How investable is your organization?
You might have ambitions to achieve hyper-growth, go public or scale-up through acquisition, but is your company set up to raise enough capital to facilitate this? Join us at Betaworks, in the Meatpacking District NYC, as VantagePoint and Zanda partner up to host this exclusive event, packed with industry experts, opportunities to network, and a food and drinks reception.
Zanda Co-Founder Dav, will be hosting an exciting panel with three industry experts who have deep applied experience of transforming finance and operations functions from startups to enterprise organizations, raising $Billions in funding along the way.
At this event, we will cover:
The importance of setting finance and operations up to scale
How to build a successful accounting and finance function from scratch
Hiring and enabling your finance team to raise funding in a challenging economic environment
How to prepare your people, processes and systems for a successful round of funding.
Meet the panelists:
Conor O'Donoghue | Ocrolus CFO
Conor has nearly two decades of experience spanning public accounting, and corporate finance. Conor has helped grow and transform finance functions from startup stage to blue-chip companies, including Bank of America and PwC. At Ocrolus, he built out a sophisticated accounting and finance function from scratch, which has been critical to supporting the company’s rapid growth since 2019.
Mars Shah | C-Suite Leader
Mars has worked as CEO and CFO in multiple venture capital and private equity backed companies. Mars' finance experience includes overseeing three successful exits, including an IPO. His operating experience includes management of 3,500+ professionals, $1B of global P&L management and transacting over $6B worth of deals on M&A and institutional fundraises.
Abby Clawson | Senior VP of Finance
Abby is a strategic thought leader with a proven track record managing strategic planning, growth, and the evolution of finance functions by implementing and driving new processes that deliver increased productivity and high employee engagement. Currently the Senior Vice President of Finance at Leda Health, Abby has 15 years of success leading finance and accounting operations in a wide range of business environments, from venture-backed start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations.