EmergeOne | Fractional CFO services

EmergeOne is a leading consultancy providing fractional CFO support to venture backed tech startups from seed to Series B.

We help founders get the most out of their capital, streamline financials, and manage investor relations so they can focus on scaling. Examples of our support:

- Strategic Finance Execution and Oversight over finance operations
- Financial Planning and Analysis
- Board reporting, Investor relations and management
- Capital Raising, Fundraising Support, Due Diligence and Data room management
- Capital Management and Structuring
- Capital Allocation
- Financial modelling, forecasting, scenario planning, KPIs, metrics and reporting

Our clients are some of the fastest growing startups backed by funds like Hoxton Ventures, Stride, Playfair, Octopus, Outlier Ventures, Founders Factory and more.

Fractional CFO

Blue Ridge Partners

I've worked with DeepTech (mainly) founders for over 5 years, building the business and financial muscle behind their technology!

After exiting the angel group I cofounded, I found that I just couldn't stay away from startups, but I knew I didn't want to be a founder again...
So I started consulting for founders and quickly found that the business and finance stuff I knew so well was actually really hard for them. From deep in the weeds of building project management to creating and maintaining financial models to creating pitches for complex tech, I thoroughly enjoyed the nights-and-weekends work of supporting founders.

When my family moved from the US to the UK in 2022, I transitioned my "hobby" from nights-and-weekends into a real job, and now, I help founders make sense of their strategy, business, and finances full time!

DeepTech Fractional CFO and Venture Builder

Octiocor

Leading finance and product teams for AI image analysis start up spun out of Cambridge University.
Building product management function and larger company operations to translate academic research into commercial-grade technology
Projecting complex cash needs to inform hiring employees, onboarding contractors, fundraising, and completing grant applications.
Pitching with CEO to potential venture and angel investors for seed round fundraising.
Working with accountants to ensure all regulatory filings (e.g. VAT, R&D, etc) are accurate and timely to maximize cash in the bank.

Fractional CFO / COO

MCA funding company

Provided financial and operational leadership as fractional CFO of fast growing Merchant Cash Advance (MCA) funder.
Advised strategic changes to adapt to quickly changing economic conditions in high risk business lending environment.
Created detailed financial models to inform internal decision making and communicate business / economics to potential outside investors.
Created cash management systems to better understand cash inflows and outflows and better manage ongoing operations.
Led push for a data-first culture using analytics to make better decisions.
Informed strategy by identifying previously-unseen opportunities using existing data.
Guided and built full analytical stack, from data stores through visualizations.

Capital One

Intrapreneurially built and ran analytics function inside ~$80M Identity Services business unit from scratch.
Directly managed 4 analysts and influenced the work of 6 data scientists, 7 data engineers / analysts, and multiple tech teams; officially and unofficially mentored numerous team members.
Built and managed credit governance process for $10M's in marginal enterprise value from over 20 credit decisions. 
Product Manager for AI / ML team, influencing internal and external stakeholders on strategy by demonstrating value generated by and potential value from new products.
Represented Digital Identity analytics group in monthly VP+ Authentication Council Working Group; created and presented numerous data-centric VP+ presentations on strategy, value-added, enterprise partnership needs, etc.
Created and maintained data sets and visualizations sourcing data from across the enterprise, including customer, fraud, behavioral analytics, credit card transaction, click-stream / UI data, etc.
Worked extensively with product managers, fraud analysts, and tech teams to understand needs and deliver solutions.

Analytics Lead: CIO Tech Excellence award 2019 (top 3 of over 1,800 tech teams) 
Analytics Lead: Circle of Excellence award 2021 (top 2 of over 1,000 product teams)

Senior Analytics Lead - Digital Identity

University of Virginia

Taught entrepreneurial topics as adjunct faculty at UVA's School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Lecturer for New Product Development and Entrepreneurial Finance courses, creating numerous adaptations and improvement to course curricula.

Lecturer

CAV Angels

Operationalized, managed, and grew UVA-oriented angel investment network.
Performed in depth due diligence on companies and write comprehensive memos on investibility of startups. 
Negotiated deal terms, execute investments, and lead ongoing efforts to provide support to portfolio companies in business development, hiring, additional fundraising, etc.
Formed and executed strategy for creating educational material for first-time angel investors.
Created and ran program to train and manage over twenty student fellows and interns responsible for augmenting due diligence efforts.
Built data-centric platform to manage deal pipeline, due diligence data, and member input; created roadmap to expand platform to scale to other universities and angel groups with the goal of using ML to automate portions of deal process.

Co-Founder, President

S&P Global

Leader on implementation team of newly launched product: semi-custom business intelligence software for regional and community banks. 
Co-created operational model and scrum set up allowing product to scale from 5 to 42 customers in under two years.
Advised C-suite customers / stakeholders on product adoption and usage as a technical project manager.
Advised management on reorganization of ~20 person implementation team.
Mentored and instructed tech colleagues in the nuances of the banking and finance industries.
Created custom and semi-custom ETL's and presentations to integrate disparate data silos into a single source of truth.

Manager / BI Implementation Consultant and Engineer

FI Consulting

Built multiple custom software systems in Freddie Mac's Multifamily division as technology and data engineer.
Owned deal management system organizing and analyzing data for over $20b in deals each year.
Interfaced with executive-level clients on application requirements, functionality, and enhancements.
Designed, developed, implemented, and maintained custom IT and reporting solutions.
Actively involved in SDLC, including system specification and design, programming, testing, documenting, user-training, deploying, and post-implementation activities.
Managed junior colleagues through multiple enhancement projects.

Technology and Data Consultant

Foxhall Capital Management

Member of Investment Committee managing over $750 million in quantitative investment strategies
Proactively identified and researched quantitative investment ideas using back testing and data mining techniques on large historical price datasets; presented findings to Investment Committee
Implemented quantitative investment strategies requiring monthly rebalancing of over 5,000 separately managed accounts and daily monitoring of global stock, bond, and commodity index prices

Portfolio Manager

I partner with world class researchers, visionaries, and entrepreneurs to turn their DeepTech technology into highly scalable startups.
From pre-formation to scaling, I come along side founders to augment their efforts, teach new skills, and establish rigor and structure.
Through fractional and project-based work, I have enabled my pre-Series A clients to raise over $30m combined through equity, debt, and grant funding.

David Sade, CFA

Evolytes

Chairman of the Board

Evolytes is revolutionising the way children learn math. The Evolytes Platform teaches the fundamental mathematics up to twelve times faster while making the process more fun and effective. 

Learn more at: https:/www.evolytes.com.

Board Member

KLAK - Icelandic Startups

Startup Mentor

vertu ehf.

Fueled by the art of telling a great story, be it entertainment or business.

In an Executive Producer role developing new TV projects. Helping to take the intellectual properties, be it a game or book from concept to a series.  

As a Business development or finance consultant role offering the focus is on value creation. Ranging from help with pitch deck for financing, forecast models, strategy or business development.

Value Creator

ALDIN Biodome by Spor i sandinn

ALDIN Biodome will connect people with nature, support sustainability and promote a healthy lifestyle. A unique gathering place in the heart of the city provides a healing experience surrounded by nature all year round. At ALDIN we offer growth in its widest sense. ALDIN invigorates people’s senses and enhances our personal and conscious relationship with the forces of nature and creates a balance in our lives.

Chairman Of The Board

Treasure Trekkers Entertainment

EMPATHY THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT

Treasure Trekkers is an action series wrapped around a core of caring, kindness, and respect.
Action-comedy series about empathy, friendship, teamwork and learning from each other.

Executive Producer, Board Member

Startup Reykjavik

Startup Reykjavik was a mentorship-driven seed stage investment program. A 10 week long program in Reykjavik, Iceland once each year.

Mentor

Mouse Prints Press B.V.

Developing Maurice’s Valises, a twelve book children’s adventure series. The inspired voice of Maurice comes from many of the great sages of history. Through his journey Maurice narrates, entertains and inspires kindness, curiosity, empathy and stewardship.

The series is the inspiration for the Treasure Trekkers TV series.

Executive Producer & Business Development

CAOZ Ltd.

CAOZ is a digital animation company based in Reykjavik.  

Consulted on their global business strategy and business development.

Strategic/Business Development & Executive Producer

Volcanic Capital

Volcanic Capital specialises in the operation of private equity funds ("Private Equity Funds") with headquarters in the capital of Iceland, Reykjavik. 

Development, structuring, fund raising to create one of the largest residential real estate funds in Iceland, currently branded as Heimstaden.

Private Equity Management

Fancy Pants Global

Global business strategy and development:

- advisory board -

Biz Dev, VC & Exec. Producer

"Be curious, not judgemental." – I live by these words.

I'm perpetually fueled by an insatiable curiosity for the unknown, as I firmly believe curiosity is the catalyst for growth and innovation.

Curiosity, however, is incomplete without the partnership of creativity and critical thinking. As someone once rightly stated, "The magic lies in interdependencies, not isolated perfection."

My curiosity led me to UCSB in California, the Nordic Investment Bank in Helsinki, and ABN Amro in London. Yet, my ultimate destination was back home in Iceland, where I envisioned pioneering groundbreaking concepts:
•	Founding Iceland's first-ever fund of funds, investing in an exclusive portfolio of international premium funds.
•	Unveiling the inaugural Venture Capital FoF in the Nordics, granting institutional investors unprecedented access to international venture capital funds.
•	Crafting this concept from inception to fruition — from investment strategy and analytical tools to establishing a new brand ((designs used by another bank today; if you know, message me!), even overseeing custody and administrative services. 
The result? AUM exceeding 100 million EUR and returns far outperforming the MSCI Global benchmark.

Earning a CFA nomination — a rigorous 3-year program completed by only 11% of participants — I became the first Icelander to achieve this distinction.

My journey then took an exhilarating plunge into the deep end of the entertainment pool. Joining LazyTown, a modest local entertainment company, led to a global phenomenon spanning 200 countries. This journey transitioned me from novice to expert in global entertainment.

Industry people still describe it as "groundbreaking."

My insights, you might ask?

Trust your instincts – often, overthinking dilutes clarity. 

Stay loyal to your passions, and follow my 4 Ps: PASSION, PURPOSE, PLANNING & PURSUIT – resonating with the concept of WHY, HOW, and WHAT. If you're in the know, you know.

Today, I am an Executive Producer, occupy board seats, mentor, and offer business and finance consultancy, leveraging my wealth of experience across every development stage.

Skills: Strategic Thinking · Early-Stage Ventures · International Business Development · Leadership · Financial Analysis · Teamwork · Negotiations · Board of Directors · Fundraising · Fund of Funds (FoF) · Asset Management · Venture Capital

AKA/Misspellings: August or Agst Freyer Ingason

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