Kate Purmal
Fractional COO & CFO @Various Companies
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WORK HISTORY
Fractional COO & CFO @Various Companies
Fictiv - Custom manufacturing platform and marketplace | 20••••22 Served as fractional CFO & COO during company\'s growth from $>20M revenue. Worked with executive team to facilitate business and operational planning and execution, brought finance function in-house and integrated invoicing and financial operations with software platform and workflow. Versaic - SaaS corporate grants and donation platform | 20••••18Served as fractional COO & CFO to develop business plan to position company for acquisition. Worked with sales team to optimize sales funnel - grew YOY revenue from 30%, doubled average new customer revenue, and doubled up-sell and cross-sell revenue to existing customers. Led due diligence for acquisition by Benevity in 2018. Developed Intellectual Property (IP) strategy that increased deal value by 10%.
EDUCATION
UC San Diego
BA, Applied Mathematics
SKILLS
ABOUT KATE PURMAL
Kate Purmal is a seasoned executive and co-founder and partner of Archimedes Venture Studio, launching novel technology and life-sciences innovations and companies for rapid spinout and acquisition by multinational corporations, typically within 12–36 months. Her expertise includes executive leadership, venture building, executive coaching, and strategic advising. She brings extensive C-level leadership and corporate board experience, having served in multiple CEO, COO, and CFO roles for privately held technology and life sciences companies. Kate was a Senior Vice President and General Manager at SanDisk, CEO of a joint venture company, and was a member of the founding management team at Palm Computing. She has coached and advised hundreds of founders and C-level executives in companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises, helping leaders drive transformative initiatives and accelerate innovation. Additionally, Kate has been involved in five successful sell-side M&A transactions as a corporate executive and board member. Her executive coaching and strategic advisory work spans early-stage ventures to mature enterprises, complemented by her board roles and accomplishments as an author and speaker focused on leadership and business disruption.
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