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Filipe Durand

Freelance Fundraising Consultant

CanadaFreelance Fundraising Consultant Since January 12, 2018

Filipe is a seasoned finance professional who has contributed to $5+ billion in debt transactions over multiple sectors from telecom and industrials to oil and gas. He has also co-founded an investment firm and grew it to $500 million in assets under management. He currently freelances to help companies to deal with balance sheet challenges and investors to evaluate complex private investments.

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Salman Virani

Freelance Fundraising Consultant

CanadaFreelance Fundraising Consultant Since October 5, 2020

Salman is an enterprising finance expert with nearly 15 years of experience advising sponsor groups and C-level executives on corporate finance initiatives. He has directly executed deals worth around $3 billion (in aggregate), including mergers and acquisitions, financings, and capital markets across multiple geographies and a broad range of sectors. Through freelancing, Salman seeks opportunities to meet new people, take on new challenges, and put his global finance expertise to work.

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Cheryl Cheng, CPA, CFA

Freelance Fundraising Consultant

CanadaFreelance Fundraising Consultant Since February 4, 2021

Cheryl is a seasoned full-stack financial advisor who supported $5 billion in fundraising (debt/equity financing, venture/growth/PE financing), closed $20 billion in transactions (financial analysis, modeling, due diligence), and prepared companies for audit/IPO readiness. She held roles in advisory and audit practices at Tier-1 accounting firms and corporate development at a Fortune 500 company. Cheryl enjoys working with entrepreneurs and founders to grow their vision into a thriving business.

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Niloufer Afzal, MBA, CM

Freelance Fundraising Consultant

CanadaFreelance Fundraising Consultant Since May 4, 2022

A growth strategy expert with tier 1 companies, Niloufer led the transformation of a $300 million pet business that was acquired for two times EBITDA. Her areas of expertise are strategic planning, innovation, customer strategy, and eCommerce transformation. She is an award-winning architect of iconic brands across North America, Europe, and Asia; J.M. Smucker, Reckitt, Philips, Kraft-Heinz, McCain, GSK, Tetra Pak, and Mars. Nilo joined Toptal to help organizations unlock and accelerate growth.

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Alex Shved

Freelance Fundraising Consultant

CanadaFreelance Fundraising Consultant Since October 4, 2021

Alex is an investment professional with over a decade of experience in startups, growth, and mature businesses. Alex was a founding employee of an investment fund that provides private equity and credit to companies in business services, food and beverage, retail, healthcare, aerospace and defense, real estate, consumer services, and software sectors. Alex has invested in and launched ventures with a large family office and reviewed and developed business plans, financial models, and strategies.

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Alan Man

Freelance Fundraising Consultant

CanadaFreelance Fundraising Consultant Since August 27, 2021

Alan has spent the last 10+ years advising and working with pre-seed to post-Series B firms. His experience includes operating as CFO for companies as they scale and raise capital for growth. He has supported acquisitions, new product launches, and IPO transactions. Alan is a seasoned problem solver and data-driven decision-maker with expert facilitation skills.

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Julien Roger

Freelance Fundraising Consultant

CanadaFreelance Fundraising Consultant Since June 15, 2022

Julien led finance and operations teams at an HR software startup, overseeing a 6x growth in ARR and two rounds of financing totalling over $37 million. He founded a payroll software company that processed over $1.2 billion in payroll and led the company to acquisition. He freelances to share the lessons he learned in fundraising and operations. Julien started his career in the M&A group of RBC Capital Markets and holds a master’s degree in math and undergraduate degrees in math and commerce.

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Muhammad Farooq Shaikh, CFA

Freelance Fundraising Consultant

CanadaFreelance Fundraising Consultant Since September 6, 2022

Farooq is a seasoned financial consultant and a CFA with a diverse skill set and strong commercial acumen. His experience in the FMCG and technology sectors in functions like FP&A, corporate controlling and finance, and business valuation and planning make him an ideal fit for teams aiming at value through better financial planning. Farooq’s substantial commercial background helps him develop a broader perspective of interdependencies between different functions, enhancing value for his clients.

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Karim Kadry

Freelance Fundraising Consultant

CanadaFreelance Fundraising Consultant Since November 7, 2018

Over his 20-year career in investment banking, Karim led deals ranging from $5 million to $2 billion, coordinating closely with entrepreneurs, CEOs, and directors in a wide variety of industries. He has collaborated with teams as small as two people, as well as large corporates like UBS. As a freelancer, Karim enjoys being exposed to different sectors, meeting new people and tackling challenges. He is a CFA charter holder and has a joint MBA from IESE.

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Antoine Arbour

Freelance Fundraising Consultant

CanadaFreelance Fundraising Consultant Since June 7, 2021

Antoine loves working with early-stage startups.His expertise lies in building compelling pitch decks, fundraising stories, financial models (operating budgets, 3-statement models, unit economics modeling), and raising money. Antoine led five early-stage fundraising processes with US and Canadian investors, resulting in over $50 million raised and $300 million in valuations.

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James Premkumar

Freelance Fundraising Consultant

CanadaFreelance Fundraising Consultant Since January 2, 2020

As a private equity professional, James led $2+ billion in investments in numerous early and late-stage energy and energy technology companies. Subsequently, he served as the VP of Finance for a multi-billion dollar LNG project development, raising more than $200 million of seed capital. As a freelancer, James develops projects and companies from concept to monetization events and helps to formulate financing strategies.

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A Hiring Guide

Guide to Hiring a Great Fundraising Consultant

Fundraising is almost always a complex process, no matter what stage a company is at or how solid the financials are. From a start-up raising its first million dollars on up, this guide will walk you through how to find the best fundraising consultants to make your pitch deck bulletproof.

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Testimonials

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 Fundraising Consultants Near Toronto

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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.
2

Work With Hand-Selected Talent

Within days, we'll introduce you to the right fundraising consultant for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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The Right Fit, Guaranteed

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

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  • Trusted Experts Only

    All of our talent are seasoned experts who ramp up quickly, readily contribute as core team members, and work with you to minimize onboarding time.

  • The Right Fit

    We have a knack for matching you with the right fit. Start working with your new hire on a no-risk trial period, paying only if satisfied.

  • Scale as Needed

    Hire in under 2 weeks and scale your team up or down as needed, no strings attached.

  • Seamless Hiring

    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDA’s. Let us take care of the overhead while you focus on building great products.

  • Flexible Engagements

    Choose the engagement type that suits your needs — hourly, part-time, or full-time — with the ability to change anytime.

  • Expert Talent Matching

    Focus on your project and enjoy support from your dedicated account executive and expert talent matcher.

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