How are Toptal startup funding consultants different?

At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our startup funding consultants to ensure we only match you with talent of the highest caliber. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut. You’ll work with finance experts (never generalized recruiters or HR reps) to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics. The end result: expert vetted talent from our network, custom matched to fit your business needs.

Can I hire startup funding consultants in less than 48 hours through Toptal?

Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start working with a startup funding consultant within 48 hours of signing up.

What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal startup funding consultants?

We make sure that each engagement between you and your startup funding consultant begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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Jeffrey Fidelman

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant

United StatesFreelance Startup Funding Consultant Since September 29, 2016

Jeffrey is a Harvard University graduate who focuses on investment banking for startups and funds, parallel to being a freelance CFO. As an investment banker, he has acted as an interim CFO for 300+ companies and funds. A few highlights of Jeffrey's career outside consulting include being a partner at a VC fund, banking with Morgan Stanley and HSBC, and co-founding a real estate brokerage.

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Previously at

Fidelman & Company

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Martin Pasek

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant

CanadaFreelance Startup Funding Consultant Since February 27, 2017

Martin is a CFO for a number of tech companies and teaches tech entrepreneurship at Harbour Space University. Martin was an investment banker at JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, and VTB Capital for over 20 years. He has raised millions of dollars in financing for technology firms that he works with. Martin's expertise helps founders and executives prepare financing strategy, financial projections, cap table scenarios, investor decks, valuations, and investor outreach leading to financing.

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Previously at

Appix Technologies

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Gregory Thompson

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant

United StatesFreelance Startup Funding Consultant 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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Previously at

Marin Analytic Consulting

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Aleksey N. Krylov, CFA

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant

United StatesFreelance Startup Funding Consultant Since November 15, 2016

Aleksey served in CFO roles of public and VC-backed private companies. As investor, he contributed to 25+ private equity deals that have deployed $500 million. He has advised 50+ clients on raising $1.6 billion in equity in the healthcare, consumer, media, software, energy, and industrial sectors. He enjoys working with officers of early stage and mature small-cap firms. He freelances because it exposes him to a wide range of companies.

Startup Funding Interim CFO Revenue & Expense Projections Part-time CFO Fractional CFO Virtual CFO Financial Modeling Financial Forecasting Project Finance Financial Reporting Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Private Equity Venture Capital

Previously at

Ftera Advisors

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Juba Tsuladze

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant

United KingdomFreelance Startup Funding Consultant Since February 15, 2017

Juba is the founder of angioClast, a Cambridge-based biotech startup focused on cancer research. Before entrepreneurship, Juba was a seasoned CFO with multi-industry experience and worked on projects, ranging from an equity sale of a $150 million telecom company to a $50 million hotel business turnaround. He joined the Toptal network to resolve diverse FP&A, M&A, buyouts, and strategic analysis challenges.

Startup Funding Financial Modeling Profitability Analysis Financial Reporting Interim CFO Equity Research Investment Analysis Market Research Comparable Company Analysis Revenue & Expense Projections Certified Public Accountant (CPA)Private Equity Real Estate

Previously at

Benefica

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Evan Fisher

Freelance Startup Funding Consultant

United StatesFreelance Startup Funding Consultant Since August 29, 2017

Evan is a former investment bank VP offering a simple value prop: better-than-Wall-Street quality documents and advice at a fraction of the price. His work resulted in over $5 billion invested in SMEs by top-tier investors, including a16z, SoftBank, Tiger, and more. He has sat in every seat at the boardroom table as a director, shareholder, executive, and advisor. Evan enjoys helping businesses plan, refine their strategies, prepare for corporate actions, and hone their capital-raising approach.

Startup Funding Private Equity Financial Modeling Venture Capital Business Plan Consulting Pitch Deck Consultant Fundraising Consultant Aviation Investment Strategy Revenue & Expense Projections Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Fundraising Search Fund

Previously at

Minimal Capital

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Martin so far is a complete Rockstar. His first bit of work produced a tool for us to model and forecast our financials and is far and away worth every penny we paid and more. Just thought I’d share that with you.
Pete Pellizzari, CEO
Budder, Inc.

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.
Romy Parzick, COO
Student Loan Benefits, Inc. dba Vault

Toptal has been an incredible key partner for Sidekick. As an early-stage start-up, we’ve leveraged both design and financial talent. The experience has been incredible, with those professionals bringing creativity, expertise, and advice to ensure Sidekick succeeds. My Toptal financial expert helped steer Sidekick’s business model, which resulted in an initial ROI of 650x! My experience with Toptal has given me great confidence in the future.
Doug MacKay, Founder / CEO
SideKick

Chris was great to work with and was always available on my schedule. His communication skills and personality were a 10/10. His outputs on the project were top notch and allowed us to develop more efficient forecasting and initiative prioritization frameworks. I would definitely use Chris again.
Chris Pozek, CEO
Veterans Rideshare

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.
Chris Pozek, CEO
Veterans Rideshare

Scott had a lot of finance experience which he used to ask the right questions and help us do things more quickly than we would have done without him. The commission model is crucial to us being able to scale, he integrated seamlessly with our finance team and efficiently got us the outputs we needed.
Naushad Parpia, Founder and CEO
GSD

I was very impressed with the quality of finance talent in Toptal’s network. Our expert's experience was immediately evident through his insightful questions and the speed at which we could move. Toptal stayed on top of the process from making the match through to the successful completion of the project. I've already recommended Toptal Finance to my network.
Naushad Parpia, Founder and CEO
GSD

How to Hire Startup Funding Consultants through Toptal

Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

A Toptal director of finance will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.

Work With Hand-Selected Talent

Within days, we'll introduce you to the right startup funding consultant for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.

The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new startup funding consultant for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

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Access a vast pool of skilled finance experts in our talent network and hire the top 3% within just 48 hours.

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FAQs

How are Toptal startup funding consultants different?
At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our startup funding consultants to ensure we only match you with talent of the highest caliber. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut. You’ll work with finance experts (never generalized recruiters or HR reps) to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics. The end result: expert vetted talent from our network, custom matched to fit your business needs.
Can I hire startup funding consultants in less than 48 hours through Toptal?
Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start working with a startup funding consultant within 48 hours of signing up.
What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal startup funding consultants?
We make sure that each engagement between you and your startup funding consultant begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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