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Startup Finance & Banking Basics: AMA with Grasshopper Bank

Learn how to manage your startup’s money smarter

Date
Jun 25, 2025
Time
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm
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Want to get better at managing your startup's finances? Join a live AMA with Robert Burnett, Director of Startup Banking at Grasshopper Bank, as he breaks down budgeting, cash flow, financial statements, and banking essentials. With experience as a fintech founder and in venture, legal, and fundraising roles, Robert offers tactical advice you can apply right away. Ask your questions live and walk away with practical tools to make smarter financial decisions.
What You'll Learn:
  • Learn how to manage startup budgeting and cash flow
  • Understand and use key financial statements
  • Get expert tips on banking and fundraising strategy

Featured Speaker:
  • Robert Burnett - Director of Startup Banking at Grasshopper Bank - As a former Founder and CEO, Rob had over a decade of experience in the fintech, finance, and startup world. Before joining Grasshopper, Rob was the CEO of Netcapital Funding Portal, a funding platform that helped hundreds of companies raise capital. He also has previous experience in venture capital, entrepreneurship, and legal services, working with Techstars, Mercury Fund, Invest Detroit, Michigan Entrepreneurship Clinic, Gavi, and Nepali Tea Traders. He is passionate about supporting innovation, creating opportunities, and solving problems in the private markets.

Interested in learning more about startup banking solutions? Check out Grasshopper Bank’s offerings here for tailored financial services designed for startups.

About Grasshopper:
With total assets of approximately $835 million, Grasshopper Bank is a client-first digital bank serving the business and innovation economy. Grasshopper Bank replaces the traditional one-size-fits-all approach to banking with a suite of products and services tailored to specific industries and a passionate team of experts with deep expertise in their fields. Grasshopper Bank’s banking solutions cover small businesses, startups, venture capital and private equity firms, fintech-focused Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and commercial API banking platforms, SBA lending, and commercial real estate lending. Headquartered in New York, New York, the bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and is an Equal Housing/Equal Opportunity Lender.

For more information, visit Grasshopper Bank’s website or follow Grasshopper Bank on LinkedIn or X.

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