Candid chats about what really happens behind the numbers
Get an unfiltered look at how finance leaders simplify, scale, and shape the future.
- The turning points: From tech stacks to workflows — what actually moved the needle
- The real decisions: How finance teams navigate complexity, growth, and tradeoffs
- The big questions: AI, strategic alignment, and the strategies shaping tomorrow’s procurement
About our guest
Vikas Kante is a high-growth startup CFO in the energy sector, currently leading finance at Mitra Chem, one of the first domestic cathode manufacturers for defense, storage, and EV end markets. He launched his career in private credit, financing multi-asset platform growth strategies and funding over $300 million to growth stage companies across the US and EMEA and as an operator at startups has raised over $200 million in private and government capital for high-growth startups.
At Mitra Chem, Vikas applies his investor and operator experience to drive strategic growth by advising on and managing investor, board, customer, and supplier partnerships alongside managing the company’s financial controls, including budgeting, accounting, treasury, forecasting, and reporting.
Vikas Kante
Head of Finance, Mitra Chem
About Spend Culture Conversations
Live Q&As with procurement, AP & finance experts
Spend Culture is about real talk with finance leaders: candid conversations about their careers, market trends, and how they brought order to chaos in corporate spend.
Each conversation dives into the trends shaping procurement today, the real-world challenges finance leaders face in managing spend, and the pivotal decisions — from building the right tech stack to streamlining procurement — that help turn spend management into a strength.
