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ClearVu Finance Inc.

Finance-First
Founder-Led

The firm's purpose is straightforward: provide technology startups and SMEs with disciplined accounting, reliable reporting, and senior-level financial leadership under one integrated structure. We take care of your finance department so you can take care of your business.

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Domenic Durante

Domenic Durante

CPA — Founder & CEO

A CPA whose career spans software, IT services, manufacturing, professional services, and technology companies. His background combines hands-on operating experience with formal financial training across both founder and executive roles.

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CA Designation — Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 1991
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Graduate Diploma in Accountancy — McGill University, 1990
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B.Comm (Accounting) — Concordia University, 1988
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Montreal, Canada
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English, French, Italian
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The Founder

Decades of experience not only across the full finance lifecycle, but as a founder and entrepreneur

Domenic's work has included capital raising, financial planning, ERP/MRP/CRM implementations, pricing strategy, multi-year forecasting, internal controls design, and managing finance teams in both scaling and restructuring environments.

He has served as CFO, co-founder, investor, consultant, and operator across startups and growth-stage SMEs. This mix of entrepreneurial, operational, and advisory experience shapes ClearVu's approach: practical, execution-driven, and grounded in real-world constraints.

ClearVu integrates both accurate bookkeeping and CFO-level insight under one engagement model — bridging the gap between compliance-only accounting and full-time executive finance. Founders do not have to choose between the two.

Career History

Role Organization
CFO and Owner
Colorbeam Lighting
Manufacturer of a proprietary low voltage fully tunable LED lighting system, Montreal
CFO and Investor
Algolux Inc.
Autonomous vision / AI camera technology. Helped raise $33M USD. Sold to Torc Robotics (Daimler Truck subsidiary), 2023.
Managing Director, Montreal
Resources Global Professionals
Founded Montreal office; grew to $1M revenue in first year
CFO & President, Canada
PeopleCapital, Inc.
Human Capital Management software
VP & General Manager, Eastern Region
OnX Incorporated
Canada's largest IT infrastructure provider; managed $30M+ revenue region of 100 people
Co-Founder, CFO, COO & VP Professional Services
Momentum Business Systems
Co-founded; grew startup to 130 employees across 3 cities, developed a Travel and Expense software. Sold in 2000, included in OnX IPO.
Senior Consultant
Arthur Andersen
ERP implementations, business process reengineering, financial audit and tax
Our Purpose

Filling the gap between compliance and leadership

The firm was built to address a problem that every startup and many growing SMEs face but rarely articulate clearly.

Bookkeeping alone is insufficient

As companies grow, accurate transaction recording becomes the floor — not the ceiling. Founders need reporting, forecasting, and strategic financial guidance, not just compliant books.

A full-time CFO is not always necessary

For most SMEs, the volume of strategic financial work does not justify a full-time executive. But the need for senior judgment is real and ongoing. Fractional engagement bridges that gap.

Fragmentation creates ownership gaps

Traditional providers specialize in either compliance or advisory — rarely both. Without integrated ownership, data quality problems go unaddressed and insights are built on unreliable foundations.

ClearVu integrates both under a single engagement model so that founders have one partner responsible for data accuracy, reporting discipline, and forward-looking financial guidance — without the overhead of separate providers.

How the Firm Operates

Lean, direct, and built for long-term relationships

Remote-first delivery

Serving clients across Canada, primarily in Quebec and Ontario. Remote structure reduces overhead and ensures predictable workflow execution regardless of geography.

Direct senior involvement

As founder and CEO, Domenic remains directly involved on all major client mandates. Clients receive practical judgment, not delegated junior work.

Standardized processes

Month-end close checklists, reporting frameworks, and forecasting templates reduce noise, improve accuracy, and prevent reinventing the wheel on each mandate.

Mid to long-term engagements

The model is designed for sustained, embedded relationships — not transactional project work. Clients tend to remain with the firm for years as the work becomes part of their operating rhythm.

Practical over theoretical

Recommendations are grounded in operational realities and based on accurate data. Advisory is fact-based, focused on reducing financial risk and improving decision quality.

Clear, direct communication

Meetings run on a fixed cadence. Reporting is delivered consistently every month. Founders receive clarity — not layers of process or unnecessary complexity.

What Clients Can Expect

The overall objective, plainly stated

To give founders and leadership teams the financial clarity needed to run their businesses with confidence — without introducing layers of process, complexity, or unnecessary formality.

Accurate, compliant accounting

Clean books you can rely on for decisions, not just for year-end filings.

Disciplined monthly reporting

Consistent financial statements, KPI dashboards, and variance commentary — delivered on a fixed cadence.

Forward-looking strategic and financial insight

Forecasting, scenario analysis, and strategic planning that informs real decisions rather than satisfying a reporting obligation.

Clear, direct communication

No jargon, no over-engineering. Information is delivered in plain language with clear implications for the business.

Stability in process and expectations

Standardized processes and consistent monthly rhythms mean fewer surprises and more reliable outputs.

A partner focused on risk and cash flow

Decision quality and downside protection are central to the advisory work — not an afterthought.

Let's determine if there's a fit

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We'll learn about your business, understand your finance challenges, and outline how ClearVu can help.

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