Flow Partners advises TBô

Building bottom-up customized financial model for TBô , a DTC underwear brand and world’s first technology platform for apparel co-creation.

Zurich, Switzerland — 08 August 2022

Flow Partners acted as a financial advisor to TBô, a world’s first tech-enabled consumer brand made for, and driven by a loyal community of creators.

Overview

Management of TBô approached us to build a custom, multi-purpose financial / operating model, to set up an ongoing FP&A tracking as well as position the company for the upcoming venture fundraise.

Together with TBô, we have built a full-scope Excel model, with bottom-up revenue build-up, KPI analysis, data visualization and fully automated structure that enables TBô to continuously use the model within the organization.

This transaction highlights Flow Partners’ successful track record within e-commerce and online marketplaces, having built models and advised companies like AVE & YOU (personalized skincare brand), HAPPYCAR (car rental comparison platform), MILES (car sharing marketplace) or GoTrendier (online marketplace for second-hand fashion).

Our Approach

We built a bottom-up financial / operating model including following features

Built for e-commerce / DTC brand

Growth channels, sales funnels, SKU modelling, shipping, inventory, custom revenue build-up etc.

Focus on KPIs

In-depth modelling of granular details e.g. cohorts, customer acquisition, traffic development, etc.

Full automation

Minimal worksheets, annual and monthly views, auto-updating summaries and model outputs ready to use in presentations

Multiple cases & scenarios

Ability to run the whole model from one tab with easily customizable scenarios to present various businesses cases (e.g. investment case, pessimistic case etc.)

Data visualization

Auto-generated and dynamically updated charts and output tables

Raw data integration

Seamless data updates with copy-paste integration from Stripe, QuickBooks, etc.

About TBô

TBô Bodywear is the world’s first tech-enabled consumer brand made for and driven by a loyal community of creators. It’s TBô's customers — the 400,000-strong Tribe — who decide the brand’s direction and which products get made. Co-founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 2017 by Roy Bernheim and Allan Perrottet, TBô’s innovative, sustainable bodywear now sells in more than 120 countries worldwide.

About Flow Partners

Flow Partners is a modern advisory firm providing independent corporate finance advice to companies and investors that shape the global digital ecosystem. Flow was founded in 2020 and operates globally with presence in London, Berlin, Warsaw and Miami.

For more information, please visit www.flowpartners.io

Enquiries

For all enquiries please contact the team at [email protected]

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All Experience

Building bottom-up customized financial model for TBô , a DTC underwear brand and world’s first technology platform for apparel co-creation.

Building bottom-up customized financial model for TBô, a DTC underwear brand and world’s first technology platform for apparel co-creation.

Overview

Our Approach

About TBô

About Flow Partners

Enquiries

Relevant Client Successes

See all our track record