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NRSR & Co stepped in as Virtual CFO for a fast-scaling D2C lifestyle brand, revamping contribution margins, deploying automated Power BI financial dashboards, and steering a ₹25 Cr institutional equity fundraise.
3.4x ARR Expansion
Revenue Growth Scaled
Reduced by 32 Days
Working Capital Cycle
+6.8% Improvement
Contribution Margin
₹25 Cr Series A
Equity Capital Raised
Client Background & Operational Context
The client is a high-growth consumer brand selling through major marketplaces (Amazon, Flipkart, Quick Commerce) and their own D2C Shopify portal. Generating ₹18 Cr in annual run-rate with rapid customer acquisition, the company struggled with negative cash flow cycles, hidden marketplace commission leakages, and uncoordinated inventory ordering.
The Challenge & Risk Exposure
The founders required seasoned executive financial leadership without incurring the prohibitive overhead of a full-time CFO. Critical friction points included: 1) High Return-to-Origin (RTO) and COD logistics charges eating into gross margins, 2) Inability to calculate SKU-level Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) vs Lifetime Value (LTV), 3) Constant cash crunches despite strong top-line revenue growth due to supplier payment mismatches, and 4) Complete lack of institutional-grade financial reporting for venture capital investors.
The NRSR & Co Advisory Approach & Methodology
NRSR & Co embedded a senior Virtual CFO practice team into the client's executive leadership. We implemented unit-economic modeling, weekly cash runway forecasting, automated marketplace reconciliation bots, and structured the financial model for their institutional Series-A fundraise.
Phased Implementation Framework
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Phase 1: Unit Economics & SKU Profitability Diagnostic
Deconstructed the P&L across 140+ active SKUs. Factored in blended ad spends (ROAS), marketplace commission slabs, logistics surcharges, reverse shipping, and packaging costs to establish true CM1, CM2, and CM3 margins.
Deployed automated reconciliation algorithms to match marketplace settlement disbursements with portal sales orders, identifying ₹34 Lakhs in incorrect weight discrepancy penalties and uncredited customer returns.
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Phase 3: Real-Time Power BI Executive Dashboards
Engineered live executive dashboards integrating Shopify, ERP, and payment gateways, providing founders with daily gross margin visibility, inventory holding days, and 13-week rolling cash burn projections.
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Phase 4: Series A Due Diligence & Valuation Advisory
Prepared 5-year financial forecast models, built the Virtual Data Room (VDR), addressed Big 4 financial and tax due diligence queries, and assisted legal counsel with Term Sheet and SHA financial covenants.
Impact, Governance & Measurable Outcomes
The client scaled ARR from ₹18 Cr to ₹62 Cr over 14 months while transforming operating cash flow from negative to positive. Armed with our financial architecture and clean due diligence reports, the founders closed a ₹25 Cr Series-A round with a tier-1 venture fund at a premier valuation.
"A great Virtual CFO does not just balance the ledger — they architect the unit economics and capital strategy that turns rapid revenue into sustainable enterprise valuation."
— CA Shrinidhi Rao, Managing Partner
Strategic Unit Economics Optimization Framework
To establish scalable unit economics, the NRSR & Co team restructured the client's financial reporting into a 3-tier Contribution Margin hierarchy:
