NYC Founders Financial Table: Post-Fundraising Decisions That Matter Most
You raised the round. Now it's time to make it count.
The wire hit your account. The press release went out. Everyone's congratulating you. But now you're focused on the next step, ready to deploy capital strategically and set the foundation for your next milestone.
The decisions you make in the next 90 days — how fast you hire, where you deploy capital, what infrastructure you build — will determine whether this round gets you to the next fundraising round or into a scramble for a bridge.
Join us for an evening built for exactly this moment.
We're bring together a small group of founders over a private dinner in Manhattan to talk through the financial playbook for post-fundraising. No pitch decks. No panels. Just honest conversation, great food, and the kind of tactical insight from a seasoned startup CFO that's hard to find until you're already paying for the mistakes.
What we'll dig into:
→ The factors most businesses leave out of the fundraising model that reduce real runway
→ The hiring plan as a financial document
→ Building the metrics story that gets you to the next round
→ Treasury & banking basics nobody tells first-time founders — where to park your cash, how to earn yield, and why counterparty risk matters now
→ The blind spots that quietly burn cash in Year 1
You'll leave with:
→ A tactical framework for your first 90 days of capital deployment
→ A peer group of founders at your exact stage
→ Personalized feedback on your business's most pressing needs
→ Great meal and drinks, courtesy of BMO
Bonus: Each attendee will be eligible for a complimentary deep-dive advisory session with Velaris CFO — tailored to your specific financial situation.
Who This Is For
This roundtable discussion is for founders of venture-backed startups who have recently closed or are in the final stages of closing a fundraising round. We're keeping it small intentionally — this only works if everyone is at a similar stage and can speak openly.
Apply to attend — We're curating a group with similar pain points so the conversation is as relevant as possible. If we can't fit you in this round, you'll be first in line for future dinners.
Hosted By
Velaris CFO — Velaris Consulting provides fractional strategic CFO services for startups and scaling businesses — bringing Fortune 500 financial discipline at the speed founders actually need. From runway planning to pricing to investor relations strategy, Velaris embeds as a long-term partner, not a one-time advisor.
Bank of Montreal (BMO) — BMO's Technology Banking practice supports tech companies at every stage — from early-stage treasury services through capital markets and beyond. As the 7th largest bank in North America, they bring the scale of a major institution with the focus of a team that knows the tech ecosystem deeply.