Fractional CFO for micromobility companies
Micromobility finance starts and ends with the vehicle. Capitalisation policy, depreciation schedule, useful life, theft and vandalism write-offs, battery replacement and rebalancing labour decide whether reported contribution margin is honest or flattering. Two operators with the same rides per vehicle per day can report very different gross margins on accounting assumptions alone.
City-level P&Ls do most of the talking. We tie the consolidated financials back to a per-city, per-vehicle view: deployment cost, repair frequency, fleet utilisation, contribution margin per ride, and realistic working capital to enter or scale a new market. The same model has to serve internal city-shutdown decisions and external lender or investor conversations.
Flow provides financial modelling, FP&A and fractional CFO advisory to micromobility companies across shared e-scooters and e-bikes, owned light electric vehicles, fleet and operations software, and battery swap and charging networks for two-wheelers. Our startup CFO work usually starts with fixing depreciation policy and the city-level reporting that flows from it.
KPIs to track for "micromobility" startups
We're very 'KPI-driven' fractional CFOs, and we make sure to monitor the right metrics for your startup.
Vehicles deployed
Active cities
Rides per vehicle per day
Fleet utilisation
Revenue per ride
Contribution margin per ride
Vehicle lifetime (days)
Capex per vehicle
Depreciation per ride
ARPU per fleet vehicle
Theft & loss rate
Financial modelling for "micromobility" startups
As fractional CFOs, we build KPI-driven financial models that are insightful and easy to maintain.
Financial modelling is both art and science - models must be robust, but also understandable, and useful for both internal planning and VC fundraising purposes. Hire a fractional CFO who knows how to handle both sides of the equation.
Vehicle depreciation and useful life
Capitalisation policy, depreciation schedule and useful-life assumptions built from observed vehicle retirement rates, battery cycle life and write-off history. Stops two operators with identical operations from reporting very different gross margins on policy alone.
City-level unit economics
Per-city P&L tracking deployment cost, fleet size, utilisation, rides per vehicle per day and contribution margin per ride against a city payback target. Drives both internal city-shutdown decisions and external investor or lender disclosures.
Contribution margin per ride
Revenue per ride less depreciation, energy, rebalancing, repair, payment processing and city fees built to true contribution margin. Strips out the headline gross margin number and shows what actually pays for HQ overhead.
Field operations cost model
Rebalancing, charging or swap, repair and warehouse labour modelled by city, density and shift pattern with productivity per FTE. Identifies where headcount density flips a city from loss-making to contribution-positive.
Theft, vandalism and loss reserves
Theft, vandalism and unrecovered-vehicle write-offs reserved from observed loss rates per city and per vehicle generation. Replaces the flat reserve auditors and lenders push back on with a number tied to actual fleet experience.
New-city launch capital
Vehicles, deposits, permits, working capital and ramp losses laid out as the total capital required to enter and reach break-even in a new market. Tells the board what the next city actually costs before approving the rollout.
Founders and investors we've worked with
We've supported winning builders across micromobility and beyond.
Onlogist
We acted as fractional CFO to Onlogist, a Hamburg-based online marketplace for last-mile vehicle transfer, providing confidential valuation guidance and operating model support.
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TBô
We acted as fractional CFO to TBô, a Zurich-based tech-enabled DTC male underwear brand, building a bottom-up financial / operating model with cohort-level KPIs and positioning the company for its next venture round.
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Marcura
We acted as fractional CFO to Dubai-based Marcura, owner of maritime payroll and B2B payments platform MarTrust, advising on the strategic e-Wallet vendor selection and supporting product/finance integration.
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Hector
We acted as fractional CFO to Hector Aurumi, a Dubai-based specialist software house with AI/ML, IoT and data science expertise, providing confidential valuation guidance to the management team.
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Bonart
We've worked as fractional CFO with Bonart, a Zurich-based independent Swiss strategic advisory and execution platform for PE and investor fundraising, providing long-term confidential valuation guidance.
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See our fractional CFO and financial modelling experience across micromobility and beyond.
Simple pricing
No hidden costs, no complicated long-term contracts. We understand how important flexibility is for micromobility 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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