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Experienced CFOs for leading growth companies.

We help the world’s fastest growing companies build high-impact Finance functions so they can better understand their business today and plan for the challenges ahead.

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What we do

Building companies is hard. The faster a company grows, the more difficult things become. Decisions often have to be made in an information vacuum and mistakes can be costly in dollars, momentum and enterprise value. Black Court's team of world-class CFOs help our clients build accurate reporting, detailed forecasting and rigorous analytics so that they can make better decisions and avoid costly missteps.

FP&A

  • Strategic finance partner to the CEO & other leaders
  • Recruit and manage FP&A personnel
  • Lead the annual budgeting process
  • Build a detailed operating model
  • Understand and track KPIs
  • Determine and manage Unit Economics
  • Upgrade company and Board reporting

Accounting

  • Recruit and manage Accounting personnel
  • Conform financial statements to GAAP
  • Align chart of accounts with business needs
  • Tighten monthly close process
  • Lead annual audits
  • Document processes and procedures
  • Implement risk controls
  • Automate systems to create efficiencies and reduce error
Shaking Hands

Transaction Services

  • Act as in-house investment bankers
  • Create marketing material and financial packets
  • Lead conversations with buyers and investors
  • Negotiate terms in LOIs and transaction documents
  • Assemble data rooms and diligence material
  • Create analysis and schedules to support due diligence
  • Manage internal and external deal teams
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Partnering Through Your
Growth Stages

Black Court provides expert financial leadership to companies across a range of sizes and stages.

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Seed
Series A
Series B
Series C+
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Validation (Seed)

We are there to help you get your idea off the ground by providing strategic advice and building a solid financial foundation for future growth.

How we help:

Strategic finance support for foundational decisions

Accounting and Finance Set-up

Capital raising

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Build (Series A)

As the complexity of your business increases, you need to understand how the business is performing, track and report on the right metrics, and have a clear view of the paths ahead.

How we help:

Advanced Financial Modeling

Accounting Clean-up / GAAP Compliance / Audit Preparation

Implement Processes and Controls

Product Pricing and Unit Economics

Capital Requirements and Resource Planning

Capital Raising

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Scale (Series B)

You need to grow, and quickly! Accelerating revenue growth requires building out functional teams, processes, controls and infrastructure to ensure you are maximizing productivity while mitigating risk.

How we help:

Budgeting & Forecasting

Advanced Financial Modeling

Product Pricing and Unit Economics

Automate Back-Office Processes

KPI Tracking and Reporting

Board/Investor Reporting

Capital Raising

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Expand (Series C+)

The larger you get, the more challenging it seems to get things done. To win in an increasingly competitive environment, you need to minimize complexity, optimize processes and align resources with company goals.

How we help:

Cost Audits

Analysis of New Business Initiatives

Setting up foreign entities

Debt capital raising

Strategic M&A

Exit strategy

Bridge to full-time team

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“Black Court provided a perfect complement to our small internal accounting team. Gee brought financial leadership and transaction expertise that was super helpful in scaling our business and our eventual successful sale to TransUnion.”

Andrew Swanson

CEO, Tru Optik

“Black Court provided a perfect complement to our small internal accounting team. Gee brought financial leadership and transaction expertise that was super helpful in scaling our business and our eventual successful sale to TransUnion.”

Andrew Swanson

CEO, Tru Optik

“Black Court provided a perfect complement to our small internal accounting team. Gee brought financial leadership and transaction expertise that was super helpful in scaling our business and our eventual successful sale to TransUnion.”

Andrew Swanson

CEO, Tru Optik

“We brought in Black Court during a critical transition period for our company. They got up to speed on our business quickly and were able to have an immediate impact. I could not recommend them more highly.”

Blake Hall

CEO, ID.me

“I could not have been more impressed with Gee and the Black Court team.  They were able to pivot from CFO to banker seamlessly as our company very quickly moved towards a strategic exit.  Incredible partners that worked non-stop for our success.”

Amin Harari

CEO, ClearCut Analytics

“Black Court supported us during a  few very challenging years at Convr.  Through it all, they were unwavering in their commitment and professionalism.  They were terrific partners to our business and I would recommend them for any company at the growth stage.”

Bruce Simpson

CEO, Convr

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“We brought in Black Court during a critical transition period for our company. They got up to speed on our business quickly and were able to have an immediate impact. I could not recommend them more highly.”

Blake Hall

CEO, ID.me

“Gee and Black Court were instrumental in helping us grow Arturo from a scrappy start-up to a fast growing scale-up. They helped us build and then led our Accounting and FP&A functions and successfully took us through multiple capital raises. They truly felt like a part of our team throughout.”

John-Isaac Clark

CEO, Arturo

"Black Court was a great partner for our company. We brought them in to provide Controller support but ended up expanding the engagement considerably. They also played a key role in supporting our sale to Salesforce."

Stuart B. Frankel

CEO, Narrative Science

"Dennis from Black Court joined us at a major inflection point in the business. His high-touch, hands-on leadership allowed us to address the problems across our Accounting and FP&A functions. Dennis was also instrumental in our successful sale to a PE firm."

Dan Doles

CEO, Mojix

"Black Court supported us during a few very challenging years at Convr. Through it all, they were unwavering in their commitment and professionalism. They were terrific partners to our business and I would recommend them for any company at the growth stage."

Bruce Simpson

CEO, Convr

"The impact that Black Court has had on our business was incredible. They showed us what it means to have an effective Finance function. Truly the best."

Anthony Crews

CEO, D&A Services

“I could not have been more impressed with Gee and the Black Court team. They were able to pivot from CFO to banker seamlessly as our company very quickly moved towards a strategic exit. Incredible partners that worked non-stop for our success.”

Amin Harari

CEO, ClearCut Analytics

Black Court has had the privilege of working with some of the best companies in the world to help tackle their challenges at every stage of their growth.

Shippabo
  • Roles:  Interim CFO, VP Finance.
  • Engagement Stage:  Series A. 
  • Helped build and lead Accounting and FP&A functions.
Logistics
Capital Raise
Exit
Arturo
  • Roles: Interim CFO, VP Finance
  • Engagement Stage: Series A through late Series B (100+ employees).
  • 1st Finance Hire, built out Accounting and FP&A teams.
  • Led process for $25M series B capital raise.
Insurtech
Capital Raise
Exit
ID.me
  • Roles: Interim CFO, VP Finance.
  • Engagement Stage: 2,000+ person pre-IPO company. 
  • Helped build and lead Accounting and FP&A functions.
  • Supported process for $100M debt capital raise.
Identification Platform
Capital Raise
Exit
ClearCut Analytics
  • Roles: Interim CFO, VP Finance.
  • Engagement Stage: Seed through strategic exit.
  • Accounting and FP&A clean-up to prepare for a transaction.
  • Led process for strategic sale to SPINS.
Data & Analytics
Capital Raise
Exit
Clearcover
  • Role: Interim CFO.
  • Engagement Stage: 200+ person growth stage company. 
  • Helped build and lead Accounting and FP&A functions.
Insurtech
Capital Raise
Exit
Mojix
  • Role: Interim CFO.
  • Engagement Stage: Growth stage company to PE exit. 
  • Helped build and lead Accounting and FP&A functions.
  • Supported process for successful sale to Peak Rock.
Logistics
Capital Raise
Exit
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  • Roles: Interim CFO, VP Finance.
  • Engagement Stage: Series A through strategic exit.
  • Accounting and FP&A clean-up to prepare for a transaction.
  • Led process for strategic sale to Lightricks.
Marketing Tech
Capital Raise
Exit
Tru Optik
  • Role: Interim CFO.
  • Engagement Stage: Series A through strategic exit.
  • 2nd Finance Hire, Upgraded financial forecasting and reporting.
  • Led process for sale to TransUnion.
Marketing Tech
Capital Raise
Exit
Convr
  • Roles:  Interim CFO, VP Finance.
  • Engagement Stage:  Series B. 
  • Helped build and lead Accounting and FP&A functions.
  • Led process for insider capital raise.
Insurtech
Capital Raise
Exit

Access high caliber CFOs that you won’t find anywhere else.

150+

Years of Cumulative Finance Experience

$3B+

Capital Raised by Black Court Partners

30+

Successful M&A Deals by Black Court Partners

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