortune 500s and advised on LBO transactions and high-yield debt capital raises. As a Toptal freelancer, he wants to offer his expertise to a broader group of companies at all stages.

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Gregory Thompson

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since January 31, 2017

Greg is an experienced finance and corporate development executive. He has led corporate development and finance teams at several technology companies, completing many acquisitions and divestitures. He has worked as a CFO and a consultant for both large public companies and smaller venture-backed businesses specializing in the technology and fintech sectors. Greg joined Toptal to leverage his experiences in finance, M&A, strategy, and business development.

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Jonathan Wesner, CFA

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since November 19, 2018

Since 2011, Jonathan has been working in M&A, completing 40 investment banking transactions totaling $1.8 billion. He has extensive experience working with founders and C-level executives across a variety of industries, notably software and marketing technology. Freelancing allows him to work for a diverse range of clients and help them tackle complex business and financing strategies.

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Nimish Shukla, CFA

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since March 24, 2022

Nimish is a seasoned finance and operational consultant working with startups and scaling companies. He is also an accomplished entrepreneur who has raised $15 million+ in venture capital and exited one business successfully. Nimish has evaluated, structured, and completed several private and public capital raises and M&A transactions. He has a Wharton MBA, is a CFA Charterholder, and enjoys consulting and advising clients on expanding their businesses.

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David Bradshaw

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant
United States
Toptal Member Since April 27, 2018

David has modeled multiple successful asset acquisitions and development projections from $5 million to $100 million. His primary industry expertise is in real estate, but he is also experienced in a variety of industries, including restaurants, spas, wellness centers, cable TV, medical, and manufacturing businesses, to name a few. His freelance focus is on financial projections for acquisition, startup pro forma, and operational projections.

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Erik has been an extremely valuable member of our team who has tremendous breath of experience with start ups in our lifecycle phase. What makes his contribution unique and highly effective is not only his excellent financial modeling skills and knowledge, but also the emotional intelligence with which he manages each relationship at Vault, understands our team dynamics, and helps us tackle start up challenges effectively. It is rare to find a part-time consultant who makes you feel like he/she is genuinely invested in the success of your company.

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What really sets Toptal apart is the caliber of finance talent available in their network. I had a very specific and pressing need, and Toptal quickly matched me with the perfect person for the job. The expert produced a thoughtful and robust financial analysis that has ultimately allowed us to forecast and prioritize initiatives much more efficiently.

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