Our Team

We are a team of CFOs, Accountants & Entrepreneurs with a vast understanding of startup finance, accounting & tax.

Paul Bianco
Founder, CEO

Former VC @ ff Venture Capital, Investor in Plated and Distil Networks

Jocelyn Wilson
COO

15+ years of accounting & operations experience in both public accounting & private startups

Chris Mossa
Chief Strategy Officer

Former Founder & CEO at CPM Advisory, CFO at Advizr, Investor in multiple early-stage startups

Josh Leider
Head of Growth

Previous Co-Founder & CMO of MeditationWorks and TempoRun

Benjamin Friedman
Head of Customer Success

20+ years’ ops & finance experience with fast-growing companies, including five successful M&As

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Sean Bies
Managing Director, Client Services

Experienced Controller working with eCommerce startups and fortune 500 companies

Sam Patel
Managing Director, Client Services

Accomplished Controller, 15+ years accounting experience

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Heather Fipps
Managing Director

Experienced Controller with 16+ years in accounting leadership

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Michael Smith
Managing Director, Tax

30+ years of tax and accounting experience

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Heather Stein
Managing Director, Finance

20+ year accounting & finance experience providing business insight in growth environments

Donny Tyra
Director, Technical Accounting

Experienced CFO, 25+ years of accounting experience

Didier Jupillat
Director

Experienced CFO, 18+ years accounting & finance experience, MBA Wharton

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Halsey McKinney
Partnerships & Growth

5+ years of startup experience in VC, partnerships & growth. Co-Founder & CEO of Havaday.

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Jason Kraemer
Growth

Former Co-Founder of Flashpacker Co and startup GTM consultant.

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Jena David
Senior Manager

Accomplished Controller with 12+ years experience in Public & Private Accounting

Celeste Garrett
Senior Manager

Accomplished Controller, 25+ years experience with start-up companies to Fortune 500

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Pawel Wierzchowiec
Senior Manager

Accomplished Controller with experience working in manufacturing, eComm, IT Services & SaaS

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Andrew Brush
Senior Manager

8+ years of experience in Public & Private Accounting, Controller, and Finance focused roles

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Chris Schuette
Manager

12+ years of accounting and finance experience across multiple industries

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Helen Colon
Manager

15+ years of accounting and finance experience in numerous industries

Sally Huang
Manager

Accomplished Accountant with 7+ years experience in Public & Private Accounting

Connor Anderson
Manager

Masters in Accounting from UCF, with several years of experience in accounting

Lorraine Medina
Manager

Accomplished Accountant with 12+ years experience in Public & Private Accounting

Heather

Elena Perez
Manager

20+ years of accounting experience across various industries

“Graphite has been instrumental in building up the finance function at Caraway. They provided a ton of fundraising advice, helped us model out scenarios, and helped deeply on the accounting side.”

— Jordan Nathan, Founder & CEO of Caraway

Services

Fractional CFO

Full strategic support, from cash flow to fundraising to scenario planning and more.

Bookkeeping & Month End Close

Fully managed, always on support. Never worry about startup accounting again.

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Tax Filings & Credits

Fully managed in-house tax compliance and filing support.

Tech Stack Setup

We will help you set up a startup accounting tech stack that is built to scale.

Financial Modeling & Planning

We fully manage your financial planning and modeling, so you can focus on growth.

Fundraising Support

Through our CFO and FP&A support, we help founders knock funraising out of the park.

Get In Touch

Locations: NYC HQ / Clients around the world

With team members across the country and clients worldwide, we cast a wide net.

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