Sarah Anto-Founder
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Experience
Founder
FundHER
- Founded FundHER to support women-led startups; advised over 100 founders across Europe and North America, including YC and Techstars companies.
- Supported $50M+ in capital raises across pre-seed and seed stages, with founders going on to close rounds from top-tier VCs.
- Built and delivered investor readiness programs that helped increase pitch-to-term-sheet conversions by over 30%.
- Partnered with accelerators including Techstars, Y Combinator, and Conception X to deliver mentoring, pitch coaching, and funding strategy.
Chief of Staff to the CEO
Hayden AI
- Partnered with the CEO to scale the company from $1M to $30M in ARR and 30 to 300+ employees.
- Led Series A and Series B fundraising, managing end-to-end investor processes including narrative building, deck creation, due diligence, and term sheet negotiation resulting in $30M+ raised.
- Drove company-wide OKRs, investor reporting, and strategic planning to ensure leadership focus and transparency during rapid growth.
- Spearheaded high-impact initiatives across sales, partnerships, and product expansion resulting in $100M+ in pipeline and signed deals.
- Acted as a proxy for the CEO in internal and external stakeholder meetings, translating strategic vision into actionable execution.
Program Manager
EY Global Start-Up
- Led a cross-functional, multi-time zone initiative to optimize UX and automate processes in sustainable finance, achieving a 70 percent cost reduction.
- Developed executive presentations and strategic dashboards for leadership, translating big data into actionable insights.
Audit Manager
EY
- Managed simultaneous client communication and projects with a total value of USD 80 billion in sales, overseeing the entire project management process from planning to completion.
- Played a key role in M&A due diligence for deals averaging $500 million, delivering impactful presentations to senior finance leadership.
- Utilized finance software to conduct research, anomalies detection analysis, and quantitative/statistical analysis, improving the accuracy of strategic finance data and simplifying complex technical information for non-technical audiences.
- Led a mentoring initiative to support and guide finance consultants, providing training on project management skills and change management techniques.
- Optimized finance operations by outsourcing repetitive tasks to an offshore team in India, improving engagement finance metrics by 10% and effectively communicating the benefits to stakeholders.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Finance, Project Management, Audit, Strategy, Investments and M&A, and Product Development.
Summary
Strategic and operational leader with 11+ years of global experience in early-stage and growth-phase startups. Former Chief of Staff to the CEO at a high-growth B2B SaaS company, with a strong track record of leading cross-functional initiatives, scaling operations, and securing over $100M in capital.
Trusted by CEOs and founders to drive alignment, execution, and high-impact growth. Founder and advisor to 100+ early-stage ventures, with deep expertise in investor readiness, operational systems, and cross-functional leadership.
Skills
- Remote Tools: Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Suite
- Technologies: Canva, Hubspot Crm, Sanity Studio, Chatgpt, Advanced Excel, Sql, Tableau, Google Cloud Data Warehouse, Smartsheet, Rippling, Mailchimp, Jira
Languages
Education
University of Helsinki
Doctoral Researcher in Artificial Intelligence · Artificial Intelligence · Helsinki, Finland
IAE, University of Lille 2
Master in Accounting, Controlling and Audit · Accounting, Controlling and Audit · Lille, France
INSEEC Business School
Bachelor in Finance · Finance · Lyon, France
Certifications & licenses
Google Data Analytics Certificate
Coursera
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
AICPA
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
Frequently asked questions
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Sarah is based in Helsinki, Finland and prefers 100% remote projects.
Sarah speaks the following languages: French (Native), English (Advanced).
Sarah has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Sarah has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 9 months. Note that Sarah may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Sarah would be well-suited for roles such as: Founder, Chief of Staff to the CEO, Program Manager.
Sarah's most recent position is Founder at FundHER.
In recent years, Sarah has worked for FundHER and Hayden AI.
Sarah is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance.
Sarah is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Project Management, and Audit. Sarah also has some experience in Strategy, Investments and M&A, and Product Development.
Sarah has recently worked in industries like Professional Services and Information Technology.
Sarah has recently worked in business areas like Strategy, Finance, and Investments and M&A.
Sarah holds a Doctorate in Artificial Intelligence from University of Helsinki, a Master in Accounting, Controlling and Audit from IAE, University of Lille 2, a Master in Business Administration from Hult International Business School and a Bachelor in Finance from INSEEC Business School.
Sarah has 2 certificates. These include: Google Data Analytics Certificate and Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
The availability of Sarah needs to be confirmed.
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