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