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‘Act like a public company before you are one’: Figma CFO shares IPO playbook

Ian McCue
Senior Content Marketing Manager, Ramp

Melwani went deep on the early days at Figma, the mega-acquisition by Adobe that never happened, and this year's successful IPO.

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What our latest Business Spending Report reveals about U.S. economic resilience

Discover the latest trends on business AI adoption, tariff charges, and much more based on data from 45,000-plus customers using Ramp.

Ara Kharazian
Economist, Ramp
How AI rocketships redefine finance with automation

How do finance teams at AI-led companies leverage automation today to operate at unprecedented speed?

Gayatri Sabharwal
Content Marketing
The CFO AI Digest: November 12, 2025

We explore the capital flowing into AI infrastructure and how the top two AI giants are approaching profitability. Plus, Google makes a major privacy upgrade.

Gayatri Sabharwal
Content Marketing
Top SaaS vendors on Ramp (November 2025)

This month's list has range, with ServiceNow and Google sharing space with companies like Panther Labs and Knit.

Ara Kharazian
Economist, Ramp
Tech companies are revolting against Delaware

In the wake of Tesla and a16z's exits from Delaware, incorporations in the state are falling. But our data shows companies aren't leaving en masse.

Ara Kharazian
Economist, Ramp
The modern CFO: From cost controller to growth driver

At OnRamp New York, Sequoia Capital Partner Ravi Gupta and Datadog CFO David Obstler discuss how CFOs can move from cost controllers to strategic partners.

Gayatri Sabharwal
Content Marketing
3 ways finance and marketing can be successful partners (and not just coexist)

Rillet Head of Finance Stephen Hedlund explains how he's gained a new appreciation for marketing, and keys to the two functions can work together better.

Stephen Hedlund
Head of Finance, Rillet
Why tariffs are so confusing

Ramp data from manufacturing and retail sector invoices shows a slow and gradual increase in tariff costs. But it's not yet reflective of sweeping U.S. levies.

Ara Kharazian
Economist, Ramp
How we’re scaling a lean finance team with AI — and what’s next

Brian Hogeland, CFO at national distributor Packer Fastener, shares how he embraces the 10x mindset to find creative ways for his small team to do more with less.

Brian Hogeland
CFO, Packer Fastener

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