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Ramin Zacharia, CPA

Managing Partner & Founder

Ramin works alongside businesses, private equity / venture capital firms, and founders / entrepreneurs to develop novel solutions for their complex and ever-evolving business needs. Since founding RTD Insights, Ramin has worked with companies throughout the maturity lifecycle (ranging from $0M to $200M in revenue), serving as a value-added team member across finance, operations, and go-to-market functions.

For clients, Ramin has successfully led, created, and implemented the following:

  • Financing rounds for equity and debt capital to deliver growth and expansion

  • Successful exits for founders and their investors

  • Restructuring of operations and teams

  • Financial, operational, and go-to-market reporting dashboards and tools

  • Operating models, budgets, and rolling forecasts 

  • Key performance indicators (KPIs) and business metrics monitoring

  • Partnership (e.g. value-added reseller agreements) programs, pricing strategy and structure, and contract creation / management

  • Technology stack consultation and project management / workflow design of systems (e.g. ERP, CRM, general ledger, benefits administration, data analytics, and reporting)

  • Financial statement creation, restatement, and GAAP compliance

 

From 2020-2024, Ramin served as Chief Financial Officer and SVP of Strategy at Venminder, a former Bain Capital Ventures, Silversmith Capital, and MissionOG company. Ramin helped lead its successful exit to NContracts and Hg Capital in September 2024 after the company more than tripled its revenue and scale, while reaching profitability during his tenure.

 

Previously, Ramin worked as an investment banker at William Blair & Company's Technology Group in Chicago, leading execution and completion of 16 M&A and capital advisory engagements.

 

Ramin is an adjunct lecturer at Northwestern University within the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He teaches ENTREP 330 - Startup Accounting and Finance to undergraduate and graduate students aspiring to become entrepreneurs and professionals in finance, engineering, and other industries. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in Illinois and has extensive experience working with public and private growth companies, focused primarily on technology, software, professional services, and consumer-based businesses.

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