At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Vienna based CFO’ operating in the Software space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Mike Skoff
Chief Financial Officer of Urgently
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About Urgently: Urgently features a roadside assistance industry to the benefit of global brands and roadside assistance professionals.

Alex Franta
CFO of Piano
Alex Franta takes over CFO duties for both Piano Media and Press+ after having gained extensive experience working for the past 15 years in corporate finance management and M&A. In addition to advising companies in M&A situations, Mr. Franta has taken on a number of CFO assignments helping companies with post-merger integration and with the development of internal corporate finance and administrative functions. He was a managing director of the Soravia Group’s outdoor advertising business in CEE and a director in the group’s equity investment business. Prior to his time at Soravia, he was at Deutsche Bank’s Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Advisory Group in New York. Mr. Franta has a business degree from the University of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna and an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
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About Piano: Piano helps organizations understand and influence customer behavior through one complete platform.
Itamar Reznikovich
CFO of Emarsys
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About Emarsys: Emarsys enables brands around the world to deliver truly personal customer interactions across email, mobile, social, and web.
Edwin Wiesinger
Chief Financial Officer of Best Gaming Technology
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About Best Gaming Technology: Best Gaming Technology is at the forefront of retail technology in the wagering industry.

Don Clarke
Chief Financial Officer of Plex Systems
As chief financial officer, Don Clarke is responsible for all financial planning, accounting and reporting functions at Plex. Since he joined the company in 2014, Don has helped lead the company through tremendous growth and expansion including completing two acquisitions, DemandCaster and DATTUS. Don brings extensive experience leading high-growth companies within the technology industry, having served as CFO for three public companies and led IPOs at both Eloqua and Net2000. Prior to joining Plex, he served as CFO at Eloqua, where he was instrumental in driving increased revenues. Don also served as CFO at Cloakware, a security solutions company, and Visual Networks, Inc, a provider of application and network management solutions. Don is currently a member of the board of directors for Alarm.com (NASDAQ: ALRM), the leading platform for the intelligently connected property, BigCommerce (NASDAQ: BIGC), the world’s leading open ecommerce platform, and Brain Evolved, a leader in brain fitness programs. Past board memberships include DataRPM and SalsaLabs. Don is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Virginia Tech.
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About Ironrock Solutions, Plex Systems: Plex Systems delivers a smart manufacturing platform for making products.

Erwin Stern
Co-Founder and CFO/COO of App-Ray Mobile Security
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About App-Ray Mobile Security: We scan apps to find threats to your personal and corporate data.
Kathrin Wiesner
CFO of SCARLETRED
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About SCARLETRED: SCARLETRED is a leading health AI company providing objective skin imaging and analysis SaaS for biopharma, dermatologists and patients