The Backbone explores the journey inside finance at high-growth technology startups. Our host Shubham Datta interviews finance leaders at various stages of emerging technology companies to find out their story, key financial and operating metrics they track, how they measure them and what their biggest challenges are. Hear directly from finance leaders at tech startups who are in there day in and day out, serving as the backbone of their company. For more information, check out the www.thebackbone.co
Julian Rowlands, VP Finance at Spruce
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Jeff Epstein, Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners & Co-CEO and CFO at Apex Technology Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: APXT)
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Ivan Makarov, VP Finance at Webflow
Ivan is an experienced finance executive with over 15 years of professional experience in the internet industry building finance teams and functions inside global tech companies. He has served as a VP Finance for SmugMug and Flickr for a period of 8 years, prior to joining Webflow.
At Webflow, Ivan leads all of the accounting, financial planning, business operations, legal, corporate and tax...
Sruthi Lanka, CFO at Public
As CFO, Sruthi oversees finance, data, and people operations. Prior to Public, she served as VP and Head of Strategic Finance at MoneyLion, the fintech startup and challenger bank. She was MoneyLion’s first finance hire in 2017 following its Series A, and built the team that forecasts and monitors the firm’s financial performance, overseeing financial planning, capital optimization, fundraising, and...
Joining me on this episode of the Backbone is Blaine Fitzgerald, EVP Finance & Incoming CFO at Kinaxis (TSX:KXS), a company that revolutionizes planning by delivering the agility you need to make fast, confident decisions in an unpredictable world.
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Joining me on this episode of the Backbone is Naeem Ishaq, CFO at Checkr, the leading technology company in the background check industry.
At Checkr, Naeem leads finance, facilities, and data operations teams, responsible for financial strategy and planning, corporate development, and optimizing Checkr’s financial performance for long-term growth.
Naeem has nearly 20 years of leadership experience at companies like Circle, Sal...
Dennis Kavelman, Partner at Inovia Capital (Former CFO / COO at Blackberry)
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Curt Sigfstead, CFO at Clearbanc
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Etienne St-Martin, Director of Finance at Roadmunk
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Brian Montminy, CFO at Lessonly
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Tim Compton, SVP of Finance at ActiveCampaign
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Aly Khan Musani, CFO at Symend
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Rob Froment, CFO at Clio
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Srikant Nayak, CFO at GroupBy
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Darrell Cox, CFO at Vena
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David Reid, CFO & COO of Boll & Branch
It’s the first quarter of the new decade and as you know, we are in unprecedented times. The world continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. We all have a part to play to flatten the curve and slow the spread of this virus.
I couldn’t think of a more appropriate guest and company to feature during this time.
Joining me on this episode of the Backbone is D...
Karthik Srinivasan, Director of Finance at Chargebee
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Brice Scheschuk, Managing Partner at Globalive Capital
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Johnathan Mirian, VP Finance at Justworks
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