🧪 Deep Tech Germany – Startups and Venture Capital

Finance Automation for SMEs: Moss CEO on Scaling, AI & Fintech Lessons


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What if finance wasn’t a bottleneck but your secret growth weapon? Moss CEO Ante Spittler joins Startuprad.io to reveal how his Berlin fintech is helping over 5,000 SMEs automate spend, ditch spreadsheets, and scale smarter.

What You'll Learn:

  • How Moss raised €180M and scaled to process €5B+ annually

  • The biggest finance automation challenges for European SMEs

  • Lessons from layoffs and scaling a regulated fintech

  • Why user-first design is Moss’s superpower in a crowded market

  • Insights on ERP integration, AI in finance, and future trends

  • The emotional toll of leading a fintech through hypergrowth

  • Strategies for founders balancing family and company building

  • Guest Spotlight:

    Ante Spittler – CEO & Co-Founder, Moss
    Ante is a seasoned fintech leader with roots in investment banking and VC. At Moss, he’s redefining finance automation for SMEs across Europe, delivering an intelligent spend management suite with enterprise-grade compliance.


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    Guest Name: Ante Spittler, CEO & Co-Founder of Moss

    Blog Post: https://www.startuprad.io/post/finance-automation-for-smes-how-moss-is-redefining-financial-operations

    Moss Websitehttps://www.getmoss.com

    Timestamps:

    00:00 – Introduction: Why Finance Automation Matters

    02:10 – Ante’s Journey: From VC to Fintech Founder

    06:30 – Fixing ERP & Receipt Chaos in SMEs

    10:45 – Scaling in Regulated Fintech: Lessons Learned

    17:00 – Layoffs, Leadership, and Fintech Winter

    24:40 – Balancing Family Life as a CEO

    30:15 – Moss’s User-First Design Philosophy

    40:05 – The Future of AI-Driven CFO Tools

    47:16 – Advice to Founders Scaling in Finance Tech


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