Richard Swindells

Richard Swindells has a diverse work experience as a CFO and finance consultant, primarily in the technology sector. Richard has provided part-time CFO services, finance consulting, and mentoring to various seed to series A-C technology companies. Their responsibilities have included fundraising, financial modeling, one-off assignments, and mentoring finance functions and leadership teams. Richard has also worked with investors on due diligence reviews and ad hoc assignments, and has been involved in fundraising activities totaling over £125 million in the past 10 years. Richard has assisted growth companies in scaling, fundraising, acquisitions, and IPOs in sectors such as software, hardware, ESG, renewables, and oil & gas.

In addition to their work with S2 Corporate Limited, Richard has held CFO positions at Closed Loop Medicine, iProov, Gravitee.io, General System, Speechmatics, FromCounsel, and Molecular Energies PLC. These roles have involved partnering with senior leadership teams, developing strategic and financial plans, building scalable finance functions, and leading fundraising activities. The companies they have worked for operate in sectors including precision medicine, leadership training, online user verification, API platforms, corporate law resources, and oil & gas exploration.

Richard has also worked as a consultant for 1886 Investments Limited, where they assisted with investments in the EdTech space.

Richard Swindells completed their Bachelor's degree in Economics at the University of Birmingham from 1993 to 1996. Prior to that, they attended the Royal Grammar School in Worcester from 1988 to 1993. Additionally, they attended Bradford Grammar School from 1985 to 1988. Richard also obtained the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments Diploma in January 1997. No further information is provided about the institution where they obtained this certification.