Venture-Backed Startup Accounting Built for Companies That Scale Fast

Venture-backed startups move quickly. Your finance function needs to keep up.

Resolve Works specializes in venture-backed accounting and bookkeeping services for startups that supports growth from day one, from entity setup and clean books to investor-ready reporting and CFO-level strategy through our controllership services and fractional CFO services.

Whether you’re launching your first portfolio company, preparing for a raise, or scaling across multiple entities, we build finance systems that grow with your business and earn investor confidence at every stage.

Why Venture-Backed Startups Need Specialized Accounting

Venture-backed companies don’t operate like traditional businesses, and their accounting shouldn’t either.

Founders and operators are expected to:

  • Deploy capital responsibly
  • Move fast without losing control
  • Report clearly to investors and boards
  • Scale systems before complexity breaks them

Common challenges venture-backed startups face include:

  • Rapid entity formation and early-stage setup
  • Limited internal finance resources
  • Pressure to produce investor-grade reporting early
  • Inconsistent processes across portfolio companies
  • Scaling faster than spreadsheets and manual workflows allow

When financial systems aren’t built correctly from the start, startups experience:

  • Inaccurate or incomplete financials
  • Delayed closes and constant cleanups
  • Difficulty raising capital
  • Limited visibility into cash, burn, and runway
  • Stressful investor and board reporting

As Founder and CEO Jillian Mittelmark, CPA, puts it:

“Strong financial systems don’t slow growth. They make it possible.”

startup accounting revenue Target on whiteboard

The Inflection Points That Demand Stronger Financial Systems

Most venture-backed startups reach a moment when early tools and ad hoc processes stop working.

Common inflection points include:

  • Launching a new portfolio company
  • Preparing for a seed, Series A, or Series B raise
  • Hiring leadership and building internal teams
  • Expanding into new states or entities
  • Investors requesting more detailed reporting
  • Month-end closes taking too long
  • Uncertainty around burn rate and runway

These moments expose gaps in systems, reporting, and financial structure.

By partnering with Resolve Works early, venture-backed startups build a finance foundation that is scalable, auditable, and aligned with investor expectations before complexity creates risk.

The Resolve Works Venture-Backed Startup Framework

Build | Grow | Scale

We support venture-backed startups through three natural phases of growth, providing exactly the level of support needed at each stage.

Venture-Backed Startup Accounting and Bookkeeping:

Daily Operations | Accuracy | Compliance

Ideal for newly launched or early-stage venture-backed companies that need trustworthy numbers from day one.

Includes:

  • Transaction coding and reconciliations
  • AP and AR processing
  • Payroll coordination
  • State and local compliance
  • Clean, structured chart of accounts
  • Reliable books for founders, tax CPAs, and investors

The outcome:
A clean financial baseline that gives founders confidence in their numbers and allows investors to trust how capital is being deployed.

Venture-Backed Startup Controllership:

Reporting | Forecasting | Financial Discipline

For growing startups with increasing revenue, headcount, and investor oversight.

Includes:

  • Monthly financial reporting
  • Budget-to-actual analysis
  • Spend management and approval workflows
  • Cash flow forecasting and runway tracking
  • Multi-entity oversight
  • Investor-ready reporting packages

The outcome:
Clear visibility into performance, burn, and runway, with reporting that supports investor conversations and board oversight.

Fractional CFO for Venture-Backed Startups:

Strategy | Leadership | Investor Alignment

Designed for venture-backed companies preparing for fundraising, expansion, or operational scale.

Includes:

  • Financial modeling and scenario planning
  • Annual budgeting and capital planning
  • Board and investor reporting
  • Fundraising and due diligence support
  • Strategic guidance on hiring, growth, and spend

The outcome:
A finance leader who helps founders make confident decisions, communicate clearly with investors, and plan for what’s next.

How We Work With Venture-Backed Startups

At Resolve Works, we don’t just process transactions. We build the financial infrastructure behind high-growth companies.

“Our team embeds into your operations, working alongside founders, operators, and investors to create systems that support speed without sacrificing control,” says Mittelmark.

We focus on:

  • Consistent processes across portfolio companies
  • Scalable systems that reduce rework
  • Clear, transparent reporting for investors
  • Finance functions that evolve as the company grows

Most founders come to us when investor expectations increase or when early systems start to break. We help teams get ahead of complexity, not react to it.

What Makes Resolve Works Different for Venture-Backed Startups

  • Innovative and Agile: Venture-backed startups require partners who can move fast, adapt quickly, and solve problems without bureaucracy.

  • Resource-Conscious: We deliver senior-level expertise without the overhead of a full internal team, allowing founders to allocate capital strategically.

  • Built for Growth: Our systems, processes, and support scale alongside your business from launch through later-stage growth.

Client Success: Supporting an Innovation Fund’s Portfolio Companies

Resolve Works partners with innovation funds and venture groups to serve as the accounting backbone for newly launched portfolio companies.

From entity setup to investor reporting, we provide consistency, scalability, and clarity across every investment.

Venture-Backed Startup Accounting FAQs

Ideally, as early as possible. Venture-backed startups benefit most when accounting systems are set up correctly from day one. Clean books, a scalable chart of accounts, and consistent reporting make fundraising, investor updates, and future growth significantly easier. Many founders come to Resolve Works at launch, before a raise, or when early spreadsheets and ad hoc processes start to break down.

Yes. We regularly partner with venture studios, innovation funds, and venture groups that build companies from the ground up. We act as a consistent accounting partner across portfolio companies, providing standardized systems, processes, and reporting while supporting each entity’s unique needs.

Absolutely. Resolve Works is built to support multiple entities simultaneously. Our team provides consistent financial infrastructure across portfolio companies while scaling services based on each startup’s stage, complexity, and investor requirements. This allows funds and operators to maintain visibility across the portfolio without managing multiple accounting vendors.

Yes. Investor and board reporting is a core part of our work with venture-backed startups. We prepare clear, accurate, and timely financial reporting that supports investor updates, board meetings, and fundraising conversations. As companies grow, we also provide CFO-level support for forecasting, modeling, and strategic planning.

No. While Resolve Works is based in Minnesota, we work with venture-backed startups and funds across the United States. Our systems, tools, and processes are designed to support remote teams, multi-state operations, and multi-entity structures.

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