Chartered Accountants · Strategic Finance · New Zealand
BUILD
BIGGER.
MOVE
FASTER.

Strategic finance for NZ's most ambitious founders.

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Why Horizon Co Exists
82%
of NZ startups cite financial clarity as a top-3 challenge
3×
faster strategic decisions with dedicated financial oversight
$0
in full-time CFO salary on your books
Day 1
clarity from your first engagement
◆Founders & Entrepreneurs ◆Startups & Scaleups ◆High-Growth Companies ◆New Zealand ◆CFO-Level Strategy ◆No Jargon
What We Do
FINANCIAL
STRATEGY
THAT MOVES.

We handle the full stack — from compliance and day-to-day finance operations through to the strategic thinking that actually moves your business forward. The difference is we don't stop at the basics. Most accountants do.



01
STRATEGIC CFO ADVISORY
Board-ready reporting, investor decks, and the financial narrative that gets funding and keeps it.
02
FINANCIAL CLARITY & MODELLING
Know your real unit economics, cash position, and growth levers — always. Not just at year-end.
03
FUNDRAISING SUPPORT
Structuring, modelling, and presenting the financial story that gets sophisticated investors saying yes.
04
SCALING ARCHITECTURE
Build the financial systems and processes your business needs at $2M, $10M, and beyond.
05
COMPLIANCE & FINANCE OPERATIONS
Tax, compliance, and day-to-day finance operations handled with precision — so you never have to think about it.
Who We Work With
WHEN WE'RE IN,
WE'RE ALL IN.

We work with a small number of ambitious tech and brand founders — the ones building something the world hasn't seen yet, who need a financial partner who can keep up.

Profile 01
VC-BACKED TECH FOUNDERS

You've raised a round — or you're about to. Your investors ask questions your spreadsheets can't answer confidently. We fix that.

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Profile 02
AMBITIOUS BRAND COMPANIES

You've built a brand people love. Now you're scaling it and the financial complexity has outgrown what a generalist can handle.

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Profile 03
HIGH-GROWTH ENTREPRENEURS

Revenue is growing, the team is expanding, and the decisions are getting bigger. Time for a CFO-level mind in your corner.

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Horizon Co Insights
FINANCIAL
THINKING FOR
FOUNDERS.
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About Horizon Co
WHY I
BUILT THIS.

A decade working with founders will teach you one thing fast: the difference between the ones who make it and the ones who don't usually comes down to who they surround themselves with.

I've worked with SaaS companies scaling from zero to $2M ARR in twelve months, and brand companies turning over $10M with products stocked in the world's largest retail chains. I've helped founders raise over $50M from investors. Across industries, stages, and business models — the pattern is always the same. The founders who move fastest and build biggest have the right people in their corner.

Horizon Co is my answer to that. A financial practice built specifically for NZ's most ambitious entrepreneurs — the SaaS builders, the brand creators, the founders who are serious about building something big.

New Zealand produces world-class founders. Entrepreneurs who compete globally, scale fast, and create real opportunities in this country. No tall poppy syndrome here — just a belief that NZ entrepreneurs deserve the same calibre of financial thinking that startups in San Francisco or London take for granted.

That's what Horizon Co is here to provide. Direct advice, sharp financial thinking, and a partner who's genuinely invested in what you're building — and in what that means for New Zealand.

How We Operate
THE HORIZON
STANDARD
01
FOUNDER-FIRST

We speak founder. Every insight, model, and recommendation is built to be understood and actioned — not filed and forgotten. If it doesn't make sense to you, it doesn't leave our desk.

02
RADICALLY DIRECT

No hedging. No softening bad news. No jargon designed to make simple things sound complex. You hired us to tell you the truth — so we do, every time, without apology.

03
ALWAYS FORWARD

We're not interested in where your money went. We're obsessed with where it should go next. Every engagement is built around decisions you're about to make — not ones you already have.

04
SELECTIVE BY DESIGN

We work with fewer clients than we could. Intentionally. Because real strategic partnership requires genuine attention — and we refuse to give you anything less than that.

Our Clients
WHEN WE'RE IN,
WE'RE ALL IN.

We work with a small number of ambitious tech and brand founders — the ones building something the world hasn't seen yet, who need a financial partner who can keep up. We choose our clients carefully, and we expect the same in return. If you build with integrity and treat people well, we'll get along just fine.

01
Profile One
VC-BACKED
TECH FOUNDERS

You've raised a round — or you're deep in the process. You're hiring fast, burning through runway, and your investors are asking questions your spreadsheets can't answer with confidence.

You need a financial partner who understands the startup model, speaks investor language fluently, and helps you build board-ready reporting without turning it into a second job.

What you're dealing with
Fundraising for the first or second time
Burn rate & runway management
Investor reporting & board decks
Unit economics & SaaS metrics
Post-raise financial architecture
02
Profile Two
AMBITIOUS
BRAND COMPANIES

You've built a brand people genuinely love — and now you're scaling it. Maybe you've taken on investment. Maybe you're bootstrapped and profitable. Either way, the financial complexity has outgrown what a generalist accountant can handle.

You want a strategic partner who thinks in terms of brand equity, channel economics, and long-term enterprise value — not just tax minimisation.

What you're dealing with
DTC & ecommerce margin analysis
Multi-channel financial modelling
Inventory & cash flow management
Brand equity & valuation thinking
Scaling from 7 to 8 figures
03
Profile Three
HIGH-GROWTH
ENTREPRENEURS

You're not VC-backed — but you're building something serious. Revenue is growing, the team is expanding, and the decisions are getting bigger and harder. You've been handling finances yourself or with a basic accountant, and you know it's time to upgrade.

You want a CFO-level mind in your corner without the full-time salary on your books.

What you're dealing with
Strategic financial planning
Hiring & headcount modelling
Scenario planning & forecasting
Preparing to raise or sell
Building finance team infrastructure
The Horizon Standard
THE FOUNDERS
WE BUILD
FOR.

We work with a small number of founders at any one time — all of them ambitious, all of them building something real. This is how we work best.



✓You want financial strategy, not just compliance and tax returns
✓You value direct, plain-language advice over jargon and hedging
✓You're ambitious enough to invest in getting the financial architecture right
Our Credentials

We are Chartered Accountants — the compliance is taken care of, so we can spend our time on what matters.

We choose our clients as carefully as you should choose us. If you're the kind of founder who treats people well and builds with integrity — we'll get along just fine.

What We Do
THE FULL
STACK.
ALL OF IT.

Most accountants stop at compliance. We start there and go much further — strategy, modelling, fundraising, and the operational infrastructure your business needs to scale.

01
STRATEGIC CFO ADVISORY
Your financial brain — on demand
↓

The full CFO experience without the full-time hire. Embedded strategic thinking across every major financial decision your company faces — from board reporting to capital allocation to organisational design. We attend your key meetings, challenge your assumptions, and make sure your financial narrative is always sharp, credible, and forward-looking.

Monthly Strategic Reviews Board & Investor Reporting Capital Allocation Strategy Executive Team Support Financial Risk Management
02
FINANCIAL MODELLING & CLARITY
Know your numbers — always
↓

Most founders think they know their numbers. They don't — not really. We build financial models that actually reflect how your business works: real unit economics, true margin by channel, accurate cash flow timing, and scenario models that answer the questions you're actually trying to answer.

Unit Economics Analysis Cash Flow Modelling 3-Year Financial Forecasts Scenario Planning KPI Dashboard Design
03
FUNDRAISING SUPPORT
The financial story that gets funded
↓

Raising capital is one of the highest-stakes things a founder does — and most get the financial component wrong. We help you structure the round, build the model, and tell the financial story that sophisticated investors actually want to hear. Not the story you want to tell — the one that closes.

Investor-Ready Financial Models Pitch Deck Financial Narrative Due Diligence Preparation Round Structuring Post-Raise Planning
04
SCALING ARCHITECTURE
Build the finance function your company deserves
↓

At some point, the spreadsheets stop working. We help you design and build the financial infrastructure your company needs to scale — the right tools, the right processes, the right reporting cadence. So when it's time to hire a full-time CFO, you're handing them a function that works, not a mess to untangle.

Finance Systems Design Reporting Infrastructure Finance Hire Readiness Process Documentation Tool Stack Optimisation
05
COMPLIANCE & FINANCE OPERATIONS
The foundation everything else is built on
↓

The operational side of your finance function — handled with precision so it never becomes a distraction. As Chartered Accountants, tax compliance, bill payments, payroll coordination, and day-to-day finance operations are taken care of, on time, every time. Not glamorous. Completely essential. And the floor from which everything strategic is built.

Tax & Compliance Accounts Payable & Receivable Payroll Coordination GST & Filing Month-End Close
Horizon Co Insights
FINANCIAL THINKING
FOR FOUNDERS.

The frameworks, mental models, and financial intelligence that NZ's best founders actually use.

Feature Essay
The 5 Numbers Every NZ Founder Should Know Before Raising

Most founders walk into investor meetings with a beautiful deck and a shaky grasp of their own unit economics. We're breaking down the five financial metrics that sophisticated NZ investors actually interrogate — and how to know yours cold.

Horizon Co  ·  Strategic Finance  ·  Coming 2026
CAC
Customer Acquisition Cost
LTV
Lifetime Value
ARR
Annual Recurring Rev
Practical Guide
WHY YOUR CASH FLOW MODEL IS LYING TO YOU

The three most common mistakes NZ founders make in their cash flow projections — and the simple fixes that make your model actually useful for decisions.

Horizon Co · Operations
Strategy
WHAT GOOD BOARD REPORTING ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE

Most founder board packs bury the signal in noise. Here's the reporting format that gives investors confidence and keeps you in control of the narrative.

Horizon Co · Fundraising
Deep Dive
THE REAL COST OF YOUR NEXT HIRE

Salary is the easy part. We break down the true fully-loaded cost of hiring — and the financial framework for deciding when the ROI actually justifies it.

Horizon Co · Scaling
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Upcoming topics cover fundraising, unit economics, scaling finance functions, cash flow management, and the mental models the best founders use to make financial decisions.

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