Fractional Executive & Finance Operations

Propeller provides comprehensive fractional executive services and outsourced finance operations for venture-stage and high-growth companies, including blockchain and Web3 organizations. The offering delivers veteran leadership expertise across strategic, financial, accounting, and technology functions, enabling companies to access enterprise-grade capabilities without hiring full-time teams.

Strategic Guidance & Fractional CFO Services

The fractional CFO service provides strategic financial leadership with deep functional knowledge, decades of experience, and 16+ years of industry-based pattern recognition. Services include growth optimization strategies, expansion planning, reforecasting capabilities, benchmark reporting using proprietary data, board meeting preparation and presentation support, fundraising guidance and capital solution analysis, investor relations management, network connections to VCs and strategic partners, leadership support for founders and executives, and industry trend analysis. The team has served over 1,000 startups including 15 unicorns.

Financial Planning & Analysis

Comprehensive FP&A support delivers monthly and annual budget model development, cash flow reporting and forecasting, scenario planning and sensitivity analysis, KPI dashboard creation and maintenance, analysis of critical business areas including inventory, COGS, and unit economics, ad hoc reporting for strategic initiatives, reforecasting support during pivots or market changes, trend analysis, and budget vs. actual reporting with variance explanations. The FP&A service is anchored by best-in-class technology platforms coupled with proprietary workflow optimization tools.

Accounting Operations

Scalable, professionalized accounting solutions through US and international resources include accounts payable with multi-level approval workflows, accounts receivable including invoicing and collections support, payroll processing with dedicated specialists, weekly bank and credit card reconciliations, monthly cash applications, month-end close procedures with full financial statements, balance sheet schedules and reconciliations, integration of sales tax software, and process optimization. The team brings nearly 15 years of experience providing virtual accounting services designed to accelerate growth.

CIO Services & Technology Stack Optimization

Fractional Chief Information Officer expertise focused on evaluating, selecting, implementing, and optimizing technology systems for finance and operations. Services include inventory management system discovery and evaluation, system selection based on business requirements, implementation project management, NetSuite functional advisory, development of demand forecasting and sales & operations planning cycles, material requirement planning tools, assistance with ordering finished goods and raw materials, and customer order processing workflows.

Why Choose Propeller Industries

Propeller's managed services model provides cost-effective alternatives to hiring full-time executive and operational teams. Services evolve with the business, scaling up or down as needs change. Clients benefit from substantiated best practices, proprietary data, benchmark insights from hundreds of similar companies, technology platforms, and integrated experience from investment banking, venture investing, and operational leadership. The company's blockchain practice has supported 75+ engagements representing $70B in client token market capitalization and $1B in VC funds raised.