# Rom Lakritz

> Rom Lakritz is the co-founder and CEO of Anchor, a billing and collections platform for accounting and professional services businesses. A CPA with law and accounting education, he previously held finance and operations leadership roles at Fireglass and worked at Symantec after its acquisition of the company. His public interviews describe childhood entrepreneurship, a snowboarding origin story for Anchor, and an emphasis on persistence, planning and customer relationships.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Anchor
- **Organizations:** Anchor, Fireglass, Symantec, Tipengo, Ernst & Young
- **Education:** LL.B. and B.A. in Accounting and Business Management, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (now Reichman University), ECFO Strategic Financial Leadership Executive Program, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Anchor with Omry Man and Leeor Aharon., Held finance and operations leadership roles at Fireglass before its 2017 acquisition by Symantec, reported at $250 million., Led Anchor through announced seed and Series A financings of $15 million and $20 million, respectively.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked in senior consulting at Ernst & Young and business analysis for venture capital firms.
- **2013-2014** — Co-founder and CEO of Tipengo.
- **2014-2017** — Held finance and operations leadership responsibilities at Fireglass.
- **2017** — Fireglass was acquired by Symantec; subsequently worked in business operations and finance at Symantec.
- **2019** — Began as co-founder and CEO of Anchor, according to his Crunchbase career record.
- **2021** — Anchor announced a $15 million seed round in December.
- **2023** — Discussed business planning, persistence and customer feedback in an Anchor entrepreneurship webinar.
- **2025** — Anchor announced a $20 million Series A in January.
- **2026** — Introduced Anchor’s iOS and Android mobile applications in an August 18 launch article.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Anchor with Omry Man and Leeor Aharon.
- Held finance and operations leadership roles at Fireglass before its 2017 acquisition by Symantec, reported at $250 million.
- Led Anchor through announced seed and Series A financings of $15 million and $20 million, respectively.
- Completed legal and accounting education and a Stanford executive financial leadership program.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Authored Anchor’s August 18 announcement of its iOS and Android applications.
- **2025-01** — Anchor announced a $20 million Series A led by Mosaic General Partnership and Oren Zeev.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sayanchor.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romlakritz

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Last updated: 2026-10-25