{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61a7abeea2ca430013ccdef7/6374dcd2b1a8010010db77a3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Florence Richardson angel investing since 15 years - live from WVCE","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61a7abeea2ca430013ccdef7/1668602532688-60556cd7d8c7d79ddfb1d4342cfb58e9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This episode was recorded live on stage at <a href=\"https://www.wvce.tech/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Women in VC Europe Summit 2022</a> at <a href=\"https://stationf.co/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Station F</a> in Paris. </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/florence-richardson/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Florence Richardson</a>&nbsp;graduated with a Masters in Engineering completed by a further Business Masters degree.&nbsp;She began her career with <a href=\"https://www.lcl.fr/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Crédit Lyonnais (LCL) </a>in 1988 and spent 14 years in various roles within the corporate division finishing her time there within the group strategy department.&nbsp;She then co-founded and developed a commercial consulting and sales force outsourcing company.&nbsp;She joined the “<a href=\"https://www.femmesbusinessangels.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Femmes Business Angels” </a>network in 2009, and is nowadays the President of the Association.&nbsp;As active Business Angel, she has invested in more than 30 startup companies. She is a certified IFA / SC Po independent board member, sits on the board of several startups, and is also a board member of 2 small cap listed companies and a financial institution. In 2021, she cofounded <a href=\"https://www.winequity.fr/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Win Equity,</a> the first venture capital firm in France created to invest in startups founded or co-founded by women.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow&nbsp;Florence&nbsp;on<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/michala-rudorfer/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/florence-richardson/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/richardsonflo1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a></p><p>Follow Katia on <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiayakovleva/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/katiayakov\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a></p><p>Follow Female Business Angels Podcast on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/female_business_angels/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> or <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/77577862/admin/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin</a></p>","author_name":"Tine Schmitz & Katia Yakovleva "}