CFO Exchange: Real Conversations with Venture-Backed Finance Leaders
CFO Exchange: Real Conversations with Venture-Backed Finance Leaders
Open Future Forum | Executive Session
The CFO role at venture-backed companies has moved from gatekeeper to strategist. Boards want faster reporting and sharper capital efficiency. Investors are taking longer to commit. AI is rewriting parts of the finance stack. And the next round is harder to time than it was two years ago.
This executive session brings together CFOs and finance leaders from venture-backed companies for a candid conversation about how the work is actually changing. The format is built for peer exchange. Topics come from the room.
Host: Murray Newlands, Partner, Tilden Capital Family Office and IASV Seed Ventures
Moderator: Christina Bui, Protiviti
Panelists: TBD
What We'll Cover:
Runway Planning When Valuations Keep Moving How CFOs are stress-testing scenarios and timing the next raise without overcommitting on burn
Board Reporting That Actually Drives Decisions Moving past the template deck to the metrics that change board behavior
Hiring Controllers and FP&A in a Tight Market What's working for sourcing, comp, and retention at venture-backed companies
AI in the Finance Stack Practical use cases finance teams are testing right now in forecasting, close, and analysis
Capital Efficiency as a Competitive Edge Cash discipline, gross margin focus, and the metrics investors want to see for the next round
Who Should Attend:
Designed for CFOs, VPs of Finance, and Heads of Finance at venture-backed companies. The session emphasizes peer-to-peer dialogue and operator-level honesty about what's working and what isn't.
Why Attend:
Hear directly from CFOs operating in venture-backed environments
Take away practical approaches you can apply this quarter
Build relationships with a small group of senior finance peers