CFO-level finance thinking for companies that build things
Breeze CFO helps hardware and deep tech founders and finance leads run the whole finance function well, from the first grant to a growth round, through practical tools, plain-English guides and a free weekly email.
- Practical Excel tools
- Plain-English guides
- Free weekly email
For teams building physical and deep tech products
Including defense and dual-use teams, and especially teams that need strong finance before they can justify a full-time CFO.
Hardware startups
Devices, robotics, energy, manufacturing and other companies that make physical products.
Defense and dual-use companies
Teams building for the Department of War and the warfighter, from SBIR and STTR awards to production contracts.
Deep tech companies
Science-led teams with long development cycles and capital-heavy milestones.
Grant-funded teams
Companies funded by SBIR, STTR and other government and non-dilutive programs.
Founders and finance leads
The people who own the numbers when there isn't a full-time CFO yet.
Proudly pro-defense. We support the companies building for the Department of War and America’s national security, and we build our tools with their funding paths in mind: SBIR and STTR, other government programs and the move to production.
The whole finance function, through a hardware lens
The same questions a good CFO would ask, adapted to companies with inventory, tooling, long build cycles and government money.
Cash and runway planning
Know how long the money lasts, and which weeks and months are tightest.
Forecasting and budgeting
Turn plans for hiring, building and selling into a budget you can track against.
Unit economics and pricing
Understand what each unit really costs and what each sale leaves you.
Grant and government funding
Budget for SBIR, STTR, defense and other government programs with your own rates.
Fundraising and board reporting
Get investor-ready numbers and report clearly to your board.
Finance operations and controls
Build the habits, checks and processes that keep the numbers trustworthy.
Most startup finance advice assumes software
Hardware and deep tech companies spend earlier, earn later and answer different questions from investors. Their finance has to reflect that.
Cash goes out before revenue comes in
Prototypes, tooling, equipment and inventory are paid for long before customers pay.
Margins live in the bill of materials
Volume, suppliers, freight and duty all shape what a unit really costs.
Funding comes from more places
Grants, government contracts, equipment lenders and investors each bring their own rules.
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Short notes on runway, funding, unit economics, board reporting and finance operations for hardware teams. Made-up numbers only.