Countsy

Countsy runs the back office for venture-backed startups, scaleups and spinouts. It pairs a fractional CFO and chief people officer with a team of operations specialists, and supports them with an integrated platform of tools for billing, payroll and expenses. The aim is to let founders spend less time on finance and HR administration.

What Countsy offers

• Fractional CFO — part-time senior finance leadership, board reporting and GAAP financials.
• Fractional CPO — people leadership covering HR policies, practices and culture.
• Accounting and bookkeeping — outsourced accounting, month-end close and audit readiness.
• Payroll and benefits — payroll processing and employee benefits administration.
• FP&A as a service — financial planning and analysis for growing companies.
• Back-office platform — integrated cloud tools for billing, payroll and expenses.

Who it works with

Its clients are founders of venture-backed startups, scaleups and spinouts, and the firm says thousands of founders have used it.

Key facts

• Model: outsourced accounting and HR with a technology platform
• Content: publishes guides on startup bookkeeping, payroll outsourcing and equity compensation