From pitching at Davos to hiring, controls, and fundraising: What it takes to be AwanTunai CFO with Shilpa Gautam

On Call with Insignia Ventures

Welcome back to our continuing conversation with ⁠Shilpa Gautam⁠, CFO of supply chain digitization and purchase financing platform ⁠AwanTunai⁠.

In the last episode, we talk about the recent progress AwanTunai has made with its Series B and what that means for its business. We also hear from Shilpa’s perspective as CFO how AwanTunai develops cost-effective risk management and scale.

In part two, we delve deeper into Shilpa's journey as a CFO, from joining the company at the forefront of the tech winter to winning awards at Davos, and her own mindset and approach to various aspects of building a company's finance function, from hiring to controls and fundraising.

Timestamps

(00:03) Highlights;

(00:56) Growing as a Leader in AwanTunai;

(07:33) CFO’s Approach to Hiring, Controls, and Fundraising;

(14:04) In the Orange Corner;

(16:53) What Keeps Shilpa Going;

(18:46) Rapid Fire Round;

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