90. Startup CFO to COO – Funding, Scaling and Recruiting in a startup world!


In the latest episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro talks to Sabrina Castiglione, who was the Chief Operating Officer at Pento.

She comes from a slightly unusual background for a CFO having studied chemistry at university, working in financial services for a number of years, and then got into the world of startups as a CFO at Tassie.


  •  Hannah and Sabrina explore the differing needs of a business as it shifts from Seed to Series A and beyond
  • What does life as a startup CFO look like?
  • Making the shift to COO?
  • What is the current landscape for funding?
  • How has the economic climate changed what investors are looking for?
  • People vs roles – what does recruitment in a startup look like?

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