Women in Finance: Off the Record
In honor of Women's History Month, Rillet, First Round and FIF Collective are hosting a curated space for finance leaders to share their stories and talk more honestly about the realities behind the role, and the moments that changed how they lead.
The evening opens with a keynote, moves into a candid panel conversation with women across different stages of company growth, and then breaks into small-group circles with the speakers designed to feel useful, safe, and real.
This event follows the Chatham House Rule so attendees can speak candidly and share real experiences. Off the record. What’s shared in the room stays in the room.
Why you’ll want to be part of this:
💬 Real stories behind the advice, not polished panel answers
⚡ Tactical lessons you can use immediately
👥 Small-group circles with the speakers, built for honest conversation
🤝 A high-trust room of finance leaders who get it
🥂 Food and drinks on us, plus a couple of fun surprises.
Finance is still a male-dominated function, and women rarely get spaces where they can be fully honest and not feel unequally judged. This is designed for real conversation, practical takeaways, and relationships that go deeper than a five minute conversation.
🔒 This is a private, invite-only event with approval-based RSVPs. Capacity is capped to keep the room intimate, candid, and high-signal.
The Speakers
Keynote — Amy Chen, Strategic Finance, Profound
Amy is a strategic finance leader at Profound, a Series C company building the marketing platform for the AI era. Before Profound, she spent four years leading strategic finance and business operations at Merge. She began her career in investment banking at J.P. Morgan and in co-investment private equity at APG Asset Management.
Moderator — Marie-Eve Lévesque, CFO, Deck
Marie-Eve is a finance executive with nearly a decade of experience leading financial strategy at hyper-growth technology companies. As CFO at Deck, she oversees capital planning, financial operations, and strategic growth initiatives. Throughout her career, she has guided companies through complex fundraising processes and M&A transactions, building the financial infrastructure needed to scale at pace.
Panelists
Natalie Quintero, Head of FP&A, Alma
Natalie leads the FP&A function at Alma, where she has spent the last four years helping the company scale through their Series D and acquisition by Spring Health. Prior to Alma, she was on the FP&A team at Eden Health. Natalie started her career in consulting at West Monroe Partners before pivoting to the startup world, with a focus on mission-driven companies in healthcare.
Florence Fung, VP of FP&A, Demandbase
Florence is a finance executive who has scaled high-growth software and AI companies from $5M to over $600M in revenue, including supporting a successful IPO at Anaplan. She has held leadership roles at Ikigai Labs, Automation Anywhere, and Juniper Networks. She began her career at KPMG and is a CPA.
Edwine Alphonse, Finance Transformation Leader
Edwine is a finance leader and VP of Financial Operations and Controller at Houzz. She has built a career rooted in building and scaling finance and accounting organizations at high-growth and unicorn companies, including Ramp and Circle. She brings a thoughtful, people-first approach to financial transformation, building teams and processes that help companies grow with confidence and clarity.
About Rillet:
Rillet is the leading AI‑native ERP that automates core financial operations for public companies and hyper growth startups like Mercor and Function Health. From general ledger and bank reconciliation to invoicing, multi‑entity consolidation and complex revenue recognition, Rillet enables accounting teams to stay lean while scaling rapidly.
About First Round:
First Round is a venture capital firm that works with founders exclusively at the earliest stages of company building, often when all they have is an “imagine if.” We fill in where we can until the team is filled out, tackling crucial early hiring and equipping those who are great at building product with the skills to sell it, too. By getting the foundational firsts right, we increase the odds of finding extreme product-market fit. Our founders’ “imagine ifs” have turned into companies like Notion, Roblox, Uber, and Square.
About FIF Collective:
FIF Collective is a premier, invite-only network of 1,400+ high-level female leaders in finance and tech, including CFOs, VCs, and founders. Founded by Meghan Curtin McKenna, it drives career advancement through curated networking, educational events, board seat advocacy, and mentorship to empower women in corporate America.