About Cool Change Consulting
Cool Change Consulting is a fractional CFO practice founded and run by Kyle Grabowski, for climate companies, from VC-backed startups to cash-flow positive climate businesses, and for the investors and accelerator programs that back them. Before starting it, Kyle was Director of Fractional CFO at Kaya Impacto, working with more than 20 early-stage impact startups across Latin America on reporting, fundraising and financial planning.
Who do we work with?
Founder-led climate companies where the founder still handles finance and is losing time to it. That includes startups from Pre-Seed to Series A and beyond, and profitable firms running on their own cash flow, such as engineering and consulting firms. Most reach out before a raise or before a big decision, when the numbers suddenly matter most.
We also work with the climate and impact investors, accelerators and venture studios that back these companies. See services for investors.
All work is remote, across the Americas, with clients in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and beyond.
If you need a full-time CFO or a full finance team, we're probably not the right fit, and we'll tell you.
What experience does Kyle bring?
- Business degree from the University of Southern California (USC), with a focus on environmental impact.
- Consultant at Accenture, working with large public utilities on operational, technology and financial challenges.
- Director of Fractional CFO at Kaya Impacto in Mexico: more than 20 early-stage startups across Latin America, budgets of $1–4M, capital raises of $1–5M.
- Advised impact investors on investment strategy and due diligence, and led the design of custom financial instruments to meet financial and impact goals.
- Across his career: 25+ early-stage clients in sectors such as transportation, biomanufacturing, industrial and agriculture, and $12M+ in client raises supported across equity, debt and mezzanine structures.
- Through Cool Change Consulting, fund-level modeling and exit planning for an impact investor, and CFO support for its portfolio companies.
- Climate subject-matter expert with Work on Climate, supporting founders on strategic and financial challenges.
- Works in English and Spanish.