Sevinj Aliyeva

I believe the next generation of finance teams won’t be reporting machines, they will be decision-engineering systems built on AI. For 10+ years I’ve built and scaled finance functions inside venture-backed B2B startups in Berlin: Localyze, Mondu, Cobalt, and now Kenjo, where I lead finance as VP Finance. Series A through exit. FP&A from scratch. Multiple fundraises. M&A. The full lifecycle.Today I write about three things:• How AI is reshaping finance teams (and which tools actually deliver)• What founders get wrong about fundraising and runway• How finance moves from “number cruncher” to strategic partnerIf you’re a founder, CFO, or operator scaling a venture-backed business, let’s connect. I share whatworked, what didn’t, and what I’m testing now.