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Vena demonstrates its ongoing commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology and driving innovation in FP&A through hackathons To fuel our mission of helping teams plan for anything, we pride ourselves on not waiting for the future. We like to create it, today. And we have fun doing it—by running and participating in hackathons. It all comes down to how we see innovation. It happens from the ground up. These events are like a playground for our teams—a place where they can experiment, push boundaries and dream up a groundbreaking idea that could potentially become the cornerstone of a new product offering or service. Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena, understands that an innovative work environment is deeply engaging for employees. “Our best source of ideas comes from our people,” he says. “We listen to them. We ask them for feedback in all areas of our business, including how to improve our product capabilities and operational efficiency, and encourage them to have fun developing those ideas in our workplace with colleagues.” Innovation Is a Team Sport Innovation thrives when people from various departments and backgrounds come together, share ideas and bring a unique set of knowledge and skills to the table. “For us, hackathons are the ultimate bridge builders. They break down the barriers of cubicles or Zoom backgrounds and encourage cross-functional teams to collaborate like never before,” says Hugh. Vena’s hackathons, which take place quarterly, offer an oasis of creative freedom, where teams are encouraged to unleash their creativity and pitch their wildest ideas. At a Vena’s Microsoft Azure-focused hackathon , Shahin Imtiaz, Senior Software Developer at Vena, and her team, experienced firsthand how collaboration has the power to spark innovation. During the hackathon, Shahin and her team worked on adding version control in the Vena platform for data insights, using a new product called Microsoft Fabric and Azure Repos. In the version control feature they worked on, if a user was making some analysis and graphs and wanted to see their changes from a day or a week ago, they could do that with just a few clicks. Their team was selected as one of the winners of the hackathon. “Vena’s keenness to keep reinventing, developing and staying ahead of the curve really showed during the process of this recent hackathon and innovation,” Shahin explains. “We had all the support we could have wanted from our leadership, infrastructure teams and various people from product and tech. It is in large part, thanks to them, we were able to go all in and experiment, iterate and innovate. It was a team effort through and through.” Fueling Team Engagement, Pride and Satisfaction “Our team effort was a great example of an idea that was expanded into research and even became a part of our product roadmap.” —Olha Trostianchuk, Technical Lead - Staff Software Developer at Vena That feeling of triumph you get when you finally solve an impossible puzzle—that's the same satisfaction we want our team to feel when they transform their ideas into working prototypes during our Vena hackathons. Our hackathons are rooted in the Microsoft ecosystem to continuously help businesses get more out of their existing investments in the Microsoft Office suite. This happened for Olha Trostianchuk, Technical Lead - Staff Software Developer at Vena, and her team. “Vena decided to run hackathons frequently, which gives everyone a chance to try experimenting with Microsoft technologies, even if they missed previous events. During the hackathons, everyone has dedicated time, available environments, options to either do it solo or gather a team, everything to bring innovation into our product, as well as to stay on top of tech trends. Our team effort was a great example of an idea that was expanded into research and even became a part of our product roadmap,” she explains. The pride that comes from seeing one's idea evolve into a tangible reality is immeasurable. It's the equivalent of a digital high-five that boosts morale and reminds employees why they fell in love with tech and innovation in the first place. Showcasing Innovation in Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Office of Finance “At Vena, we believe in the transformative power of technology to reshape the way organizations approach financial planning and analysis.” —Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena Back in the summer, Vena was invited to participate in Vista Equity Partners’ (Vista) 2023 Global Hackathon, which focused on generative artificial intelligence (AI). Vista, an investor in Vena, brought together talented developers, engineers and data scientists from Vista portfolio companies from around the world to explore and advance the possibilities of generative AI to engage with customers and deliver value. All teams were joined by students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), providing hands-on experience, strengthening their knowledge and giving them real-world experience in leveraging emerging technology. "We were thrilled to participate in Vista’s hackathon dedicated to generative AI. At Vena, we believe in the transformative power of technology to reshape the way organizations approach financial planning and analysis," said Hugh. "Through our participation, we were looking to collaborate with talented individuals and organizations to develop innovative generative AI solutions that will enable our customers to unlock new insights and drive better business outcomes." Harnessing the Power of AI “Being a part of the data insights team, we felt the problem of deriving insightful needles from financial haystacks was well within our wheelhouse.” —Kevin Chan Staff Software Developer at Vena Vena’s participation in Vista’s Global Hackathon underscored its dedication to staying at the cutting edge of technological advancements. By harnessing the power of generative AI to empower finance and operations professionals, we’re enabling organizations to make data-driven decisions, optimize processes and gain a competitive edge. Vena aims to continue collaborating with other leading minds in the industry and collectively explore the potential of generative AI in revolutionizing financial planning, forecasting and analysis. During the hackathon, participants leveraged the power of generative AI models to assist in ideation, problem-solving and prototyping. This breakthrough technology empowered participants to explore novel solutions, generate creative ideas and receive real-time feedback to refine their concepts. Vena’s team of software developers and product managers, who were already familiar with running internal quarterly hackathons that nurture creativity, collaboration and innovation at Vena, worked on developing groundbreaking generative AI models specifically tailored for the office of finance. “It was a three-day event with an opening ceremony, 24 hours of non-stop coding and closing day with idea pitching and winners announced,” explains Olha. “There was a submission process where we had to put together a high-level problem statement that held promise from both a technical and business perspective,” says Kevin Chan. “Being a part of the data insights team, we felt the problem of deriving insightful needles from financial haystacks was well within our wheelhouse.” As part of their hackathon submission, the Vena team was also tasked with providing a Responsible AI Assessment, which is as crucial for generative AI technologies as understanding of their use cases and impact nature. How did the Vena team showcase innovation in generative AI for the Office of Finance? “We used generative AI to derive useful metrics, analysis and graphs from financial data with minimal handholding by the user.” —Shahin Imtiaz, Senior Software Developer at Vena Content generation was a big one, but another common theme at the hackathon was the ability to create highly personalized experiences for customers that could be shaped organically by industry. “We used generative AI to derive useful metrics, analysis and graphs from financial data with minimal hand-holding by the user. Given a question asked by a user about their financial data, such as ’What is my year-over-year growth? ’ we made a feature that would figure out what information is needed to answer the question, extract it, run analysis and metrics on it and then also generate some relevant graphs for it. All from just asking a single question,” explains Shahin. Unlocking New Insights and Driving Better Business Outcomes for Customers How are we applying our learnings from the Vista Global Hackathon to inform our product roadmap? The Vena team discovered that by training AI models on vast datasets, we can empower finance professionals with more accurate and efficient forecasting, scenario planning and decision-making capabilities. “I imagine it will free up our customers to do the deep work and focus on what's important to their business. I think of it as having a finance specialist at your fingertips who will write the reports and make the graphs with little to no direction,” says Shahin. As we continue to focus on innovation at Vena, we look forward to sharing our learnings and accomplishments from hackathons with our customers, partners and the broader industry. By harnessing the collective power of generative AI and other emerging technologies, we strive to revolutionize the FP&A landscape and help organizations navigate the ever-evolving business environment with confidence and agility. Follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook to learn more about life at Vena.

CPM leader recognized for workflow automation, planning integration and implementation strategy Vena has been named a Challenger in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Financial Planning Software. The report details the relative strengths of more than 15 vendors in the space including Vena, particularly calling out Vena Insights, Vena’s Intelligent Reporting and Analytics Solution that gives users prebuilt, interactive AI-powered insights and reports. "Being named a Challenger in Gartner's Magic Quadrant is a testament to Vena's leadership in delivering innovative financial planning solutions to our customers," said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena. "Our automated workflows, integrated planning features and strategic implementations empower finance teams to streamline complex processes and connect plans across the business. We believe this recognition reflects our commitment to enabling agile decision making through flexible, extensible technology to meet the evolving needs of today’s planning professionals." As defined by Gartner, a Challenger in the Magic Quadrant for Financial Planning Software is a company that demonstrates “strong execution and product capabilities that address customers’ diverse planning needs by offering customizable solutions that automate workflows and data processing.” The report identifies strengths in the Vena Complete Planning platform as: Automated workflows: Vena’s workflow automation feature provides a simplified programming interface that automatically handles planning or reporting tasks for users. It is also capable of automating tasks that initiate data processing, multiple-step allocations and report distribution, depending on the stage of the workflow. Integrated planning: Vena provides a comprehensive planning feature that comes with built-in functions for balance sheet logic, indirect cash flow logic and project-level capital planning. The integrated logic for balance sheets and cash flows decreases setup time, and its ready-to-use capital planning provides management abilities that aren’t included in all financial planning software. Strategic implementation: Vena collaborates closely with its customers to establish goals and targets, assemble the project team, set up change management and user involvement, as well as get existing data ready for implementation. This hands-on approach, which involves greater direct engagement, can enhance the success of implementation. Media Contact Jonathan Paul Vice President, Content Marketing jpaul@venacorp.com

Complete Planning platform noted for its innovation, responsiveness to customer needs and wants Vena has been named a Visionary by the research firm Gartner® in its 2023 Magic Quadrant© for Financial Close and Consolidation Services (FCCS). The analysis ranked Vena’s vision above seven companies, including Blackline, IBM, Solver, Jedox, Planful and Prophix. “To be named a Magic Quadrant Visionary means Gartner sees us as bringing a unique, ambitious and transformative approach to financial close and consolidation,” said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena. “This recognition validates that our product strategy and technology vision are right on target. The creativity, skill and effort demonstrated by everyone on the Vena team gives me great confidence that we will continue to lead the way in transforming the corporate performance management market.” Nisha Bhandare, Vice President Analyst; Permjeet Gale, Senior Director Analyst; Jeffrin Francis, Director; and Renata Viana, Director Analyst, wrote in the Magic Quadrant for Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions, “Financial Close and Consolidation Solutions enable finance teams to manage their organization’s close, consolidation and reporting processes. FCCS provides configurable workflows and dashboards for a centralized view that can be audited, enables financial consolidation for multiple legal entities and/or geographies, adheres to multiple accounting standards and generates reports that meet Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).” As defined by Gartner, a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant is a company that understands where the market is going and that has a vision for changing market rules. The report identifies strengths in the Vena Complete Planning platform as: Close management capabilities, including configurable workflows as well as multilevel approvals and certifications, alongside a dashboard that enables collaboration and improves the closing experience for users. Continued innovation, such as AI-enabled transaction matches, the ability to query data using natural language and planned integration of Microsoft’s AI capabilities into Vena’s reporting analytics. Responsiveness to customers, as evidenced by its use of feedback from customers, employees and external research to determine feature pipeline priorities. Recent enhancements like Vena Insights were cited as evidence of Vena’s strategic approach to feature development. Media Contact Jonathan Paul Vice President, Content Marketing jpaul@venacorp.com

Employee-first culture, hybrid work environment and employee resource groups validate CPM leader’s spot on prestigious list We're extremely proud to announce that Mediacorp Canada Inc. has named Vena to the 2024 list of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers. This is the second time Vena has appeared on the list, which evaluates Canadian employers on a wide range of criteria, including benefits and policies, training and development, workplace environment and corporate culture. “We are thrilled to be recognized again as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers, an achievement that reflects the work our entire team does every day to create support and build our culture,” said Vena CEO Hunter Madeley. “Being named to this elite list let’s us know we are heading in the right direction with the work we have done to make this an employee-first organization,” he continued. “In addition to offering outstanding benefits and providing opportunities for career development at all levels of the organization, our growing number of employee support groups enable every employee to be their authentic selves while at work. We will continue to find new ways to engage our people and help them thrive both professionally and personally." During the evaluation period (January 2022–May 2023), Vena established ongoing hybrid workforce support, with a one-time home office allowance and ongoing stipends for flex and full-time remote employees. Additionally, the company extended its Vena Resource Group framework with new groups for Black employees and LGBTQIA+ employees. Other recent accolades for Vena include its recertification for Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Culture by Waterstone Human Capital, multiple 'Best Of' Awards from TrustRadius, recognition from Ventana Research as a Vendor of Merit and validation of its DE&I, onboarding and leadership programs from Brandon Hall Group. “It’s thrilling to be named one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers again. Our people are at the core of every decision we make,” said Tracey Mikita, Chief People Person at Vena. “While we listen to what our team needs and do our best to create rewarding programs and policies, what makes Vena an awesome place to work are its people. This award validates those efforts and belongs to every employee here at Vena.” MEDIA CONTACT Jonathan Paul Vice President, Content Marketing, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

Vena celebrates being listed among best-in-class Canadian organizations for its people-first culture We’re thrilled to announce that Waterstone Human Capital has recertified Vena for the Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures Award program. As a 2022 winner, we’re proud to be recognized for this award for the second year in a row, having demonstrated our commitment to preserving and strengthening our corporate culture this past year. The annual Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures program, presented by Waterstone Human Capital, recognizes organizations that demonstrate exemplary workplace cultures. "At Vena, our success is rooted in the strength of our culture and the passion of our people. Being recertified as one of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures reflects our ongoing dedication to fostering a workplace where our employees can thrive, collaborate and innovate," said Tracey Mikita, Chief People Person at Vena. The evaluation process for Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures assesses various factors, including leadership, engagement and performance. Vena's recertification highlights our company's ability to consistently prioritize the well-being and development of our employees. "At Vena, our success is rooted in the strength of our culture and the passion of our people. Being recertified as one of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures reflects our ongoing dedication to fostering a workplace where our employees can thrive, collaborate and innovate." —Tracey Mikita Chief People Person at Vena "We believe that a positive corporate culture is not only vital for our team's satisfaction, but also crucial for driving innovation and delivering exceptional value to our clients. This recertification serves as a motivating reminder that our efforts to create a supportive and empowering workplace are making a lasting impact," added Hunter Madeley, CEO of Vena. See also: Vena Joins List of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures for 2022 Did you know that Vena also won a Best Global Culture 2023 Comparably Award? For the full list of Comparably Awards Vena won in 2023, click here.

Tina Goulbourne appointed as Chief Operating & Customer Officer and Ilene Landon joins Vena as Senior Vice President of Professional Services Vena, the Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, is pleased to announce key changes to its executive leadership team, a strategic move to prioritize the needs and preferences of customers to inform product development, support and operational excellence. Tina Goulbourne, formerly Chief Operating Officer, has assumed an expanded role as Chief Operating & Customer Officer, emphasizing the company’s commitment to enhancing customers’ experience. Additionally, Vena welcomes Ilene Landon as Senior Vice President of Professional Services, reinforcing its dedication to delivering exceptional service to its growing customer base. In her new role, Tina Goulbourne will lead the teams responsible for the customer experience, aligning customer-centric initiatives with the company's broader operational goals. Goulbourne, a seasoned technology executive, brings a wealth of experience to this role, having successfully led strategic cross-functional initiatives designed to enhance company performance and customer value in her previous roles. "Our long-term vision is for every customer to consistently expand the value they derive from their investment in Vena, and to feel valued by the extended Vena team," said Goulbourne. “The evolution of my role allows us to orient all functions of the business around the customer journey and to elevate the voice of our customers.” Joining Vena as Senior Vice President of Professional Services, Ilene Landon will be instrumental in maintaining Vena’s tradition of excellence in customer satisfaction and trust while driving operational improvements and cost efficiency. Landon has built her career scaling, transforming and optimizing SaaS delivery organizations and will play a critical role in Vena’s growth story. "I am thrilled to be part of Vena's journey in enhancing customer satisfaction and trust," said Landon. "I look forward to working closely with teams across the organization to deliver exceptional services and business value to our customers." Hunter Madeley, CEO of Vena, expressed his confidence in the newly expanded leadership team. "At Vena, customer trust is at the core of everything we do. Tina's expanded role and Ilene's addition to the team signify our commitment to providing unparalleled customer experiences. In doing so, we are ensuring that every organization, regardless of size or industry, has the tools and insights needed to navigate the ever-changing business landscape successfully.” Vena's mission to help businesses plan for anything remains unwavering. The company continues to invest in building a robust product roadmap and to leveraging its strong relationship with Microsoft and its broader Partner ecosystem. For more information about Vena’s award-winning Complete Planning platform, please visit www.venasolutions.com. About Vena  Vena is the only Complete Planning platform that’s natively integrated with Microsoft 365, empowering teams to plan the way they think. Vena streamlines financial and operational planning, reporting and analysis processes, and provides advanced analytics and modeling capabilities to help business, finance and operations leaders make informed business decisions. With Vena, you can leverage the power of Excel and AI-powered insights in a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances collaboration, scalability and security. Over 1,600 of the world’s leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. MEDIA CONTACT Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

CPM leader receives recognition for “Best Of” in Feature Set, Relationship and Value for Price Vena, the Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced that it has earned 2023 TrustRadius Best Of Awards in three categories: Best Feature Set, Best Relationship and Best Value for Price. This recognition follows the company’s TrustRadius Top Rated Award and Tech Cares Award, announced earlier this year. The TrustRadius Best Of Awards recognize the strongest vendors in terms of three key insight scores: Best Value for Price, Best Feature Set and Best Relationship, all of which look at data from customer responses related to their purchase experience. “TrustRadius Awards mean more than other industry recognition programs because they are based on customer reviews of their experiences with Vena and our Complete Planning platform,” said Tim Szego, Vice President, Customer Success at Vena. “Ensuring that our users have an excellent experience using our platform is as key to our mission as ensuring our software remains at the leading edge of functionality. We are honored that our customers have again bestowed such high ratings on our platform and their experience working with Vena and our dynamic Partner community.” Vena Complete Planning is the only corporate performance management platform natively built for Microsoft Excel, with a number of out-of-the-box integrations with leading applications, including Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, NetSuite, Salesforce and more. "These TrustRadius Awards showcase vendors delivering top-notch customer satisfaction and the features they need to drive their business," said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena. “At Vena, we aim to empower organizations in finance and beyond with market-leading planning technologies. This recognition reflects our commitment to providing our customers with innovations that give them a competitive edge.” For more information on Vena Complete Planning or to request a demo, please visit www.venasolutions.com. About Vena Vena is the only Complete Planning platform that’s natively integrated with Microsoft 365, empowering teams to plan the way they think. Vena streamlines financial and operational planning, reporting and analysis processes, and provides advanced analytics and modeling capabilities to help business, finance and operations leaders make informed business decisions. With Vena, you can leverage the power of Excel and AI-powered insights in a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances collaboration, scalability and security. Over 1,600 of the world’s leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. 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. Media Contact Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

Complete Planning platform scores high marks in Customer Experience, TCO/ROI and Validation in 2023 Buyers Guide for Business Planning Vena, the Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, announced today it has been listed as a Vendor of Merit by Ventana Research in its 2023 Buyers Guide for Business Planning. This is the second consecutive year Vena has received this ranking, scoring its highest marks in Customer Experience, Total Cost of Ownership/Return on Investment and Validation. During challenging times and in a dynamic business environment, Vena’s corporate performance management platform helps finance teams model different scenarios to see how changes in the business may impact revenue, cost, cash flow and other metrics. This allows companies to be proactive in their financial and operational planning, rather than reactive to changes in the economic environment. Vena provides a single source of truth, consolidates processes such as budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analysis, workforce planning, revenue planning, as well as financial close management and incentive compensation management into a single platform with one centralized data set and model. Vena leverages native integrations with Microsoft 365, Excel, automation and practical applications of AI to drive greater operational efficiency, flexibility and accelerated data intelligence and insights. “Vena distinguished itself as a standout planning provider through its dedication to meeting the expanding needs of modern FP&A professionals,” said Rob Kugel, Senior Vice President and Research Director of Business Research at Ventana Research. “Vena addresses the performance management gaps that can hinder finance teams from delivering relevant insights and offers the end-to-end functionality that organizations require to navigate today’s turbulent business times. Vena’s commitment to comprehensive financial planning makes them a Vendor of Merit.” The 2023 Buyers Guide for Business Planning uses Ventana's Value Index methodology to assess software vendors across seven crucial categories. The weightings for each category reflect the priorities of buyers, based on Ventana's market expertise and research. In total, 13 business planning software products were evaluated for this year’s guide. These products were assessed on their ability to address key business planning needs as defined by Ventana. “It is an honor to again be recognized as a Vendor of Merit by Rob’s team at Ventana Research,” said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena. “This validation reflects our commitment to delivering continuous innovation that empowers organizations with the agility, insight and foresight needed to drive business performance, no matter how uncertain the environment.” About Vena Vena is the only Complete Planning platform that’s natively integrated with Microsoft 365, empowering teams to plan the way they think. Vena streamlines financial and operational planning, reporting and analysis processes, and provides advanced analytics and modeling capabilities to help business, finance and operations leaders make informed business decisions. With Vena, you can leverage the power of Excel and AI-powered insights in a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances collaboration, scalability and security. Over 1,600 of the world’s leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. MEDIA CONTACT Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

Strategic partnership strengthens company’s ongoing commitment to safeguarding customer data Vena, the Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. This strategic partnership underscores Vena's unwavering commitment to safeguarding its customers’ data. As a Trusted Cloud Provider with the Cloud Security Alliance, Vena reinforces its dedication to the security of its cloud-based corporate performance management software—which is trusted by over 1,600 leading organizations worldwide. "Joining the Cloud Security Alliance further strengthens our commitment to data security at Vena," said Steve Browning, VP of Data Privacy & Corporate Security at Vena. "In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, data security is paramount. By collaborating with other CSA members and industry experts, Vena will have access to the latest insights, research and resources to continually enhance its security measures and foster knowledge exchange and innovation in cloud security.” Vena remains focused on providing its customers with secure, reliable and user-friendly CPM software. As a Trusted Cloud Provider with CSA, Vena will continue to refine its security posture and practices, ensuring the highest level of data protection for its customers. “This partnership exemplifies our dedication to providing our customers with the highest level of data protection, ensuring their trust and confidence in our services,” said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena. “Together, with other CSA members, we are shaping the future of secure cloud computing, setting new standards and reaffirming our promise to prioritize the privacy and security of our valued customers." To learn more about Vena’s commitment to Customer Trust, please visit www.venasolutions.com/trust. About Vena  Vena is the only Complete Planning platform that’s natively integrated with Microsoft 365, empowering teams to plan the way they think. Vena streamlines financial and operational planning, reporting and analysis processes, and provides advanced analytics and modeling capabilities to help business, finance and operations leaders make informed business decisions. With Vena, you can leverage the power of Excel and AI-powered insights in a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances collaboration, scalability and security. Over 1,600 of the world’s leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. About the Cloud Security Alliance The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. CSA harnesses the subject matter expertise of industry practitioners, associations, governments, and its corporate and individual members to offer cloud security-specific research, education, certification, events and products. CSA’s activities, knowledge and extensive network benefit the entire community impacted by cloud—from providers and customers, to governments, entrepreneurs and the assurance industry—and provide a forum through which diverse parties can work together to create and maintain a trusted cloud ecosystem. For further information, visit us at www.cloudsecurityalliance.org, and follow us on Twitter @cloudsa. MEDIA CONTACT Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

Complete Planning platform integrates financial and operational data for strategic practice management for legal firms Vena, the Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced the launch of Vena for Legal by ProLytics, a best-practice, preconfigured corporate performance management solution purpose-built to help law firms power flexible and more efficient financial, operational and strategic planning. ProLytics Consulting Group, the Vena Solutions Partner who developed this vertical solution on the Vena platform, is a consulting firm that specializes in performance management, data analytics and business intelligence. ProLytics will also implement the solution through its consultancy.  Vena for Legal by ProLytics provides proven methodologies for streamlining a firm’s profitability analysis, offering cost and revenue transparency, and generating powerful insights into the firm’s financial performance. Pre-built planning templates and reports for timekeeper revenue, fee income planning, partner and employee compensation, and expense allocations leverage Vena’s native integrations with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft 365 within its Intelligent Complete Planning platform to drive increased productivity, collaboration and powerful modeling capabilities. Through the flexibility and extensibility of the Vena platform, firms can integrate financial and operational data into a single source of truth to model, plan and scale with a complete view of business health as they extend to new types of planning based on their business requirements at any stage of growth or planning maturity. “Vena for Legal by ProLytics represents the first of the partner-built preconfigured solution we previewed at Excelerate 2023,” said Allison Munro, Chief Marketing & Ecosystem Officer at Vena. “Our Partner network has been a key driver of Vena’s continued growth, and it’s through the work of companies such as ProLytics that we will continue to expand our solutions portfolio and support customers eager to plan for their own financial growth and well-being.”  As a law firm grows, it becomes increasingly important to have a streamlined and efficient system for data and practice management. Vena for Legal by ProLytics leverages Vena CubeFLEX™ database technology, purpose-built for the flexibility of Microsoft Excel, which consolidates and incorporates data from enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms, including TR ProLaw, Aderant, Clio, Oracle, Elite 3E, as well as software systems such as HCM Workday and ADP. These integrations result in a single source of truth for a firm’s data, ensuring their finance department has access to accurate and current information, regardless of the size or complexity of its operations. “For more than 10 years, ProLytics has delivered innovative data management and analytics solutions for the legal profession, and Vena for Legal by ProLytics is the latest in our long tradition of serving this market,” said William Liang, Managing Director at ProLytics Consulting Group. “Together, ProLytics and Vena have developed a solution that empowers finance and operations teams with a complete 360-view into the firm’s business through a consolidated database and dashboard that puts core metrics and KPIs at their fingertips.”  Vena for Legal by ProLytics is now available. For more information about Vena for Legal by ProLytics, please visit www.venasolutions.com/industries/legal. About Vena  Vena is the only Complete Planning platform that’s natively integrated with Microsoft 365, empowering teams to plan the way they think. Vena streamlines financial and operational planning, reporting and analysis processes, and provides advanced analytics and modeling capabilities to help business, finance and operations leaders make informed business decisions. With Vena, you can leverage the power of Excel and AI-powered insights in a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances collaboration, scalability and security. Over 1,600 of the world’s leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. About ProLytics Consulting Group In 2021, ProLytics Consulting Group was honored as the Vena Partner of the Year. ProLytics has led the way in numerous implementations, serving organizations of varying sizes across diverse industry sectors. From legal and professional services to non-profits, senior living and manufacturing, ProLytics adopts a personalized approach that places the client's requirements at the forefront. Their guiding mission is, "Our customer's success is a measure of our success." This philosophy guides their work, as they strive to involve clients in every step of the process, from the initial discovery phase to post-implementation support. For more information, visit prolyticsgroup.com. MEDIA CONTACT Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

Vena, the Intelligent Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced that it received recent recognition from the Brandon Hall Group in its 2023 HCM Excellence Awards™. The company received awards in the Leadership Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Talent Acquisition categories. This marks the second consecutive win for Vena in the last category, as the company took home honors in Talent Acquisition in 2022.  “We are honored to again receive recognition from the Brandon Hall Group,” said Tracey Mikita, Chief People Officer at Vena. “As Vena has grown as a business, we have scaled our people programs to keep pace with our growth into a global organization. This includes focusing in on and strengthening our leadership programs and doubling down on our ability to onboard, retain and engage employees. These investments have become competitive advantages for us as we recruit new employees across Canada, the U.S., U.K. and beyond.”  “As Vena has grown as a business, we have scaled our people programs to keep pace with our growth into a global organization. This includes focusing in on and strengthening our leadership programs and doubling down on our ability to onboard, retain and engage employees." —Tracey Mikita Chief People Officer, Vena The 2023 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards™ recognize best practices for initiatives in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Sales Performance, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and the Future of Work. Vena was recognized for the following initiatives:  Leadership Development, Best Advance in Leadership Development: Vena received a silver award for Best Advance in Leadership Development for the expansion of its leadership development program into a three-year progressive curriculum. It has grown from one program and involves developing leadership skills at all levels of the organization, increasing retention of high-potential employees (HiPo) and closing identified skill gaps among newly promoted leaders.  The curriculum now comprises four programs: Early Foundations of Leadership to address future leaders (HiPo); Leadership Onboarding for newly promoted or new-to-Vena leaders; a redesigned Leadership Experience mid-level program; and the introduction of a Culture and Purpose program, all of which embody Vena’s Leadership Philosophy and CORE values.  Talent Acquisition, Best New Hire Onboarding Program:  The company was recognized with a bronze award for its redesigned onboarding program with an emphasis on providing a collaborative experience to new hires and building rapport even before Day One. This includes a technology platform that automates and measures employee experiences, as well as covers need-to-know new hire information.  The onboarding program maintains a strong focus on Vena’s people-centric culture and values, including personalized journeys with just-in-time training that is fully automated and measured at every step to support ongoing evolution and improvement.  Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Best Use of Employee Resource Groups to Address DE&I: Vena also received a bronze award for its deployment of a robust Employee Resource Group strategy to support the overall business objective of building and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone has the freedom to be themselves.  From one group in 2018—Network4Women, which continues to serve as an inclusive group of women, gender non-conforming persons and their allies—the company now supports eight Vena Resource Groups in total:  Vena Cares, which supports the organization’s charitable efforts and community service  Melanite, a resource group for Vena’s Black employees and their allies  Mental Health, to foster mental health and well-being throughout the company Spectrum, which serves as a resource group for Vena’s 2SLGBTQIA+ members and allies Va11y, a resource group that is focused on disability and accessibility advocacy Green Team, the company’s sustainability and green initiatives resource group Families, which fosters a sense of community, support and resources for employees in a family caregiver or ally role "We’re overjoyed to receive this recognition for our efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as our investments in onboarding and developing future leaders,” said Vena CEO Hunter Madeley. “At Vena, we believe empowering employees to thrive fuels innovation and drives our success. These awards reflect our commitment to fostering a workplace in which all talent can maximize their potential. We truly appreciate the many individuals and teams across the organization who contribute their time, effort and passion to building and supporting an engaging and inclusive culture at Vena." "At Vena, we believe empowering employees to thrive fuels innovation and drives our success. These awards reflect our commitment to fostering a workplace in which all talent can maximize their potential." —Hunter Madeley Chief Executive Officer, Vena About Vena  Vena is the only Intelligent Platform for Complete Planning that’s natively integrated with Microsoft 365, empowering teams to plan the way they think. Vena streamlines financial and operational planning, reporting and analysis processes, and provides advanced analytics and modeling capabilities to help business, finance and operations leaders make informed business decisions. With Vena, you can leverage the power of Excel and AI-powered insights in a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances collaboration, scalability and security. Over 1,600 of the world’s leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. MEDIA CONTACT Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

CPM leader notches impressive year-over-year revenue growth alongside continued recognition of platform capabilities Vena, the Intelligent Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced that it entered the second half of 2023 with considerable customer momentum and revenue growth following fiscal H1. The company welcomed more than 200 new customer wins and saw continued success across Vena’s Services and Solutions Partner Ecosystem. Vena’s award-winning cloud corporate performance management (CPM) software empowers leading companies and organizations worldwide, such as Kansas City Chiefs, Coca-Cola Consolidated, WWF-Canada and over 1,600 more, to plan for anything and succeed through today’s uncertainty. For Metro Supply Chain Group, Vena has helped them run multiple scenarios and use multiple forecasts to aid decision making. “Operational metrics are important, but the story is not complete until you can see how they impact your costs, revenue and EBITDA margins. Vena is our way of bringing that all together and measuring the health of our business,” explains Paolo Mari, VP of Business Analytics and Commercial Management at Metro Supply Chain Group. According to Vena CEO Hunter Madeley, Vena’s growth has been fueled by the ever-increasing need for customers to derive insights from internal and external data and take purposeful action. “Our customers are leveraging Vena to navigate their best path through what continues to be highly variable market conditions for most organizations. The Vena Insights product, which puts the power of AI in the hands of our customers, has seen tremendous uptake this year as finance and operations teams become stronger strategic partners for their organizations. Whether leaning on the experience and knowledge of our service and support teams, or the strength of our expansive Partner ecosystem, our customers are taking full advantage of the investments we continue to make in our platform. We remain grateful to the entire Vena community for their continued support, and we look forward to serving record numbers of customers and partners in 2023,” says Madeley. "Whether leaning on the experience and knowledge of our service and support teams, or the strength of our expansive Partner ecosystem, our customers are taking full advantage of the investments we continue to make in our platform." —Hunter Madeley Chief Executive Officer, Vena The company, which offers an industry-leading corporate performance management platform that helps organizations plan for anything, also hosted another successful Excelerate Summit in May. The yearly global virtual summit and new this year, a local in-person event in the UK, featured 40+ speakers and drew more than 3,000 finance and business leaders from around the world. Vena previewed expanded solution offerings, including new Partner-built preconfigured solutions (PCS), at Excelerate Summit 2023. The annual conference saw record Partner participation rates with an increase of 80% over 2022 across Partner speakers, attendees and exhibitors. Growth in Vena’s revenue and customer base has been accompanied by numerous industry accolades, including: Recognized for the fourth consecutive year with a TrustRadius Tech Cares award for going above and beyond to support employees and communities across five areas of focus ( Volunteerism; Robust diversity, equity and inclusion programs; Charitable donations and fundraising; Workplace culture, including support for remote and in-office employees; Demonstrable support for environmental sustainability). Earning multiple 2023 TrustRadius Top Rated Awards in four categories: Corporate Performance Management (CPM); Budgeting and Forecasting; Financial Close; Cash Flow Management. Recognition as a Leader in the 2023 Nucleus Research CPM Technology Value Matrix, which acknowledged Vena’s enablement of “customers to make data-driven decisions, uncover actionable insights and drive growth across their business.” About Vena Vena is the only Intelligent Platform for Complete Planning that’s natively integrated with Microsoft 365, empowering teams to plan the way they think. Vena streamlines financial and operational planning, reporting and analysis processes, and provides advanced analytics and flexible modeling capabilities to help business, finance and operations leaders make informed business decisions. With Vena, you can leverage the power of Microsoft Excel and AI-powered insights in a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances collaboration, scalability and security. Over 1,600 of the world’s leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. MEDIA CONTACT Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

The CFO Show to offer insightful, timely commentary on the topics that are top of mind in finance and business Vena, the Intelligent Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced that Vena CFO Melissa Howatson has been tapped to host The CFO Show, a new audio and video podcast that aims to create a unique community for CFOs, those who aspire to the post, other finance professionals and business leaders. The show, which launched on September 19, features Howatson discussing current financial and business topics, industry best practices, economic trends and more. Audiences tuning in will gain access to strategies for professional, business and personal growth and success. Howatson will be joined by co-host, Tom Seegmiller, Vice President of FP&A at Vena. “My goal as host of The CFO Show is that finance and business professionals will find insightful, timely commentary on the biggest issues in finance and business that will help them grow in their careers.” —Melissa Howatson Chief Financial Officer, Vena “Finance leaders are taking on more than ever in this time of rapid change, but many wonder how they can drive strategic innovation and transform their business while still balancing day-to-day financial and operational needs,” Howatson said. “My goal as host of The CFO Show is that finance and business professionals will find insightful, timely commentary on the biggest issues in finance and business that will help them grow in their careers.” You can catch new episodes of The CFO Show every Tuesday on the podcast website and on YouTube. The series will also be available soon on all major podcast platforms including Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google and Amazon. About Vena Vena is the only Intelligent Platform for Complete Planning that’s natively integrated with Microsoft 365, empowering teams to plan the way they think. Vena streamlines financial and operational planning, reporting and analysis processes, and provides advanced analytics and modeling capabilities to help business, finance and operations leaders make informed business decisions. With Vena, you can leverage the power of Excel and AI-powered insights in a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances collaboration, scalability and security. Over 1,600 of the world’s leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. Media Contact Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

Leadership organization recognizes Munro's ecosystem transformation, thought leadership and strategic contributions to community TORONTO - Sept. 18, 2023 – Vena, the Intelligent Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, is proud to announce that Partnership Leaders, the industry association for leaders in Partnership, Channel, Alliances and Business Development, has named Vena Chief Marketing and Ecosystem Officer Allison Munro as the recipient of the 2023 Award for Most Inspiring Woman in Partnerships. This award, presented at this year’s Partnership Leaders conference, Catalyst, acknowledged the exceptional women leaders doing highly impactful and innovative work in partnerships, and recognized the most inspiring woman excelling as an industry leader. “Supporting an environment in which women can thrive in the partnership industry has been a top priority since we started Partnership Leaders,” said Asher Mathew, Co-founder and CEO of Partnership Leaders. “This award was created and voted on by the Women in Partnerships group, which makes it even more of an accolade. Huge congratulations to Allison Munro for being such an inspiration to all.” Munro joined Vena in 2020 as Chief Marketing Officer and took on the additional role of Chief Ecosystem Officer in 2022 to drive an integrated, transformational approach to the business, as we work to have an integrated go-to-market motion that creates value for our Partners, the market and our customers’ ecosystem. Her thought leadership and strategic, forward-thinking approach to marketing was a natural springboard for driving ecosystem transformation at Vena. Building that ecosystem mindset prioritizes our values of customer trust, one team and execution excellence as we zero in on our ideal customer profile, next-gen enablement and GTM, assessing complementary sectors, integrating data across the ecosystem and measuring the right impact metrics. “Leading with an ecosystem mindset is about recognizing that your success is interconnected with the success of others in the ecosystem,” says Munro. “By adopting this mindset and taking deliberate actions to promote collaboration and sustainability, we can create a more resilient and prosperous ecosystem for all involved.” Vena CEO Hunter Madeley says that this honor recognizes Munro’s tremendous leadership in driving business transformation through strategic ecosystem initiatives as well as her dedication to the Partnership Leaders community. “We’re thrilled that Allison was named the 'Most Inspiring Woman in Partnerships’ by Partnership Leaders. Her ability to identify win-win opportunities with complementary brands has been invaluable at Vena. She has forged strong relationships at the highest levels and represents our brand with integrity and vision.”

Vena is acknowledged for going above and beyond to support employees and communities We’re thrilled to announce that Vena has been recognized for the fourth consecutive year with a TrustRadius Tech Cares award. The award acknowledges B2B technology companies that have gone above and beyond to support employees and communities across five areas of focus: Volunteerism Robust diversity, equity and inclusion programs Charitable donations and fundraising Workplace culture, including support for remote and in-office employees Demonstrable support for environmental sustainability This recent honor highlights our ongoing commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. According to Vena CEO Hunter Madeley, “Our talented and diverse team is the driving force behind Vena’s achievements. Their dedication to our CORE values of Customer Trust, One Team, Respect and Authenticity, and Execution Excellence shines through in all their work. It’s this commitment that helps us earn the confidence of our customers, partners, communities and the environment. This recognition from TrustRadius is a validation of Vena’s caring culture, which enables our employees to thrive professionally and personally.” “This recognition from TrustRadius is a validation of Vena’s caring culture, which enables our employees to thrive professionally and personally.” —Hunter Madeley CEO at Vena The TrustRadius TechCares award recognized Vena across a number of categories, including: Environmental Management - Vena provides opportunities for its employees to engage as global citizens in activities related to the environment. These range from comprehensive in-house waste reduction and recycling programs, a green procurement policy and participation in events such as World Clean Up Day and the WWF CN Tower Climb fundraiser. Diversity and Inclusion - In addition to a wide array of employee resource groups that support Vena’s diverse employee base, Vena also developed an Inclusive Language Guide for employees that raises awareness, guides learning and encourages the use of culturally sensitive terms and phrases that center the voices and perspectives of those who are often marginalized or stereotyped. Vena also implemented metrics in its applicant tracking system to gather data to assess the diversity of job candidates on aspects such as role applied for, functional team considered, recruiting source and more. Community Volunteerism - Vena provides all employees a Volunteer Day to support the organization, charity or cause of their choice. This is in addition to company-sponsored volunteer days and activities with organizations including Canadian Blood Services, Habitat for Humanity, the Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal, Second Harvest and many more. “At Vena, our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is a collaborative effort across the organization,” said Tracey Mikita, Vena’s Chief People Person. “We’ve built our DEI efforts on four key pillars: Talent Attraction and Acquisition, Employee Experience, Leadership and Learning, and Community Impact. It’s gratifying to see our entire team engaged in shaping an inclusive culture. We recognize this is a continuous journey we’re on together to keep strengthening our DEI programs and outcomes.” “At Vena, our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is a collaborative effort across the organization.” —Tracey Mikita Chief People Person at Vena For more information on the only Intelligent Platform for Complete Planning that's natively integrated with Microsoft 365, or to request a demo, please visit venasolutions.com.

Vena repeats top rankings, receives perfect recommend score and outperforms some of the largest vendors in the industry Vena, the Intelligent Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced that it was recognized as an Overall Experience Leader and Trust Leader in the 2023 Dresner Wisdom of CrowdsⓇ Enterprise Performance Management Market Study. The study ranks vendors across a 33-point matrix and is based completely on the results of a user survey. It categorized Vena as an Overall Experience Leader in its Customer Experience Model and a Trust Leader in its Vendor Credibility Model. Vena customers who participated in the survey gave Vena a perfect Recommend score. Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) software enables businesses to forecast and strategically plan their finance operations, factoring in the internal and external factors that may influence their performance. In its 2023 report, Dresner found an uptick in adoption from the previous year, with 62% of respondents using EPM software (up nearly 10 percentage points from 2022). Midsize and small companies drove this increase, adopting the technology to better compete in today’s challenging macroeconomic conditions. “Vena continues to be a leader in this year’s Wisdom of Crowds EPM Market Study,” said Howard Dresner, Founder and Chief Research Officer of Dresner Advisory Services. “Its scores are generally above the overall sample, with key improvements in product, consulting and integrity. It is best in class in integration with third-party technologies, has a perfect recommend score and is an Overall Leader in the Customer Experience Model.” Vena empowers teams to plan the way they think. Vena makes financial and operational planning, reporting and analysis more efficient, increases financial intelligence across the organization and unlocks performance leveraging automation, uncompromised data modeling, industry-leading AI capabilities and the productivity tools teams already know and use, starting with Microsoft Excel. Vena is also highly flexible, adaptable and natively integrates with Microsoft 365. The Vena platform combines the power of Vena with Microsoft’s advanced productivity, collaboration, AI technology and innovation to help finance teams model, plan and scale based on their specific business requirements—all in an intuitive platform finance can own and operate. “Vena continues to be a leader in this year’s Wisdom of Crowds EPM Market Study. Its scores are generally above the overall sample, with key improvements in product, consulting and integrity. It is best in class in integration with third-party technologies, has a perfect recommend score and is an Overall Leader in the Customer Experience Model.” —Howard Dresner Founder and Chief Research Officer, Dresner Advisory Services “Vena’s top ranking in this year’s Dresner Wisdom of Crowd EPM Market Study is a testament not only to our outstanding customer success specialists, who work hand-in-hand with our users to ensure an excellent experience, but also the hard work of our dedicated product engineering team, which continues to refine and expand our platform’s capabilities,” said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer for Vena. “This recognition is a testament to our commitment to providing our user community a Complete Planning product to help them plan for anything.” The 2023 Dresner report builds upon Vena’s top ranking in its previous year’s report, as well as recent recognition from BPM Partners, which positioned Vena’s Intelligent Complete Planning platform as “Excellent” across numerous categories. “Vena’s top ranking in this year’s Dresner Wisdom of Crowd EPM Market Study is a testament not only to our outstanding customer success specialists, who work hand-in-hand with our users to ensure an excellent experience, but also the hard work of our dedicated product engineering team, which continues to refine and expand our platform’s capabilities.” —Hugh Cumming Chief Technology Officer at Vena Download the full report here to discover how Vena enables businesses to gain deeper insights into their performance and make more informed strategic decisions. For more information on Vena Intelligent Complete Planning or to request a demo, please visit venasolutions.com. About Vena Vena is the only Intelligent Platform for Complete Planning that’s natively integrated with Microsoft 365, empowering teams to plan the way they think. Vena streamlines financial and operational planning, reporting and analysis processes, and provides advanced analytics and modeling capabilities to help business, finance and operations leaders make informed business decisions. With Vena, you can leverage the power of Excel and AI-powered insights in a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances collaboration, scalability and security. Over 1,600 of the world’s leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. About Dresner Advisory Services Dresner Advisory Services was formed by Howard Dresner, an independent analyst, author, lecturer, and business adviser. Dresner Advisory Services, LLC focuses on creating and sharing thought leadership for Business Intelligence (BI), Analytical Data Infrastructure, Performance Management, and related areas. Media Contact Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

Vena’s Intelligent Complete Planning FP&A platform lauded for ease of use, budgeting and planning capabilities, performance and ability to scale by leading analyst firm Vena, the Intelligent Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced that it has been recognized by the 2023 BPM Partners Vendor Landscape Matrix Report for Financial Operational and Strategic Business Performance Management (BPM) platforms, earning Excellent ratings in a number of categories. These include Ease of Use, Budgeting and Planning, and Performance and Scalability. Vena was also listed as a Leader and Core Vendor in the BPM market. BPM, also referred to as Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), is defined by BPM Partners as “a set of integrated, closed-loop management and analytic processes, supported by technology, that address financial as well as operational activities.” Vena’s Intelligent Complete Planning platform is an end-to-end FP&A solution that supports the entire cycle, from budgeting, forecasting and planning to consolidation, reporting and analytics. With Vena, organizations of all sizes can intelligently plan and quickly adapt based on today’s ever-changing macroeconomic conditions. “We recognize Vena as a leader providing an intuitive performance management solution that continues to earn high marks from its customers,” said Craig Schiff, President and CEO at BPM Partners. “Recent developments with Vena Insights, which delivers self-service AI to enhance strategic decision making, further strengthens their offerings.” This recognition from BPM Partners comes on the heels of similar honors from other technology analyst firms, including: Vena named a Challenger in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Financial Planning Software IDC MarketScape positioned Vena as a Major Player in Enterprise Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Applications Vena recognized as a Leader in the 2023 Nucleus Research CPM Technology Value Matrix Additionally, Vena recently received four Top Rated awards based on user reviews on TrustRadius. These included Corporate Performance Management (CPM), Budgeting and Forecasting, Financial Close and Cash Flow Management. “Users of our planning solution can plan and grow with the confidence that their strategic decisions are based on solid data, analysis and insight from the latest in intelligent technologies.” —Hugh Cumming Chief Technology Officer at Vena “Today’s recognition from BPM Partners builds upon our Excellent ratings in the firm’s 2022 Performance Management Vendor Landscape Matrix and is a testament to Vena’s long tradition of providing customers with the latest innovations in FP&A like the recent release of Vena Insights,” said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer for Vena. “Users of our planning solution can plan and grow with the confidence that their strategic decisions are based on solid data, analysis and insight from the latest in intelligent technologies.” Download the full report here to discover how Vena is consistently named a core vendor year after year and continues to maintain core strengths for Ease of Use, Budgeting and Planning, and Performance and Scalability. For more information on Vena Intelligent Complete Planning or to request a demo, please visit venasolutions.com. About Vena Vena empowers businesses to plan for anything with the only native Excel Complete Planning platform built for Microsoft 365 with Power BI Embedded. Vena streamlines budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes, and provides advanced analytics and modeling capabilities to help business, finance and operations leaders make informed business decisions. With Vena, you can leverage the power of Excel and AI-powered insights in a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances collaboration, scalability and security. Over 1,500 of the world’s leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. About BPM Partners BPM Partners is the leading independent authority on business performance management (BPM) and related business intelligence solutions and has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms. The company helps organizations address their budgeting, planning, financial consolidation, close, and reporting, regulatory compliance, profitability optimization, key performance indicator (KPI) development, and operational performance challenges with vendor-neutral experts who guide companies through their BPM initiatives from start to finish while both reducing risk and minimizing costs. For further details, go to bpmpartners.com. Media Contact Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

Customer ratings boost Vena FP&A platform to top of Corporate Performance Management, Budgeting & Forecasting, Financial Close and Cash Flow Management categories Vena announced today that it has earned 2023 TrustRadius Top Rated Awards in four categories: Corporate Performance Management (CPM), Budgeting and Forecasting, Financial Close and Cash Flow Management. The TrustRadius Top Rated Awards are granted to vendors with the highest percentage of positive Key Insights statistics for Best Feature Set, Best Value for Price and Best Relationship in their product categories. Vena Intelligent Complete Planning previously received TrustRadius recognition for Top Rated and Best Software in 2022 and was the recipient of the Tech Cares award in 2020. “Our teams place as much effort on ensuring our customers have an excellent experience using our Intelligent Complete Planning platform as our engineering group puts into ensuring it keeps pace with industry innovations. We are incredibly proud to receive these honors again.” —Paula Batras Senior Customer Marketing Manager at Vena “At Vena, we truly appreciate recognition like these TrustRadius awards because they are based on the reviews and sentiment of our customers,” said Paula Batras, Senior Customer Marketing Manager at Vena. “Our teams place as much effort on ensuring our customers have an excellent experience using our Intelligent Complete Planning platform as our engineering group puts into ensuring it keeps pace with industry innovations. We are incredibly proud to receive these honors again.” Vena Intelligent Complete Planning is the only financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform natively built for Microsoft Excel, with a number of out-of-the-box integrations with leading applications, including Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, NetSuite, Salesforce and more. “We are driven to empower businesses throughout the planning process, whether in finance or elsewhere within an organization, and we continually look for ways to add the latest technologies to our platform so our customers can stay ahead of the competition.” —Hugh Cumming Chief Technology Officer at Vena “The TrustRadius awards recognize vendors that provide excellent customer satisfaction, and the user-driven ratings help buyers make confident technology decisions as they plan for anything,” said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena. “We are driven to empower businesses throughout the planning process, whether in finance or elsewhere within an organization, and we continually look for ways to add the latest technologies to our platform so our customers can stay ahead of the competition.” For more information on Vena Intelligent Complete Planning or to request a demo, please visit www.venasolutions.com. About Vena Vena empowers businesses to plan for anything with the only native Excel Complete Planning platform built for Microsoft 365 with Power BI Embedded. Vena streamlines budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes, and provides advanced analytics and modeling capabilities to help business, finance and operations leaders make informed business decisions. With Vena, you can leverage the power of Excel and AI-powered insights in a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances collaboration, scalability and security. Over 1,500 of the world’s leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. 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. Media Contact Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

Learn how to build the agility and resilience you need to plan for anything Vena is getting ready to host Excelerate Summit 2023, our fourth annual global virtual conference for finance and operations professionals, business leaders and budget owners. Taking place May 9–10, the virtual live and on-demand conference experience features 30+ speakers, inspiring keynotes and sessions and 20+ hours of CPE/CPD live discussions, workshops and training. What’s Different This Year? Unlike other industry conferences, we’re laser-focused on giving actionable advice finance professionals can use to navigate the current business environment. We’re inviting our community of 5,000+ professionals to come together to learn how to excelerate their planning productivity, agility, resilience and their organization’s financial intelligence so they can plan for anything. Attendees gave last year’s event 4.4 stars out of 5 Excelerate will offer attendees the opportunity to: Engage and learn from finance peers, Vena Experts and executives, and finance and business leaders from organizations including Microsoft, Kansas City Chiefs, OpenAI and more Earn up to 22 CPE/CPD credits through live discussions, workshops and training Learn Excel and Power BI best practices and access templates for rolling forecasts, what-if analysis, workforce planning and more Learn how to empower your organization to adapt to current market realities with important strategies, best practices and technological innovations You can also look forward to insights from Vena keynote speakers, with sessions that have been designed to inspire you to build winning teams, stay ahead of technology innovation and drive growth, resilience and agility within your organizations. Excelerate Summit’s Exciting Lineup of Speakers Joining the speaker lineup this year are Austin Wiseman, Finance & Accounting at OpenAI, Nicolas Herman, CFO at Microsoft Canada and Mitch Holthus, Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs. Other speakers include: Hunter Madeley, CEO, Vena Melissa Howatson, CFO, Vena Purna Duggirala, Chief Excel Officer, Chandoo.org and Microsoft MVP Howard Dresner, Chief Research Officer, Dresner Advisory Services, LLC Speakers from 6Sense, BetMGM, Citrin Cooperman Advisors LLP, Fluence Technologies and more Feedback that makes us blush a little 😊 Attendees can earn free CPE/CPD credits through live conversations, interactive workshops, product demonstrations and training presented by Vena Academy. Sessions and panels will cover: Strategies for high-functioning finance teams The new tech empowering finance-led innovation Practical applications of AI and automation in FP&A Latest trends in FP&A, AI, extended planning and performance management Managing cash flow in complex business conditions Agile revenue forecasting Unlocking opportunities with finance systems and operations The Vena Product Roadmap Introduction to Vena Complete Planning and Insights Best practices for workforce planning, cash flow management, Microsoft Excel and more Excelerate’s jam-packed agenda includes multiple opportunities to learn, connect and grow with Vena Experts and Partners, Microsoft leaders and technology enthusiasts who will all be on hand to help you plan for anything—all while virtually networking in a global community of professionals. More feedback that makes us blush a little 😊 Save your free seat for Excelerate Summit 2023 today. For the latest Excelerate Summit 2023 news, follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @venasolutions.

CPM software provider grows customer base, empowering companies to plan for anything amid global economic challenges Today, Vena announced record revenues and customer wins in its latest fiscal year despite significant economic headwinds. The company recognized significant year-over-year increases in revenue and customers added through FY 2023 (ending Jan. 31, 2023) and had record growth in expansion sales as customers leveraged Vena’s corporate performance management (CPM) software to plan for anything, leaving it well-positioned to ride continued business momentum in FY 2024. “Macroeconomic conditions have placed a new urgency on streamlining financial and operational planning,” said Hunter Madeley, CEO of Vena. “Companies trust Vena’s award-winning Complete Planning platform and Partner network to provide the planning capabilities and business insights required to thrive in any environment. Vena remains committed to empowering our customers to build agility and resilience into their business planning processes.” Other highlights achieved in Q4 FY 2023 include: Record subscription revenue and a new customer milestone, crossing the 1,500 threshold. A strategic partnership with Fluence Technologies offering an integrated solution that empowers FP&A, extended planning and financial close management for Vena and Fluence customers and enables a seamless digital transformation of the entire finance function. The expansion of Vena’s Partner network, with the addition of Cyberly Inc., McAlign Consulting Group, Nexcelsior Inc. and Varisource. These Partners add to Vena’s expertise in the Microsoft and Netsuite platforms, enhancing the Vena platform’s capabilities in functions including revenue operations and sales performance management. Ongoing hiring that grew Vena’s team by over 20%, attracting top talent despite a softening in overall technology industry headcount, due in large part to its recognition as a top place to work. These Q4 milestones capped a strong year for Vena, which earned a collection of industry awards, including recognition as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Applications 2022 Vendor Assessment and a TrustRadius 2022 Best Software award for Vena Complete Planning. Vena also received high rankings from user-based rating sites TrustRadius (Best Corporate Performance Management, Budgeting and Forecasting and Financial Close software) and G2 (Best Software for Accounting and Finance). Other highlights in the year include: The announcement of a technology collaboration with Microsoft, including mutual investment in product, solution and platform innovation to empower the strategic office of finance. Strengthened leadership with the addition of Melissa Howatson as Chief Financial Officer, the appointment of Vena Chief Marketing Officer Allison Munro as Chief Marketing & Ecosystem Officer and the promotion of Le Huong Truong to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, joining Vena’s executive leadership team. Industry recognition with Vena named an Overall Leader in the 2022 Wisdom of Crowds Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Market Study conducted by Dresner Advisory Services. Recognition of Vena’s culture and workplace environment by Waterstone Human Capital on its 2022 list of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures. The launch of Vena with Microsoft Power BI Embedded, adding AI-powered advanced data analytics to the Vena platform. The launch of Vena Marketplace, where finance and operations professionals can access native Vena integrations and connect with Vena Partners that offer services, solutions and technologies that integrate into the Vena platform to automate financial planning processes, drive collaboration and deliver deep insights. Additional recognition for Vena’s culture with its third TrustRadius Tech Cares award, which recognizes tech companies’ support for employees, and several Comparably awards, including recognition of its diversity initiatives and company outlook. About Vena Vena empowers businesses to plan for anything with the only native Excel Complete Planning platform built for Microsoft 365 with Power BI Embedded. Vena streamlines budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes, and provides advanced analytics and modeling capabilities to help business, finance and operations leaders make informed business decisions. With Vena, you can leverage the power of Excel and AI-powered insights in a unified, cloud-based platform that enhances collaboration, scalability and security. Over 1,500 of the world’s leading companies rely on Vena to power their planning. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. Media Contact Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

Nucleus highlights Vena’s platform usability, modern Microsoft 365 Integrations and Power BI Embedded experience Vena announced today that it has been recognized as a leader in the Nucleus Research CPM Value Matrix, marking the tenth straight year Vena has achieved this industry leader recognition. “This year's Nucleus Report revealed that present economic uncertainty and market volatility are leading financial professionals to turn to technology for agile planning and budgeting,” says Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena. “This recognition validates our ongoing commitment to customers to do just that, giving them the confidence they need to transform the office of finance into a strategic partner to the entire organization. Vena’s mission is to help businesses plan for anything, providing customers with the ability to work the way they think—in a familiar environment and flexible platform—and leveraging advanced AI and ML capabilities to easily gain access to real-time data and insights to support greater strategic decision making and agile planning.” The Nucleus Research CPM Technology Value Matrix evaluates vendors based on greater usability and better functionality of their solutions. Vena positioned highest for greater usability in the leader quadrant. Also mentioned were Vena’s latest updates, including: Open Data API Strategy Fully Integrated Modern Microsoft 365 Integration Experience Fully Integrated Power BI Embedded Experience Combined With Azure Data Lake Infrastructure Enhanced Data Modeler With Data Model Optimization Isaac Gould, Research Manager, Nucleus Research, says, ”Vena Solutions continues to be a leader in the Value Matrix, for the 10th consecutive year. Differentiated by its high usability marks, Vena is focused on providing further functionality through its Power BI Embedded experience, open data API strategy with ease of use and product flexibility at its solutions core.” Earlier this year, IDC positioned Vena as a Major Player in Enterprise Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Applications. Vena was also named a Challenger in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software. To access the full Nucleus Research "CPM Technology Value Matrix" Report, click here. About Nucleus Research Nucleus Research is a global provider of investigative, case-based technology research and advisory services. The company's ROI-focused research approach provides unique insight into the actual results technology solutions deliver, allowing organizations to cut through marketing hype to understand real operational value and select or renew the best technology solution for their environment. For more information, visit NucleusResearch.com. About Vena Vena is the only native Excel Complete Planning platform built for Microsoft 365 with Power BI Embedded. Vena transforms how business, finance and operations leaders Plan To Grow™ with the Vena Growth Engine, the SaaS platform and methodology that empowers and inspires your plans and guides your growth journey. Over 1,300 of the world’s leading companies power their growth with Vena. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. Media Contact Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

Today, Vena announced that it has been named a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Applications 2022 Vendor Assessment (doc #US48985622, December 2022). “Vena provides customers the ability to work the way they think, with familiarity, flexibility and deep, actionable insights that transform the office of finance into a strategic partner to the entire organization,” said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer for Vena. “We believe our recognition as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape validates our ability to execute at a level on par with industry leaders in enhancing our customers’ ability to support greater decision-making and planning agility, which is a competitive asset during uncertain times.” The IDC MarketScape report is an assessment of enterprise planning, budgeting and forecasting application vendors in 2022. The IDC MarketScape evaluates the breadth of each vendor’s product portfolio and the level of innovation included, geographical presence and the satisfaction and perception of its customers, as well as the vendor’s overall health. Vena’s position in the IDC MarketScape follows a wave of industry and customer accolades the company received in 2022. Earlier this year, Vena was named a Challenger in the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for financial planning software and was ranked as an Overall Leader in the Dresner Advisory Services 2022 Wisdom of Crowds Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Market Study. Vena was recognized as a leader in the G2 Grid Report for Budgeting and Forecasting Winter 2023. Vena also received a 2022 Best Software award by TrustRadius, the community-driven product reviews site. About IDC MarketScape IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors. About Vena Vena is the only native Excel Complete Planning platform built for Microsoft 365 with Power BI Embedded. Vena transforms how business, finance and operations leaders Plan To Grow™ with the Vena Growth Engine, the SaaS platform and methodology that empowers and inspires your plans and guides your growth journey. Over 1,300 of the world’s leading companies power their growth with Vena. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. Media Contact Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

Recognized for its ability to execute and completeness of vision Today, Vena announced that it has been named a Challenger in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software. "We are delighted that Vena is positioned as a Challenger in the Magic Quadrant,” said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer for Vena. “ We believe our native integrations with Microsoft technology enable Vena customers to leverage Microsoft Excel, Power BI and Azure to gain deep insights from their financial and operational data through our advanced AI-driven analytics. We are proud of the Vena team and look forward to continuing to execute against our mission to elevate the strategic office of finance.” Gartner defines financial planning software as “the key tool that enables organizations to manage their enterprisewide financial planning, forecasting and budgeting processes. Financial planning software allows finance organizations to plan and analyze business financial strategy for the organization across all three financial statements (that is, profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flows). It supports modeling, collaboration, analytics and performance-reporting capabilities, all of which enhance a user’s ability to effectively manage financial performance.” This is the latest recognition for Vena in 2022. Earlier this year, the company was named an Overall Leader in the Dresner Advisory Services 2022 Wisdom of Crowds Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Market Study. Vena was also recognized as a major player in the 2022 IDC Marketscape Enterprise Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Applications report and as a leader in the G2 Grid Report for Budgeting and Forecasting Winter 2023. Vena also received a 2022 Best Software award by TrustRadius, the community-driven product reviews site. Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Financial Planning Software, Regina Crowder, Matthew Mowrey, et al.., 14 December 2022 . Gartner and Magic Quadrant are registered trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. About Vena Vena is the only native Excel Complete Planning platform built for Microsoft 365 with Power BI Embedded. Vena transforms how business, finance and operations leaders Plan To Grow™ with the Vena Growth Engine, the SaaS platform and methodology that empowers and inspires your plans and guides your growth journey. Over 1,300 of the world’s leading companies power their growth with Vena. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. Media Contact Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

In today’s digital age, data is at the center of nearly every organization. Cloud computing has brought incredible benefits for businesses, including increased collaboration, insights and flexibility. It has, however, also brought security risks that can be quite costly. The average cost of a data breach in 2022 is $4.35 million USD, according to the latest Cost of a Data Breach Report from IBM Security, based on research from Ponemon Institute. In addition to the financial hit, a data breach can result in loss of trust from partners and customers. What’s more, the increased focus on data privacy due to GDPR in Europe and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), means that security breaches could also result in steep fines or litigation. The average cost of a data breach in 2022 is $4.35 million USD. Customers and partners often seek assurances that an outside organization can be trusted with their data. For Software as a Service (SaaS) companies, such as Vena, that manage a large volume of diverse data, adherence to System and Organization Control requirements, also referred to as SOC, can help establish a common language of trust. What Is a SOC Report? At its core, SOC reports are independent, third-party audit reports that demonstrate how an organization achieves key compliance controls and objectives based on criteria defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). For example, they can help validate, among other things, that a company’s internal security practices meet specific criteria. These practices include both technology and human protocols. SOC reports are independent, third-party audit reports that demonstrate how an organization achieves key compliance controls and objectives based on criteria defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). SOC 1 Report There are different kinds of SOC audits. A SOC 1 audit examines and reports on an organization’s control environment that may be relevant to its customers’ internal controls over financial reporting. SOC 2 Report A SOC 2 audit looks at an organization’s control environment as it relates to established trust criteria, including security for a service offering. SOC audits can be further broken into two types: a Type 1 audit reviews the control environment at a single point in time, whereas a Type 2 audit looks at the control environment over a defined period of time, typically from six to 12 months, depending on the needs of the organization and intended users. Third-Party Validation Since Vena operates in the corporate performance management space and deals with sensitive data, our customers expect us to implement appropriate organizational safeguards designed to protect the financial, operational and other organizational data they bring into our Complete Planning platform. Type 2 SOC reports provide an independent assessment that can help customers assess whether the control environments of vendors are suitably designed and operating effectively for their needs. When Vena underwent its SOC evaluation, we partnered with a top accounting firm to ensure that our audit was conducted by an experienced and respected third party. We’ve always developed Vena’s network infrastructure and tech stack with security in mind, so the road to issuing our Type 1 SOC report was a short one once we started the process. As part of our SOC 2 Type 2 audit, we looked at both human-based and technology-based enterprise risk management measures as they related to the security trust principle. The examination included evaluating the technology we have in place, assessing the internal training for all our staff and reviewing the outputs from ongoing incident response exercises with our technical and crisis management teams. Security is a process and no organization can sit back and assume that it is 100% secure. Achieving a level of security that can be independently verified, such as SOC, is a continuous journey that never truly ends. Our teams are regularly updating our defensive technologies, conducting penetration tests, reviewing privileged access grants and generally staying on top of the latest threat intelligence. Security is a process and no organization can sit back and assume that it is 100% secure. Executive Support For companies pursuing SOC 2 compliance (or considering going through the audit process), it is important to have both executive buy-in and full support and commitment across the organization from the ground up. This was the case for us at Vena. Our entire team were engaged champions of the process. Conducting a SOC evaluation serves a number of valuable functions. It establishes a framework, cadence and discipline of ongoing review which can help protect an organization from both financial and reputational damage and ensure that authored policies are followed as part of the running business. Vena continues to strengthen our Complete Planning platform, which is designed to ensure our users’ data is safe, secure and always available. To learn more about Vena’s commitment to customer trust, visit our Customer Trust page.

Howatson’s experience scaling companies and building high-performing global finance organizations will guide Vena through its next phase of growth We're pleased to announce that Melissa Howatson has joined Vena's executive team as chief financial officer, reporting to CEO Hunter Madeley. Howatson joins Vena at a pivotal moment in its growth trajectory. The company recently grew its global team to more than 700 employees and, despite economic headwinds, has achieved record performance over the course of 2022, propelled by industry-leading customer satisfaction ratings and new milestones in its ecosystem of strategic partners and engagements with global customers. In her new role, Howatson will help lead Vena through its next phase of growth, driving operational scale and agility in service of Vena’s ecosystem of customers, partners, employees and community. “Vena has grown tremendously in the past year, and we were looking for a finance leader who has successfully guided companies toward their next milestone,” said Madeley. “Melissa brings a great combination of scale-up and start-up experience, a strong financial and consulting background spanning industries such as edtech, ‘Big Four’ accounting and automotive and a proven history of building and leading high-performing global finance organizations. We are thrilled to have her join us on our journey.” Howatson joins Vena after almost a decade at D2L, a global learning technology company, where she served as CFO, was a member of the board of directors and led the completion of D2L’s initial public offering in 2021. Prior to D2L, she held finance leadership positions at Bend All Automotive, Qwalify and Primal. She obtained her CPA-CA designation while working in the assurance practice at KPMG. “Vena enables finance to evolve from being simply an aggregator of data to a strategic business partner that delivers insight and analysis to drive agility, resilience and stronger decision making. The time is right for finance teams to harness the power of Vena ..." —Melissa Howatson CFO at Vena "Throughout my career, I have seen firsthand the value that finance teams can bring to the larger organization and the important role they can play in moving the business forward,” said Howatson. “Vena enables finance to evolve from being simply an aggregator of data to a strategic business partner that delivers insight and analysis to drive agility, resilience and stronger decision making. The time is right for finance teams to harness the power of Vena, and I’m excited to work with Hunter and the team to deliver the utmost value for our customers and guide Vena through its next phase of growth.” Come Grow With Us We’re hiring! Vena has 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.

Customer trust, corporate culture and a new employees milestone propel continued growth amid economic headwinds TORONTO – Dec. 1, 2022 – Vena, the Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, approaches 2023 following a strong performance in its third quarter. The company continued to grow its employee base and engagements with global customers, introduced new product innovation, drove customer growth buoyed by consistently exceptional satisfaction scores and was lauded for its product and corporate culture. In November, Vena Solutions launched Vena with Microsoft Power BI Embedded. The integration enriches Vena’s Insights and Analysis solution with advanced data analytics and AI-powered business insights embedded directly into Vena’s cloud-based CPM platform, powering FP&A, extended planning and beyond. This integration represents the latest evolution of Vena's ongoing strategic collaboration with Microsoft and makes Vena the only Complete Planning platform with out-of-the-box, user-guided business intelligence for all. TrustRadius, the community-driven product reviews site, recognized Vena Complete Planning with a 2022 Best Software award, which celebrates products that support the evolution of self-serve buyers by sourcing and using customer reviews. The recognition came on the heels of Vena winning a TrustRadius Tech Cares award for the third consecutive year. The award recognizes technology companies that go above and beyond in supporting their employees and the communities they operate in. Additionally, Vena was named one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures for 2022 by Waterstone Human Capital. The award recognizes not only strong corporate culture but also looks at how culture has aided the organization to drive success. These achievements all complement a strong third quarter that saw Vena grow its global team to more than 700 employees, maintain exceptional growth in revenue and achieve industry-leading customer satisfaction ratings. “Vena’s exceptional performance despite global economic uncertainty is a testament to the trust our customers place in us, the value they realize from using our Complete Planning platform and the support of our partners and Venanites throughout the company,” said Vena CEO Hunter Madeley. “We are honored by the recognitions awarded to Vena for its products and, especially, its culture and people, and look forward to continued collaboration and partnership as we head into 2023.” Other highlights achieved in Q3 2022 include: A customer base that has increased by more than 300 new customers in 2022, sustained record customer satisfaction levels and accelerated growth as customers continue to put their trust in Vena to power their Plan To Grow™ in turbulent times. The addition of more than 30 new Partners this year, with Ujimatec, SolomonEdwards, Anatona and others joining Vena’s Partner Network in Q3. The launch of Vena Marketplace, a destination where finance and operations professionals can access integrations, solutions and services to Power their Plan To Grow. Continued employee growth despite ongoing economic turbulence with a 30+% increase in headcount year-over-year. Successful completion of SOC 1 and 2 Type II audits, which provide an independent assessment of how Vena’s cloud-based CPM platform achieves compliance controls and objectives based on criteria defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Additional recognition of Vena with awards from workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform Comparably. These awards included Best Company Happiness, Work-Life Balance, Perks & Benefits and Compensation. About Vena Vena is the only native Excel Complete Planning platform built for Microsoft 365 with Power BI Embedded. Vena transforms how business, finance and operations leaders Plan To Grow™ with the Vena Growth Engine, the SaaS platform and methodology that empowers and inspires your plans and guides your growth journey. Over 1,300 of the world’s leading companies power their growth with Vena. For more information, visit venasolutions.com. Media Contact Jonathan Paul Senior Director, Content & Communications, Vena jpaul@venacorp.com

Free workshops offer Microsoft Excel training, mentorship and encouragement for underrepresented youth Vena's Black Employee Resource Group, Melanite, is excited to announce its partnership with BlackMINT, a Canadian non-profit organization focused on inspiring Black youth to pursue careers in the tech sector. Together, they will be hosting and teaching a series of workshops on careers in technology, along with skills-based training on Microsoft Excel, the world’s most commonly used spreadsheet software. Black professionals are underrepresented in the technology industry. Black residents comprise 3.5% of the Canadian population but make up just 2.6% of the country’s technology professionals. BlackMINT’s Rising Star Platform is a clearinghouse for information about Black professionals and what it takes to succeed in different careers, including technology. Through its Black employee resource group, Melanite, Vena is hosting and sponsoring these workshops with BlackMINT to introduce high school students to career opportunities in tech as well as real-world skills that can be transferred to the workplace. Black professionals are underrepresented in the technology industry. Black residents comprise 3.5% of the Canadian population but make up just 2.6% of the country’s technology professionals. “Representation matters. We want to impact how students see themselves represented in tech through these sessions and imagine the possibilities for their future,” said Siobhan Mondesire, Vice President of Demand Generation and Co-chair of Melanite at Vena. “Existing systemic barriers have resulted in fewer Black students being encouraged—or even provided the option—to pursue tech careers. Addressing this at the root cause includes arming them with the knowledge and access to better understand what a career in tech looks like. It’s important we demystify the idea that the only jobs in tech are ones where you have to code.” "Representation matters. We want to impact how students see themselves represented in tech through these sessions and imagine the possibilities for their future.” —Siobhan Mondesire Vice President of Demand Generation and Co-chair of Melanite at Vena Tina Goulbournre, Vena's Chief Operating Officer and Executive Sponsor of Melanite, said: "We have deliberately built inclusion into our culture because we understand that diversity adds richness—inside and outside of our organization. We are proud of our track record and for being recognized as an industry leader that continuously strives to ensure we create a supportive environment where all feel included and have equal opportunity." Vena will host the free, daylong Excel workshops on Dec. 3 and Jan. 14 at its headquarters in the Liberty Village area of Toronto and virtually via video conference. Vena encourages teachers, counselors, coaches and others who work with youth to visit www.lifeatvena.com/excelerate-your-growth for more information they can share within their networks and communities.

Award from Waterstone Human Capital recognizes culture’s contribution to an organization’s business success Here at Vena, we're fortunate to know that our great team and culture all come down to our people. Every day, we're proud of the culture we're building together, but today, we're especially proud and honored to announce that we have been recognized for all our collective efforts in creating a winning culture at Vena. Vena was named one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures for 2022 by Waterstone Human Capital. The award recognizes not only strong corporate culture but also looks at how culture has aided the organization to drive success. "The 2022 award recipients demonstrate that putting culture at the center of strategy drives growth and accelerates performance. They actively craft high-performance cultures that drive extraordinary results and serve as an inspiration for others who want to do the same” says Marty Parker, president and CEO of Waterstone Human Capital and chair of the Canada’s Most Admired™ program. “At Waterstone, we believe corporate culture drives performance and that it’s an organization’s single greatest asset.” Vena’s CORE Values—Customer Trust, One Team, Respect and Authenticity and Execution Excellence—guide every decision and action taken across the organization. “We are truly appreciative of the feedback our employees provide in both internal surveys and employer rating sites, and are grateful to be rated highly by our amazing team. Our collective commitment to building a culture focused on personal and professional growth in the service of our customers stands out most for me,” said Tracey Mikita, Chief People Person at Vena. “From our formal learning and development programs, Vena employee resource group initiatives and our support of giving back to our communities, Vena is focused on cultivating, embracing and celebrating all aspects of our team.” In addition to being named one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Culture winners, Vena also has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers in 2022 and has earned eight Comparably awards based on employee feedback—Best Company Outlook, Best Company Perks & Benefits, Best Company Work-Life Balance, Best Company Compensation, Best Company Happiness, Best CEOs for Diversity, Best CEOs for Women and Best Marketing Teams. The company also has received awards for its financial planning and analysis platform from organizations including Gartner, TrustRadius and others. “We are truly appreciative of the feedback our employees provide in both internal surveys and employer rating sites, and are grateful to be rated highly by our amazing team. Our collective commitment to building a culture focused on personal and professional growth in the service of our customers stands out most for me.” —Tracey Mikita Chief People Person at Vena “From day one, we have continuously and consciously worked to build a positive workplace culture— and it’s humbling to be recognized among a short list of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures,” said Vena CEO Hunter Madeley. “We understand that a company built on collaboration, transparency and trust empowers everyone involved in the organization. We work to earn that trust every day—at every level of our organization—and it’s an honor to see that work recognized with awards like this one.” About Waterstone Human Capital: At Waterstone Human Capital, we inspire organizations to build high performance cultures. We’re a human capital management consulting firm specializing in retained executive search, cultural measurement and assessment, and leadership training and development. We have successfully helped hundreds of entrepreneurial-minded, high-growth organizations across North America recruit, measure, and train for fit. Waterstone is also the founder of the Canada’s Most Admired™Corporate Cultures and Canada’s Most Admired™CEO programs. These national programs annually recognize best-in-class Canadian organizations and CEOs, for fostering cultures that enhance performance and help sustain a competitive advantage. For more information, please visit waterstonehc.com or canadasmostadmired.com. Come Grow With Us We’re hiring! Vena has 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.

Vena’s cloud-based corporate performance management platform also earned a spot on the For Enterprise List and For Mid-Sized List Our customers have spoken and based on their top reviews, Vena has earned a badge for landing on the Overall TrustRadius Best Software List as well as the For Enterprise List and For Mid-Sized List. This recognition comes on the heels of Vena winning a TrustRadius Tech Cares Award for the third consecutive year. The TrustRadius Best Software List celebrates products that support the evolution of self-serve buyers by sourcing and using customer reviews. To make the list, products must have more than 40 reviews from the past year and have maintained a trScore of 7.5 or higher. These characteristics demonstrate a commitment to transparency, improvement and user insights. “Vena Solutions was selected for the 2022 Best Software List as best suited for mid-sized and enterprise businesses,” said Megan Headley, Vice President of Research at TrustRadius. “These awards are based directly on feedback from their customers. Vena’s customers at mid-sized and enterprise businesses praised the product's overall flexibility, easy-to-use drill-down capabilities and ability to automate workflows.” “Powerful agile planning and reporting in familiar Excel environment.” —Vena Verified User Top-Rated Reviews by Vena Users Vena helps finance teams analyze, gain insights and report on business performance to help organizations forecast, plan, budget and report on their key performance indicators. Vena Complete Planning automates planning processes across departments and systems in human resources, marketing and sales, each of which can benefit from enterprise performance management (EPM) for forecasting, budgeting and reporting, revenue planning, workforce planning, scenario analysis and beyond. Vena’s top-rated reviews and ratings on TrustRadius are a result of the insights shared by verified users. One user shared, “Vena is easy to use and maintain. All the stakeholders in the business love it. Vena is used in our day-to-day management of the business. It has allowed us to have full transparency of our business with one source of truth. We also use it for consolidating and reporting our financials internally and externally. Vena has made it much easier for forecasting, budgeting and modeling the business.” Other Vena users shared: “Used across the entire company for planning and reporting. Gives managers access to transaction detail and timely data. Quarterly forecasts have made planning agile and up to date based on operational changes.” “Vena has been a great platform for us to input all of our forecastings into one hub so that we can perform our consolidations. We also import our actual data into the Vena database, so we are now able to compare our financial results against our forecast and budgets to provide better analysis for our stakeholders.” “The integrations and data feeds have been managed with minimal training upfront. We have not needed to involve our IT department and that allows Accounting to manage the process on our terms and priority.” “Very happy with Vena and have not looked back.” —Vena Verified User Looking to share your own feedback? Please leave a review here. Empowering Your Plan To Grow™ “We’re always so grateful to our customers for sharing their feedback on TrustRadius. Their high rankings for Vena tell us that we are providing both the technology and operational methodology needed to set their businesses up for success,” said Hunter Madeley, CEO of Vena. “But we will always strive to be better in serving our mission of empowering our customers’ Plan To Grow™, creating market-leading products and solutions to inspire their work—across industries and markets—and guide their growth.” Earlier this year, Vena also received three TrustRadius Top Rated Awards in the Corporate Performance Management (CPM), Budgeting and Forecasting and Financial Close categories. Since 2016, the TrustRadius Awards have been the standard for unbiased recognition of B2B technology products based entirely on customer feedback. How are the world’s biggest brands powering their growth with Vena? Find out here.

Vena Complete Planning, now with Power BI Embedded, empowers strategic planning, connected decision making and business agility with AI-powered insights at scale and guided business intelligence for all TORONTO, November 3, 2022 - Vena, the Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced the integration of Vena with Microsoft Power BI Embedded as part of its Insights and Analysis solution. Vena with Power BI Embedded enriches Vena’s Insights and Analysis solution with advanced data analytics and AI-powered business insights embedded directly in Vena Complete Planning, powering FP&A, extended planning and beyond. This makes it the only Complete Planning platform with out-of-the-box, user-guided business intelligence for all. Companies can easily leverage up-to-the-minute analytics, share actionable, AI-driven insights at scale, improve communication and collaboration with interactive data visualizations and dashboards, power confident, connected decision making, and empower strategic planning and business agility at every level of their organization—all within the Vena they know and love. “Vena with Power BI Embedded ensures our customers have all the tools and capabilities they need to drive strategic business planning and better business outcomes,” said Hugh Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Vena. “Not only can organizations leverage advanced data and analytics capabilities such as natural language querying, predictive modeling and decomposition trees to drive agile decision making, they can also benefit from the latest advances in Microsoft’s Power BI cloud and AI capabilities in an embedded, no-code solution with out-of-the-box functionality.” For over a decade, Vena Solutions has collaborated with Microsoft to create the only native Microsoft Excel, cloud-based CPM platform to empower the strategic office of finance—including Microsoft 365 and Power BI. Vena automates key planning processes and connects financial and operational data from across the business. This enables organizations to source meaningful insights through timely analysis and to drive agile planning decisions that deliver business value in the pursuit of sustained growth. Vena with Power BI Embedded enhances Vena’s Insights and Analysis solution as the next evolution of Vena’s ongoing strategic collaboration with Microsoft, which continues to transform how businesses Plan To Grow™. “Vena Complete Planning’s integration with Power BI combines modeling capabilities with embedded AI delivered by a business intelligence cloud in a Complete Planning platform anyone can use,” said Arun Ulagaratchagan, Corporate Vice President, Intelligence Platform at Microsoft Corp. “Uncovering deep insights at scale to maximize business performance is more efficient and easier.” Vena with Power BI Embedded leverages machine learning applied across end-to-end analytical workflows and an intuitive user experience to bring finance and operational teams together with at-a-glance visuals of key company KPIs. Businesses can future-proof their investment in advanced data analytics with free and instant access to the latest analytics and AI advancements in Microsoft Power BI. Plus, with the power of Vena’s analytical database—which connects existing source systems for optimized data readiness—they can maximize Microsoft Power BI’s AI-powered insights and analysis with Vena’s best-in-class, multi-dimensional modeling and scenario analysis capabilities to power business-wide planning. “Reporting, dashboards, integrated data and embedded BI with guided analytics are among the most sought-after capabilities today,” said Howard Dresner, Founder and Chief Research Officer at Dresner Advisory Services. “For finance, operations and business leaders, the ability to align teams around key goals and objectives, monitor performance against those goals and, ultimately, drive better decision making with democratized access to data is increasingly critical as they look to make sense of and navigate through quickly changing market conditions.” “Vena with Power BI Embedded is a game changer” added Dan Crumb, CFO of the Kansas City Chiefs. “With its easy-to-use, best-in-class AI capabilities, we will be able to create a collaborative data-driven culture that leverages instant, scalable insights to drive strategic planning and decision making at every level of our organization. We will be well-positioned as industry leaders in strategic finance and analytics with automated, AI-enabled insights and business intelligence capabilities at our fingertips.” To learn more about Vena with Power BI Embedded, visit venasolutions.com or watch The Reporting and Analytics Livestream on demand at plantogrow.com. About Vena Vena is the only native Excel Complete Planning Platform built for Microsoft 365 with Power BI Embedded. Vena transforms how business, finance and operations leaders Plan To Grow™ with the Vena Growth Engine, the SaaS platform and methodology that empowers and inspires your plans and guides your growth journey. Over 1,300 of the world's leading companies power their growth with Vena. For more information, visit venasolutions.com.

Recognized for exceptional health and wellness initiatives, DEI programs and green workplace We're excited to share that Vena has been recognized for the third consecutive year with a TrustRadius Tech Cares award. The award acknowledges B2B technology companies that have gone above and beyond to support employees and communities during 2022. The TrustRadius Tech Cares award focuses on exceptional corporate social responsibility programs, including: Volunteerism Diversity, equity and inclusion Charitable donations and fundraising Workplace culture, including model support for in-office and remote employees Support for environmental sustainability “TrustRadius’ continued recognition of Vena’s inclusive and caring culture speaks volumes about the team at Vena, of whom I couldn’t be more proud,” said Hunter Madeley, CEO of Vena. “Our people drive our success, embodying Vena's core values in everything we do. We are fortunate to have a culture of incredibly diverse, inclusive and supportive team members who earn the trust of our customers, partners, communities—and each other—every day.” Vena has mindfully cultivated a culture of trust within the company and has established several programs to ensure an inclusive and equitable workplace. Some of the resources and policies established to support Venanites include: A hybrid work model that prioritizes location-flexible work arrangements to accommodate individual working preferences, whether an employee prefers to work in the office, fully remote or a combination of the two. An inclusive parental leave program that offers all new parents, regardless of gender, 20 weeks of parental leave top-up, with options to take advantage of a flexible return to work onboarding. An expanded benefits package that allows for immediate access to healthcare benefits, additional paid leave, child and senior care benefits, expanded mental health support as well as health and wellness initiatives in the workplace. These initiatives include Summer Fridays, where all Venanites are encouraged to wrap the workday early to get a head start on the weekend. The company also offers all employees a subscription to the meditation app Headspace and provides health and wellness spending accounts. An organizational focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) that encompasses a review of the language and tone of communications (both corporate and individual), bias-free hiring practices and inclusivity reviews to ensure every Venanite enjoys equal accommodation. Employee resource groups that support Vena’s diverse employee base, including Va11y (accessibility and inclusion), N4W (a network for women+), Melanite (for Black employees and allies), Spectrum (for 2SLGBTQIA+ employees and allies) and Mental Health (raising mental health awareness). These groups participate in a wide array of networking events, community outreach work, educational opportunities, support channels and more. Vena Cares is an additional ERG that works to help with the outreach of underserved communities, partnering with organizations, charities and companies on social impact initiatives. In 2021, these organizations included Second Harvest, Breakfast Club of Canada, Feeding America, The Trussell Trust, Black Health Alliance, Habitat for Humanity, St. Felix Centre and others. As a result, Vena has been recognized with a number of awards, including 12 Comparably Awards in 2021 (Best Company Culture, Best Company for Diversity, Best Company for Women, Best CEO, Best Company Perks & Benefits, Best Company Compensation, Best Company Happiness, Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Leadership, Best CEOs for Diversity, Best Team HR and Best Company Outlook). Vena also has received four Comparably Awards in 2022 (Best Company Outlook, Best Marketing Teams, Best CEOs for Women and Best CEOs for Diversity). Vena was also named one of Greater Toronto’s 2022 Top Employers by Mediacorp and one of Canada’s 2022 Top Small & Medium Employers. Additionally, Vena has expanded its green initiatives, to include a widespread recycling drive for depleted batteries, foil packaging and waste paper. Vena also donates office furniture, supplies and other items to employees or nonprofit organizations, and has worked with the landlord of its headquarters to initiate an electronics recycling program for used monitors, computers and peripherals that are no longer needed or out of date. “While the past two-plus years have placed a heightened awareness on community and inclusive workplaces, Vena was founded on the principles of trust, respect and authenticity,” said Shada McShannon, Director of People, Partners & DEI at Vena. “Being recognized by TrustRadius for the third consecutive year is a testament to every Venanite who supports our programs and community.” "While the past two-plus years have placed a heightened awareness on community and inclusive workplaces, Vena was founded on the principles of trust, respect and authenticity.” —Shada McShannon Director of People, Partners & DEI at Vena Vena Is a Fun Place To Work. Come Grow With Us. We’re hiring! Vena has offices in Toronto, Canada and 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.

This October, Vena’s Mental Health employee-run resource group is dedicating the entire month to raising mental health awareness and cultivating support in our workplace. The theme for the month is, “Together for Mental Health at Vena.” This is the second consecutive year the employee-run resource group—what we call a Vena resource group (VRG) in our organization—is committed to amping up its ongoing efforts to promote mental health awareness and to raise our voices against stigma in a month-long campaign. “It is all of our responsibility to reduce the stigma of mental health conversations in the workplace every day. But we wanted to do more. Setting aside a month each year to highlight the importance of this work and to make it a top priority can make a huge impact on the overall health and happiness of employees—at work and at home,” says Jean Goldsmith, Mental Health Co-chair and Director, Learning & Development at Vena. "Setting aside a month each year to highlight the importance of this work and to make it a top priority can make a huge impact on the overall health and happiness of employees—at work and at home.” —Jean Goldsmith Mental Health Co-chair and Director, Learning & Development at Vena Mental Illness Awareness Week The month-long celebrations are in recognition of World Mental Health Day and Mental Illness Awareness Week. Each week will kick off with a Well-Being Monday, an opportunity for Venanites to start their week off with balance, calm and a healthy state of mind. Some planned activities include practicing gratitude, getting in the flow state (art explorations and bullet journalling) and stress relief tips for parents and kids. Mindfulness and Meditation Tuesdays will be devoted to the sharing of Headspace tips. This year, Vena was excited to offer our employees a subscription to Headspace, the digital mindfulness program that offers more personalized support, guidance, tools and access to mental health and wellness resources. The app also provides support for parents/caregivers and their children. (Learn more about our wellness-first workplace here.) Mid week, meditation sessions will be offered by Greg Jones, the Mental Health VRG’s other Co-chair and Director, Facilities at Vena. “We wanted to promote the idea that the workplace doesn’t have to be a place filled with anxiety and stress. With the right tools and support, it can be an ideal place for mindfulness and meditation. Finding time in your day to meditate at work helps reduce stress while boosting focus, energy and productivity,” says Greg. “We wanted to promote the idea that the workplace doesn’t have to be a place filled with anxiety and stress. With the right tools and support, it can be an ideal place for mindfulness and meditation." —Greg Jones Mental Health Co-chair and Director, Facilities at Vena Mental Health Professionals Each week will also feature various talks along with lunch and learn sessions given by health and wellness professionals working in different fields: Marie-Claire Conlin, Education Specialist, Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use (GGTU) at CAMH, will be hosting a talk on digital well-being and burnout. Dr. Merry Lin, Clinical Psychologist, Author and Podcaster will host a session on the seven forms of rest. Chris Coulter, Co-Executive Director, HowAreYouFeeling.org, will give a talk on helping kids understand their feelings as the key to a satisfying life. Meghan Lloyd, Registered Social Worker and experienced Psychotherapist, MA, MSW, RSW, will be hosting a talk on navigating transitions and anxiety. Image: Courtesy of Marie-Claire Conlin Mental Health and Laughter The Mental Health VRG is also excited to bring all Venanites together for an evening of fun and laughs as they present their second annual Virtual Comedy Night. Hosted by Marlena Kaesler and featuring guests, including Amy Yu, Gordon Hecht, Rush Kazi, Ada Nicolle, Andy Wong, Elizabeth Rasiuk, Matthew Ardill and headliner Marc Hallworth—all mental health advocates—the evening promises to delight the audience as the comedians share their own personal tales and struggles with mental health. “We want to remind everyone that it’s okay to laugh about mental health,” says Marlena Keasler. “Using humor to engage our audiences in discussions about mental health helps reduce the stigma.” Image: Courtesy of Rush Kazi Image: Courtesy of Amy Yu Image: Courtesy of Marc Hallworth Vena Is a Fun Place To Work. Come Grow With Us. We’re hiring! Vena has 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 strive to ensure ALL belong at Vena. We know how important it is. We live it and we feel it every day in our workplace, but when our employees tell us so, we know we’re right on track to making diversity, equity and inclusion a top priority across every level of our organization. We’re extremely thankful to our employees for their feedback and so pleased to announce that because of their ratings at Comparably, a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform, our CEO Hunter Madeley has been named to Comparably’s 2022 annual lists for Best CEOs for Women and Best CEOs for Diversity. Hunter took the helm at Vena at the tail end of 2019 to continue his track record of leading transformational growth at some of the cloud’s most important companies. He was instrumental in guiding Vena forward with responsiveness, empathy and support for its employees, customers and community throughout the pandemic and continues to lead the company with a growth mindset. This includes helping Vena raise $300 million in Series C funding and strategically building Vena’s executive leadership team to power scale and industry-leading growth with the recent appointments of Le Huong Truong, Allison Munro and Hugh Cumming. Comparably’s 5th Annual list of Best CEOs for Women represents the top-ranked CEOs based on anonymous sentiment ratings from female employees on Comparably.com over a 12-month period (June 24, 2021 through June 24, 2022). Said Comparably CEO Jason Nazar, “The chief executives on this year’s list have fostered company cultures that embrace diversity and inclusion, as shown by the feedback from their female employees. The consensus is that these top-rated CEOs lead with empathy and emotional intelligence.” Comparably’s annual list of Best CEOs for Diversity represents the top-ranked CEOs based on anonymous sentiment ratings from BIPOC employees (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) on Comparably.com over the same 12-month period. According to Nazar, all CEOs on this year’s list understand that listening to and promoting the voices of all diverse employees is critical and implement equity and inclusion at the forefront of how they lead. “Every day, we strive to find ways to be better and to do better within our workplace, for our customers and in the community." —Hunter Madeley CEO, Vena “I’m proud to work with great people who support each other and hold one another accountable to living our Core Values—Customer Trust, One Team, Respect & Authenticity and Execution Excellence —here at Vena, and any recognition we receive is a direct result of our collective efforts,” says Vena CEO Hunter Madely. “Every day, we strive to find ways to be better and to do better within our workplace, for our customers and in the community. It is an honor to be recognized for these awards, but more than anything, they are a reflection of the culture and the company we are all building together.” In 2022, Vena also won Comparably Awards for Best Company Outlook and Best Marketing Teams. Read about it here. DEI at Vena Our One Team spirit and CORE values drive us to make a difference inside and outside of Vena and that starts with our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at Vena. Our DEI efforts are focused around four pillars: Talent Attraction and Acquisition, Employee Experience, Leadership and Learning, and VRG and Community Impact. Our employees are engaged in our DEI efforts and value the strides that we’ve made in building a diverse, inclusive culture. We are just as committed to Making a Difference in our communities. To ensure equal rights and opportunities for everyone, and offer assistance to those suffering during challenging times, we partner with organizations, charities and companies with powerful social impact initiatives. We have come together to raise funds for organizations such as Second Harvest, Breakfast Club of Canada, Feeding America, The Trussell Trust, Black Health Alliance, Habitat for Humanity, St. Felix Centre and more through company-led initiatives and our Vena Cares employee resource group. This group inspires Venanties to positively impact causes that are meaningful to them. Vena Cares is just one of our seven employee-led and company-supported Vena Resource Groups (VRGs), each of which have a platform to join the conversations happening internally and externally—with company-provided best practice support guidelines and annual budgets to support them. Each group has an executive sponsor from our leadership team and receives ongoing support from Shada McShannon, our Director, People Partners & DEI. Our other VRGs include: Network for Women (N4W): Empowering women+ in the tech sector. Green Team: Promoting sustainable and environmentally responsible habits at Vena and beyond. Their efforts have led to Vena making more eco-friendly choices and have encouraged employees to make their own sustainable lifestyle choices. Va11y (our accessibility group): Acting as the voice of an accessible Vena by representing the needs of our customers, staff and collaborators. Mental Health VRG: Raising broader mental health awareness in an effort to normalize and destigmatize mental health conversations, reduce barriers to accessing health and empower Venanites to create a supportive work environment. This year, we were also delighted to celebrate the formation of two new VRGs: Melanite (for Black employees and allies): Open to all employees looking to learn, grow and contribute to a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment. Spectrum: Dedicated to creating and nurturing a safe community for 2SLGBTQIA+ members and allies at Vena. All of our employees company-wide are also given time to volunteer each year and are encouraged to support an organization, charity or cause of their choice. We also recently introduced company-sponsored volunteer days to further support collaboration and team building. Vena wrapped up 2021 with Comparably Awards for Best Company Culture, Best Company for Diversity, Best Company for Women and Best CEO? Learn more here. Our Open Door Policy On Comparably, one of our Vena employees shared, “They value employees and always want to hear from us about our culture. They embrace an open door policy and they are approachable. They are always trying to ensure Vena is a supportive, inclusive and great place to work!” At Vena, we always encourage transparency and open communication in our workplace, even when it’s uncomfortable. When we act with our better, better, never best mentality, we are constantly striving for improvement across all areas of our organization. "They value employees and always want to hear from us about our culture. They embrace an open door policy and they are approachable. They are always trying to ensure Vena is a supportive, inclusive and great place to work!" —Anonymous Reviewer Comparably So how do we do this? We ask for feedback and we ask for it often, through surveys, at our Ask Me Anything open discussions at our weekly town halls and through our internal communication channels. And it doesn’t end there. Feedback isn’t just boxes to check. We take employee feedback seriously and act on it. For instance, based on employee feedback, we recently made changes to our Parental Leave Policy to make it more inclusive and equitable. Read all about it here. Come Grow With Us 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. Vena was named one of Greater Toronto’s 2022 Top Employers. Click here. About Comparably Comparably is a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform with over 15 million anonymous employee ratings on 70,000 companies. With the most comprehensive data on large and SMB organizations in nearly 20 different workplace categories—based on gender, ethnicity, age, experience, industry, location, education —it is one of the most used SaaS platforms for employer branding and a trusted third party site for workplace culture and compensation. Click here for more information on Comparably’s studies and annual Best Places to Work & Best Brands Awards. For the full list of Comparably awards Vena won in 2021, click here.

Truong to guide Vena’s legal affairs as SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Today, we're delighted to announce that Le Huong Truong has been promoted to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary and will join Vena’s executive leadership team led by CEO Hunter Madeley. “It’s important for all leaders to find the right balance of speed and certainty, especially in our high-growth environment,” said Madeley. “Le’s strong, stable advice and counsel have provided a solid foundation for Vena’s continued success. We are fortunate to be able to lean on and learn from Le as we continue to build our company and culture.” Truong joined Vena as Vice President and General Counsel in 2020, leading the legal function to deliver on its core mandate of managing risk and driving growth at scale. She was also instrumental in completing Vena’s Series C funding round, which raised approximately $300 million in one of the largest funding rounds for a Canadian tech company. Previously, Truong served as Senior Corporate Counsel at technology solutions provider CDW, overseeing the company’s Canadian legal function as a member of its Canadian leadership team. Prior to that, she served as Legal Counsel for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and as an associate at the law firm Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. Truong holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Waterloo. She also earned a master’s degree in Business Administration and a Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto. “It’s an honor and a privilege to serve on the executive leadership team alongside Hunter and so many other talented Venanites,” Truong said. “Coming off a record-setting first half, I am excited at the opportunity to help guide our company in its mission and in the continued service of our customers.”

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.

Here at Vena, we’re proud of the company culture that our employees have built with us. That’s why we’re extremely thankful to them for their feedback and happy to announce that we’ve been named to Comparably’s 2022 lists for Best Company Outlook and Best Marketing Teams. Comparably is a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform. Rankings for Best Company Outlook in 2022 (segmented by Top 100 large and Top 100 small businesses) were derived from sentiment ratings provided by employees about how confident they felt about the future success of their company and how likely they were to recommend working there to a friend. Gathered over the past 12 months, these lists are especially relevant for job seekers looking to find their next workplace during The Great Resignation. “We’re so grateful that our employees feel positive about our workplace and confident in the direction we’re heading,” says Vena CEO Hunter Madeley. “This is a true testament to our One Team culture. Every day, we work together to do great work in the service of customers and are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued, heard and appreciated. Their feedback guides our company and culture and drives the better, better, never best journey we are on.” Did you know that Vena wrapped up 2021 with Comparably Awards for Best Company Culture, Best Company for Diversity, Best Company for Women and Best CEO? Read about it here. Our One Team spirit is felt across all departments, so placing on Comparably’s Best Marketing Teams list—our first-ever Marketing award—is a company-wide win and builds on our momentum as we plan to grow together. Our employees in our Marketing department are champions of our cross-team, collaborative work environment. As a result of the top scores they gave us for leadership, co-workers, compensation, work-life balance, professional development opportunities and perks and benefits, Vena has been recognized as having one of the Top Marketing teams during this era of The Great Resignation. “Our extremely dedicated, passionate and talented marketers are a dream team, 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,” says Vena CMO Allison Munro. “They truly embody Vena’s core values in everything they do, prioritize cross-team collaboration as we work together on our mission of powering our customers’ Plan To Grow™ and help make Vena an exceptional place to work.” Vena was named one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers in 2021. Come Grow With Us 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. For the full list of Comparably awards Vena won in 2021, click here. Comparably is a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform with over 15 million anonymous ratings on 70,000 companies. With the most comprehensive data on large and SMB organizations in nearly 20 different workplace categories—based on gender, ethnicity, age, experience, title, industry, location, and education—it is one of the most used SaaS platforms for employer branding and a trusted third-party site for workplace culture and compensation data. For more information on Comparably and its annual Best Places to Work, Best CEOs and Best Brands series, visit www.comparably.com.

At Vena, we know how important it is to keep our home and work life separate. But we also know how quickly our work-life balance can overlap and become unbalanced, especially as many of us continue to work remotely or differently throughout the pandemic. Throughout these challenging times, as we all face new, unexpected or ongoing challenges, we knew we had to do more to ensure our employees felt supported, less stressed, healthier and happier in both their work and home life. This led us to revise our health benefits package and to make changes that reflected immediate access, more paid time allowance, child and senior care benefits, expanded mental health support and more. We also introduced more health and wellness initiatives in our workplace. Creating Stability and Providing Support in Times of Uncertainty “At the start of the pandemic, with so much uncertainty in the air mixed with concerns about the effects of the virus on our health, the last thing we wanted for our new employees to experience was waiting for the activation of their health benefits,” explains Melissa Udvari, Senior Director, People Operations & Programs at Vena. One of the first measures Vena took to improve our health and wellness benefits offering was waiving the three-month waiting period for benefits. To this day, all new employees continue to enjoy immediate activation of their total health benefits program upon their start date. Another big change we made was launching an RRSP matching program. We also increased life insurance maximums and survivor benefits for employees and offered optional life insurance for dependents. We were also aware that employees needed to take time off for many different reasons, including the care of children and seniors, and to encourage them to do so, we increased their paid time allowance to 25 days and up. We changed sick days to wellness days, offered our employees more personal days and added milestone days at their fifth- and 10th-anniversary dates. At a minimum, this means new hires are entitled to 15 days of vacation, five wellness days, four personal days and one volunteer day. An Extended Dose of Vitamin D for All Venanites Last year, we introduced Summer Fridays from July 2 through September 3 where we encouraged all Venenaties to take advantage of wrapping up their workdays early on Friday afternoons to get a headstart on their weekends. Many of our employees used this extra time off to recharge and relax, to enjoy the outdoors and their favorite summertime activities, or to spend additional time with their family and friends. Based on the success of Summer Fridays last year, we’ll be continuing to offer our employees early starts to their weekends again this summer. Did you know that we developed a hybrid remote-office model at Vena based on what our employees told us works best for them? Read about Vena’s hybrid approach to work here. Making Mental Health and Wellness a Priority for All New this year, we’re excited to offer our employees a subscription to Headspace. “In searching for new ways to help our employees receive more personalized support, guidance, tools and access to mental health and wellness resources, this digital mindfulness program offers it all,’ says Monica Iliopoulos, Senior Total Rewards Manager at Vena. “Their content focuses on meditation, mindfulness and sleep, all healthy practices we feel can help our employees focus on their health and well-being every day.” Monica explains that Headspace also provides support for parents/caregivers and their children, whether they are managing their workload from home or the office. Keeping little ones healthy and happy can be challenging at the best of times, let alone throughout the working week. For those tough times when kids get restless, bored, have trouble with bedtime or sharing their feelings, Headspace provides recommended mindful exercises and games for kids. Also, new this year, employees can take advantage of new health and wellness spending accounts. With the health spending account, employees will have access to additional funds they could use toward their existing health and wellness benefits, such as psychotherapy, for example. They could also use these funds for any additional support they would require for the care of children or seniors. Creating a Safe Place To Work Through Compassion, Education and Empathy Throughout the working week, there’s always something going on to promote the health and wellness of Vena employees. Our yoga and mediation sessions, led by Vena experts, continue to be offered in a virtual format. We held a successful step challenge last year. We regularly curate resources on topics such as child and elder care and share them company-wide. We’ve hosted mental health workshops on topics such as impostor syndrome, active listening, grief counseling and empathy. Many of our mental health initiatives are also driven by our Mental Health employee resource group (what we call our Mental Health VRG). They help create a safe space for all Vena employees to openly share mental health resources and to connect with one another for support. Many of their ongoing initiatives include offering mental health first aid training for leaders and employees. They also organize ongoing mindfulness and meditation activities as well as learning labs and workshops with health professionals. Vena wrapped up 2021 with Comparably Awards for Best Company Culture, Best Company for Diversity, Best Company for Women and Best CEO. Learn more. For the full list of Comparably awards Vena won in 2021, click here. 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 thrilled to announce that out of thousands of contenders, G2 customers have chosen Vena as one of the best, landing us a G2 2022 Best Software Award. More than 60 million software buyers look to G2 as the definitive online destination to discover, review and manage the technology that businesses need to reach their potential. Its annual Best Software List ranks the world’s best software companies and products based on authentic, timely reviews from real users. Click here to read reviews of Vena from G2 customers. In an announcement naming this year’s winners, Godard Abel, co-founder and CEO, G2 said, “Our annual Best Software List aims to guide buyers on their purchasing decisions, knowing they can trust in the credibility and objectivity of our scoring algorithms. We applaud those companies named to our 2022 list, as they’ve earned the satisfaction among their customers as well as an impressive market presence.” Only software that provides exceptional value, creates a close-knit community and receives top-notch reviews climbs the Best Software ranks. This is Vena’s first time appearing on one of G2’s Best Software lists. We earned 13th place on the Top 50 Accounting & Finance Products list. “It’s a great honor to be recognized as one of the world’s best accounting and finance products based on the feedback of our customers and community,” said Hunter Madeley, CEO at Vena. “This recognition fuels us to do even more for our customers, helping them build agility and resilience into their financial and operational planning processes. It also strengthens our ongoing commitment to product innovation that puts the needs of our customers first.” Are you a Vena customer interested in reviewing Vena on G2? You can leave your reviews here. To learn more, view G2’s 2022 Best Software List and discover more about G2’s methodology. About G2 G2 is the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace, helping more than 60 million people every year make smarter software decisions based on authentic peer reviews. Thousands of companies partner with G2 to build their reputation, manage their software spend, and grow their business—including Salesforce, Hubspot, Zoom, Adobe and more. For more information, visit www.g2.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

This February at Vena, we are celebrating Black History Month as well as the formation of our new Black Employee Resource Group. Our employee-run resource groups, what we call Vena Resource Groups (VRGs) in our organization, highlight Vena’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Our DEI policies and efforts aim to create the space and freedom for our employees to be themselves and to celebrate and value our differences. Through our various VRGs, employees are encouraged to bring together their diverse perspectives, experiences and ideals, and are given a platform to join the important conversations happening internally and externally. Vena’s new Black VRG is open to all employees looking to learn, grow and contribute to a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment. Siobhan Mondesire, Senior Director, Digital Strategy at Vena, knew it was the right time to initiate the formation of Vena’s new Black Employee Resource Group. “In the spirit of building a more inclusive work environment, we recognized the need to support Black employees throughout the organization and community. Our Black VRG is the space where we can normalize conversations around the Black lived experience—both inside and outside of work—and engrain it in Vena’s culture beyond the month of February,” she says. While Vena’s Black VRG is helping to advance our inclusive culture, it’s also raising awareness of the importance of driving change, especially in our recruitment efforts, and improving the experiences for Black professionals at Vena. As Shada McShannon, Director, People Partners & DEI at Vena explains, “Our new Black VRG will create a community and support our efforts and commitment as an organization to attract, retain and grow Black talent at Vena.” Vena, together with its new Black VRG, will be celebrating Black History Month through three key pillars: Internal Education, Community Impact and Celebration. Internally, we’ll be highlighting Black excellence through shared stories across the organization and hosting a roundtable learning on microaggressions and impacts on mental health. We’ll also be sharing learning resources for employees and their families and looking for opportunities to support Black communities and organizations. On our social channels, look out for spotlights on the career journeys of our Black employees in finance and tech. Beyond February. Vena’s Black VRG is dedicated to sustaining impact all year long. Did you know? 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 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 honored to have made the list of Comparably’s 5th Annual Best Places to Work Awards. These awards highlighted the overall best companies of 2021 in four of its popular end-of-year categories: Best Company Culture, Best Companies for Diversity, Best Companies for Women and Best CEOs. Vena was recognized in every category thanks to our employee ratings. Comparably is a workplace monitoring site where employees anonymously rate their companies in various categories. Vena was named one of the top 100 highest-rated companies (small and midsize companies) for Best Company Culture in 2021. At Vena, creating a workplace culture our employees love is always top of mind. This includes making sure our employees feel valued, appreciated and heard. We embrace the ongoing work of building diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. Our core values are worked into everyday conversations. We ensure open communication across the organization and ask for employee feedback to guide our company and culture. Tracey Mikita, Chief People Person at Vena says, “What a way to wrap up 2021! We’re so grateful that our employees continue to share their positive experiences about working at Vena. This recognition tells us we’re on track in building and maintaining a strong workplace culture together, one that celebrates our diversity and highlights our One Team spirit.” Vena, which made the list of Best Companies for Women and Best Companies for Diversity, has been putting diversity, equity and inclusion into greater strategic focus over the last few years as part of our focus on building an inclusive work culture. As Shada McShannon, Director, People Partners & DEI at Vena says, “There’s always room for improvement. In such a dynamic climate, it’s important to remember that impactful work around diversity and inclusion can only happen when it's embraced as a lifelong journey for an organization. This means extending our DEI initiatives beyond ensuring diversity in the hiring process. It’s critical for employees to experience embedded equity and inclusion in our daily processes and programs.” We also have to thank our CEO, Hunter Madeley, as well as other leaders at Vena who champion diversity. Hunter, who placed 18th on the list of top 100 highest-rated CEOs of 2021 for small and midsize companies, was described as “very transparent, positive, inclusive and very good at listening to customers, partners and employees” by an anonymous employee. “We’re all active contributors to Vena’s culture and growth,” says Hunter. “Collaboration, transparency and mutual trust form the foundation of our team culture. I’m very proud to work with a team that does its best every day to build inclusion into every aspect of our organization, and to create a deep sense of belonging and togetherness, no matter where we choose to work.” For the full list of Comparably awards Vena won in 2021, click here. Comparably is a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform with over 15 million anonymous ratings on 70,000 companies. With the most comprehensive data on large and SMB organizations in nearly 20 different workplace categories—based on gender, ethnicity, age, experience, title, industry, location, and education—it is one of the most used SaaS platforms for employer branding and a trusted third-party site for workplace culture and compensation data. For more information on Comparably and its annual Best Places to Work, Best CEOs and Best Brands series, visit www.comparably.com.

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

G2 quarterly market reports are a trusted source for buyers looking to find the right software solutions that are highly rated by customers We’re proud to announce Vena’s first-place ranking in Budgeting and Forecasting Software as well as “leader” designations in the categories of Financial Close Software and Corporate Performance Management (CPM) in the recently released G2 Summer 2021 Reports. G2 is one of the most reliable platforms for peer reviews helping over 5 million monthly users make the right software and services choices for their businesses. “We’re thrilled to be recognized in G2’s quarterly Summer 2021 Report,” said Hunter Madeley, CEO at Vena. “It’s an honor to receive top ratings and to be voted as a market leader by our customers. Their ongoing support and positive experiences continue to drive us to better serve our mission of powering our customers’ Plan To Grow™.” Vena received a G2 score of 4.5 stars (Source: G2.com, Inc) for our Budgeting and Forecasting Software, earning us the top spot in this category. We also scored the same star rating in both the Top 10 Financial Close Software and CPM categories, earning us Leader Summer 2021 badges. We were rated highly for: ease of use and flexibility, speeding up the monthly close process, complete integrations with existing source systems, our native Excel interface and more. To read what reviewers had to say about using Vena, click here. Over one thousand of the world’s leading companies are choosing to grow with Vena Complete Planning—the only planning and analysis solution robust enough for enterprise-level scalability, performance and extensibility, yet simple enough for anyone at any organization to use. Customers who experience the power of Complete Planning to drive agile, business-wide planning, resilience and growth love sharing their stories with us. "We want to thank our customers who tell us how important ease of use, user adoption and innovative planning is to them,” said Rishi Grover, Co-founder and Chief Solutions Architect at Vena. “We value your feedback and positive experiences with Vena and will continue that focus across all areas of our business.” If you haven’t reviewed Vena yet, your insights are valuable to us. Click here to write a review on G2.com. About Vena Vena is the only Complete Planning platform that empowers and inspires business leaders and finance and operations professionals to plan to grow their businesses. 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. Contact Kelly Anderson| SHIFT vena@shiftcomm.com

Vena for SaaS is the ultimate planning foundation, made up of templates, data models, connectors and business logic to help SaaS businesses stay agile, connected and informed Vena, the Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced the release of Vena for SaaS, a pre-configured solution built to help SaaS companies power businesswide planning through every stage of growth. The SaaS industry continues to experience rapid growth and change with no signs of slowing down, making the ability to drive agile and informed decisions about how to invest in the business critical for success. However, planning processes plagued by disconnected spreadsheets, disparate data systems and endless rounds of manual updating can lead to inefficiencies, errors and lost time. From managing cash and analyzing profitability to sales pipeline planning, day-to-day operational planning and forecasting growth hires and investments, Vena for SaaS enables businesswide planning that connects companies to the critical early indicators and KPIs you need to drive resilience, agility and executional alignment in your financial and operational planning. Vena for SaaS combines industry best practices for FP&A and corporate performance management (CPM) with the Vena Growth Engine, connecting dots across the business to power agile revenue planning, workforce planning, driver-based budgeting, real-time reporting, analysis and more with automation, data integration and a native Excel interface. “As a SaaS company ourselves, we understand the business model,” said Rishi Grover, Chief Solutions Architect at Vena. “Our expertise coupled with the power of the Vena Growth Engine has allowed us to build an industry best practice solution tailor-made to support SaaS companies through every stage of growth—whether you’re looking to secure additional investment or aiming to go public. Not only that, you can get up and running in weeks, not months with pre-configured connectors, data models and business logic.” Vena for SaaS features the familiarity and flexibility of a native Excel interface with collaborative workflows, audit trails, secure preloaded templates, multi-dimensional modeling and analysis capabilities and a central database that automatically integrates data from financial, CRM, ERP and HRIS systems. SaaS companies can easily track the growth metrics that matter most—such as ARR/MRR, expansion, churn and LTV to CAC ratios. Plus, with interactive visualizations and business intelligence capabilities, you can share instant insights with your board, employees and investors to influence informed decision making and growth at every stage of the planning and reporting cycle. “Vena gives us the freedom to envision what our own growth looks like,” said Kristina Bittorf, FP&A Senior Manager at Sprout Social, a social media management solution. “We don’t have to fit into a ‘box’ or conform to a rigid reporting structure at all. It’s allowed us to get creative with how we look at the business so we can answer the tough questions and really help the company succeed.” To learn more about Vena for SaaS, click here. Contact Kelly Anderson | SHIFT Communications Vena@shiftcomm.com

Vena celebrates powering and inspiring our one thousand customers’ Plan To Grow™ Vena recently celebrated an impressive milestone, reaching our one thousandth customer. They join an increasing number of companies across industries and around the world who are choosing to Plan To Grow™ with Vena. We’re honored that more and more companies are turning to Vena to streamline their growth with Vena Complete Planning and the power of unified data. From the very beginning, Vena’s value proposition has been to leverage the tools finance professionals know and love. Our cloud-native corporate performance management platform leverages the flexibility and familiarity of the world’s leading grid, Microsoft Excel, within the Vena Growth Engine—best-in-class technology and methodology helping businesses build resilience, agility and executional alignment into their financial and operational planning. We remain focused on investing in our customers and providing a market-leading customer experience and product. “This is a fun milestone to celebrate as we continue to serve our mission to power our customers’ Plan To Grow. We strive to delight customers from across industries and geographies,” says Vena CEO Hunter Madeley. “We value the trust each of our one thousand customers puts in us above all else and care deeply about helping them grow. We celebrate every new customer, but it’s wonderful to call out this sign post on our journey to serving thousands of customers.” The one thousandth customer milestone is the latest in a series of significant achievements for Vena in 2021: We raised $300 million in Series C funding to transform how businesses Plan To Grow, one of the largest minority rounds for a Canadian tech company led by Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”). We will use this funding to accelerate our growth and continue to provide a market-leading customer experience. This year, we are celebrating a decade of Vena. We’ve accomplished a lot over the last 10 years, are excited for what the future holds and are well-positioned for our next phase of growth. Our growing community of customers, partners, business leaders and finance and operations professionals came together in June to celebrate “Strength in Numbers” at our second annual virtual learning and conference experience, Vena Nation week, hosted on Plantogrow.com. As we continue on our own growth journey, our customers continue to be our primary source of learning and inspiration. We are proud that they are choosing to recognize us as a Customers’ Choice and Industry Leader. Vena was recently recognized with a 2021 Top Rated Award in the Corporate Performance Management category and awards for Best Feature Set and Best Customer Support by TrustRadius, and named a Customers’ Choice in the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Cloud Financial Planning & Analysis Solutions report. Vena was also recognized as a leader for the eighth consecutive year in the Nucleus Research, 2021 CPM Technology Value Matrix, ranking highest for greater usability. “We’ve certainly come a long way in our ten years of Vena. With a growing team of 450+ Venanites in Canada, the U.S. and U.K., wonderful Partners, $300 million in Series C funding to help us scale and customers who continue to inspire us with their successes, not only are we excited about our next phase of growth, we’re ready for it,” says Hunter. To learn how companies are powering their Plan To Grow with Vena, check out our Customer Stories.

Comparably awards honor our Positive Workplace Culture and One Team Spirit at Vena At Vena, every voice and action matters. We are all active contributors to our culture and growth. Collaboration, transparency and trust form the foundation of our One Team culture. This is why we’re especially proud and honored to be the recipient of three Comparably Awards—Best CEOs for Diversity, Best Leadership Teams and Best Career Growth. Our recognition in these three categories is particularly rewarding considering that it’s direct feedback from our Venanites. Comparably is a workplace monitoring site where employees anonymously rate their companies in various categories. We continually leverage feedback from our team members to guide our company and culture. These awards are a sign that we are on the right track together. Shada McShannon, Director, People Partners & DEI at Vena says, “Building diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace is at the forefront of everything we do at Vena. It requires an ongoing commitment and is a constant work in progress. We’re very fortunate to have a CEO and other leaders who champion diversity. Together, we will continue to iterate on our DEI roadmap as an organization to ensure that trust and openness exist across every function and at all levels of our organization.” Congratulations to Vena CEO Hunter Madeley for being named on Comparably’s list of Top-Rated CEOs for Diversity: Small/Mid-Size Companies. Comparably’s annual Best CEOs for Diversity represents the top-ranked CEOs based solely on anonymous sentiment ratings from employees of color (non-Caucasian) on Comparably.com in the previous 12 months (June 23, 2020 to June 23, 2021). Derived from 10 million ratings across 60,000 companies, the list is segmented by Top 50 CEOs of large companies (more than 500 employees) and Top 50 CEOs of small/mid-size businesses (500 or fewer employees). This Business Insider article highlighted the following employee quote about Hunter, “CEO is inclusive and makes sure that every employee feels valued and appreciated. I have not worked for a company before where leadership genuinely cares about everyone!" “I consider it an honor to be a member of a team that celebrates all dimensions of diversity and strives to build inclusion into everything we do,” says Hunter. “We are so much stronger when every team member brings their talent, experience and authentic selves to work every day. I also have to acknowledge the incredible work of our various Vena Resource Groups (N4W, Va11y, DEI, Pride, Green Team, Mental Health) as they tirelessly support, promote and advocate for a diverse and inclusive culture within our workplace.” Hunter’s sentiments are shared across the executive leadership team as well as at the management level in every department, earning Vena a thirteenth spot on the Top 50 list of Comparably’s annual Best Leadership Teams for Small/Mid-Size Companies. This Business Insider article included the following employee quote about the leadership team: “Leadership team at Vena is progressive, inclusive, honest and true to company culture and values.” One thing all of our leaders and Learning & Development team strive to do is foster career growth for all Venanites. Through a series of training programs, learning labs and mentorships, all employees are encouraged to sharpen their skills and to chart their growth at Vena. And according to employee feedback, it’s appreciated, earning Vena a spot on the Top 50 Best Small and Midsize Companies for Career Growth. According to this Business Insider article, Comparably asked employees questions about professional development opportunities over a 12-month period at their company (June 23, 2020 through June 23, 2021), including if they had a workplace mentor and if there were advancement opportunities. The full list of Comparably’s 4th annual Best Companies for Career Growth can be found here. On the Vena Comparably page, 97% of Vena employees call their work environment positive and gave Vena an A+ for culture. For more stats and information about how Venanites feel about working at Vena or to leave your own review and rate our company, click here. We’re listening, we value your feedback and are always looking for ways to improve as a company.