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Thinking on financial modelling, fundraising, and building companies that hold up under scrutiny.
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About Us
Why We Built Radley Finance
Decades of transactional experience built into a financial forecasting tool for founders.
Fundraising
How to Model SaaS Unit Economics When You Have 12 Months of Data
Building credible metrics from limited data without faking precision
Fundraising
The Rise of AI-Generated Financial Models
Understand the risks and hidden costs that every founder should consider before using an LLM to build their financial model
Fundraising
The Fundraising Model Your Advisor Built You Is Probably Wrong
Why custom-built looks like template-driven, and what actually makes a financial model yours
Fundraising
Why Financial Models Fail in Fundraising
Most models don't fail because the maths is wrong. They fail because they don't tell a coherent story — and investors notice within minutes.
Fundraising
Your Accountant Isn’t Your CFO (And That’s Costing You)
The gap between compliance and strategy that most founders don’t know exists
Fundraising
The Fundraising Risk You Are Likely Underestimating
How your DIY financial model introduces invisible blind spots into your fundraising process
Tax & Credits
How R&D Tax Credits Change Your Runway Calculations
Most founders treat R&D credits as a bonus. In reality, they can materially change how much equity you need to give up — if you model them correctly.
Fundraising
The Due Diligence Questions That Kill Deals
What happens after the pitch goes well — and why most founders aren’t ready for it
Fundraising
Why Your Revenue Projections Make Investors Laugh (And How to Fix Them)
The mechanics of building revenue forecasts that actually hold up under scrutiny
Fundraising
What Makes a Financial Model Investor-Ready
An investor-ready model isn't about polish. It's about structure, internal consistency, and the ability to withstand scrutiny under pressure.
Fundraising
The 7 Assumptions VCs Will Attack First in Your Financial Model
How to stress-test your numbers before investors do it for you
SaaS
The SaaS Metrics That Actually Matter in Your Model
Not all SaaS metrics belong in your financial model. Here's how to focus on the ones that drive decisions — and leave vanity metrics out.
Industry
Financial Modelling for Hardware Startups
Hardware businesses have fundamentally different economics. Your financial model needs to reflect that — not force hardware into a software template.
Fundraising
Preparing for Financial Due Diligence as a Founder
Due diligence doesn't have to be adversarial. If your model is well-structured, it becomes a tool for building investor confidence — not a liability.