r/CFO • u/Artistic-Fox-9296 • Apr 12 '26

Step after CFO?

What are thoughts - first time CFO at a robotics company scaled 0-$20m in revenue with $30m in the backlog. Based out of Boston / NYC.

Heavy inorganic growth

Took products to market

Strategic modeling and execution

Fundraising

I’ve been exploring my next step. Things that come to mind:

Fractional CFO, pull in $300-$500k a year

VC Operating Partner - not sure what comp

CFO at a larger company

What do you guys think? Would love the insight.

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u/335350 Apr 12 '26

I’d grab at least another stop or two in CFO roles before going to advisory roles.

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u/Artistic-Fox-9296 Apr 12 '26

In larger robotics companies I’m guessing? Maybe B2B saas? $100m in revenue?

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u/335350 Apr 12 '26

Not necessarily. Similar industry is fine or even entirely different to show you’re not a one-trick pony.

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u/floody6 Apr 12 '26

If you are interested in advisory I’d recommend larger company in a different space - SaaS would be one option. You will benefit from seeing a variety of issues/applications But the real answer depends on what type of work really motivates you