ThriveGrowth

Providing Fractional CFO services to various startups in Fintech, SaaS, E-commerce, Digital Marketing, and Sustainability.

Highlights:
•	Built 20+ financial models, resulting in $10m+ investments and an acquisition.
•	Collaborated with startups to extend runway by an average of four and a half months.
•	Advised on metrics dashboards, enhancing Founder understanding of unit economics.
•	Guided startups in successful completion of Seed rounds.
•	Led incorporation of India "tech hub" entity and UK office setup for an Australian fintech, including FCA license application.
•	Raised venture debt funding, extended Fintech startup's runway.
•	Advised on share option schemes using Seedlegals and Vestd.
•	Implemented financial tech stacks for scalable growth.
•	Assisted startups in expanding their operations to the US market, providing strategic guidance and overseeing the successful establishment of US subsidiaries.

Fractional CFO

SHAY CPA P.C.

Fractional CFO helping investment backed companies with a range of services from financial modelling, fundraising to systems and processes.

NatWest Accelerator

The NatWest Accelerator supports and empowers UK entrepreneurs to scale their businesses to the next level.

Mentor

Wilbe | Home for entrepreneurial scientists

Wilbe educates, builds and invests in scientists solving some of the world's hardest problems. Based in London, Wilbe works with scientists from leading research hubs from Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford in the UK to Max Planck in German.

Finance Lead

Highview Power

Highview Power is a technology company which has developed the CryoBattery, a proprietary solution to extending wind and solar energy throughout the day. The company is now positioned to roll out the technology on a commercial basis. Involved from the very early stages to c. £200m valuation.

•	Raised £55m (equity and debt) over 5 rounds, with thorough investor engagement and due diligence.
•	Pioneered go-to-market strategy for proprietary CryoBattery technology.
•	Secured £22m grant funding for commercial and innovation efforts.
•	Developed finance, legal, IT, HR functions to sustain growth.
•	Implemented scalable systems including Xero, Receipt Bank, CapDesk, and more.
•	Spearheaded Corporate Governance policies.
•	Led tax strategy, including transfer pricing, patent box, and R&D tax credits.
•	Setup US subsidiary included navigating regulatory requirements, coordinating legal processes, and liaising with local stakeholders for seamless entry into the US market.

Finance Director

ENGIE

Assistant Reporting Accountant

Publicis Groupe

Senior Management Accountant

I help you grow and scale your business as an outsourced CFO. Through the company I founded, ThriveGrowth, I get to do what I love: support startups and SMEs with my finance expertise. With nearly two decades of finance experience — six as the Finance Director of a technology startup — I know what it means to step into a fast-paced business and pinpoint areas for growth.

During my six years at the aforementioned startup, I:

•	Helped it grow from 10 to 50 people
•	Raised £55m over 6 rounds
•	Created a finance function and the necessary team
•	Enabled the company to expand abroad
•	Watched as the company almost went under and helped turn it around 
•	Grew its valuation to £200m 

Now, I bring everything I’ve learned to founders and entrepreneurs through ThriveGrowth. With real hands-on experience, I can help at each stage of your journey (startup, growing, scaling). If you need a CFO, advisor, consultant, or mentor to help you grow your company, get in touch.

👉🏽Schedule a call: https://calendly.com/thrive-growth
👉🏽Email me: enquiries@thrivegrowth.co.uk
👉🏽Call: 0203 920 8210

Rakesh Shah

Talentedge

Recruitment Director | Finance into Technology - UK & US

Recruitment Director | Finance into Technology

Recruitment Manager | Finance into Technology

Recruitment Consultant | Qualified Finance into Technology

Talentedge Exec (formerly Talentarc)

Huntress Group

Huntress Group is dedicated to recruiting the best skilled people within office support, IT and accounting & finance. Every day we support businesses across the UK to fill temporary, contract and permanent roles within their core business functions. Our specialist recruiters are highly trained within their markets and have expert local knowledge, so we can confidently lead any recruitment process and support you in finding the right position for you.

Recruitment Consultant | Finance | TMT

BCD Travel Ltd

•	Assisting in budget/forecast preparation including revenues and expenses, sales and transactions, headcount and FTE
•	Drafting and completing annual Statutory Accounts
•	Preparation of quarterly VAT returns
•	Preparation and posting of monthly journals including productivity analysis, client sales and actual monthly numbers
•	Balance sheet and fixed asset reconciliations
•	Preparation and reconciliation of weekly sales reports
•	Intercompany account reconciliations including invoice preparation and submission
•	Preparation of corporation tax calculations
•	Preparation of group recharges
•	Multi currency Purchase Ledger invoice coding, distributing, posting and paying of UK, EMEA and IRE regions

Senior Finance Assistant

CACI Ltd

•	Purchase Ledger invoice coding, distributing, posting and paying via BACS and cheque
•	Employee expense claim processing
•	Report preparation

Accounts Payable Assistant

Talentedge and Talentedge Exec partner with VC & PE firms, founders and C-Suite leaders of high growth startups and scaleups across the Tech and Media landscape, connecting them with the top tier talent they need in order to thrive.

We work on permanent, contract and interim roles across: 

•	Finance
•	Corporate Development / M&A 
•	Strategy & Operations
•	HR & Talent 
•	C-Suite

I lead our UK and US Technology Finance division. 

Our sector specialism allows our consultants to immerse themselves fully in the industry verticals they focus upon, thereby fostering a greater understanding of the challenges surrounding talent attraction across the hyper-competitive marketplaces in which our clients operate. Our outstanding network of contacts from within the technology, media, VC and PE sectors, alongside exceptional research tools and techniques, allow us to map the talent landscape with the degree of comprehensiveness required to make fully informed, critical hiring decisions.

Contact details:
Alex.laurent@talentedge.pro
UK: +44 (0) 75 0670 7760
US: (347) 754-3531

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