Locations · Austin, TX
A market that funds stories — backed by numbers.
Austin produces more first-time founders per capita than anywhere in Texas. What separates the funded ones is rarely the idea — it’s the evidence: market research, unit economics, and a pitch that survives questioning.
Working With CMA in Austin
This market, honestly read
Austin’s startup economy runs on conviction, but its capital still runs on diligence. Investors here see hundreds of decks a quarter; lenders see optimistic projections daily. The founders who get funded arrive with the market sized honestly, the unit math run, and the story consistent between deck and plan — exactly the package CMA builds.
It isn’t all startups: Austin’s growth has minted thousands of conventional businesses — restaurants, studios, trades, professional services — riding the same demographic wave. They need what owners need everywhere: a plan a lender funds, operations that scale past the founder, and automation that buys back hours.
Where We're Strongest Here
The work Austin brings us
Pitch decks & investor materials
Narrative and numbers built as one consistent story, structured for the questions investors actually ask.
The practice →Market research that closes
TAM/SAM/SOM, competitor and pricing analysis — evidence for investors, and for your own go/no-go.
The practice →AI & automation, governed
Audit-first automation for lean teams: the ROI-ranked roadmap before a dollar of build.
The practice →
Consumer Products & Innovation Pinnacle Innovations: the plan that unlocked product funding Patented designs, a credible market case, and a financial model tied to the ask — funding secured. Read the case study → FAQ
Austin questions
Do you work with pre-revenue startups?
Yes — pre-revenue is exactly when the market evidence and unit economics matter most, because they are all an investor can evaluate. Plans, decks, and research are published-price services, so the cost is known before you commit.
How is CMA different from a pitch deck designer?
Designers make slides attractive; we make the case underneath them defensible. Every deck is built on the same financial model and market research as the plan, so diligence finds consistency instead of seams. The design quality comes standard.
Can you support us after the raise?
That is the execute-first point: the same firm that built the plan can run the operations buildout — hiring systems, dashboards, operating cadence — as a fractional COO engagement once the capital lands.
Somewhere else? All locations — CMA serves clients nationwide and internationally.