Treasury MasterClass for Startups
A FTSE 100 company runs treasury with a team of five to ten people. A £20M startup faces the same banking, cash and currency decisions with one person, who also runs finance.
Over the past 18 months, we've run this masterclass for dozens of startups. Every group asked the same three questions. Which bank is right for us? Where should our cash sit? Should we hedge our FX?
This session answers all three with real numbers. Most attendees leave with two or three changes to make that month: better FX rates, idle cash finally earning interest, or a first draft of a treasury policy.
What you'll learn
Choosing and working with banks. What banks need before they value you as a client, how they earn from your FX, deposits and fees, and when to use a bank, a fintech or a broker.
Finding hidden costs. Where FX spreads, idle cash and payment fees quietly cost scaleups £50–150k a year, and which costs you can negotiate.
Putting cash to work. A three-bucket framework for operating, working capital and strategic cash, plus simple counterparty limits to protect you if a bank fails.
Managing FX risk. Transaction, translation and economic exposure in plain English: when to hedge, how to size it, and the five mistakes we see most often.
Setting up governance. A minimal treasury policy, an authorisation matrix and the KPIs worth tracking. It takes an afternoon to put in place.
Who should attend
CFOs, FDs, finance managers and founders at startups and scaleups who handle treasury alongside everything else, especially businesses that trade internationally or hold significant cash.
Your presenters
Alex Axentiev, HedgeFlows. Former Head of FX Derivatives Trading at Standard Chartered.
Neh Thaker, HedgeFlows. Former Head of Financial Markets at Standard Chartered and Merrill Lynch.
Jennifer Pearson, Treasury Edge. Independent treasury consultant and practitioner.
What you'll receive
Every registrant gets the full slide deck, a 3-page treasury policy template, and a 3-page FX risk management policy template, whether or not they attend live.
How it works
This is a Google Meet Webinar. Send questions through the chat during the session, and we'll answer them in the live Q&A at the end.