About Linnea
One person, a small number of clients, and a way of working that fits on a page.
Hello, I'm Linnea
I am a chief financial officer by training and a part-time one by choice. For seventeen years I have run finance for companies that build things: sensors, robots, software for people who run machines. Since 2019 I work from Lisbon with a small number of founders at a time, by the day. I say what the numbers say, in plain words, and I leave your finance team stronger than I found it.
Based in
Lisbon
In finance since
2009
Clients served
23
Languages
English, Portuguese, German
Hello, I'm Linnea
I am a chief financial officer by training and a part-time one by choice. For seventeen years I have run finance for companies that build things: sensors, robots, software for people who run machines. Since 2019 I work from Lisbon with a small number of founders at a time, by the day. I say what the numbers say, in plain words, and I leave your finance team stronger than I found it.
Based in
Lisbon
In finance since
2009
Clients served
23
Languages
English, Portuguese, German
Hello, I'm Linnea
I am a chief financial officer by training and a part-time one by choice. For seventeen years I have run finance for companies that build things: sensors, robots, software for people who run machines. Since 2019 I work from Lisbon with a small number of founders at a time, by the day. I say what the numbers say, in plain words, and I leave your finance team stronger than I found it.
Based in
Lisbon
In finance since
2009
Clients served
23
Languages
English, Portuguese, German
How I work
01
Numbers first
Every recommendation arrives with the number behind it, and the number arrives with its source.
02
Plain words
No jargon in the board pack that the founder cannot say out loud.
03
Your tools, not mine
Models, files and dashboards live in your accounts, so nothing leaves with me.
04
Work myself out of a job
Every engagement ends with a team that can run without Linnea, or with the hire who will.
Who it is for
Good fit
Founders between seed and Series B
Companies that build hardware or software
Teams with a bookkeeper and no one above them
A CFO seat that is empty for a while
Not a fit
Companies that need someone in the office every day
Pre-revenue ideas without a team
Work that is only bookkeeping or tax
Anyone who wants a number made to look better than it is
Seventeen years in finance
2009
Audit associate
Learned how numbers fail by reading other people's.
2012
Finance manager at a hardware start-up
Grew with the company from 18 people to 90.
2016
CFO at a Series B robotics company
First board seat and first closed round.
2019
Opens the practice in Lisbon
One client, two days a month.
2022
Tenth client
Adds the Interim CFO package.
2024
Fourteenth round closed alongside a client
2026
Twenty-third client
Nine months is the average engagement.
Seventeen years in finance
2009
Audit associate
Learned how numbers fail by reading other people's.
2012
Finance manager at a hardware start-up
Grew with the company from 18 people to 90.
2016
CFO at a Series B robotics company
First board seat and first closed round.
2019
Opens the practice in Lisbon
One client, two days a month.
2022
Tenth client
Adds the Interim CFO package.
2024
Fourteenth round closed alongside a client
2026
Twenty-third client
Nine months is the average engagement.
Seventeen years in finance
2009
Audit associate
Learned how numbers fail by reading other people's.
2012
Finance manager at a hardware start-up
Grew with the company from 18 people to 90.
2016
CFO at a Series B robotics company
First board seat and first closed round.
2019
Opens the practice in Lisbon
One client, two days a month.
2022
Tenth client
Adds the Interim CFO package.
2024
Fourteenth round closed alongside a client
2026
Twenty-third client
Nine months is the average engagement.
Your first 30 days
A fixed start, so the work does not wait for a plan.
Days 1–5
Read
Access to bank, accounting and billing. Last twelve months read end to end. Ten questions for the founder.
Days 6–14
Rebuild
One monthly close checklist. One chart of accounts that matches how the business runs.
Days 15–21
Forecast
A thirteen-week cash view with three scenarios, agreed in a working session.
Days 22–30
Rhythm
Weekly call, monthly pack and a board calendar. From here the work runs on its own.
Your first 30 days
A fixed start, so the work does not wait for a plan.
Days 1–5
Read
Access to bank, accounting and billing. Last twelve months read end to end. Ten questions for the founder.
Days 6–14
Rebuild
One monthly close checklist. One chart of accounts that matches how the business runs.
Days 15–21
Forecast
A thirteen-week cash view with three scenarios, agreed in a working session.
Days 22–30
Rhythm
Weekly call, monthly pack and a board calendar. From here the work runs on its own.
Your first 30 days
A fixed start, so the work does not wait for a plan.
Days 1–5
Read
Access to bank, accounting and billing. Last twelve months read end to end. Ten questions for the founder.
Days 6–14
Rebuild
One monthly close checklist. One chart of accounts that matches how the business runs.
Days 15–21
Forecast
A thirteen-week cash view with three scenarios, agreed in a working session.
Days 22–30
Rhythm
Weekly call, monthly pack and a board calendar. From here the work runs on its own.
Talk for 45 minutes
Pick a time. The first call is free. Three questions arrive the day before, so the call starts at the point.
Forty-five minutes with Linnea. Pick a day, then a time.
Monday to Thursday, 10:00–18:00 Lisbon time
Times are shown in your local time. Calls last 45 minutes. (Europe/Lisbon)
Prefer email? Write to hello@example.com.
Talk for 45 minutes
Pick a time. The first call is free. Three questions arrive the day before, so the call starts at the point.
Forty-five minutes with Linnea. Pick a day, then a time.
Monday to Thursday, 10:00–18:00 Lisbon time
Times are shown in your local time. Calls last 45 minutes. (Europe/Lisbon)
Prefer email? Write to hello@example.com.
Talk for 45 minutes
Pick a time. The first call is free. Three questions arrive the day before, so the call starts at the point.
Forty-five minutes with Linnea. Pick a day, then a time.
Monday to Thursday, 10:00–18:00 Lisbon time
Times are shown in your local time. Calls last 45 minutes. (Europe/Lisbon)
Prefer email? Write to hello@example.com.