Meet the Team
Built by Founders, for Founders
Technologists and finance professionals with 20+ years of experience each. We built the finance team founders actually want — not another spreadsheet shop.
Our Mission
Founders shouldn't have to juggle providers and spreadsheets just to understand their own numbers. We built the ClariFi Decision Engine to replace spreadsheet-era workflows with forward-looking Financial Intelligence.
One team, one system. Professional-quality financial clarity, accessible from day one.
What We Believe
Every founder deserves financial clarity on demand — not at the price of a full-time hire, and not more data to interpret.
How We Work
AI benchmarked against industry standards generates board packs, Spend Guardrails, and Tax & Compliance Autopilot. Experienced humans validate every output and translate intelligence into action. You get the clarity to decide, not more spreadsheets!
Who We Serve
VC-backed startups from pre-seed to Series B across SaaS, fintech, healthcare, and AI.
“Startups don't need more accountants and spreadsheets — they need a single finance system that translates numbers into strategic decisions.”
Our Story
We've been founders. We've been advisors. We've been mentors in accelerators. And when we looked at how startups approach finance, one pattern kept showing up: founders confuse routine accounting and tax compliance with strategic finance. They scatter the function across bookkeepers, tax preparers, and spreadsheets — and never get the clarity or insights they actually need.
These are exceptional builders, but without a unified finance function they can't see which levers drive the financial outcomes they're after. So we built ClariFi — a proprietary system that connects your accounting systems and turns raw numbers into the intelligence founders actually need — on-demand reporting, proactive spending guidance, automated compliance, and answers you can act on. It gives every founder the clarity and confidence to act.
Our Leadership Team
We think of ourselves as partners and an extension of your team. You focus on product-market fit and growing the company — we will help you with the financial decisions to help you scale.
Harry Prabandham
Founder & CEO
MBA from Wharton and a master’s in computer science, with decades of experience in finance and technology. At StartupCFO, Harry leads fractional CFO and valuation services, delivering clarity, structure, and strategic insights for startup founders.
Aparna Devalla, CPA
Head of Tax & Accounting
A seasoned CPA with decades of experience in US taxation, accounting and banking. At StartupCFO, Aparna leads the tax and accounting team, ensuring clients remain structured, compliant, and raise-ready.
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