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Supported by over 120 partners, Vena’s cloud-based corporate performance management (CPM) platform helps 1,300+ customers achieve business agility in an uncertain economy Today, we are thrilled to announce that Vena has achieved banner year-to-date growth, reaching new milestones in its ecosystem of strategic partners and engagements with global customers. These milestones were driven by our dedicated employee base—which has grown to more than 650 Venanites—all committed to the company’s mission to transform the way organizations Plan to Grow™. Since the start of the year, Vena has added nearly 200 new customers globally. Companies choose Vena for its ability to drive agility and resilience in their financial and operational planning processes as they deal with the uncertainty of the current economic climate. New customers include growth-focused organizations in professional sports, financial services, healthcare, logistics and more. “We are grateful to have the trust of global organizations as they seek to get ahead of constant shifts in their operating environment. It’s clear that these teams are creating real customer value and developing organizational resilience, and we are thrilled to be contributing to their success.” —Hunter Madeley CEO, Vena Additionally, Vena has made some significant moves to expand its ecosystem footprint and market presence. The company recently appointed Allison Munro as Chief Marketing & Ecosystem Officer and expanded its ecosystem and presence in markets, including the UK and EMEA, with 20 new partner organizations, including Verostone, Moore Insight, GRF CPAs & Advisors and Stoneridge Software. They join a thriving partner ecosystem that includes leading organizations such as Microsoft, Citrin Cooperman, Finext, Fluence, Prolytics, Syvance, the Kansas City Chiefs and more. Vena’s partner network is supported through the Vena Partner Program, which provides the company’s alliances with services, training and enablement to accelerate their growth. Other highlights of the fiscal year to date include: 40%+ growth in revenue and employee headcount (and we're still growing) “Top Rated” Awards for Corporate Performance Management, Budgeting and Forecasting and Financial Close from TrustRadius Designation as one of Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers (2022) by Mediacorp Canada Inc., organizers of the annual Canada’s Top 100 Employers ranking Four Comparably Award wins: Best Company Outlook and Best Marketing Teams in Q1; Best CEOs for Diversity and Best CEOs for Women in Q2 Continually ranked as the top financial planning software on G2’s Top 50 Accounting & Finance Products list In addition, in May Vena held its annual conference for finance and operations professionals, Excelerate =SUM(it), with more than 50 speakers and over 25 hours of CPE/CPD learning sessions, covering topics such as agile budgeting, revenue planning, scenario modeling, workforce planning, best practices in Microsoft Excel and Power BI, finance-led business partnering and more. “We are grateful to have the trust of global organizations as they seek to get ahead of constant shifts in their operating environment. It’s clear that these teams are creating real customer value and developing organizational resilience, and we are thrilled to be contributing to their success,” said Vena CEO Hunter Madeley. “With the support of our dedicated employees and our amazing partners, Vena is on a trajectory to achieve another record-setting year in 2022.”

Together, Vena and Microsoft will put finance at the heart of strategy with leading cloud-based data analytics capabilities Today, we are delighted to announce a technology collaboration with Microsoft, which includes mutual investment in product, solution and platform innovation to empower the strategic office of finance. The modern finance function is quickly becoming the linchpin for businesswide collaboration, decision making and agile planning in an uncertain and volatile business environment. The collaboration will unlock the full power of the Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft 365 clouds within the Vena platform to place finance firmly at the heart of business strategy—enabling teams to connect financial data to strategic and operational plans, model multiple scenarios, create robust workflows and deliver actionable insights at scale to help stakeholders proactively adapt business models to dynamic market conditions. "This collaboration represents a next-level investment in our ecosystem and product offering to revolutionize the role of finance as a strategic business partner," said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer, Vena. "Through Vena's native integrations with Excel and Microsoft Power BI, we will continue to expand our investment in Microsoft's leading cloud-based data analytics capabilities and help finance teams find new ways to harness vast amounts of data, create meaningful insights and drive optimal business outcomes." "This collaboration represents a next-level investment in our ecosystem and product offering to revolutionize the role of finance as a strategic business partner." —Hugh Cumming Chief Technology Officer, Vena A Collaboration That's Transformed the Future of Business Planning for Over a Decade The announcement builds on more than a decade of collaboration between Vena and Microsoft to transform how businesses Plan To Grow™, creating the only Native Microsoft Excel, cloud-based corporate performance management platform built for Microsoft 365 with Power BI Embedded. Vena Complete Planning automates key finance-led planning processes and connects data from core financial, ERP, CRM and all other critical source systems to power FP&A, extended planning and other spreadsheet-powered business processes in a single platform. "Together with Vena, we are committed to empowering the strategic office of finance to lead through uncertainty—driving agility, managing risk and advancing the business with the power of predictive analytics and real-time data visualization," said Arun Ulagaratchagan, Corporate Vice President, Intelligence Platform at Microsoft Corp. To learn more about how Vena customers are benefiting from the latest Microsoft product advancements, watch The Power of Vena and Microsoft featuring Vena Chief Technology Officer Hugh Cumming and Microsoft Chief Financial Planning & Orchestration Officer Wendy Braithwaite, a Vena Excelerate =SUM(it) 2022 on-demand replay available at Plantogrow.com. A Shared Mission To Drive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Vena was recently recognized as a winner in the 2022 Gavriella Schuster IAMCP D&I Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards are the product of the IAMCP (International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners) D&I (Diversity & Inclusion) Committee in its recognition of the work that Gavriella Schuster, former Corporate VP, One Commercial Partner, Microsoft, has done in the promotion of workplace equity for all. As a Microsoft Partner, Vena not only remains committed to investing in product and solution innovation, but also aligning around a shared mission to cultivate a strong culture of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. Vena's DEI policies and efforts, along with the work of its employee resource groups, aim to create the space and freedom for employees to be themselves and to celebrate and value our differences. "We are extremely proud to have been given this award and to have been recognized within the Microsoft Partner Channel by IAMCP and Gavriella Schuster, whose work in this area has been transformational," said Allison Munro, Chief Marketing & Ecosystem Officer, Vena. "We deeply believe that diversity in hiring talent brings perspectives that collectively help us better serve our customers and make our purpose-led organization stronger." Click here to learn more about Vena partnering with Microsoft.

Both the level of uncertainty and the pace of change over the last few years have cemented how important trust is in managing our organizations and cultures. Here at Vena, trust is an important part of our company culture. In fact, Customer Trust is one of Vena’s four core values. It’s one of the things we value above all else. We are One Team (another core value) with many voices and one purpose. We trust each other and are united in the service of our customers and our purpose. “We understand that a company culture built on trust empowers everyone. It sets the foundation for collaboration, creativity, innovation and growth. But we also understand that trust must be earned. That’s why we work hard every day to build and maintain that trust at Vena—at every level of our organization,” says Vena CEO Hunter Madeley. “We all do our best to walk our talk, to align our behavior with our core values and to keep our promises to our people, customers and communities.” Building a Winning Culture On Comparably, a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform where employees can leave anonymous ratings and reviews about their employers, one of our Vena employees shared, “I appreciate the transparency with which they lead this company. It is refreshing! There are no egos, no politics or hidden agendas. They do a great job of communicating a vision and helping everyone understand what their role is in achieving it.” It’s true, leading with transparency and building trust in our workplace starts with our leaders, but these are shared responsibilities across the culture. We all strive to be transparent, collaborative and to lean on each other to do great work together—at the best of times and especially when facing adversity. We celebrate our collective wins, but are always looking for new ways to grow and to better serve our customers and our culture. Our customer and employee NPS processes have been invaluable in shaping the value we provide and we’re always grateful for the feedback. We feel that Trust is strengthened with each cycle of feedback and action, and we’re excited for the future we’re creating together. Last year, our employee ratings and reviews earned Comparably Awards for Best Company Culture, Best Company for Diversity, Best Company for Women and more. For the full list of Comparably awards Vena won in 2021, click here. Did you know Vena was named one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers in 2021 and one of Canada’s 2022 Top Small & Medium Employers? “I appreciate the transparency with which they lead this company. It is refreshing! There are no egos, no politics or hidden agendas.” —Anonymous Reviewer Comparably Employee Feedback Building trust within our organization is also heavily reliant on our employee feedback. It influences the happiness of our team, the quality of our execution and the satisfaction of our customers. We invest in our team’s growth, nurture their interests and skills and provide support for their mental, emotional and physical well-being. In our culture of open communication, not only do we frequently ask for employee feedback, we take action on that feedback. Some of the ways we took action on employee feedback are reflected in the recent changes we made to our Parental Leave Program which put inclusivity, equity and flexibility at the forefront of our policy. We also expanded our health and wellness initiatives to offer additional support to our employees. “Ensuring our employees feel valued, heard and appreciated is part of our every day,” says Vena Chief People Person Tracey Mikita. “At every stage of our employees’ journeys, we work to ensure that they have the tools and support they need in their personal and professional lives to excel in their roles.” We call it Respect & Authenticity (another core value). Employees want to feel valued and empowered to do their best work. To do that, we strive to provide them with a safe space and the freedom to be themselves so they can feel a deep sense of belonging and togetherness. Our employee-run resource groups, what we call Vena Resource Groups (VRGs), are one of the ways we aim to create the space and freedom for our employees to be themselves and to celebrate and value our differences. Through our various VRGs, including our new Spectrum (2SLGBTQIA+) and Melanite (Black employees) groups, employees are encouraged to bring together their diverse perspectives and experiences and are given a platform to join the important conversations happening internally and externally. When our employees can bring their authentic selves to work, we can all work closely together to do great work in the service of customers—and take pride in Execution Excellence (another core value). After all, it’s the many dimensions of diversity that give us strength and push us to think differently and to be better. "Ensuring our employees feel valued, heard and appreciated is part of our every day.” —Tracey Mikita Chief People Person, Vena Customer Trust and Service In order to best serve our customers and to ensure the security and integrity of their data, all of our employees are part of our culture of security. Our organization-wide commitment to trust and security means we all care deeply about helping our customers grow and succeed and act with their best interests in mind. We employ best-of-breed technologies and stringent operational processes to ensure customer data is safe at all times. You can read more about our commitment to Customer Trust here. Commitment to Innovation In serving our mission of helping our customers Plan To Grow™, we’re aware that our customers look to Vena, the only native Excel Complete Planning platform built for Microsoft 365 with Power Embedded, to help them build agility and resilience in their financial and operational planning processes. To learn how industry leaders are growing a healthier business through a smarter approach to planning with Vena, read our Customer Stories. Recently, the feedback of our customers and community helped us earn 2022 Top Rated Awards from TrustRadius for Budgeting and Forecasting, Corporate Performance Management and Financial Close. Actually, the trust they have in Vena strengthens our ongoing commitment to product innovation that puts the needs of our customers front and center. Our tailored solutions that serve all industries are an example of building with Customer Trust top of mind. Interested to know how much verified users value Vena? Click here to read their reviews. These accolades that are a direct result of our customer feedback drive us to do even more for our community of customers and partners, especially when it comes to excelerating their personal, professional and business growth at plantogrow.com. From events, forums, free financial Excel templates and the Vena Academy, there are so many opportunities for members to learn, connect and grow in a diverse community of finance and operations professionals. Come Grow With Us Interested in learning more about Vena’s winning culture and growth? Vena is hiring! We are a hybrid remote-office workplace with offices in Toronto, Canada and London, England. Visit our newly launched Careers site for current job openings and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook to learn more about life at Vena.

We are delighted to announce that our CMO, Allison Munro, has been appointed Chief Marketing & Ecosystem Officer at Vena with a mandate to drive finance-led transformation and elevate the strategic office of finance through the combined power of Vena’s product, partners and community. Business agility has never been more important for organizations than it is today with rapid change and constant uncertainty underpinning an increasingly complex business environment. In her new role, Allison, previously Vena’s CMO, will work cross-functionally to connect Vena’s partner network, services, lines of business, intellectual property and community advocacy to extend the value of the Vena platform, empower the strategic office of finance to navigate businesses through these challenges and accelerate the growth of Vena customers and partners. “Vena Partners are an indispensable part of our business as they extend our brand and platform value, and support our mission to transform how businesses Plan To Grow with their deep product and solutions expertise,” said Vena CEO Hunter Madeley. “Allison brings the passion, perspective and leadership we need to align resources and unlock the full potential of our partner channel as we build the industry's most influential ecosystem.” Working in close collaboration with leading Vena Partner organizations, including Microsoft, BDO, Finext, Fluence, Prolytics, the Kansas City Chiefs and more, Allison will orchestrate an ecosystem built on cooperative platform innovation, solution integration and go-to-market channel alignment across sales and marketing via co-selling and Vena’s digital community on plantogrow.com. “At its core, ecosystem growth is about aligning product, channels and community to accelerate growth, and over the last two years, Vena has built a thriving partner network and digital community that integrate into our product-led motion and demand programs,” said Allison. “I am excited to continue driving this growth forward with a focus on finding new and innovative ways to bring our partners, product and community together to drive interconnected and customer-centric value through our growing ecosystem.” Allison will also preside over the ongoing development of the Vena Partner Program, which will continue to invest in the growth of Vena Partners through services, training and enablement. Click here to learn more about the Vena Partner Program.

Happy Pride! This month as we do every June, we proudly join communities across the world to recognize the contributions and impact 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals have had on history and present time. As we learn more about 2SLGBTQIA+ history and celebrate diversity, we push ourselves to consider how we can continuously uplift 2SLGBTQIA+ voices even further and contribute to creating a more inclusive society—in and outside of Vena. This year, we’re making a little history of our own by announcing the formation of our 2SLGBTQIA+ Vena Resource Group (VRG), Spectrum. “Our vision was to create and nurture a safe community for 2SLGBTQIA+ members at Vena,” said Tiffany Barron, Team Lead, Project Management at Vena and Spectrum Co-chair. “We plan to do that through bolstering visibility of 2SLGBTQIA+ Venanites, fostering allyship and sharing 2SLGBTQIA+ content on advocacy, current issues and history. We hope that as a VRG, we can do our part to make Vena a more diverse and inclusive workplace.” Spectrum Co-chair Tiffany Barron Through networking events, outreach work, educational resources, support channels and more, our Spectrum VRG will strive to create a safe space for 2SLGBTQIA+ employees. They also remain committed to highlighting current workplace and social issues that affect members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Throughout June, Spectrum will be kicking off Pride festivities by hosting a Pride Happy Hour and Queer Trivia event. They’re also hosting a Guest Speaker event with Sonali (Alyy) Patel, a world-renowned LGBTQ+ activist, scholar and trailblazer who has made monumental strides for queer South Asian women in the diaspora. “We understand the importance of building and maintaining an inclusive work environment at Vena,” said Shada McShannon, Director, People Partners & DEI at Vena. “We’re proud to support our Spectrum VRG who are taking active steps in making 2SLGBTQIA+ equality and inclusion a priority in our workplace all year round.” Whether an employee is a proud member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, an ally or someone who is interested in learning more, all Venanites are welcome to join our Spectrum VRG. Vena Consultant Rod Chavez Theo 🥰 How can you celebrate Pride at work all year long? Find out in this blog. Did you know? Vena one a Comparably Award for Best Company for Diversity last year and was named one of Canada’s 2022 Top Small and Medium Employers. For the full list of Comparably awards Vena won in 2021, click here. Come Grow With Us Vena is hiring. We are a hybrid remote-office workplace with offices in Toronto, Canada and London, United Kingdom. Visit our newly launched Careers site for current job openings and to learn more about life at Vena.

Here at Vena, we realize that adding a member to your family is a big change—to both your home and work life. The journey from parental leave to working parenthood affects everyone differently and that’s why it’s important for us to create a culture of inclusion and equitable support around parental leave. "When we were looking to revise our parental leave policy, promoting diversity and inclusion, which is reflective of our workplace culture, was top of mind,” says Monica Illiopoulos, Senior Total Rewards Manager at Vena. “We wanted to take a gender-neutral approach and factor in family diversity, realizing that all parents, whether birthing or not, should equally be entitled to paid time off. We also asked our current and exiting employees what mattered to them and made adjustments based on what they told us.” Some of this feedback was received through company surveys. Others provided feedback during exit surveys, while others offered their experiences upon return from parental leave. As a result of this direct feedback, we identified a need to improve the inclusivity for all family structures in our programming so that regardless of how a dependent comes into your life, (e.g through birth, adoption, surrogacy, etc.), all Vena parents are able to enjoy the flexibility needed in our program. Our employees also told us that more education and resources were needed to support parents upon their return to work and that more options to decide when and how they return to work would be beneficial. In order to best support new parents and to continue honoring the needs of working parents, we were driven to make enhancements to our Parental Leave Program which put inclusivity, equity and flexibility front and center in our policy. Vena’s New Parental Leave Program We’ve taken action on all the feedback we received and have made the following changes to our Parental Leave Policy at Vena: Top-Up Program: Our Top-Up Program applies to ALL parents equally, whether birthing or not, regardless of gender All parents receive 20 weeks of top-up pay at 80% of salary Alternative: 10 paid Parental Days if not participating in top-up pay The choice to opt-in for: Gradual return to work flexibility Leveraging accrued vacation days before/after leave Staying in touch on Vena updates while on leave Resources for Parents: What To Expect Guide: resources by country; details on leave planning Family Essentials Spend: monetary gift from Vena Wellness Spending Account for dependant-related expenses Headspace App for parents/dependents Access to an internal Vena Parents Slack community Regardless of how our employees are choosing to grow their families, we remain committed to supporting them in creating a career and family strategy—with paid leave, flexibility and job security—that works for them. Did you know? Vena was named one of Canada’s 2022 Top Small and Medium Employers? And last year, Vena won Comparably Awards for Best Company Culture, Best Company for Diversity, Best Company for Women, Best CEO and more. For the full list of Comparably awards Vena won in 2021, click here. Come Grow With Us Vena is hiring. We are a hybrid remote-office workplace with offices in Toronto, Canada and London, United Kingdom. Visit our newly launched Careers site for current job openings and to learn more about life at Vena.

Vena's Complete Planning platform scores “top rated” for ranking in the top tier of all three categories We're thrilled to share the news that Vena has been recognized by TrustRadius with three 2022 Top Rated Awards in the Corporate Performance Management (CPM), Budgeting and Forecasting and Financial Close categories. Based entirely on customer feedback, TrustRadius Top Rated Awards have become the industry standard for unbiased recognition of B2B technology products. Second Consecutive Win for Vena CPM TrustRadius issues Top Rated badges to products in the top tier of their categories. This is the second consecutive Top Rated win for Vena in the CPM category. In 2021, Vena also earned Best of Customer Support and Best of Feature Set for its corporate performance management. Interested to know how much verified users value Vena? Click here to read their reviews. The Most Complete Excel-Based Budgeting and Forecasting Software Vena won a Top Rated award for Budgeting and Forecasting based on excellent customer satisfaction ratings. Vena’s Complete Excel-based Budgeting and Forecasting Software can scale to thousands of users with consistent performance to meet the demand of customers—now and in the future. With its familiar Excel interface, data integrations with various source systems and endless capabilities, Vena’s budgeting and forecasting software can be counted on to cut cycle times with its intelligent budgeting and forecasting tools. Looking to share your own feedback? Please leave a review here. Finance Teams Close Faster With Vena The high rankings Vena customers gave Vena’s Financial Close Management Software for its reliability to build trust in numbers, shorten time to close and improve everyone’s confidence in the numbers teams are reporting led us to receive our third Top Rated win. “At Vena, we’re always so grateful for the positive feedback and trust our customers put in our Complete Planning platform,” said Vena CEO Hunter Madeley. “We’re always looking at feedback from our customers to guide us in better serving them. To receive top ratings from our user community in all three categories inspires us to continue growing and investing in innovation with our partners. We will always strive to be better in serving our mission to power our customers’ Plan To Grow™.” Go here to learn how the world’s biggest brands are powering their growth with Vena. About TrustRadius TrustRadius is the most trusted research and review platform for business leaders to find and select the right software for their needs. Decision-makers across industries rely on verified, peer-based guidance and research from TrustRadius. Vendors engage and convert high-intent buyers by telling their unique stories through rich reviews. Over 12 million visitors a year create and engage with high-quality review content and data on Trustradius.com. Headquartered in Austin, TX, TrustRadius was founded by successful entrepreneurs and is backed by Mayfield Fund, LiveOak Venture Partners, and Next Coast Ventures.

Green is the color of our logo, but we like to think that it is also becoming the color of our business. Thinking green comes naturally to many of us here at Vena. In fact, Vena’s workplace environment offers many opportunities for our employees to think, act and go green at work every day. Greg Jones, Director of Facilities at Vena, is passionate about implementing green initiatives at Vena. “We’re always looking for ways to take corrective action and to drive collective action throughout our organization,” he says. “Being aware of our environmental responsibility—individually and together—requires us to re-imagine how we run our business and to inspire our employees, customers, partners and communities to consider green-based alternatives and opportunities for growth.” So what are some of the ways we’re going green at Vena? From tracking our carbon emissions and making strides to reduce them, to embracing more natural light, opting for environmentally friendly office products, buying locally, recycling materials and more, let’s explore some of our ongoing initiatives and efforts that are making our workplace space more eco-friendly, efficient and healthier. Our Biophilic Design and Environment We take the well-being of our employees seriously at Vena and that’s why we’re constantly striving to create a workplace environment where they feel comfortable, safe and encouraged to work, concentrate, collaborate and recharge effectively. One of the ways we’re doing this is by bringing the outdoors indoors and implementing more biophilic elements in our design and work environments. Many of our meeting, workplace and quiet spaces have been designed specifically with the purpose of creating more access to natural light and views of the outdoors. Wherever we can, we have incorporated natural materials and colors, views of nature and other experiences of the natural world into our modern work environment. Plants in search of office homes at Vena Our Forest Plot room, for example, is a quiet room meant for reflection, self-care, revitalization and most importantly, no work. “We’re experimenting with using different scents and sounds, adding a forest mural and having an array of plants available in the space,” says Greg. Some employees use this room for meditation, relaxation, prayer, yoga, lactation or personal calls. Vena’s Forest Plot room Whenever we can and weather permitting, we often encourage our employees to go outdoors and use our rooftop space—Vena’s Sky Deck—for work, meetings, breaks or new this year, to take part in planting, maintaining or enjoying our communal garden. Plans are in the works to include five planter boxes on the deck to plant flowers and to harvest vegetables and herbs for Venanites to enjoy (in the office and to take home) as well as to distribute to local food banks and soup kitchens. Vena’s Sky Deck And let’s not forget our furry friends. We have bird and squirrel feeders situated around the perimeter of our building and have our own resident squirrel we’ve named “Venny.” Venny the Squirrel Reduce, Recycle, Reuse We’re always looking for ways to reduce landfill waste and to amp up our recycling efforts at Vena. Aside from situating recycling centers in prominent locations in our office, encouraging our staff to go paperless, reusing packing materials and boxes, opting for more recyclable and biodegradable office supplies and reducing food waste, below are some other ways Venanites are employing the 3 Rs of waste management at work. Electronics Recycling Drive From time to time, we have collections for large e-waste items and encourage our employees to bring in their unwanted monitors, desktops and any other large computer or electronic equipment. For Earth Week this year, we worked with our landlord who contracted ADL Process Electronic Recycling to provide us with onsite bins for these items. ADL determines which of the working components can be reused to build working computers for donation and then recycle the balance of the material at certified recycling centers. Batteries Ever wonder what to do with batteries? Regular alkaline, manganese and carbon-zinc batteries are not hazardous and can be disposed of in ordinary trash. But other single-use or rechargeable batteries are not. At Vena, we tell our employees to bring in all of their batteries and we’ll take care of the rest. It’s another item we’re happy to divert from landfills. Foil Packaging Another item we try to divert from landfills is foil packaging. Whether employees use foil packaging in our office or in their homes, we have special recycling bins for it at Vena and encourage everyone to bring in their packaging from home. Foil packaging bins at Vena Segregating Paper Towel Waste Paper towels are one of those surprise items you can compost in your green bin. Yes, even the paper towels employees use to clean up food or drink stains. To ensure our employees are disposing of paper towels properly, we also have green compost bins available in our washrooms for paper towels only. Donating Items to Employees, Charities or Not-for-Profit Organizations We often offer office furniture, supplies or items to employees before donating them to charities and not-for-profits, but sometimes these two align. For instance, we donated reams of paper to a not-for-profit youth organization, The Royal Canadian Air Cadets, where one of our employees does volunteer work. We were delighted to donate over 30 reams (15,000 sheets) to our employee and her Squadron. The organization used it to print online applications for new registrations along with many other needs. Upcycling Before recycling anything, our aim is to always reuse it, whether that's by us, our employees or through donations. One of the fun ways we’ve taken recycling to a whole new level is by upcycling used plastic gift cards into guitar picks for Venanites and their families. Upcycling plastic gift cards into guitar picks Supporting Green Vendors Ashton Mugabe, Facilities Project Manager at Vena, is always looking into vendors to learn more about their sustainability efforts to see if their vision aligns with ours in terms of environmental impact. One area of particular interest is working with companies that are mitigating the use of fossil fuels. Reducing Fossil Fuel Use One such partnership we formed is with a local shredding company, Carbon Neutral Shredding. The company performs all shredding, trucking, heating and power generation processes in a carbon-neutral manner. All of their processes rely on the use of waste vegetable oil (WVO). No oil that might otherwise be used for human consumption is burned. What does Carbon Neutral mean? Sun-Powered Shredding bins at Vena Coffee Cup Recycling Trial We are also working with Carbon Neutral Shredding to trial their innovative coffee cup recycling program, StackitNow. Cups are shredded and co-mingled with confidential office waste. The result is a satisfactory product that paper mills have no difficulty recycling into tissue products. All Venanites have to do when recycling their coffee cups is remove the plastic lids and stack their used and rinsed paper cups without food or other garbage. Coffee cup stacker at Vena Buy Fresh, Buy Local One of the ways we can encourage our employees to make better choices and empower them to take better care of themselves while at work includes offering them a healthy selection of foods and drinks. The mandate for our food program at Vena is to buy fresh, to buy local and to buy from people who are passionate about making food in our community. We offer a variety of alternative foods, provide all-natural pump additives to flavor water and cater to different dietary requirements such as vegan, celiac, low carb, dairy free and halal. Get Involved Thinking, acting and going green at Vena also means going outside of our workplace and realizing that a sustainable future also involves supporting environmental and social initiatives within our communities. Some examples include helping out wildlife and protecting public lands. Employees who choose to do so can use their paid volunteer day to lend a hand. We’ve held company-wide walking challenges to get our employees to spend time outdoors and have made donations to organizations such as WWF-Canada. Making Green Thinking and Doing an Everyday Part of Vena’s Company Culture Encouraging environmentally conscious practices at Vena helps our employees feel healthier, happier and more driven to thrive at work and in their personal lives as they extend these practices into their own homes. We are committed to including our employees in our green vision, asking them for their input and encouraging them to get engaged and involved. This has led to the formation of our Green Team, a group of dedicated individuals who work tirelessly to promote sustainable and environmentally responsible habits at Vena and beyond. Their efforts have led to making more eco-friendly choices within our office and encouraging employees to make more sustainable lifestyle choices at home. Their ongoing dialogue, awareness campaigns, challenges and sharing of resources and tips are showing us how small steps really do make big changes. Did you know? Vena was named one of Canada’s 2022 Top Small and Medium Employers? And last year, Vena won Comparably Awards for Best Company Culture, Best Company for Diversity, Best Company for Women, Best CEO and more. For the full list of Comparably awards Vena won in 2021, click here. Come Grow With Us Vena is hiring. We are a hybrid remote-office workplace with offices in Toronto, Canada and London, United Kingdom. Visit our newly launched Careers site for current job openings and to learn more about life at Vena.

Taking place May 9–13, the virtual live and on-demand conference experience features 50+speakers, 50+ sessions and 25+ hours of CPE/CPD conversations, training and workshops We're gearing up to host our third annual virtual conference experience for finance and operations professionals and business leaders and have so much exciting news to share about it. From May 9–13, Excelerate =SUM(it), formerly known as Vena Nation week, will bring more than just a fresh new look. Celebrating strategic and operational excellence in agile business planning and a shared passion for the grid we know and love, Microsoft Excel, the summit is also doubling down on learning with more live and on-demand conversations, workshops, instructor-led training and product demonstrations. Attendees can develop their skills with over 50 speakers and 25+ hours of CPE/CPD-eligible learning, including best practices for agile budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, workforce planning and more. “Our ongoing commitment is to create intentional moments of connection that enable FP&A, accounting and operations professionals and business leaders to grow and thrive together anytime, anywhere in this increasingly virtual world,” said Allison Munro, Chief Marketing Office, Vena. “Our third annual virtual conference will once again be free and deliver more opportunities for accredited education, skills development, in-depth conversations and technical workshops live and on demand—all within a connected and content-rich community at Plantgrow.com.” Three incredible guest keynote speakers are set to take the virtual stage at this year’s summit: World-renowned psychologist and bestselling author, Robert Cialdini, will discuss how to build credibility, develop trusted relationships and break down barriers to growth in “The Science of Ethical Influence.” Strategic advisor and acclaimed author, Priya Parker, will provide practical guidance on navigating hybrid work environments in “The Art of Gathering.” Former FBI hostage negotiator and CEO of The Black Swan Group, Chris Voss, will reveal how to improve communication and collaboration in “The Art of Negotiation.” Attendees can also look forward to insights from Vena keynote speakers, with sessions that have been designed to educate and inspire them to drive growth, resilience and agility within their organization: Vena Chief Solutions Architect Rishi Grover will explore the evolution of finance as a strategic business partner through the power of people, processes and technology in “The Complete Planning Advantage.” Vena Chief Technology Officer Hugh Cumming will share how technology is empowering the strategic office of finance in “The Future of Planning Technology.” Vena Chief People Person Tracey Mikita will discuss proven best practices for building successful teams in “Hiring for the New World of Work.” Excelerate =SUM(it)’s jam-packed agenda also includes multiple opportunities to learn, connect and grow with Vena CEO Hunter Madeley, FP&A experts, Microsoft MVPs and Excel and Power BI aficionados who will all be on hand to help attendees power their personal, professional and business growth—all while virtually networking in a diverse community of professionals. Get your free virtual ticket for Excelerate =SUM(it) 2022 today by registering at exceleratesumit.com. We hope to see you there!

Vena’s agile pandemic response, new permanent hybrid workplace model and Total Rewards package were among the reasons for selection We're delighted to announce that Vena has been named one of Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers (2022) by Mediacorp Canada Inc., organizers of the annual Canada’s Top 100 Employers competition. Now in its 9th year, the award competition recognizes the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that offer the nation's best workplaces and forward-thinking human resources policies. Mediacorp recognized the nation’s award-winning employers as adapting quickly to the pandemic and continuing to use the same agility to overcome the challenges of a tightening labor market. “Small and medium employers have the advantage of adaptability,” says Kristina Leung, Senior Editor at Mediacorp. “They are independent and have always served as a ‘laboratory’ for the kinds of best practices we eventually see at larger employers.” Adapting to Change and Embracing the New World of Work Vena’s pandemic response, new permanent hybrid workplace model and Total Rewards package (retirement savings match program, employee stock option plan and paid time offering) were among the reasons why Vena was selected. “What a great honor it is to be recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers and one of Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers,” said Tracey Mikita, Vena’s Chief People Person. “We’re always thinking of new ways to provide a positive and supportive work experience for our team members where they can grow and build meaningful careers at Vena. These achievements tell us that we are achieving our goals. They also celebrate our inclusive, collaborative and fun workplace culture, highlight our One Team spirit and encourage us to continue to evolve our employee experience and create even stronger bonds as we build our future together.” Building on Vena’s Award-Winning Culture in 2022 (and Beyond) Vena was also the recipient of two recent Comparably Awards for Best Company Outlook and Best Marketing Teams. Vena wrapped up 2021 with Comparably Awards for Best Company Happiness, Best Company Compensation and Best Company Perks & Benefits and a 2021 Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius. Check out the full list of Comparably awards Vena won in 2021. Last year, Vena also 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. In recent months, Vena introduced more health and wellness initiatives, celebrated the formation of Vena’s new Black Employee Resource Group, Melanite, and 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. Come Grow With Us. We are a hybrid remote-office workplace with offices in Toronto, Canada and London, United Kingdom. Visit our newly launched Careers site for current job openings and to learn more about life at Vena. About Canada’s Top 100 Employers Competition Canada’s Top 100 Employers is an editorial competition that recognizes the organizations that lead the nation in creating exceptional places to work. For over 20 years, the project has recognized employers that lead their peers with progressive HR programs and policies.