Insights from Born Capital on CFOTech, FP&A and the future of finance.https://www.borncapital.vc/https://www.borncapital.vc/who-signs-off-when-ai-prepares-the-numbers/https://www.borncapital.vc/who-signs-off-when-ai-prepares-the-numbers/Finance AI is kept or cut by the person who signs. Why an AI audit trail, not a smarter model, decides whether a CFO will put their name under the numbers.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMTWouter Bornhttps://www.borncapital.vc/who-trains-the-next-controller/https://www.borncapital.vc/who-trains-the-next-controller/AI is taking the entry-level finance work where junior accountants learned judgment. Who trains the next controller, and why that is a software question.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTWouter Bornhttps://www.borncapital.vc/finance-will-budget-for-capacity-not-headcount/https://www.borncapital.vc/finance-will-budget-for-capacity-not-headcount/When does AI pay back? As agents take over finance work, budgets move from headcount to capacity, and the CFO judges AI payback at the second renewal.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTWouter Bornhttps://www.borncapital.vc/finance-decision-support-not-reporting/https://www.borncapital.vc/finance-decision-support-not-reporting/AI is making the monthly report cheap. Why finance decision support is now the job, and what it changes in pricing, team structure and what finance measures.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMTChris Meyerhttps://www.borncapital.vc/why-ai-will-not-replace-excel-in-finance/https://www.borncapital.vc/why-ai-will-not-replace-excel-in-finance/Will AI replace Excel in finance? No. The spreadsheet is where finance checks, adjusts and owns AI output, and where a formula gives the same answer twice.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTChris Meyerhttps://www.borncapital.vc/get-the-fpa-market-guide-the-ultimate-guide-to-3rd-generation-fpa-tools/https://www.borncapital.vc/get-the-fpa-market-guide-the-ultimate-guide-to-3rd-generation-fpa-tools/The FP&A Market Guide compares 15 3rd generation FP&A tools: target customers, implementation time, planning types, integrations and features. Free download.Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:06:28 GMTWouter Bornhttps://www.borncapital.vc/5-cfotech-trends-every-investor-should-know-about-in-2022/https://www.borncapital.vc/5-cfotech-trends-every-investor-should-know-about-in-2022/Blockchain, verticalization, NLP and AI, ESG reporting and collaborative tools: five CFOTech trends every investor and entrepreneur should know about in 2022.Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:54:47 GMTWouter Bornhttps://www.borncapital.vc/five-strategies-cfos-covd-pandemic/https://www.borncapital.vc/five-strategies-cfos-covd-pandemic/Creating certainty in an uncertain time: five strategies CFOs can use to respond to the continuing COVID pandemic, from cloud and automation to forecasting.Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:56:46 GMTChris Meyerhttps://www.borncapital.vc/fpa-on-steroids-with-ai-powered-financial-forecasting/https://www.borncapital.vc/fpa-on-steroids-with-ai-powered-financial-forecasting/Would a football coach skip the match? Why waiting for actuals falls short, and how AI-powered financial forecasting puts FP&A on steroids.Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:36:51 GMTWouter Bornhttps://www.borncapital.vc/a-cfos-job-is-never-really-done-could-rpa-be-the-answer/https://www.borncapital.vc/a-cfos-job-is-never-really-done-could-rpa-be-the-answer/CFOs are under constant pressure to drive efficiency and growth. How Robotic Process Automation removes repetitive finance work, and why it matters for CFOTech.Thu, 05 Aug 2021 11:37:58 GMTChris Meyer