Kruze Consulting

Kruze Consulting is a CPA and advisory firm that concentrates on start-ups funded by venture capital. It says its accountants understand how young technology companies operate and prepare their books for investors and buyers.

What Kruze Consulting offers

• Accounting and bookkeeping — monthly financial statements that give founders and investors a clear view.
• Tax and regulatory compliance — filings, plus advice on research and development tax credits.
• Fractional CFO services — budgeting, forecasting and planning towards milestones.
• HR support — people-operations help for growing teams.
• Due diligence and exit support — preparing records for fundraising rounds and acquisitions.

Who it works with

Delaware C-corporations that have raised seed or venture funding. The firm states that its expertise is not aimed at limited liability companies or bootstrapped businesses. It cites more than 750 start-up clients.

Key facts

• Approach: a hands-on partnership backed by financial technology tools
• Client outcome cited: its clients are acquired at a higher rate than the average start-up, based on data from Carta