San Francisco Bay Area · Fractional CFO
Life sciences finance expertise.Forward-leaning AI CFO.Local and hands-on.
SmartScale Finance partners with biotech and life sciences companies that need senior finance judgment without a full-time CFO hire. I build it with you — forecasts, ops, and practical AI — from the Bay Area.
“I never thought my engineering background would come in handy — now it's the distinctive advantage.”
— Sumeet Agrawal, Founder
Services
Finance that scales with the science
Six focused engagements — from practical AI to planning, cost, and ops — built for clinical-stage and commercializing life sciences companies.
AI for Finance
Train your team on Claude and Copilot. Run a guarded pilot. Keep auditors comfortable.
Learn more →Business Planning
Build the forecast leadership trusts — cash, headcount, and clinical milestones in one model.
Learn more →Cost Optimization
Question long-term vendor contracts. Renegotiate CRO change orders. Extend runway without starving the science.
Learn more →Commercialization
Price it, model the launch P&L, and know what GTM spend actually buys before you hire the sales team.
Learn more →Financial Operations
Close on time. Ship board packs leadership reads. Make finance a rhythm, not a fire drill.
Learn more →Staffing & Resourcing
Decide what to hire, what to keep fractional, and when outsourced accounting is enough.
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About
I build it with you
Not a remote board deck and a monthly check-in. When it matters, I'm in the room — with your leadership team, your auditors, and your board materials — applying life sciences finance depth and an engineer's eye for systems.
- 20+ years Finance experience; 14+ years in the San Francisco startup ecosystem
- Genentech, Intersect ENT (Medtronic), Instil Bio, Culture Biosciences, Persist AI, Altru Bio
- Life sciences depth + practical AI — never flashy, always useful
