Inside the financial journey of a startup
May 27, 2025
By Nicolas Malianni
When building a startup, no two days are the same. One day you’re closing your first customer, the next you’re deep in a ChatGPT rabbit hole about Delaware franchise taxes. You’re building something from scratch, wearing every hat, and figuring it out as you go. Through it all, one thing remains true: financial health is non-negotiable.
At Quanta, we partner with startups from day one through every stage of growth. Here’s what that journey looks like — and how we support you along the way.
Newly Incorporated — Welcome to the game
The typical path: You form the entity, open a bank account, and track expenses in a spreadsheet (or just your brain). Taxes are a thing you'll deal with when tax season rolls around. Finance is a background worry, not a working system.
With Quanta: Quanta has you covered. You get a clean dashboard and real-time metrics from day one. Your books are updated, your taxes are filed, and your burn is always in view. And with our team here to answer all your questions, you're set up to grow with confidence.
Series Seed — Off to the races
The typical path: Your product is live, users are coming in, and real dollars are flowing. And you have a real team! But expense tracking is messy, revenue tracking is confusing, and payroll and equity questions keep piling up. Fundraising is on the horizon, and your financials live in a spreadsheet you haven’t opened in months.
With Quanta: Quanta is your full stack financial team. We clean up your books, track your revenue, and generate investor-ready metrics. Your financials are clean, your taxes are done, and you have what you need to tell a compelling growth story.
Series A — Time to get serious
The typical path: You raised a big round. You’re hiring a finance lead (or already have one). But your forecasts feel shaky, your tools aren’t scaling, and when investors ask about capital efficiency, you improvise. The pressure to look mature is real, but the foundation still feels scrappy.
With Quanta: Quanta provides the structure you need for scale: books closed in days, GAAP financials, clean dashboards, and department-level P&Ls — without hiring a full team. Your head of finance can actually do strategic work instead of fighting spreadsheets, your board gets real answers, and you get back time.
Series B+ — Growing complexity
The typical path: Revenue is scaling. So are systems, vendors, and expenses. You have a finance team, but they’re underwater. Reporting is slow and numbers feel disconnected. You’ve outgrown your tools but the alternatives are complex and costly.
With Quanta: Quanta is a force multiplier for your lean team. We automate your close, integrate your systems, and deliver real-time financials. Your team gets leverage instead of burnout — without the burden of an outdated ERP.
Grow together with Quanta
Most tools are built for a stage. Quanta is built for the journey. From your first invoice to your first board meeting and beyond, we’re your partner in getting finance right.
Startups don’t fail for lack of ambition: they fail from running out of money. Wherever you’re headed, we’ll help you get there — the right way.