London, England, United Kingdom
Highly experienced finance executive with a track record in industry and practice who thrives helping entrepreneurs rapidly grow companies and raise funds with a strong emphasis on Seed to Series B growth. Designing strategies, finance systems, cash control and tax solutions for expansion into new territories, business growth, budgeting and forecasting.
Josh Wood has been described as “The most influential colourist in the world” by Vogue and “The King of Colour" by The Times. Josh Wood Colour is backed by Index Ventures, JamJar and Venrex to build a Direct to Consumer e-commerce business offering unrivalled home hair colour results.
The fashion e-commerce company which uses AI to recommend clothes to customers.
Permutive powers real-time online experiences with the world’s fastest data management platform. £7.2M Series A raised. • Funding: managed investor relations with VC partners and external advisors for raise • Geo expansion: New York office legal structure, AP and payroll prepared for launch • Team growth: created share options scheme and moved office on favourable terms very fast
The Plum Guide offers short-term rental of high-end properties. Effectively similar to a Michelin Guide for homes. £5.7M Series A raised. • Led investor relations with VC partners and external advisors • Responsibility for financial, legal, HR and facilities • Grew finance function and systems from single outsourced book-keeper Other achievements: • Geo-expansion: led the legal and financial aspects of launching France, Italy and US • Iterative planning: created fully integrated forecasting model driven by marketing channel cohort analysis and implemented real-time data reports for management meetings. • Margin: negotiated VAT savings and launched currency conversion each increasing GM 1%