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Vena for Not for Profit helps organizations easily plan for grants, improve funding allocation and create reports for auditors  Release includes special pricing and an exclusive virtual event for not for profit organizations  Vena, the Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced the release of Vena for Not for Profit, a game-changing corporate performance management (CPM) solution for NPOs.  Not for profit organizations play an important role in driving positive change within communities, society and the world at large, but they are often constrained by limited time and resources. Comprising tailor-made templates, data models, connectors and business logic, Vena for Not for Profit automates and streamlines key planning processes, such as grant planning, funding allocation and grantor reporting, so NPOs can spend more time revolutionizing how they operate and manage resources in service of their mission. “Planning systems are too often built to serve as a one-size-fits-all solution without considering the unique planning, reporting and analysis needs of a specific industry,” said Rishi Grover, Co-founder and Chief Solutions Architect at Vena. “Vena for Not for Profit is tailored specifically to the needs of not for profit organizations and ensures they’re able to use their time in the most effective manner possible.”   Vena for Not for Profit combines industry best practices for FP&A and CPM with the familiarity and flexibility of a native Excel interface and the power of the Vena Growth Engine—collaborative workflows, audit trails, enterprise-grade security, multi-dimensional modeling and analysis capabilities, and a central database that automatically integrates data from financial, CRM, ERP and HRIS systems.  “Before we had Vena, I would estimate that when we were creating our budget, I was spending 80% of my time uploading numbers, and only 20% of my time actually analyzing those numbers,” said David Levy, CFO of National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI). “Now it's actually flipped." To ensure that not for profits have the opportunity to transform the way they plan, Vena will be offering special pricing for all eligible organizations.  As part of the launch of Vena for Not for Profit, the company will also be hosting a virtual, interactive event on February 10 that examines the future of financial planning for not for profits. The event will provide organizations with an opportunity to network and hear from leading not for profit organizations about how they’re working to transform their approach to program planning. Additionally, all event attendees will be empowered by Vena Cares, the company’s employee resource group, to donate to a charity of their choice from a pre-selected list of organizations that have proven track records of driving significant impact as a result of their work across communities and industries.  To learn more about Vena for Not for Profits, click here.     

Index rates technology providers on effectiveness of planning and budgeting across seven categories  We are excited to announce that Vena has been named a Value Index Leader in Adaptability and a Vendor of Merit in Ventana Research’s 2022 Value Index on Business Planning.  The 2022 Value Index on Business Planning is a quantified, research-based index evaluating technology providers and products in seven key categories. Five categories evaluate product experience and the ability to support the breadth and depth of business and technology needs for business planning. Two categories address customer experience, the supporting vendor validation and total cost of ownership/return on investment. Among the 14 vendors studied, Vena was designated as a Value Index Leader in the Adaptability category, one of the five product-experience categories. “The business planning and budgeting software space is highly competitive, so it is a great honor to be recognized as a leader in adaptability,” said Hunter Madeley, CEO at Vena. “This recognition is an endorsement of the value we provide our customers in helping them build agility and resilience into their financial and operational planning processes.” The Adaptability category assesses how system functioning and applications can be shaped to customer specifications through configurability and customization while still maintaining integrity of integration across the worker, business, processes, application and data. Adaptability includes the ability to readily integrate with other systems—such as sales, marketing, customer service and financial processes—and supports bidirectional data flows with other processes and systems to support synchronization and migration. It also examines vendors’ investment in resources and improvements. “With Vena Complete Planning, customers have a unified platform for all finance and operational planning processes, including financial close management, budgeting and planning, operational reporting and other business processes,” noted Robert Kugel, SVP & Research Director of Office of Finance and Business Research, Ventana Research. “It offers the flexibility and adaptability of a native Excel interface with the structure of a controlled application environment that runs on the secure and scalable AWS cloud service.” The 2022 Value Index on Business Planning report follows Vena’s recognition as a Customer’s Choice in the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Cloud Financial Planning & Analysis Solutions report, Excellence in Budgeting and Planning BPM Pulse 2021 from BPM Partners and as a Leader in Nucleus Research’s CPM Technology Value Matrix 2021.  For more information on Vena, visit here. 

Vena’s pandemic response, hybrid work model and Total Rewards package were among the reasons for selection We are excited to announce that Vena has been recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s 2022 Top Employers by Mediacorp. This year marks the 16th annual edition of the Greater Toronto’s Top Employers competition, which recognizes the most progressive companies in their industry when it comes to human resources policies. Toronto-area employers were evaluated on eight criteria, ranging from physical workplace and employee communications, to performance management and skills development. Vena’s pandemic response, hybrid work model and Total Rewards package were among the reasons why Vena was selected. “We’re all so grateful to be recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers,” said Tracey Mikita, Vena’s Chief People Person. “One of our Core Values here at Vena is a commitment to operate as One Team in the service of our customers and our culture, and we live it every day. We work hard to continually evolve our employee experience and to build and maintain our inclusive, collaborative and fun culture. This award is a wonderful sign that we are on the right track together.” In recent months, Vena was also recognized with Comparably Awards for Best Company Happiness, Best Company Compensation and Best Company Perks & Benefits and a 2021 Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius. Vena has grown to 500+ employees—including the recent appointment of Hugh Cumming as Chief Technology Officer to power scale and industry-leading growth—and serves more than 1,000 customers worldwide. Earlier this year, Vena announced that it raised $300 million in Series C funding led by Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), a leading global investment firm that exclusively invests in enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses. To view the full list of Greater Toronto’s 2022 Top Employers and reasons for selection, visit Mediacorp's competition website. To learn more about Vena, its company culture and current job openings, please visit the Careers page at venasolutions.com.  

We are excited to announce a key addition to our company’s executive leadership team. Hugh Cumming has been appointed as Vena’s Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, Hugh will be responsible for taking Vena into the next phase of its product and technology growth, leading one of the fastest-growing product and technology teams in the corporate performance management (CPM) space. “Hugh is a proven product and technology leader. He brings a really nice mix of big tech, scaling tech and start-up experience to Vena. He also brings his entrepreneurial mindset and strong technical background in various industries, including financial services and fintech,” said Vena CEO Hunter Madeley. “I am thrilled to have him join our team and can’t wait to see where we grow together.” Hugh’s career spans more than 20 years leading agile product engineering, UX and Cloud teams globally at companies, including Finastra, SecureKey Technologies and ADP Canada. He has built and scaled some of the world’s most successful fintech platforms. As EVP and CTO, Head of Platform Business at Finastra, a top global fintech company, Hugh built and brought the company’s API platform to market, serving thousands of global financial services providers, including 47 of the top 50 financial services providers in the world. He also oversaw the creation of a robust development community through which hundreds of third party developers were able to build unique and interesting add-ons to deliver additional value for Finastra customers.  Most recently, Hugh served as Chief Information Officer and Head of Technology at leading financial services provider Manulife Canada. He led the company's digital transformation efforts across group, individual insurance and Manulife Bank and delivered two of the highest-rated applications for banking and digital insurance claims in the Canadian market. “Collaboration, transparency and mutual trust form the foundation of Vena’s company culture. I look forward to working with a team that does its best every day to do great work in the service of customers and is committed to always looking for innovative ways to create more opportunities for finance, operations and business leaders to gain new perspectives on professional growth and learn industry best practices to plan with confidence,” said Hugh. “Vena truly embodies its core values in everything they do. I look forward to being a part of Vena’s growth journey—helping its customers build agility and resilience into their financial and operational planning processes while upholding Vena’s ongoing commitment to product innovation, execution excellence and putting the needs of our customers first.” The appointment of Hugh as CTO follows Vena’s recent raise of $300 million in Series C funding led by Vista Equity Partners, one of the largest for a Canadian tech company.

Maintaining a safe and healthy workplace for our employees has always been a top priority at Vena. Our physical workplace has changed dramatically since the pandemic started, like it has for many other companies, so we knew we had to develop a post-COVID workplace strategy that was driven entirely by employee feedback, health and safety. This led us to put into action our hybrid remote-office model, based on what our employees told us were their return-to-office preferences. While many will continue working remotely, for those gearing up for a partial or full return to in-office work, more was needed to protect them from contracting and spreading the COVID-19 virus in their work-related activities. This meant developing a vaccination mandate policy here at Vena. “We recognize that vaccines are a safe and effective way to protect individuals from contracting COVID-19, spreading the infection, reducing the risk of outbreaks and ensuring the best protection against serious illness,” says Melissa Udvari, Director, People Operations & Programs at Vena. “Ensuring individuals in Vena’s workplace are vaccinated helps us to manage transmission risk and protect our employees, their families and the public at large.” Many jurisdictions currently require employers to implement COVID-19 vaccination policies following the recommendations of public health officials. Vena’s vaccination policy was made in compliance with these recommendations and in recognition of Vena’s health and safety obligations to help ensure a safe working environment. It is not meant to be a substitute for other health and safety precautions. The policy supplements all our existing workplace safety protocols, which at present include daily screening of symptoms, masking and social distancing. Our vaccination policy restricts access to Vena’s premises, work-related events and travel to those who have demonstrated that they are fully vaccinated or who are exempt from vaccination, subject to the terms of our policy. It applies to all Vena’s employees and contractors as well as to all individuals (guests, customers, suppliers, maintenance personnel, etc.) who access Vena’s premises. If an individual has partially completed the full series of the vaccine or if 14 days has not elapsed since the last dose of the vaccine, the individual will not be considered fully vaccinated at that point. For Vena employees and contractors choosing to return to in-office work, this means they will be asked to provide full proof of vaccination as soon as possible. Proof of vaccination is available for most employees through their governmental health authority. All other individuals visiting Vena’s premises will be asked to provide a vaccination receipt or similar proof of vaccination. All employees, contractors and visitors are asked not to come to Vena’s premises unless and until permitted to so under and in accordance with local government directives and the requirements of this policy. It’s important for all individuals who come to Vena’s premises to be fully confident that our vaccine policy is in force and that their health and safety is being protected. It’s also important to note that our employees do have the option to work at Vena and not be vaccinated if they choose to work remotely and don’t require access to Vena’s office, work-related events and travel. At the present time, the policy does not form part of any contract of employment or other contract to provide services, however, this may be amended at any time. As the understanding of the COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, we expect the health and safety recommendations may also evolve. We will continue to monitor the updates and recommendations of public health authorities and make any amendments to our vaccine policy as necessary. Please see below for further explanations of some of the key terms mentioned in relation to our vaccination policy. Definitions Fully Vaccinated means having received the full series of the vaccine or combination of the vaccines approved by the World Health Organization or Health Canada (e.g. two doses of a two-dose vaccine series or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series) and having received the final dose of the vaccine at least 14 days ago or as may be otherwise accepted by Vena based on advice, recommendations and guidance from public health authorities. Rapid Antigen Testing means testing for the presence of the COVID-19 virus performed through testing services approved by Vena. Vena’s premises means any physical indoor space or outdoor grounds that are owned, leased, licensed, operated or otherwise occupied by Vena. Vaccine means a Health Canada or World Health Organization approved COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination means inoculation with the vaccine. Come grow with us! Vena is hiring. We have offices in Toronto, Canada and in London, England. Visit our Careers page for current job openings or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook to learn more about life at Vena.

We’re proud to announce that Vena has been recognized by TrustRadius with a 2021 Tech Cares Award. This marks the second consecutive year Vena has earned this award. The Tech Cares Award,  which is based on TrustRadius user community nominations, recognizes companies that stepped up and took an active role in the continued recovery and broader support of their communities. This year, TrustRadius expanded the recognition to include companies that demonstrated exceptional social responsibility with a focus on: Volunteerism Robust Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs Charitable Donations and Fundraising Workplace Culture (including model support for in-office and remote employees) Demonstrable Support for Environmental Sustainability In a press release announcing the 100 technology companies recognized with this year’s Tech Cares Award, TrustRadius CEO Vinay Bhagat said, “We've been inspired by watching leaders in the B2B technology industry pursue meaningful progress in social, environmental, and cultural spaces. Not only do we feel that these companies are deserving of recognition—we also consider them a great example as we build a stronger future together.” “It’s an honor to receive this recognition from TrustRadius for a second year in a row,” said Hunter Madeley, CEO of Vena. “Staying true to our core values, delivering on our brand promises, maintaining and building our trust for employees, customers, partners and communities will go a long way in building resilience for all of us as we face the new normal together.” As businesses have continued to navigate unprecedented challenges, Vena Complete Planning has become even more critical in driving agile, business-wide planning, resilience and growth. As the only native Excel CPM platform, Vena enables finance and operations professionals to work the way they think. Vena Complete Planning leverages the familiarity and flexibility of an Excel interface coupled with the Vena Growth Engine that seamlessly integrates and secures data from disparate source systems. Vena powers the kind of collaboration businesses need to be able to plan with agility and confidence. By automating time-consuming processes, such as manual data consolidation, Vena frees up time so finance and operations professionals can focus on what matters most—what's driving the business and informing timely and critical decision making. Since the needs of our customers and community drive us to better serve our mission of powering our customers’ Plan To Grow™, our ongoing response to COVID-19 has always been informed by our CORE values of Customer Trust, One Team, Respect and Authenticity as well as Execution Excellence. Some of this year’s initiatives have included: Furthering our commitment to our customers and broader community by hosting our annual Vena Nation Week 2021 event virtually again this year with a focus on Strength in Numbers, this year’s event theme. The theme was designed with the purpose of helping finance, business and operations professionals harness their strength in numbers (data, systems, storytelling, creativity, experts, teams and communities) through collaborative learning and growing.  Making enhancements to PlanToGrow.com, our free digital learning platform for business leaders which was launched last year to host Vena Nation week. Plan To Grow is Vena’s ongoing commitment to our customers and community. Reimagined with a mobile-friendly user experience focused on personalization and discovery, Plan To Grow empowers customers and community members to learn, connect and grow in their own way. Being committed to incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) into everything we do at Vena. This includes continuing our focus on consistent hiring practices to reduce unconscious bias, driving improvements to our job description templates and best practices, analyzing our People programs with a DEI lens to find opportunities for improvement and formalizing our accommodation process.  Actively participating in the important dialogues surrounding social change and justice. We do this by providing our various employee resource groups (VRGs) with a platform to join the conversations happening internally and externally. In addition to our Vena Cares, DIBs (Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging), Green Team, N4W  (Network for Women) and Va11y (Accessibility For All) groups, this year, we were delighted to support the formation of two new groups, our Mental Health and 2SLGBTQIA+ VRGs, with more in the works. Remaining committed to making a difference in society by partnering with communities and supporting organizations, charities and companies with powerful social impact initiatives. All of our employees are given a Volunteer Day per calendar year and are encouraged to support an organization, charity or cause of their choice. Continuing to monitor the developments of the pandemic with an internal communication strategy in place that includes regular updates, FAQs, health news, ongoing support for in-office and remote employees and more in our communication channels (emails, updates in our team workspaces, weekly town hall meetings).  Being open to accepting and acting on employee feedback, including return to office preferences and developing a hybrid work model based on employee preferences.  To see what Vena customers are saying at TrustRadius, go here.   

At Vena, we’re always thinking of ways to create a strong culture and positive work environment. This includes striving to provide the space and freedom for all of our employees to be themselves and to create a deep sense of belonging and togetherness, no matter where they work. That’s why we’re actively planning for a world of hybrid work for our Venanites. Long before COVID-19, we always had a geographically-dispersed team with many choosing flexible work arrangements. But when the pandemic forced the majority of our workforce to shift to remote work, including our headquarters, we made great efforts to increase empathy and communications throughout the challenging times as we all adjusted to the new normal of work life. This meant being more open to accepting and acting on employee feedback, especially their return-to-office preferences and reimagining the way we work at Vena. As we all moved forward and contemplated how we would like to continue working, living and thriving in the post-pandemic future, this led Melissa Udvari, Director, People Operations & Programs, and her team to develop a hybrid-remote office model at Vena based on what our employees told us works best for them. Beginning in February of 2022, all employees can choose from the following three workspace location options: Resident: Employees work from a Vena office three or more days per week. They’ll have a dedicated desk for their laptop, equipment and personal items. Flex: Employees come into a Vena office one or two days per week. When they work in the office, they can book a “hotel desk” in their department’s “neighborhood.” Remote: Employees work the majority of time from home in a Vena-approved location. Many employees value their work from home experience. It provides them with an environment to focus and empowers them to manage their days autonomously. With no commuting, it gives them more time and less distractions to be more productive. Working from home also offers them the opportunity to improve their work-life balance and to be more mindful of their well-being.  But many of our employees still also value the physical office, specifically for its core purposes of socializing and collaboration. We opened our Toronto office to more people in 2021 to provide a space for those who felt their overall well-being and productivity would benefit from using the office as their workspace on a regular basis. In a Digital Workspace podcast where Tracey Mikita, Vena’s Chief People Officer, discussed transitioning not only Vena’s onboarding, but also the entire cultural experience of people working at Vena in a digital format due to the pandemic, she said that Vena’s culture didn’t change much. Vena was still value driven and kept their core values in the spotlight. The biggest shift was recognizing that not everyone had the same experience working remotely. “Some people are really enjoying working from home. Some are really struggling. The in-office culture for Vena was really strong, so many people miss that a lot. But people who were already remote are suddenly feeling more connected. The key for Vena has been increasing empathy. No matter what you are going through, the team should be there to help you through it,” she said. As for job seekers prioritizing location-flexible work arrangements, Kathryn Cant, Vena’s Director, Talent Acquisition Operations, says, “Candidates have really appreciated hearing about our flexibility long term and their ability to choose what works best for them, their families and personal lives.” No matter where our current and future employees choose to work, one thing is for sure: Our One Team culture is not tied to a single location. It’s deeply rooted in our core values and keeps getting stronger as we work, connect and grow together in our own ways. Come grow with us! Vena is hiring. We have offices in Toronto, Canada and in London, England. Visit our Careers page for current job openings or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook to learn more about life at Vena.

Comparably awards highlight our Positive Workplace and Strong Organizational Culture At Vena, we all work hard every single day to build our extraordinary team and positive workplace culture. Our One Team spirit is built on collaboration, transparency and trust and we encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day. That’s why we are particularly honored and excited to win Comparably Awards for Best Company Happiness, Best Company Compensation and Best Company Perks & Benefits. Knowing our employees feel valued, supported and happy means everything to us. Comparably is a leading workplace culture and compensation monitoring site where employees can anonymously rate their companies across various categories. The fact that our employees gave us top ratings in these three categories means we’re right on target to meeting our employees’ goals and needs. In this Business Insider article that announced the list of small and midsize companies where employees are happiest, it revealed that Comparably looked at a combination of metrics that contributed to employee happiness at work. Those metrics included compensation, benefits, goals and level of excitement for a company and the work itself. Comparably CEO Jason Nazar shared with Business Insider. "Despite the challenges of the past year-and-a-half, the top-rated companies on the list succeed at meeting the needs of their workers across these important factors." Ratings were collected from September 17, 2020 through September 17, 2021. “Feedback from our employees is extremely important to us and we ask for it regularly through employee pulse surveys,” says Tracey Mikita, Vena’s Chief People Person. “Across every level of our organization, we communicate to our team members that their input is heard and valued. But it doesn’t end there. Taking action on that feedback is key. We leverage it to make important decisions regarding our company and culture.” One of those decisions is offering competitive total awards packages. Vena scored 11th place on the list of Best Companies for Compensation. This article announcing the winners for this award included the following employee quote about compensation at Vena: “Our wonderful People Team listens to feedback and is always improving the overall compensation package.” We’re also thrilled to know that our employees really appreciate our company perks and benefits. We scored eighth place on the list of 25 small and midsize companies that offer the best perks and benefits. One employee quote mentioned our employee stock options, retirement savings plan matching program and lots of other perks at Vena that are keeping them happy. On the Vena Comparably page, Vena scored A+ for culture (4.9/5 star rating). As for how Venanites feel about working at Vena, 97% of our employees call their work environment positive and 89% are happy with their work-life balance. For more stats and information about life at Vena or to leave your own review and rate our company, click here.   

We’re always interested in creating ways for finance, operations and business leaders to gain new perspectives on professional growth and learn finance best practices to plan with confidence. This led us to develop our Plan To Grow Livestreams, free live and interactive virtual experiences that aim to bring our community of customers and professionals together throughout the year so they can learn how to navigate industry challenges specific to seasonal needs, such as year-end planning. We’re kicking off our first one, The Financial Close Livestream and Interactive Demo, this fall where event attendees can connect with leading organizations, such as the Arizona Cardinals, as well as industry experts and professional peers to discover new benchmarks and methodologies for transforming financial close management. Taking place on November 16, 2021 from 12:00 to 3:30 PM ET at PlanToGrow.com, participants will have the opportunity to: Earn up to three CPE/CPD credits. Discover how to scale the financial close process with speed, accuracy and greater visibility. Connect and interact with presenters and each other through live chat, Q&As and demonstrations. See firsthand how technology can streamline the close process to save your team more time for reporting and analysis. Dive deeper into topics surrounding the financial close process in the exclusive Plan To Grow Forum, an interactive peer-to-peer destination for finance and operations professionals. “We understand that collaboration is the foundation of success. By offering free access to The Financial Close Livestream, we are giving finance, operations and business leaders the opportunity to connect, interact, share knowledge and excel together,” said Allison Munro, CMO at Vena. “With the livestream’s lineup of speakers and programming, our goal for participants is that they walk away feeling more confident in their ability to transform their financial close process.”   Featured programming and speakers will include:  Excel at More With Financial Close: Kick off the day with Vena’s VP of FP&A Tom Seegmiller and VP of Finance Muneerah Kanji who will share best practices on how to close with confidence in a virtual world—from mapping workflows to building better internal controls.  The Modern Financial Close Panel: Join Christine Harms (Controller, Arizona Cardinals), John Power (Founder and COO, Fluence), Brian Carlson (VP Financial Planning, Otter Tail) and Vena’s Chief Solutions Architect and Co-founder Rishi Grover to hear how leading finance professionals are transforming their financial close process with automation, data integration, enhanced performance analysis and more, without abandoning Excel. The Formula To Scale Your Financial Close: Learn from Michelle Canada (Director of Financial Planning, Tanger Outlets) and Vena executives Rishi Grover and Tom Seegmiller to discover how forward-thinking companies are leveraging Excel through the power of the Vena Growth Engine to accelerate account reconciliation, simplify complex financial consolidations, drive collaboration and save time with their financial close. To register for The Financial Close Livestream, access the full agenda and learn more about this free live and interactive virtual experience, click here.

20,000+ Black professionals, 100+ senior executives and more than 60 leading companies gearing up for this year’s BFUTR Global Tech Summit 2021 Supporting Black professionals in tech and business is very important to us here at Vena. That’s why we’re excited to partner with Black Professionals in Tech Network (BPTN) again for their BFUTR Global Tech Summit 2021 on October 28–29. This year, 20,000+ tech and business professionals are expected to come together to grow their skills, expand their network and level up their careers. “We support BPTN’s mission of helping Black professionals worldwide be seen, connected and empowered with career growth opportunities,” said Shada McShannon, Director, People Partners & DEI at Vena. “As we witnessed last year, their annual BFUTR Summit successfully connects Black technology professionals from around the world with senior executives, speakers, leaders and hiring companies.” This year’s two-day agenda is jam-packed with leadership keynotes, talks and panel discussions on a wide range of tech and business topics. Olabisi Boyle, Hyundai Motor America’s Vice President, Product & Mobility, Andrew Lindsay, HubSpot’s Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development and DL Hughley, comedian, actor, radio host and author of, King of Comedy, are just some of the presenters on this year’s impressive list of speakers. To learn which other inspiring leaders from across the globe will be at this year’s BFUTR Global Tech Summit, click here. “We’re excited that the number of professionals who join us for our annual BFUTR Summit keeps growing each year and we’re extremely grateful that partners, such as Vena, continue to support our work and mission,” says BPTN Founder and CEO Lekan Olawoye. “We’ve come a long way in supporting Black professionals in tech and business across the globe. However, there is still far to go in breaking through barriers, removing obstacles, addressing inequalities and facing the cultural biases that continue to challenge Black professionals in these industries.”  If you haven’t already, you’ll want to save your spot for this year’s BFUTR Summit or become a BPTN Member to get your passes. Besides attending sessions spanning the biggest trends in tech and business, you’ll also get to enjoy demos from leading companies, a networking lounge, private job interviews, exclusive VIP experiences and so much more.   About Vena Vena is the only Complete Planning platform that empowers and inspires business leaders and finance and operations professionals to Plan To Grow™. Vena leverages the familiarity and flexibility of an Excel interface within the Vena Growth Engine, the SaaS platform and methodology that powers your plans and guides your journey to growth. Over 1,000 of the world's leading companies grow with Vena. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. About BPTN Black professionals in Tech Network (BPTN) bridges the talent gap by providing start-ups and corporations access to skilled Black technical and business professionals ready to meet the demand for Canada’s growing tech sector. For more information, visit bptn.com. Contact Kelly Anderson| SHIFT vena@shiftcomm.com