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OCTOBER NEWSLETTER
Wow, October flew by and we reached 5,000 followers on LinkedIn! We want to thank everyone that joined us for one of our workshops this month, we received some really positive feedback and are excited to be hosting another 5 events this month - check out our newest CFO Q&A below.We are packing our bags in preparation for Web Summit, the world's premier tech conference, in Libson, next week. Let us know if there are any speakers you would recommend or if you are planning on attending yourself, as it would be great to connect with you!
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Best,Dav Masaon & Andrew WatersZanda Co-founders
Event

During this session Andrew will speak with Sabrina Castiglione, the CFO of the multi award winning cybersecurity business Tessian, about some of the key lessons learnt when it comes to core values, leadership and building great teams.
Since joining Tessian in 2016 as their 7th team member, Sabrina has led on the Seed, Series A, B & C funding rounds with top investors such as Accel, Balderton, Sequoia & March Capital. She has also played a key role in establishing functions across Talent, People, Finance, Legal, Compliance, IT, Tech as the business scaled to 200+ employees.
Coming Soon
Our calendar is filling up with events for the next few months, here is what we have coming up in November:- Does my Startup need a CFO or FC?Tuesday 2nd November (Monthly)
- Future CFO Cohort | GrowCFO
Thursday 4th November (Bi-Weekly)
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Tuesday 9th November
Monday 15th November (Monthly)
Tuesday 30th November (Monthly)
Head to our events page to find out more details about what we have planned for the upcoming months.

It is crucial for you as a Founder, to understand how to identify, nurture and retain talent that will take your business to the next level but also realise when individuals might not be the right fit.
From onboarding to motivating, we have published 7 simple rules you can refer to, to secure the talent that will strengthen your team.
Candidate Profile | New York

We are working with a experienced VP of Finance, who is immediately available following the exit of his most recent firm and eager to find his next challenge.More information about the candidate and their experience, is highlighted in this video. If you would be interested in an introduction, please get in touch.

Funding Announcements
NEW YORKOhi raised $19M in Series A fundingWizard raised $50M in Series A fundingCandy Digital raised $100M in Series A fundingBrightHire raised $20.5M in Series B fundingMulberry raised $22M in Series B fundingRepublic raised $150M in Series B funding
UK
raised $12M in Series A funding Humn.ai raised $13.8M in Series A fundingPlum Fintech raised $13.8M in Series A fundingVidsy raised $16.5M in Series B funding Primer raised $50M in Series B fundingBeacon raised $50M in Series B funding
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