Ep. 56: Lessons from raising $50M during a global pandemic with Aly Khan Musani, CFO at Symend

Update: 2020-10-28

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Aly Khan Musani, CFO at Symend

I chat with Aly about:

His career journey starting in the energy and natural resources sector with various progressive roles in finance including serving as the CFO of CleanTek Industries, prior to joining Symend.

What Symend does and what it is all about.

Aly’s perspective on “data is the new oil” having worked in the energy and natural resources sector, who’s now the CFO of a company driven by data. He also discusses the similarities and differences between technology and the natural resources/energy space.

Symend recently raised over $50M, Series B — one of the largest Series B rounds in recent memory for an Alberta based company. The round was led by Inovia Capital’s growth fund. Aly shares his biggest learnings from the raise and his tips for raising during a global pandemic.

The biggest misconception about the finance function within growth stage software companies like Symend.

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Ep. 56: Lessons from raising $50M during a global pandemic with Aly Khan Musani, CFO at Symend

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Ep. 56: Lessons from raising $50M during a global pandemic with Aly Khan Musani, CFO at Symend