FRACTIONAL CFO

Run your fund with confidence

We provide fractional CFO and operational leadership for VC firms, so you can focus on investing while we handle the rest.

Graph Advisors supports GPs through financial stewardship, operational rigor, and a proactive back-office — managing everything from fund admin to LP communications with consistency, clarity, and precision.

We bring proven systems, institutional knowledge, and white-glove execution to help funds run like firms.

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Establish Year

We've evolved into a trusted partner for businesses navigating the complexities of today's dynamic landscape.

Success Rate - 90%
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HOW IT WORKS
     
Phases
What We Do
Why It Matters
01.
Align +
Discover
We onboard quickly and assess current operations, providers, and priorities.
We establish trust, map the fund(s) landscape, and identify priorities.
02.
Stabilize +
Operate
We run your fund’s back office, manage vendors, triage email, and keep financials and schedules on track.
This gives you time back and more capacity to focus on investments, not spreadsheets.
03.
Optimize +
Institutionalize
We upgrade your internal systems, improve reporting, and prepare you for audits, raises, and diligence.
Turning your fund into a firm – ready for scale.
01.
Solve Manually
What We Do:
We deliver elite services that fix real finance and operational pain points.
Why It Matters:
Immediate client wins. Deep understanding of needs before building anything.
02.
Find Patterns
What We Do:
We identify repeatable workflows and opportunities for automation.
Why It Matters:
Builds a blueprint for durable systems based on proof, not theory.
03.
Build Software
What We Do:
We layer lightweight software to automate, accelerate, or eliminate repetitive tasks.
Why It Matters:
Clients scale faster with less cost, complexity, or manual overhead.
WHAT WE DO

Why Clients Choose Our Fractional CFO Services

1:1 dedicated alignment with a partner

Regular and ad-hoc meetings with a partner, your dedicated CFO — no ticketing queues, just execution.

Full Financial Backbone

We manage the entire back office - including your fund administrator. Capital calls to distributions, reporting, and fund accounting oversight.

Provider Orchestration

Legal, fund admin, tax, audit, compliance — we coordinate the stack and make it work as one.

Scalable Systems

Budgets, cash flow forecasts, SOIs, and expense tracking systems built to grow with you.

LP-Ready Outputs

From quarterly reports to ad hoc requests, we make sure you look buttoned-up and in control.

Custom Software

In house development, deployed on your infrastructure, we are now developing custom AI solutions for clients.

THE GRAPH ADVANTAGE: FROM FUND TO FIRM
Graph Advisors
Expertise:
✅ VC-native fractional team with real operator experience
Cost:
✅ Retainer structure, no equity or full-time salary
Scalability:
✅ Systems built for Fund I to Fund III+
Support Model:
✅ Strategic + tactical weekly involvement
Output Quality:
✅ Investor-ready reports, memos, and visibility
Traditional CFO Hires
Expertise:
Limited to one person’s background
Cost:
$250K+ annually + equity
Scalability:
Risk of outgrowing internal hire
Support Model:
Reactive and resource-constrained
Output Quality:
Success = departure or retirement
Fund Admin Alone
Expertise:
Transactional and scope-limited
Cost:
Often hidden costs, scope creep
Scalability:
Can't adapt or advise
Support Model:
Asynchronous + surface-level
Output Quality:
Inbox Abyss
     
 
Graph
Advisors
Traditional CFO Hires
Fund Admin
Alone
Expertise
✅ VC-native fractional team with real operator experience
Limited to one person’s background
Transactional and scope-limited
Cost
✅ Retainer structure, no equity or full-time salary
$250K+ annually + equity
Often hidden costs, scope creep
Scalability
✅ Systems built for Fund I to Fund III+
Risk of outgrowing internal hire
Can't adapt or advise
Support Model
✅ Strategic + tactical weekly involvement
Reactive and resource-constrained
Asynchronous + surface-level
Output Quality
✅ Investor-ready reports, memos, and visibility
Success = departure or retirement
Inbox Abyss
Why Now

Your back office reflects your front office.

Increased LP scrutiny, regulatory complexity, and fundraising timelines demand operational excellence — not duct tape.

Graph Advisors helps firms move from reactive to proactive by embedding strategic CFO leadership into your team.

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WHO WE WORK WITH

Our Clients

VC Funds

Especially those raising Fund II or III, where systems need to evolve from startup to institutional.

Family Offices Deploying Capital

Seeking structure, reporting, and investment operations without building full teams.

Micro-PE / New Managers

Who need CFO-level insight without the full-time burden or risk of an early hire.

FAQ’s

Frequently Asked Questions

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1

Why not just hire a full-time CFO?

2

How are you different from a fund admin?

3

What if I already have a finance person?
OUR HISTORY

From Inception to Innovation

From our humble beginnings to the milestones that mark our journey, this section unfolds the chapters of our evolution. It is a testament to our resilience, adaptability, and commitment to excellence.

Each chapter is a reflection of our unwavering dedication to client success & a celebration of the shared achievements that define our narrative.

  • Established in 2011
  • Based on New York, USA
  • 146+ Project Done
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