Before the review
Revenue goals sit apart from the operating plan. The funding ask is broad. A forecast shows totals without showing the decisions behind them.
The story needs structure.
Financial advisory for Singapore SMEs
Financial clarity plus strategic moves equals accelerated growth.
Investors hear 100 pitches a week. Your numbers need a clear growth story, a credible funding plan, and a business that can carry the next stage.
Rai & Singh Ascend helps founders prepare for fundraising, improve profitability, and scale with decisions that hold up under scrutiny.
6–12
months of forecast scenarios
5
ways to prepare for scale
CFO
level financial thinking
SG
tax and incentive context
A stronger case starts with clean numbers.
Bring your forecast, assumptions, and one difficult question.
A practical finance bench
Advisory services that drive value
Every engagement ends with decisions your team can use in a board meeting, investor call, or weekly operating review.
01 Financial modelling and scenario planning
Build a model that links revenue drivers, hiring, working capital, tax assumptions, and cash runway. See what changes when a contract slips or a new market opens.
02 Capital raising and investor pitch preparation
Shape the valuation narrative, funding ask, use of funds, and downside case. Rehearse the questions that tend to expose weak assumptions.
03 Profitability improvement and cost restructuring
Find margin leakage across pricing, procurement, delivery time, and underused assets. Turn the findings into a 90-day action plan with owners and targets.
04 Succession planning and exit readiness
Prepare governance, valuation evidence, tax questions, and leadership handover steps before a family business transition becomes urgent.
05 Growth roadmaps and OKR cascading
Connect the growth target to quarterly priorities, team measures, cash needs, and the few operating signals that deserve weekly attention.
Investor pitch strategy
From deck to cheque
A polished deck cannot rescue a vague funding case. We connect your market evidence, unit economics, capital request, and five-year ambition into a story an investor can test.
Prepare for your next investor conversationAfter the review
The ask ties to milestones, hiring, cash use, and measurable traction. The valuation narrative gives investors a reason to believe the next round is earned.
The numbers do the talking.
Profitability improvement
Uncover hidden margins
Our diagnostic traces profit by product, customer group, channel, and delivery step. It exposes quick wins in pricing, supply costs, capacity, and service mix.
A Singapore manufacturer improved EBITDA by 12% within six months after changing its pricing rules and production plan.
Price disciplineKnow which discounts erase contribution.
Cost visibilitySee the true cost of every delivery promise.
Weekly controlTrack the measures that move cash and margin.
"We had a handover date, but no shared view of value or authority. The plan gave my family clear decisions and a calmer transition." Saachi Badar, second-generation business owner
Succession planning
Protecting your legacy
A family business needs more than a change of title. We set out governance, valuation evidence, tax questions, and the capabilities the next leader must build.
01. Establish the facts
Review ownership, cash generation, management roles, and the value drivers buyers or family members will examine.
02. Set the handover rules
Agree decision rights, reporting rhythms, board involvement, and a timetable that leaves room for practice.
03. Make the transition bankable
Keep forecasts, tax planning, and operating results ready for lenders, investors, and the next generation.
Plan the next move
How much could you raise?
Bring your current revenue, cash position, growth target, and funding timing. We will map the capital readiness questions that shape a sensible raise.
Clear inputs. Better decisions.