The moment a CFO decided to create a tool to replace himself

Fady grew up working in his father’s restaurant, where he first discovered the power of numbers. By managing the finances, tracking inventory, and setting pricing models, he developed a passion for finance and problem-solving.

Fady joined The Boeing Company in Seattle, working in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) and strategy. There, he honed his expertise by creating complex billion dollar financial models for the world’s largest airplane programs on the commercial and defense side.

Fady took the next big step by founding his outsourced CFO consulting firm in Chicago. Started out of demand from his network needing financial clarity, Fady scaled his firm for nearly 5 years, serving over 100 clients, realizing that available FP&A tools were inadequate—expensive, difficult to use, and most dangerously, inaccurate. The frustration of living this pain sparked the idea for Clockwork.

With a clear vision and determination, Fady began developing the roadmap for Clockwork’s features and functionality, dedicating four years to perfecting the product before bringing it to market.

Clockwork raised $2M in pre-seed funding from Underscore VC in Boston, MA. The beta version was launched with QuickBooks Online and Xero integrations, marking the start of a new chapter for Clockwork.

Clockwork fully launched into the market with custom modeling capabilities and raised a seed round of $3M led by G20 Ventures, alongside Alumni Ventures, Service Provider Capital, and Underscore VC.

As the fastest-growing FP&A platform, Clockwork launched consolidated forecasting, headcount planning with payroll integrations, and expanded its go-to-market team. What started as a childhood passion has now become a mission to empower millions of businesses around the world.