030 - Bringing GitHub-Like Control to Finance Teams with Sebastian Perez Lawrence, Co-Founder, Rockhopper

Episode notes

What happens when a corporate finance veteran gets tired of error-prone spreadsheets and decides to reimagine how finance teams collaborate? In this episode of Pitch, Build, Scale, we sit down with Sebastian Perez Lawrence, Co-Founder of Rockhopper, to explore how they’re building “GitHub for spreadsheets” - empowering finance teams to streamline reviews, reduce risk, and prepare for the future of AI-assisted workflows. We discuss: - Why spreadsheet chaos is still the norm in billion-dollar enterprises - The power of white-glove onboarding for early enterprise clients - Balancing hype and reality in AI adoption for sensitive financial data - Building trust with CFOs by focusing on ROI and real numbers - Rockhopper’s vision to become the auditing layer that keeps data quality high in AI-driven finance Whether you lead a SaaS company, run a dev shop, or manage a finance function, this conversation will change how you think about data integrity in an AI-powered world. Resources: Level-up your financial spreadsheets with Rockhopper: