Bogdan has spent over nine years in M&A, investing and private markets — advising on 30+ cross-border transactions and private financings worth $700M+ across EMEA, North America and APAC, and managing a $500M+ private markets portfolio.
He has built and reviewed 100+ financial models across AI, FinTech, e-commerce and software, and founded ControlFi in 2026 to bring that work to founders who need investor-grade financials without a full-time CFO.
Why the background matters
Most financial models are built by people who have never had one attacked in diligence. Bogdan has been on both sides of that conversation — preparing the numbers for a sell-side process, and sitting on the investment side deciding whether to believe someone else's.
That is the difference between a model that produces a number and one that survives the question behind it.
What he works on
Fractional and outsourced CFO engagements for founders and established companies, financial modeling built on drivers rather than assumptions, and business valuations where the method and the sensitivities are shown rather than asserted.
Founder resources
Writing
He writes the ControlFi Library: practical guides on the numbers founders get asked about, each one built from work actually done rather than summarized from elsewhere.
FP&A & Reporting
What Is a Fractional Controller? Role, Cost and How It Differs From a CFO (2026)
FP&A & Reporting
Interim CFO: What It Is, When You Need One and What It Costs (2026)
FP&A & Reporting
The First 90 Days With a Fractional CFO: What Should Happen, and When
FP&A & Reporting
Headcount Planning: What Each Hire Really Costs, and When to Make It
FP&A & Reporting
Annual Operating Plan: How to Build One That Survives the Year
Valuation & Funding
Financial Due Diligence: What Buyers Check and How to Prepare
Valuation & Funding
Hurdle Rate: Definition, Formula and How to Set One
FP&A & Reporting
What Is a Fractional CFO? Meaning, Role and Cost
Valuation & Funding
Cap Table: How Dilution Works and What Investors Check
Valuation & Funding
What Is WACC? Formula, Calculation and Private Company Rates
FP&A & Reporting
What Does a Fractional CFO Cost? Published Prices From 61 US Firms (2026)
Financial Modeling
The 3-Statement Model: How to Build One That Survives Investor Scrutiny
Startup Metrics
Contribution Margin: Formula, Ratio and How Founders Should Use It
Cash Flow & Runway
13-Week Cash Flow Forecast: How to Build One (2026 Method + Template)
FP&A & Reporting
Understanding the Basics of Financial Statements
Valuation & Funding