In this episode of the Wharton FinTech Podcast, host Vaibhav speaks with Riya Grover, co-founder and CEO of Sequence, an AI native revenue platform that unifies quoting, billing automation, and receivables so finance can finally run at the speed of sales.
Riya shares her journey from investment banking and Harvard Business School to exiting her first startup and then launching Sequence to fix one of the most neglected parts of the CFO stack, quote to cash and accounts receivable. She goes deep on what it really takes to find product market fit in a saturated software world, why AI native entrants can out execute incumbents, and how Sequence is using agents to automate complex finance workflows.
They also unpack Riya’s recent Series A fundraise, the story that resonated with investors, and her candid advice for founders building in a noisy, AI heavy, but more competitive than ever venture environment.
In this episode, we learn about:
- Why quote to cash and revenue operations have lagged behind AP and spend in automation
- How Sequence uses AI agents to read contracts, generate invoices, and support finance teams
- What investors really cared about in Sequence’s Series A, from logo quality to 190 % NRR
- How Riya stays close to customers while scaling a fast growing infra company
- Her advice for aspiring founders on standing out in today’s crowded AI landscape
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In this episode of the Wharton FinTech Podcast, host Vaibhav speaks with Riya Grover, co-founder and CEO of Sequence, an AI native revenue platform that unifies quoting, billing automation, and receivables so finance can finally run at the speed of sales.
Riya shares her journey from investment banking and Harvard Business School to exiting her first startup and then launching Sequence to fix one of the most neglected parts of the CFO stack, quote to cash and accounts receivable. She goes deep on what it really takes to find product market fit in a saturated software world, why AI native entrants can out execute incumbents, and how Sequence is using agents to automate complex finance workflows.
They also unpack Riya’s recent Series A fundraise, the story that resonated with investors, and her candid advice for founders building in a noisy, AI heavy, but more competitive than ever venture environment.
In this episode, we learn about:
- Why quote to cash and revenue operations have lagged behind AP and spend in automation
- How Sequence uses AI agents to read contracts, generate invoices, and support finance teams
- What investors really cared about in Sequence’s Series A, from logo quality to 190 % NRR
- How Riya stays close to customers while scaling a fast growing infra company
- Her advice for aspiring founders on standing out in today’s crowded AI landscape
Licensed to Tokenize: Where Blockchain Meets Regulation
Wharton FinTech Podcast
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1 month ago
Licensed to Tokenize: Where Blockchain Meets Regulation
In this episode of the Wharton FinTech Podcast, host Ruhi Jain sits down with Aaron Kaplan, Co-CEO of Prometheum, Inc., for a deep dive into the digitization of capital markets and the future of fully regulated digital assets. Aaron shares his journey from securities attorney to fintech founder, why he believes U.S. federal securities laws offer the most resilient pathway for blockchain innovation and how Prometheum’s end-to-end infrastructure aims to reshape how digital assets are issued, traded, custodied, and settled.
Together, Ruhi and Aaron explore:
- Why the regulatory lens is essential in building blockchain-based financial infrastructure
- Efficiency gains blockchain can unlock across settlement, transparency, capital usage and market structure - and what this means for both institutions and retail investors
- A forward-looking view into the future of capital markets, the evolving role of intermediaries and the “wild-card” risks Aaron believes the industry is overlooking
A must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of blockchain, securities regulation and the next decade of digital market infrastructure.
Wharton FinTech Podcast
In this episode of the Wharton FinTech Podcast, host Vaibhav speaks with Riya Grover, co-founder and CEO of Sequence, an AI native revenue platform that unifies quoting, billing automation, and receivables so finance can finally run at the speed of sales.
Riya shares her journey from investment banking and Harvard Business School to exiting her first startup and then launching Sequence to fix one of the most neglected parts of the CFO stack, quote to cash and accounts receivable. She goes deep on what it really takes to find product market fit in a saturated software world, why AI native entrants can out execute incumbents, and how Sequence is using agents to automate complex finance workflows.
They also unpack Riya’s recent Series A fundraise, the story that resonated with investors, and her candid advice for founders building in a noisy, AI heavy, but more competitive than ever venture environment.
In this episode, we learn about:
- Why quote to cash and revenue operations have lagged behind AP and spend in automation
- How Sequence uses AI agents to read contracts, generate invoices, and support finance teams
- What investors really cared about in Sequence’s Series A, from logo quality to 190 % NRR
- How Riya stays close to customers while scaling a fast growing infra company
- Her advice for aspiring founders on standing out in today’s crowded AI landscape
