Fractional CFO services in Sydney
Sydney is Australia's largest tech ecosystem and the leading startup hub in the Southern Hemisphere, ranked 25th globally by Startup Genome in 2025. NSW startups attracted 65% of Australia's total startup funding, with US investors alone deploying AUD $1.2B into Sydney companies in 2024 - a 290% increase year-on-year.
The ecosystem spans seven unicorns including Canva, Immutable and Deputy, anchored by Atlassian's Tech Central campus at Central Station, which the NSW Government designated Australia's largest tech and innovation precinct. The R&D Tax Incentive - a 43.5% refundable offset for companies under $20M turnover - is a material non-dilutive cash source for most technical founders.
We work with Sydney-based startups from seed to Series B+, supporting them on financial modelling, FP&A, fundraise prep, board packs and runway management.
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Sydney startup ecosystem
Leading startup ecosystem in the Southern Hemisphere
Sydney hosts 3,000+ active tech startups with a total ecosystem value of AUD $55B+. Seven unicorns - Canva, Atlassian, Immutable, Deputy and others - provide dense alumni networks of experienced operators. NSW attracted 65% of Australian startup funding in 2024, underpinned by the highest concentration of VC fund offices in the country.
Tech Central, Surry Hills and Pyrmont clusters
Atlassian's new Tech Central campus at Central Station anchors a precinct the NSW Government is positioning as the southern hemisphere's answer to Silicon Valley. Surry Hills hosts the consumer-tech and SaaS density. Pyrmont and the CBD serve fintech and enterprise software. North Sydney has a growing cluster of B2B and professional-services SaaS companies.
Fintech, AI and quantum technology anchor the sector mix
Stone & Chalk on the Sydney CBD waterfront is Australia's largest fintech and emerging-tech hub. Canva (design SaaS), Airwallex (cross-border payments), SafetyCulture (operations SaaS) and Employment Hero (HR SaaS) exemplify the city's enterprise and productivity-software concentration. Sydney quantum startups raised AUD $180M in 2024 - more than the entire Australian quantum sector raised in the five preceding years.
Engineering and finance talent from UNSW, USyd, UTS and Macquarie
UNSW, the University of Sydney, UTS and Macquarie University collectively produce some of Australia's largest cohorts of engineering, computer science and finance graduates. The city's investment-banking and consulting concentration - major bulge-bracket banks and the Big Four advisory practices on George and Pitt Streets - feeds a deep secondary supply of senior finance and operating talent into scale-ups.
Active investors in Sydney's venture ecosystem
Sydney hosts Australia's densest cluster of institutional venture capital. These are the most active funds deploying capital into Sydney-based seed and early-stage companies.
Blackbird Ventures
Blackbird Ventures is Australia's largest VC fund, founded in Sydney in 2012. Has backed Canva (now valued at over USD $26B), Safety Culture, Partly and Zoox from its Australian funds. Manages over AUD $1B across multiple fund vintages. The benchmark institutional relationship for founders raising Series A and beyond.
AirTree Ventures
AirTree Ventures is one of Australia's most active early-stage VCs, with AUD $1.3B in funds under management. Portfolio includes Canva, Deputy, Tyro Payments, Go1 and Clipchamp (acquired by Microsoft). Invests from seed through Series B with particular strength in SaaS and marketplace models built for global markets.
Square Peg Capital
Square Peg Capital is a Sydney-founded, globally focused growth-stage fund with a portfolio spanning Australia, Israel and Southeast Asia. Backed Canva, Fiverr, Uber Eats (OLO) and Auth0. Invests primarily at Series A–C with check sizes from AUD $5M to $50M+.
Investible
Investible is Sydney-based and focuses on early-stage technology companies in Australia and Southeast Asia. Operates a Club Investible co-investment community and a dedicated climate-tech fund. Active across seed and pre-seed with a portfolio of 100+ companies, including Linktree and ActivePipe.
Tidal Ventures
Tidal Ventures is a Sydney-based seed-stage fund backing product-led founders in enterprise SaaS and cybersecurity. Portfolio companies include Shippit, Checkbox and SecurePII. The team is composed of former startup operators who provide hands-on support for companies finding product-market fit ahead of a Series A.
Skip Capital
Skip Capital is an Australian growth-stage fund co-founded by Kim Jackson and Scott Farquhar (Atlassian). Backs technology companies at Series B+ with a focus on founder-led businesses scaling to global markets, with portfolio companies including Airwallex and Culture Amp.
Sydney startup accountants vs Flow fractional CFO
Most Sydney startups work with a chartered accounting firm for income-tax returns, GST filings, R&D Tax Incentive claims and ASIC compliance. That role is required - but it does not replace a fractional CFO.
Tax returns, GST, R&DTI claims and ASIC lodgements. The accounting firms most used by Sydney venture-backed founders.
- Pitcher Partners Sydney
Mid-market chartered firm with a strong technology and high-growth company practice covering audit, tax and R&D Tax Incentive claims for seed through pre-IPO companies.
- William Buck Sydney
Startup-focused chartered accountants with a dedicated entrepreneurial advisory team, widely used by Sydney seed and Series A companies for tax structuring and R&DTI preparation.
- HLB Mann Judd Sydney
Mid-market firm with a long-standing technology and emerging-company practice, covering audit, advisory and R&D Tax Incentive claims for venture-backed founders.
- BDO Australia (Sydney)
Top-six national firm with a large technology and growth-stage practice covering Series A through pre-IPO audit, R&DTI claims and cross-border tax structuring.
- RSM Australia (Sydney)
National mid-market network with a dedicated innovation and R&D Tax Incentive team, strong across tech SMEs and venture-backed companies from early stage through growth.
Financial modelling, FP&A and fundraise prep. We work alongside your accountant - not instead of them.
- Builds the financial model - revenue assumptions, headcount, unit economics, runway.
- Sets up the monthly FP&A cycle: budget, forecast vs actual, variance analysis.
- Puts together the monthly board pack - P&L, cash, KPIs and forward outlook.
- Prepares the fundraise: investor model, deck financials, data room and diligence prep.
- Keeps the cap table tidy and handles option grants and 409A-equivalent valuations.
- Reports on the KPIs that move the business - ARR, gross margin, CAC payback, retention.
- Pressure tests hiring, pricing and big spend decisions against the model before the founder commits.
- Sits in board meetings and is embedded week-to-week, not just engaged annually for compliance.
We provide fractional CFO services across Sydney and beyond
Simple pricing
No hidden costs, no complicated long-term contracts. We understand how important flexibility is for Sydney startups.
Per month
- Accounting / FP&A tech stack implementation
- Monthly financial statements and reporting pack
- Quarterly board pack with detailed financial analysis (with variance analysis vs. budget, relevant KPI observations etc.)
- Investor-friendly output
Per month
- Everything in Core, plus
- Operating model (via an online platform like Runway or Excel-based)
- Ongoing model maintenance, refining projections, burn/runway management
- Customer cohorts modelling, churn and retention analysis
- LTV / CAC, unit economics analysis
- Cap table management
Per month
- Everything in Grow, plus
- M&A / fundraising support; review of business plan
- Pitch deck preparation
- Investor approach strategy / list building
- Due diligence support and deal negotiation
- Valuation as required and free access to Multiples Pro
Packages shown are illustrative, final pricing is tailored to client requirements.
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Selected fractional CFO engagements and prior CFO experience.
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