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Fractional CFO Leader
Mark Blakemore
Areas of expertise: Fractional CFO, Cash Flow Forecasting, SaaS Metrics & KPIs, Financial Modelling, Fundraising & Investor Relations, Board & Investor Reporting, Financial Reporting & Controls, Chart of Accounts Design, R&D Tax Credits, Corporate Transactions, Cost Reduction & Restructuring, Employee Benefits Design, Country Management, Company Secretarial, HR & Legal Oversight, Segment Reporting
Sector experience: SaaS, AI / Tech, Telecoms, Transport & Logistics, Purchasing / AP Automation, Project Management Software, VC / Angel-Backed Business, B2B Technology
Career arc: Financial Controller → Finance Director → CFO · Transport Tech → CFO · SaaS Scale-up → Fractional CFO
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Meet Mark
About
I give SaaS and AI leaders the numbers they can trust — cash visibility, real metrics and forecasts investors believe — before the finance gap becomes the growth gap.
An experienced Chief Financial Officer with a lengthy history in SaaS and telecoms, helping growing companies scale with clarity over their numbers.
Delivers cash visibility, SaaS metrics that drive decisions and forward-looking financial models that investors trust — from pre-raise through to post-raise growth. Helped deliver 100%+ growth at various SaaS companies, alongside fundraising from VCs, family offices and angel investors.
Currently building a fractional CFO portfolio for SaaS and AI companies from start-up through to £10m ARR, alongside a CFO role at Compleat Software.
How I partner
Cash Visibility & Forecasting — Clear runway visibility and forward-looking financial models — full three-statement analysis that investors can trust.
SaaS Metrics & Reporting — Chart of Accounts and financial reporting redesigned to surface the SaaS metrics that actually drive decisions.
Fundraising & Investor Relations — Pre-raise and post-raise support — direct engagement with VCs, family offices and angel investors.
What I deliver
Executive-level financial weight, without the full-time overhead — a fractional CFO who moves fast from gut-feel to grounded numbers.
Having grown MRR from £2k to £250k at Magenta Technology and delivered 100%+ growth across SaaS companies, I bring a track record of turning uncertain cash into investor-ready clarity.
Within 90 days I aim to give founders far greater confidence in their numbers — and a foundation built to scale.