Strategic financial and technology experts helping early-stage entrepreneurs scale efficiently and investors assess risk and improve performance…

 
 

We act as dedicated team members while flexing to meet your needs.

Experts in finance, business strategy, Big Data and technology product development, our mission at Five Mile Advisors is to help teams scale businesses efficiently by identifying and focusing on those initiatives that drive the business. We draw on our decades of experience to help young companies build the foundational strategies to scale—while flexing our services to meet the needs of the business.

For investors who require additional financial due diligence, risk and operational assessment or Big Data or product and technology insights for prospective and portfolio companies, we are available on-demand to supplement internal resources.

 

Our Advisors

Janet DeFrino

MANAGING PRINCIPAL

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Asha Saxena

PRINCIPAL

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Michelle Travers

ADVISOR

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Janet has incredible talent working with early-stage founders and turning vague ideas into an actionable financial plan
— Briana Hart, BuyVerde
Precise forecasting and all the rigor that goes into it? That’s rare, for startups. Forecasts welded to a working capital and financing model that updates as your plans change? That’s an unfair advantage.
— Ben Auld, Clade
In Janet we found a true partner. She was a quick study–she learned the publishing business quickly and was able to wed her expertise to our experience. She helped us to refine our business plan, she built a financial model that received raves from veteran investors, and she prepped us for investor presentations…
— JULIE GRAU, co-CEO, Spiegel & Grau
Janet has been tremendous in helping us shape our financial model which we will use for both the fund raising as well as operational management of the company. Her professionalism and knowledge in the domain have been super valuable — because of her insights into startups as well as financial management…
— OKSANA SOKOLOVSKY, CEO, ROAR
Asha’s coaching has been an extremely valuable and beneficial experience. She has been advising us to better optimize our current financials, build out a customer retention and customer growth plan which has shown an immediate impact on the sustainability of my business.
— GARY CAHAY, CEO, ELLO TECHNOLOGY