Case Studies

Founders who stopped running the back office and started scaling

Founders trust Escalon with their most critical operational tasks

Andrea Loubier, Mailbird — Escalon case study

Andrea Loubier

CEO & Co-Founder · Mailbird

Email & productivity software

A finance team that feels like part of the company

The company

Mailbird builds one of the most popular desktop email clients for Windows, unifying email and messaging for users worldwide.

The partnership

Escalon runs Mailbird's outsourced finance and accounting — close enough to the business that Andrea calls the team a genuine extension of her own.

The impact

A finance partner that operates like an in-house team, so Mailbird keeps its focus on product and growth.

"I honestly really feel as if they are truly an extension of our company, sometimes even more than just an extension. It feels like I'm really part of the team."

Andrea LoubierCEO of Mailbird
Barton Sidles, Hubject — Escalon case study

Barton Sidles

Dir. Corporate & Business Dev · Hubject

EV charging interoperability

Back office off his plate, focus back on growth

The company

Hubject operates one of the world's largest eRoaming networks, connecting EV drivers, charge-point operators, and mobility providers across borders.

The partnership

Escalon took invoicing, expenses, and the day-to-day finance admin off Barton's plate.

The impact

Less pressure and less paperwork — so Barton can focus on growing the business instead of the expense side.

"The biggest benefits are allowing me to focus on my business. It has taken away the issues of having to deal with an invoice, or having to deal with expenses. It honestly takes so much pressure off of me to be able to focus on me growing a business rather than me focusing on the expense side. That has been the biggest help for me."

Barton SidlesDirector of Corporate & Business Development, Hubject
Ray Hein, Propel — Escalon case study

Ray Hein

CEO · Propel

Product-success / PLM software

Time back — and a closed Series B

The company

Propel's "product success" platform connects the people, systems, and processes companies need to take products from concept to customer.

The partnership

With Escalon running finance, Ray's team reclaimed the hours that finance operations used to consume.

The impact

Time back to lead the business — and a partner they couldn't have closed their Series B without.

"The biggest solution and value that Escalon is bringing to Propel is helping us get time back. We couldn't have closed our Series B without all of you."

Ray HeinPropel CEO
Anna Gannon, Curbicus — Escalon case study

Anna Gannon

Founder & Investor · Curbicus

Pet-care products (D2C)

Confidence — and time back to run the business

The company

Curbicus makes a hands-free device that collects and disposes of dog waste in compostable capsules, sold direct-to-consumer by subscription.

The partnership

Escalon handles Anna's finance and accounting, freeing her to run the day-to-day operations of the business.

The impact

Confidence in the numbers and time back for the work that actually grows the company.

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"Working with Escalon makes me feel confident. It frees up my time and allows me to focus on the daily operations of my business."

Anna GannonFounder & Investor of Curbicus
Atul Gupta, Xtreme Staffing — Escalon case study

Atul Gupta

Co-founder & President · Xtreme Staffing

Staffing & workforce solutions

Client-level profitability, one less thing to worry about

The company

Xtreme Staffing places talent and provides workforce solutions for businesses across multiple industries.

The partnership

Escalon gives Atul clear, client-level profitability visibility and takes finance worries off his plate.

The impact

Better business decisions — and one less thing to worry about, so Atul can focus on growing the business.

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"Now I can figure out what's my client level profitability. It helps us make good business decisions…one less thing to worry about so I can focus on growing the business."

Atul GuptaCo-founder and President of Xtreme Staffing
Chris Hill, Sectigo — Escalon case study

Chris Hill

Global Controller · Sectigo

Cybersecurity & digital certificates

A controller the team can fully trust

The company

Sectigo is a global cybersecurity provider best known for digital certificates and web-security solutions.

The partnership

Escalon's assigned controller manages Chris's team and workload end-to-end — work he trusts without having to dive in himself.

The impact

Work offloaded from his plate and a controller he trusts to get to the right answer on her own.

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"They've been able to offload a bunch of work that's on my plate and the controller that has been assigned to our account, I trust her a lot, I trust her ability to manage the team, manage the work, get to the right answer without me needing to dive in a lot so it's been really great on that point."

Chris HillGlobal controller, Sectigo