Last month, we brought together hundreds of the UK’s most forward-thinking VC and PE backed finance leaders for our TechCFO’25 Annual Summit at FORA, The Shard.
The views were spectacular, the buzz was palpable, and the conversations? They were exactly why we built this community in the first place.
When CP’s Tech & High Growth team first launched TechCFO, the vision was simple but powerful: to create a truly inclusive community where senior finance leaders and best-in-class service providers in the high growth ecosystem could come together to share ideas, connections and experiences. A space where collaboration happens without expectation or judgement. A place to pay it forward and trust that support will come back when you need it most.
A MUCH-NEEDED SOUNDING BOARD FOR FAST GROWTH
CFOs in High Growth businesses are under constant pressure. Scaling fast means navigating complex funding rounds, building finance teams from scratch, implementing systems and managing investor expectations – all at once. It can be exhilarating, sure. But it can also be isolating – and it was hearing the latter time and time again in our conversations in the market that prompted us to take action to start connecting as many of our connections as possible.
That’s why TechCFO exists. It’s not just about events. It’s about giving CFOs and senior finance leaders access to new connections, answers to their toughest questions and a sounding board of peers who are who are going through or are on the same journey. We also focus on bringing some of the best-in-class and most recommended service providers in the ecosystem to the table – these are individuals who are not only laser focused on supporting CFOs in the high growth space, but are also highly regarded as the best in their domain. These are people you want to know.
At this year’s TechCFO’25 Annual Summit, we saw that vision come to life. From inspiring panel discussions with the likes of Jake Humphrey and Alistair Brownlee MBE (full write-up coming very soon) to informal chats over delicious food and drinks, the openness and generosity of the group brought the evening to life. People weren’t just networking – they were helping each other solve real problems.
When we asked our attendees for their feedback to help shape next year’s edition, Magdalena Tulacz, Head of Finance at Paired, commented:
“I’ve attended the TechCFO Annual Summit before, and it was such a great opportunity to interact with other finance leaders that I couldn’t miss it this year. It’s a fantastic forum to exchange ideas and meet peers who can help you with new ideas and solutions.”
Paul Laycock, Head of Private Equity Practice, EMEA at Oracle NetSuite spoke of the “excellent venue and business parallels that could be taken from Jake and Alistair’s discussion.”
Zoe Liu, FD at Mojo, mentioned the “great turnout of industry CFOs and FDs and thoughtful goodie bags.” And James Ansell, CFO at ANNA Money, referenced the “insightful speakers and some of the best food I’ve had at an event like this.”
It’s feedback like this that reminds us we’re getting the TechCFO recipe right (in James’ case, in more ways than one), and we’ll be using all the comments from this year to take 2026 to the next level.
INTENTIONS MATTER. VALUES MATTER
One of the things I’m most proud of is the intentionality behind TechCFO. We don’t just invite anyone. We carefully curate our community and our partners to ensure that everyone involved shares the same values: collaboration, generosity and a genuine desire to make a difference.
This year’s Annual Summit wouldn’t have been possible without our incredible partners, who embody those values and bring deep ecosystem expertise to the table:
- Capsule Insurance – Next level insurance for scale-up businesses and creators of the Scale-Up 50 list
Tom Wynne, CEO & Co-Founder of Capsule Insurance, told us:
“The TechCFO community’s role is an important one – bringing together the CFOs of the UK’s most innovative, ambitious, disruptive businesses for them to share war stories and gain insights from each other. We’ve supported and attended these events from day dot, and each year, they seem to get better and better. I loved listening to Jake Humphrey and Alistair Brownlee MBE about the similarities between sport and high performance and the little nuggets you can take back into running your own business.”
- Emerald Technology – The leading global expansion partner for tech and high growth companies, and the official talent partner for CP’s VentureCEO programme
Adam DeSanges, Co-Founder of Emerald Technology, said:
“TechCFO is a masterclass. We’ve come back this year as one of the sponsors after attending last year’s and being so impressed. One of the best parts of being in the community is the quality of the people, hearing about their journeys, taking tips away for our own and also understanding how best we can support them. Cooper Parry and Emerald are a dream partnership, combining an incredible network in the Tech & High Growth ecosystem with specialists and solutions that can make a real difference to its businesses and leaders.”
- Light – The modern finance platform for multi-entity SaaS companies, simplifying and automating consolidations, reporting and compliance across global operations
Sam Landsberg, Sales Lead at Light, shared:
“You can feel the energy at TechCFO. It represents where the future of technology and the future of the industry merge, and it captures the dynamism, progress, positivity and community in the ecosystem in an authentic way. The feelings of FOMO were overwhelming after I missed last year’s Annual Summit, so I’m very glad I made it this year.”
- Pivot – The ultimate modern Source-to-Pay tool, helping companies keep their spend under control, reduce vendor risk and empower business teams
Leslie Choffel, Head of Marketing at Pivot, commented:
“The TechCFO community is super important. We can see in the conversations we’ve been having this evening at the Annual Summit, there’s a growing maturity in finance leadership. Everyone is constantly trying to improve, automate elements and deliver even better outcomes. TechCFO provides a brilliant platform for finance leads to meet their peers and learn how to do that from people who’ve shared their journey.”
- Harmonic Finance – B Corp Certified recruitment and executive search, specialising in Accountancy and Finance professionals for start-ups and scale-ups
- Zone&Co – Scalable and cloud-native Finance and HR solutions on NetSuite
- HSBC Innovation Banking – Flexible banking solutions for start-ups, scale-ups, growth businesses, investors and those working towards IPO
- Cloud Orca – Award-winning Salesforce Platinum consultancy specialising in the implementation and management of Salesforce
- MacroFin – The UK’s leading NetSuite Alliance Partner and consultancy
- FORA – Forward-thinking, flexible workspaces to rent across London, the UK and Germany
- Ledgy – The equity management platform with best-in-class automation and compliance.
Each of these partners plays a vital role in the ecosystem, and their support allows us to create the kind of high-impact, high-trust environment that makes TechCFO special.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR TECHCFO?
As we look to the future, our mission remains the same: to support CFOs through the challenges of fast growth, and to build a community where people show up for each other – not because they have to, but because they want to.
If you’re a finance leader in a high growth business, or a service provider who shares our values, we’d love to welcome you into the fold. Because when we collaborate without ego, and support each other without expectation, that’s when the magic happens.
You can find out more and join the community at Tech CFO. Then, keep your eyes peeled for a full summary of Jake Humphrey and Alistair Brownlee MBE’s brilliant discussion at TechCFO’25, coming very soon.
