About Candice Tait
It started with a car wash business when I was 11.
I didn’t know it then, but that first taste of turning an idea into real money sparked a lifelong obsession with how businesses really work. My path wasn’t exactly conventional. It took me from waiting tables to diving headfirst into the world of finance.
Along the way, I got the qualifications. I’m a Chartered Management Accountant and I have a PhD in Corporate Finance, but my real education came from the trenches. I’ve been the only woman in the room, I’ve navigated the corporate bullshit, learned how to fight my corner and make the numbers tell a story of power and potential.
I saw so many brilliant ideas, especially from women, get lost because they couldn’t translate their vision into the language investors speak. I’m here to change that.
My mission is to pull back the curtain on the world of finance. I want to demystify the numbers, help you close that funding gap, and give you the rock solid confidence to not just build a business, but to lead it with unshakeable financial clarity.
My mission is to demystify finance
- I’ve raised over $2bn for startups globally
- I was the CFO for £60m (pre-rev!) acquisition and IPO for Lyft
- I was the CFO for a London tech startup who exited for 14x revenue at £140m
- I am a Global 500 mentor