Financial Advisory & CFO Services

Numbers that win board rooms, fundraising decks that survive due diligence, and a CFO-on-demand for the months you need one.

Service overview

Where CFO expertise meets Nigerian growth-stage reality

Our advisory team has worked alongside founders on 73 closed funding rounds since 2019, with cheques ranging from $250k angel rounds to $20m Series B raises. Every engagement is led by a CFA or ACA partner with operational experience inside a Nigerian growth company.

We deliver outputs you would expect from a senior finance director — without the salary, equity allocation or the 18-month onboarding.

  • Three-statement financial models with IFRS-compliant outputs
  • Fundraising decks and investor data rooms
  • Working-capital and cash-runway reviews
  • CFO-on-demand: 1–4 days per month with named partner contact
  • Board pack design and presentation
  • Cap table management and SAFE-to-equity conversions
Financial advisor presenting model outputs to a founder

Engagement options that flex with your stage

We meet founders where they are. The three formats below cover 95% of what our advisory clients ask for.

  • Fundraise package. 6-week sprint covering model, deck, data room and diligence support. Fixed fee from ₦3.8m.
  • CFO-on-demand. Monthly retainer covering monthly close review, board pack, investor reporting and weekly cash-flow checkpoint.
  • Project advisory. Bespoke engagements: M&A, recapitalisation, transformations. Quoted from a 1-page scope.
Discuss your raise
Strategy session between Claudenia advisor and a startup founder
0 Funding rounds supported since 2019
0 USD raised by Claudenia advisory clients
0 of advisory engagements end with a closed round
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Advisory · frequently asked questions

Do you take equity instead of fees?

We do not. We are licensed under ICAN and need to maintain independence. Our advisory work is purely fee-based, which keeps our advice honest.

Can you support a USD-denominated raise from Nigeria?

Yes. We work with founders raising in USD from UK, US and pan-African investors. Our models are dual-currency and our diligence support is investor-grade.

Will you sit on our board?

Two of our partners hold non-executive board roles for selected clients. We discuss this only after a successful advisory engagement and only where it does not create a conflict.

What if our deal doesn't close?

You still own all the work product — model, deck, data room. The discipline of preparing them often produces operational improvements even when the round does not happen.

Plan the next 12 months of finance with us

Book a 30-minute discovery call. Tell us where the business is, where you want it to go, and we will tell you whether we can help.