The Accounting Firm
for High Growth Companies.

Flare can set you up from scratch or pickup from an existing accountant and start to deliver value in the first month. We kick off with onboarding call to download as much context as possible. Then once we have read-only access to your various tools like QuickBooks or payroll providers like Rippling we can get to work on your first month's close. As part of onboarding we always do a historic review to ensure there are no gaps or issues we need to first rectify.

High growth companies. Whether you're VC-backed or bootstrapped, we understand what ambitious teams need from a finance function and can provide the services you need to continue scaling. We have a special focus on Series A stage companies and the expanded services they need once they have outgrown a basic accountant — advanced bookkeeping, AP/AR, investor reporting and a dedicated team in Slack.

If you're an early stage, pre-seed company with small expenses in the US then a less regular cadence could work for you but be aware that you will need accurate books in order to file your annual state & federal returns. Once you fundraise and begin to add investors to your cap table, a company's accounting requirements will naturally evolve from purely compliance to building the finance function to handle AP, AR, management reporting, R&D tax credits etc. All of which Flare can support.

Yes. Catch-up bookkeeping is handled as part of onboarding, so we bring the ledger current before the first monthly close. Because that work is completed in bulk in one go, we can often discount it versus pricing those months at the standard monthly rate.

Both. You get a dedicated account manager who knows your business and closes the books in QuickBooks or Xero. However, we understand that these tools can be overwhelming so we make all important financial information and KPI data available inside of our client dashboard. This is also where we handle the majority of our information requests and queries in order to close your books to avoid you searching through messy email threads. Moreover we provide supplier variance analysis inside your client dashboard which will help you spot fluctuations in spend that you may have not otherwise noticed.

No. Variance Analysis is included at no extra charge. It catches unexpected expenses in your client dashboard. You can control AI token spend, catch unexpected expenses, and monitor missed & new payments.

Yes. QuickBooks and Xero are the ledgers we use most, but we are proficient in newer tools like Puzzle and Rillet and will close your books in the software you already run. You keep ownership of the ledger throughout.

We're experts in high growth companies. Flare was founded by technical YC founders and a former KPMG Director who have played the venture backed startup game and experienced both ends of the spectrum - failing and exiting companies. This means we know what services high growth companies need to keep scaling and how we can use software to deliver an even better experience for founders and finance teams - especially in this age of AI.

Yes. We do not delegate judgement to AI. Agents handle deterministic work inside our own tools, with your account manager owning the close. You keep ownership of the ledger in Xero or QuickBooks throughout. See our privacy policy here for more information.

Flare scales with you from your first set of books to a group finance function. You can add AP/AR, custom investor reporting, fundraising support, multi-entity consolidation or even build a custom scope without needing to switch providers.

Yes. Flare can support on Seed, Series A, B and beyond fundraises where you need due diligence and data room assistance from experienced CFO team members to ensure your round is closed as fast as possible and you can get back to building.