India's startup capital sits on top of an old industrial city
Bengaluru is best known as India's technology and startup capital, home to IT services giants, global capability centres and more venture-funded companies than any other Indian city. But it is also an old industrial city. Peenya is one of Asia's largest industrial estates, the city builds aircraft and defence systems, its garment exporters supply global brands, and its biotech cluster is among India's strongest.
The two worlds need different numbers. A startup lives on runway, burn and the next round. A Peenya machine shop lives on machine hours, OEM payment days and the bank's drawing power. Both need the books closed on time and a CFO who can explain them to the people who fund the business.
Follow ₹25 crore of revenue through a typical Bengaluru IT services company
Service companies have no stock, but their cash is still locked up. Here is the cycle of an illustrative IT services firm billing Indian and overseas clients:
At ₹25 crore of sales a year, 80 days means about ₹5.5 crore is permanently tied up in the cycle. That is what your bank limit and your own capital are really funding. Bill on day one and collect 15 days sooner and about ₹1.0 crore comes back, with no new loan and no new customer.
Illustrative composite figures, not a client's. Your own cycle comes straight from your balance sheet: stock, receivables and payables, each divided by a day's sales or purchases.
The money problems we see most in Bengaluru
Runway that's shorter than it looks
Burn includes annual renewals, hiring plans and GST paid before clients pay. We build a monthly runway model that investors and founders both believe.
Investor-ready numbers
Due diligence finds what the books hide: unreconciled GST, unpaid TDS, ESOPs not accounted for. We keep the company diligence-ready all year, not in the week before a term sheet.
Unbilled work and slow clients
Service firms finance their clients without noticing. We track unbilled revenue, milestone billing and days to collect by client.
Peenya and aerospace costing
Machine shops and aerospace suppliers live on precision and long qualification cycles. We cost parts by machine hour and model programmes before you commit capacity.
Garment export cycles
Bengaluru's garment exporters fund fabric and labour months before buyers pay. We plan packing credit and post-shipment finance around confirmed orders.
ESOPs and founder pay
Stock options, founder salaries and investor-required controls need careful treatment. We set them up properly from the start.
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A senior CFO who has run finance in a large company owns your relationship, chairs the monthly review, faces your bank and signs off the advice that matters.
Analysts and accountants close your books, build the MIS, the forecast and the bank papers, and keep GST, TDS, PF and ESI on schedule.
Connects to your accounting system and watches cash, receivables, margin and compliance every day. It answers questions in plain language and flags problems before month-end.
What clients say about working with us
Some of the businesses we work with.
Lavancha Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd was incorporated in Jan 2013. Since incorporation we have been associated with SOATECH SOLUTIONS. It’s been extremely delightful customer service from Mr. Sharad and his staff at SOATECH. Especially for a Start-Up company they have been extremely co-operative and friendly during every interaction.
Soatech has been an excellent partner to ideasurge for the last five years as our one-stop shop managing Accounts, Audit and Payroll. In addition, they have been instrumental in coordinating with a prior accounting firm and getting us up to date with all regulatory and statutory needs. Soatech now seamlessly operates as an extension of ideasurge for all Finance functions.
Soatech is perfect for a company like ours that doesn’t have an in-house Accountant / CFO. They are very professional and do things in a timely matter. They always get right back to you with an answer to your question.
Quoted word for word from our clients. Some quotes use our former name, Soatech.
CFOSurge in Bengaluru
CFOSurge Bengaluru · Head office
Level 3, No. 824, HRBR Layout 1st Block, HRBR Extension, Kalyan Nagar,Bengaluru, Karnataka 560043
Soatech Solution Private Limited
In person and online
Our CFOs meet Bengaluru clients at their premises or ours, and the monthly review can also run on video. CFOAvatar's dashboard is available at any hour.
Questions owners ask us
Where is your Bengaluru office?
Our head office is at Level 3, No. 824, HRBR Layout 1st Block, HRBR Extension, Kalyan Nagar, Bengaluru 560043. The company was incorporated in Bengaluru in 2006.
Do you work with venture-funded startups?
Yes. We set up finance from incorporation, build runway and fundraising models, prepare data rooms, handle ESOP accounting and support founders on investor calls. Lavancha Renewable Energy has worked with us since its incorporation in 2013.
Do you work with manufacturers in Peenya?
Yes. We rebuild part-wise costing, manage OEM terms and MSME rights, and keep stock statements and drawing power healthy.
How much do CFO services cost in Bengaluru?
It depends on your size, the number of entities and branches, and how often your CFO meets you. Plans start from ₹50,000 a month, and we fix your fee after a free assessment, so you pay only for what your business needs.
Will you replace our auditor or CA?
No. Your statutory auditor must stay independent. We work inside the business and alongside your CA, and hand them cleaner, reconciled books.
