_{Welcome to our April Edition of the Zanda Newsletter!}

<sub>We have crammed a lot in this month and have highlighted in the list below, everything you can find included in this edition.

Don’t forget to share these monthly newsletters with your network, if you think there are useful insights for them. Also, remember to reach out if you have a Finance leader requirement or need any advice on how to elevate your finance function.</sub>

_{Enjoy this month’s edition and if there is anything you would like to see included, get in touch with [email protected]}

What's included in our April Edition?

• Zanda Blogs

• CFO Roundtable | Manchester, London & NYC

• Candidate Testimonial

• Interview | Smedvig Ventures

• April Fundraising Round Up

• Current Opportunities

• Placement Announcement | Ripjar

Zanda Blogs

CFO Roundtable | Manchester, London & NYC

<sup>During April we hosted our first CFO Roundtable in Manchester, as well as our first Finance Director Roundtable in London! The feedback from attendees has been incredible and we are thrilled to be able to create this “much-needed” space for finance leaders to share their struggles, as well as celebrate their achievements and discuss prevalent topics.

After the success across the UK, we will be hosting 3 Roundtables in New York in May and have two more dates lined up for the UK! If you are interested in attending these intimate sessions, feel free to complete our survey below and we will keep you in mind for all future roundtables.</sup>

Candidate Testimonial

<sub>"Zanda's efficient process, market knowledge, and personalized support was remarkable."

This is the bare minimum that we strive to deliver for both our clients and candidates, when they work with us. Thank you Ian, for this glowing candidate testimonial. Feedback is super helpful for us, especially to ensure the candidate experience matches up to the service we provide our clients.

We have over 70 years of collective recruitment experience and market knowledge on our team, plus individual drive to ensure every connection gets a personalized experience with us.

Get in touch if you are looking for exceptional finance talent and a "top-notch" recruitment experience!</sub>

Interview | Smedvig Ventures

_{Interested in understanding the optimal timing for hiring a finance lead?}

_{Curious about the various choices available for finance leadership roles?}

_{And at what point does someone officially assume the role of a CFO?}

_{Check out Smedvig Ventures recent interview with Zanda Co-Founder Andrew, for the answers...}

April Fundraising Round Up

<sub>Every Friday, we highlight recent startup fundraising activities across the UK and New York markets. We celebrate the Founders and teams that executed the fundraise and keep our network informed of the Seed, Series A and Series B businesses to look out for.

We have published these announcements for several years now and decided to take it one step further and aggregate the data from the entire month, to present our readers with a snapshot of the funding market across different industries and funding levels.</sub>

<sub>As you can see, across both the UK and New York Healthtech startups received the most funding and VCs were heavily investing is Seed Startups in April!

If you would like a weekly breakdown of the exact startups that have raised funding, follow us on LinkedIn.</sub>

Current Opportunities

_{Select the opportunity you would like to apply for and send an application directly to the team member managing that job through LinkedIn.}

Placement Announcement | Ripjar

_{We are thrilled to be finishing this newsletter off by highlighting one of the successful candidates we placed in April, Jonathan Wisloch, who started his new controller role at transformative data intelligence company, Ripjar} 🔐

<sub>It was a pleasure to work with the team at Ripjar and we look forward to seeing the impact Jonathan will make in his new Financial Controller role!

Reach out, if you are a Founder or CFO looking for a finance professional with similar experience to elevate your team</sub> 🚀

_{As our newsletter grows, we would like to provide you with specific updates that are relevant to your location. At Zanda, we connect with Founders, VCs and Finance professionals across the UK and US, but don’t always manage to capture that information early on. If you would like to receive updates and opportunities that are specifically relevant to your location, then please fill out the survey linked below.}