Travis Knight is a seasoned finance leader with over 20 years of experience across Fortune 500 corporations and fast-growing, venture-backed startups. He excels at building and scaling finance functions from scratch, having raised more than $50M in venture equity, convertible debt, and venture debt to fuel growth.
At Ansel Health, he helped the company scale from zero to $9M in annual gross premiums, secured $35M+ in capital, and led M&A initiatives with major U.S. insurance carriers—while designing robust reporting and treasury frameworks.
As Fractional CFO at Brella and through TKnight Consulting, Travis guided startups in creating fundraising strategies, improving financial operations, and scaling efficiently. His time at Google saw him link finance and business development—launching Google Fi, negotiating telecom partnerships, and crafting the financial models instrumental in Fi’s market entry. His earlier roles at Applied Materials and International Paper laid a strong foundation in corporate finance and strategic planning.
More recently, Travis has been making a significant impact at Ridgeline Finance, a startup-first strategic finance consulting firm that empowers high-growth companies with investor-ready forecasting, cap table modeling, cash flow planning, and performance tracking Ridgeline Finance.
Travis shines in fast-paced, complex environments—leading cross-functional teams across finance, accounting, HR, IT, and InfoSec. His experience spans insurtech, telecom, CPG, solar, digital technology, and autonomous vehicles—wherever speed, precision, and strategy must align to scale with confidence.
