Joachim

Anaxago is a pioneer in crowdfunding in France. When I joined the company as CFO, there was no formal administrative or financial structure in place. Everything was improvised, everything went through the founders.
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⚡ The Challenge

• Zero accounting, financial or HR processes upon joining
• 10x headcount growth (5 → 50) in under 3 years, with no HR framework
• Revenue growth from €500K to €5M+ in under 3 years
• 350+ investment participations to manage with no centralized system
• Growing pressure from institutional investors and regulators

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➡️ What I Put in Place

• CFO function built from scratch: accounting and financial processes, internal controls, tool selection and deployment
• Financial steering: dashboards, cash flow monitoring, reporting for founders, auditors and legal partners
• End-to-end HR: recruitment frameworks, onboarding, payroll to support 10x team growth
• Operational optimization: standardization of flows across 350+ participations (real estate & innovation), automation of investment reports sent to clients in collaboration with the IT team

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📊 Results

• Scalable, audited financial and admin organization, built from zero
• −35% on new client onboarding time through process automation
• Autonomous HR and admin team, with no dependency on founders
• Strengthened credibility with institutional investors for fundraising rounds

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