
Guillaume Moinet
Fractional CFO | Fundraising & Financial Strategy
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Mobility: Toronto, Los Angeles, ...
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Fractional CFO with 20+ years in investment banking and startup leadership, including former CEO experience. Proven track record raising capital at Rothschild & Co and building successful fintech ventures. I help startups optimize financial operations, craft investor-ready strategies, and secure funding through my expertise in financial planning, KPI development, and investor relations.
Work experience
Fractional CFO | Supporting Startups with Fundraising and Financial Strategy
Vadan AdvisoryFreelance
Jan 2024 - Present
2 years 10 months
Paris, France
I help startups structure their financial operations and prepare for successful fundraising rounds. As a fractional CFO, I provide hands-on support to: - Build or refine business plans, KPIs, and financial reporting. - Manage cash flow and identify the best funding options (equity, non-dilutive financing, etc.). - Define a compelling value proposition and craft investor-ready presentations. - Identify and approach the right investors, banks, and strategic intermediaries. - Collaborate with external parties (lawyers, accountants, etc.) to streamline the process. My mission: empower founders with the financial clarity and strategy they need to scale and secure funding efficiently.
Early-Stage Startup Investor
Vadan InvestFreelance
Oct 2020 - Present
6 years 1 month
- Focused on identifying and investing in high-potential early-stage startups across diverse industries. - Specialize in providing capital, strategic guidance, and operational support to accelerate growth and maximize value creation. - Portfolio of 15 active investments
Co-Founder & former CEO
Scalens
Jul 2019 - Jul 2024
5 years 1 month
Paris, Île-de-France, France; Los Angeles, California, USA
Scalens is the first technology-led bridge between listed companies and their shareholders & investors. We primarily serve management of listed companies in dealing with their investors relations more efficiently and independently, but our softwares are also used and subscribed by asset managers, lawyers and auditors. We cover regulatory, investor relations and ESG (incl. comp&ben) topics. Our data sets are exclusive, as our teams are the only ones to attend every listed company events. Our unique NLP expertise extracts the essence of shareholder issues and investors feedbacks in real-time and we channel it all via collaborative, intuitive and highly efficient solutions. Scalens is the merger between Praexo and L'HebdodesAG
Managing Director
Rothschild & Co
Feb 2010 - Jan 2024
14 years
London, UK
• Member of the Equity Advisory team dealing with ECM transactions including IPOs, rights issues, and ABBs. • Led advisory in Corporate Equity Derivatives (equity financing, monetizations, hedging,...) and Equity-Linked products for global clients. • Also executed numerous financing strategies like IPOs, rights issues, bond issuances, bank financing and restructuring for corporates, private equity firms and HNWIs.
Founding partner of Akkadia
PAI partners - Akkadia
Jul 2008 - Mar 2010
1 year 9 months
Paris, France
Akkadia was an investment firm created between PAI Partners and Akkadia’s 3 founding partners to acquire strategic minority stakes in discounted listed mid cap companies and act as a friendly activist shareholder with a medium/long term stance.
Executive Director - Corporate Equity Derivatives
J.P. Morgan
Jan 2007 - Dec 2008
2 years
Paris - London
Deutsche Bank
Jan 2000 - Dec 2007
8 years
Vice President - Corporate Equity Derivatives
Jan 2004 - Dec 2007
4 years
Associate - Mergers & Acquisitions
Jan 2000 - Dec 2004
5 years
Education
Paris-Pantheon-Assas University
Master
1997 - 2000
4 years
ESSEC Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
1996 - 1999
4 years
Lycée Janson de Sailly
1994 - 1996
3 years
Saint-Jean-de-Passy
A level
1986 - 1994
9 years