Fundraising model
Three-statement projections with a cap table, funding rounds, dilution and returns analysis, structured for the diligence questions that follow.
FINANCIAL MODELLING
Models built to be interrogated, not admired.
Three-statement financial models, fundraising models, unit economics and scenario analysis for UAE businesses — transparent assumptions, working logic, and a structure that survives investor diligence.
Fixed-fee project, typically AED 20,000–75,000 · Fixed fee agreed in writing before work starts
AT A GLANCE
Indicative scope. Final deliverables confirmed after the diagnostic.
StatementsFully linked, three
AssumptionsIsolated and visible
ScenariosSwitchable
HandoverYou own the file
THE PROBLEM
Most financial models fail in the same room. Someone asks what happens if the assumption changes, the presenter changes it, and the model breaks or produces a number that is obviously wrong. Confidence in the entire business case evaporates in about ten seconds — and it usually was not the business case that was wrong, it was the file.
A model has one job: to let someone interrogate a set of assumptions and see the consequence, including on cash. That means the three statements are properly linked, the assumptions live in one clearly marked place rather than hardcoded through the formulas, and the logic can be followed by someone who did not build it.
We build models you can hand to an investor, a lender or a board without a chaperone.
IS THIS YOU?
What we get asked to build.
If two or more of these are true, the diagnostic is the cheapest place to start. It is a fixed fee and it ends in a written findings note you own.
Bank or lender model
Debt schedules, covenant tracking, DSCR and headroom analysis in the format lenders in the region expect.
New site or capex appraisal
Investment case with payback, IRR, NPV and downside sensitivity, so the decision is made on a comparison rather than an instinct.
Unit economics model
Contribution per unit, customer, cover or site — the analysis that determines whether growth improves or destroys the business.
Budget or operating model
Driver-based operating model that also serves as the ongoing planning tool.
Model rebuild or audit
Reviewing an inherited model for errors, or rebuilding one that has become unmaintainable.
HOW WE BUILD
Structure first.
Separation of layers
Inputs, calculations and outputs occupy separate, visually distinct sections. Every assumption sits in the input sheet — no hardcoded numbers inside formulas, ever. This is what makes a model auditable and what makes sensitivity analysis possible rather than dangerous.
Genuinely linked statements
P&L, balance sheet and cash flow fully linked, with the balance sheet balancing as a check rather than as a plug. If the balance sheet does not balance, the cash flow is wrong, and any conclusion drawn from it is unreliable.
Scenario switching
Base, upside and downside driven from a single switch rather than from three saved copies of the file that immediately diverge.
Sensitivity and breakeven
Data tables on the variables that actually move the outcome, and explicit breakeven analysis: what has to be true for this to work, and how much room is there before it does not.
Documentation and handover
Assumption log with sources, a walkthrough session, and a file your team can maintain. A model only its author understands has a useful life of one meeting.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
Deliverables, listed — so scope is never a debate.
Everything below is included as standard at the scope agreed in your engagement letter. If something falls outside it, we tell you before we do it, not after.
Included as standard
- Fully linked three-statement model
- Isolated assumption and input layer
- Base, upside and downside scenarios
- Sensitivity tables and breakeven analysis
- Debt schedules and covenant tracking where relevant
- Cap table, funding rounds and dilution where relevant
- Valuation analysis (DCF and comparables) where relevant
- Investor or lender summary output pages
- Assumption log with sources
- Walkthrough session and full handover
HOW WE START
Four stages. The first one is small on purpose.
Scope
Agree purpose, audience, structure and the questions the model must answer.
Build
Construct with assumptions validated against your actuals, not invented.
Test
Stress the logic, check integrity, run sensitivities.
Hand over
Walkthrough, documentation, and revisions after your first real use.
QUESTIONS
Before you engage.
Clear scope is a feature. Where work requires a separately licensed professional — a registered tax agent, a licensed auditor, a lawyer — the engagement says so in writing.
How much does a financial model cost?
Fixed fee, typically AED 20,000 to AED 75,000 depending on complexity. A single-entity operating model sits at the lower end; a multi-entity fundraising model with debt structuring and valuation sits at the upper end. We quote after scoping, not before.
How long does it take?
Two to five weeks typically. Rushed models contain errors, and an error in a model shown to an investor costs more than the time saved.
Excel or Google Sheets?
Excel by default — it handles complexity better and is what investors and lenders expect. We deliver in Google Sheets where your team genuinely works there, accepting some functional trade-offs.
Will investors accept your model?
Investors accept models they can interrogate. We build to that standard: transparent assumptions, followable logic, checks that visibly pass. We also prepare you for the questions the model will attract, because the model does not defend itself in the room.
Can you review a model we already have?
Yes. Model review is common, and it is usually cheaper than a rebuild. We check formula integrity, logic, balance sheet consistency and assumption reasonableness, and give you a written findings list. Errors in inherited models are the norm, not the exception.
Do you provide valuations for legal or regulatory purposes?
We provide valuation analysis for management and transaction purposes. Valuations for statutory, court, regulatory or formal audit purposes require an appropriately licensed and independent valuation professional, and we will say so rather than stretch scope.
NEXT STEP
Start with the actual problem, not a proposal.
Tell us the current setup — entities, systems, transaction volume, what is going wrong. We aim to reply within one business day with a scoped next step and an indicative fee range.