Laina Payne's Contact Details

Laina Payne's Company Details

Launch Finance

Menlo Park, CA, US • 20 - 49 Employees
Financial Services

Launch Finance is a women-owned financial services firm dedicated to serving startups at all stages of growth across all industries with high quality, cost-effective financial solutions.Deborah Kranz built Kranz & Associates – one of the most successful interim financial services companies – and she is recognized as a financial leader in Silicon Valley for venture capital firms and startups.In 2019, Deborah Kranz joined Shauna Barker and Laina Payne – two experienced and successful financial executives — to form Launch Finance and provide exceptional financial support to startups and venture firms.Launch Finance's mission is to help startups and venture capital firms with the financial support they need to be successful. Working inside venture capital firms, Deborah Kranz recognized the unique needs of startups to access fractional finance teams who could provide turnkey finance and HR solutions to startups. Formerly CEO of one of the most successful interim CFO consulting firms that she grew and sold, Kranz, along with colleagues Barker and Payne, learned what startups need to be successful. They bring a breadth of experience and knowledge to their startups by offering a practical, proven approach steeped in experience; Launch Finance's support ensures access to expertise as well as industry data.