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CFO 4.0 - The Future of Finance

282. CFO Revisited: Start-up CFO to COO - Funding, Scaling and Recruiting in a start-up world with Sabrina Castiglione

August 11, 2026·45 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In this episode of CFO 4.0 Revisited, we're looking back at Hannah Munro's conversation with Sabrina Castiglione at the time, Chief Operating Officer at Pento, and now CFO at Omnea.Sabrina's path into finance leadership is anything but conventional. She studied chemistry at university, spent years in financial services, then made the leap into startups as CFO at Tassie before stepping into the COO seat at Pento.In this session, Hannah and Sabrina cover:How a business's needs shift as it moves from Seed to Series A and beyondWhat life as a startup CFO really looks likeMaking the move from CFO to COOThe current landscape for startup fundingHow the economic climate has changed what investors look forPeople vs roles - what recruitment looks like inside a startupLinks mentioned in this episodeSabrina’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scastiglione/Explore other CFO 4.0 Podcast episodes here.Subscribe to our Podcast!

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