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Andre Cole

Former CFO · Skylark Software

San Francisco, CA, US

Three-time SaaS CFO. Took two companies through fundraising and one to acquisition.

25+ years experienceEnglish

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25yrs

Operating leadership

Senior roles

Areas of expertise

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What Andre is known for

Andre Cole is a former cfo with 25 years of experience across SaaS and Fintech. Best known for Three-time SaaS CFO. Took two companies through fundraising and one to acquisition, Andre has operated at the highest levels of finance and fundraising. Today Andre works with founders and leadership teams as an advisor — bringing hard-won pattern matching to the decisions that make or break a company's next year. Engagements range from one-off strategy sessions to ongoing advisory relationships, always grounded in real operating experience rather than theory. If you're wrestling with finance, Andre has almost certainly solved a version of it before.

Expertise & sectors

Core expertise

Finance Fundraising M&A Operations

Sectors

SaaS Fintech

Experience

Chief Financial Officer · Skylark Software

2018 — 2024

VP Finance · Latch

2013 — 2018

Ways to work together

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$6,000 · 90 min

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What people say about Andre

“Andre got our Series B done in eight weeks.”

PNPriya N. · CEO, Latch

Articles by Andre

Why I Went Fractional After 25 Years in Finance

After three CFO seats, I made the jump to fractional work, and the demand surprised me.The biggest surpriseGrowth-stage companies need senior finance…

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