Startup Consulting, On Demand

Toptal Lets You Hire Now to Grow Now

Toptal experts help startup executives scale their businesses across all areas, including market analysis, financial modeling, pitch deck creation, pricing optimization, and more.

Product / Market Fit

Business Plan Development

Market Sizing & Analysis

Competitor Benchmarking

New Market Entry Plan

Customer Value Analysis

Scaling

Fundraising Process Support

Financial Model Building

Pricing Analysis

Financial Process Development

Interim CFO/Controller

Process Development

Budgeting & Forecasting

Cost Optimization

Business Valuation

M&A Scenario Modeling

Due Diligence Support

Meet a Few of Our Startup Experts

Carole Crawford

Interim CFO

Fundraising

Venture Capital

CFA and former VP and Branch Head of Alternative Investments at Morgan Stanley
Advised eight founders through exits totaling over $750 million
Served as Interim CFO for private equity portfolio companies

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Jeffrey Fidelman

Business Case Development

Fundraising Support

Investor Reporting & Board Decks

Directly executed over $500 million in transactions across real estate, private equity, public equity, and venture capital
Principal at AI Capital Advisors, which built a multi-family office that expanded to 10 families within 1 year
Formerly focused on wealth management at HSBC and Morgan Stanley

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Josh Chapman

Competitor Benchmarking

Fundraising Support

Customer Profitability Analysis

Former investment banker at Morgan Stanley and BlackRock that went on to found two startups
Founder of Katalyst, an eSports investing platform
Co-founder of SaaS company Centiment.io where he led efforts across fundraising capital acquisition, operations, financial modeling, and business development

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Michael Ang

Cost Reduction & Optimization

Market Sizing & Analysis

Customer Profitability Analysis

Financial consultant at Bain and Company
Led an early-stage product into the customer self-service market for a business that was later acquired for $185 million
MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management

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Irem Mertol

Business Case Development

Fundraising Support

Financial Processes & Infrastructure

Former Investment Professional at Andreessen Horowitz and Associate at Madison Dearborn
Managed the 2 largest clients at Burd Health and implemented over $6 million of healthcare savings initiatives
BA from Duke University and MBA from Stanford University

Work With Irem →

Carole Crawford

Interim CFO

Fundraising

Venture Capital

CFA and former VP and Branch Head of Alternative Investments at Morgan Stanley
Advised eight founders through exits totaling over $750 million
Served as Interim CFO for private equity portfolio companies

Work With Carole →

Jeffrey Fidelman

Business Case Development

Fundraising Support

Investor Reporting & Board Decks

Directly executed over $500 million in transactions across real estate, private equity, public equity, and venture capital
Principal at AI Capital Advisors, which built a multi-family office that expanded to 10 families within 1 year
Formerly focused on wealth management at HSBC and Morgan Stanley

Work With Jeffrey →

Josh Chapman

Competitor Benchmarking

Fundraising Support

Customer Profitability Analysis

Former investment banker at Morgan Stanley and BlackRock that went on to found two startups
Founder of Katalyst, an eSports investing platform
Co-founder of SaaS company Centiment.io where he led efforts across fundraising capital acquisition, operations, financial modeling, and business development

Work With Josh →

Michael Ang

Cost Reduction & Optimization

Market Sizing & Analysis

Customer Profitability Analysis

Financial consultant at Bain and Company
Led an early-stage product into the customer self-service market for a business that was later acquired for $185 million
MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management

Work With Michael →

Irem Mertol

Business Case Development

Fundraising Support

Financial Processes & Infrastructure

Former Investment Professional at Andreessen Horowitz and Associate at Madison Dearborn
Managed the 2 largest clients at Burd Health and implemented over $6 million of healthcare savings initiatives
BA from Duke University and MBA from Stanford University

Work With Irem →

Thousands of Successful Clients

“Tremendous ROI from a brief engagement. Toptal matched me up with an expert, and now friend, who asked me the hard questions that VCs ask and challenged me on everything. The pitch got refined and validated. The numbers work. The result is that I have 6 VCs interested in my company.”

Founder of Cloud Consulting Startup

Project Summary

Technical founder looked to pressure test his business plan, pitch materials, and financial model ahead of raising a seed round.

“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.”

CEO of Transportation Startup

Project Summary

CEO of fast-growing transportation startup needed a financial modeling expert with transportation, freight, and logistics experience to improve budgeting and capital allocation across multiple lines of business.

“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. He integrated seamlessly with our finance team and efficiently got us the outputs we needed.”

Founder of Professional Services Startup

Project Summary

Founder wanted to build a sales commission model that would enable his company to rapidly scale without creating any cashflow problems.

“My engagements with Toptal to date have significantly exceeded expectations. They demonstrated the ability to get up to speed quickly, strong functional expertise, and the softer skills to collaborate well. I now consider them as extended members of the team.”

Founder and CEO of Automotive Startup

Project Summary

Former tech executive launching a new startup needed market sizing, customer segmentation, and competitor strategy analysis to inform business model and growth strategy.

How Toptal Works With Startups

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Speak with a Toptal Director of Finance

A Toptal Director of Finance will work with you to understand your goals, business needs, and team dynamics.

Work with Hand-Selected Talent

Within days, we’ll introduce you to a few experts for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.

The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new team member for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they’re the right fit before starting the engagement.

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Hire Experts with Flexibility and Confidence