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Rohit Giri

Investor at Deepwatch

San Francisco, California

Overview

Work Experience

  • Investor

    2023 - Current

  • Director of Corporate Development and Splunk Ventures

    2021

    Splunk Ventures: - February 2023: $180M series B funding of Deepwatch

  • Director of Corporate Development

    2018 - 2021

    M&A: - July 2021: $145M acquisition of Feedonomics, product feed optimization and syndication solutions IPO & Follow-On: - November 2020: $391M follow-on offering - August 2020: $217M IPO

  • Corporate Finance and Financial Strategy Lead

    2011 - 2018

    Joined Squarespace in 2011 as 3rd member of finance team and 47th employee overall; currently, finance team totals 25 and 750+ globally. Lead Squarespace's M&A efforts. Conduct financial and operational due diligence. Work with Strategy and Product to identify opportunities. Managed data-driven approach to annual and quarterly budgeting and financial planning process. Coordinated with multiple department heads to set and manage operating expenses and headcount budgets. Produce monthly budget-vs.-actual variance analysis, providing insight into major variances and KPI reporting to executive staff and board of directors. Authored quarterly board meeting presentations, partnering with business intelligence and marketing teams. Provided financial and analytical support for equity and debt financings, totaling over $70mm. Regularly monitor competitors to provide insight into and benchmarking support for key financial and performance metrics. Key decision-maker in the hiring of accounting and finance staff, including Corporate Controller, Sr. Accountant, Staff Accountant, Finance Associate and A/P. Managed employee stock option plans and secured necessary board and shareholder approvals for stock issuances and corporate actions. Conducted statutory audits; managed HR function including payroll and benefits administration; assisted establishment of Dublin, Ireland office. Major contributions include implementing payroll and benefits plans.

  • Senior Associate

    2010 - 2011

  • Associate

    2008 - 2010

  • Associate

    2005 - 2007

  • Analyst

    2004 - 2005

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