How Resolve Works built scalable, investor-ready finance systems across multiple entities
The Situation: Launching Multiple Venture-Backed Companies
This venture-backed startup case study highlights how Resolve Works partnered with an innovation fund focused on building companies rather than buying them.
The fund was launching a series of venture-backed startups from the ground up. Each portfolio company began as a new idea spun out of research and required a financial foundation that could support rapid growth and investor oversight from day one.
Each portfolio company:
- Required rapid entity setup and financial infrastructure
- Needed to meet investor expectations immediately
- Operated with lean internal teams
- Planned for fast growth and future fundraising
The fund recruited leadership for each new company but needed one trusted accounting partner that could integrate quickly and scale across multiple portfolio companies.
The Challenge: Consistency, Speed, and Investor Readiness
Launching multiple startups introduced complexity quickly.
The fund needed:
- A single accounting partner across all portfolio companies
- Consistent financial systems and processes for every new entity
- Clean, compliant books from day one
- Transparent, investor-ready financial reporting
Without a standardized approach to startup portfolio accounting, the fund risked:
- Inconsistent reporting between companies
- Delayed month-end closes
- Increased cleanup work before fundraising
- Limited visibility across investments
They needed an accounting firm that could plug in immediately, scale with each new company, and grow alongside their investments.
The Solution: A Scalable Accounting Partnership
Resolve Works became the fund’s exclusive accounting partner, supporting each new venture-backed startup as it launched.
For every new entity, Resolve Works:
- Built a healthy finance function model from the ground up
- Implemented consistent accounting and bookkeeping systems and workflows
- Established clean charts of accounts and reporting structures
- Provided accounting, controllership services, and Fractional CFO Services as needed
This approach ensured every startup launched with scalable systems, compliant books, and investor-ready financial reporting.
The Results: Clarity Across the Entire Portfolio
Since partnering with Resolve Works:
- Six venture-backed startups have launched with clean financial foundations
- Millions in invested capital are tracked through consistent reporting
- Each company benefits from the same core financial structure
- The fund has clear visibility across its entire portfolio
- Founders gain confidence knowing their financials are accurate and reliable
- Investors receive transparent, consistent reporting across all entities
With standardized systems in place, the fund can focus on building innovative companies while maintaining financial clarity and control.
Lessons for Venture-Backed Founders and Investors
Lesson 1: Standardized financial systems accelerate growth
Consistent processes across portfolio companies reduce friction, rework, and risk as the portfolio expands.
Lesson 2: Clean financials build investor trust
Accurate and timely investor-ready financial reporting strengthens confidence and simplifies fundraising and board communication.
Lesson 3: Partner early with a scalable finance team
Choosing the right accounting partner early prevents costly cleanups and supports long-term growth across multiple stages.
