It's a wrap -  1 year of podcasting with Darya Kamkalova 

Dear podcast listeners! It's a wrap! As originally planned the year of podcasting is over! Our podcast community will live on this <a href="https://t.me/+Y8S649jT7VJmMDli" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telegram group,</a> feel free to join and contribute. We would love to have you there &lt;3 If you are an aspiring angel, check out:<ul><li>https://www.auxxo.de/evangelistas</li><li>https://encourage-ventures.com/</li><li>https://www.alma-angels.com/</li><li>https://www.angelacademe.com/</li><li>https://sistafund.com/</li><li>https://www.femmesbusinessangels.org/</li><li>https://angels4women.com/</li></ul> Thank you so much, dear Darya, for recording this last episode together with us! Darya is the host of the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/13iGDim6SjEoBoOVNVR66b?si=340c62236f8e4336&amp;nd=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Venturing Women podcast</a> host, a data industry professional with more than 10 years of experience, a startup mentor, and a speaker. She is committed to narrowing the gender investment gap for female founders and diverse teams. Follow Darya on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryakamkalova/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> &amp; listen to her <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/13iGDim6SjEoBoOVNVR66b?si=340c62236f8e4336" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcast!</a>Follow Tine on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettineschmitz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/bettineschmitz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>Follow Katia on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiayakovleva/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/katiayakov" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>Follow Female Business Angels Podcast on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/female_business_angels/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@female_business_angels</a>)

Faye Maidment - investing in virtual beings and extended realities 

Faye&nbsp;has been a long-time metaverse (m)user; building products and communities across extended realities (XR) and studying the intersection between culture and new technologies. Most recently, she led investments in areas such as virtual world platforms, digital fashion, web3 and virtual beings, at a top-tier gaming fund (Seed/Series A) and co-writes the pop culture newsletter,&nbsp;<a href="https://hightea.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">High Tea&nbsp;</a> Since July,&nbsp;Faye&nbsp;has been investing as part of <a href="https://atomico.com/insights/the-atomico-angel-programmes-fourth-year" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Atomico's Angel Programme.</a> Follow Faye on<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/faye-maidment-12345069/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Linkedin </a>and <a href="https://twitter.com/maidmentfaye" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>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>Follow Female Business Angels Podcast on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/female_business_angels/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@female_business_angels</a>)

Sarah Turner - introducing more women to angel investing since 2014

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahturneruk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sarah</a> is an entrepreneur and angel investor. In 2014 she co-founded the fast-growing and award-winning angel network,<a href="https://www.angelacademe.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Angel Academe.</a>&nbsp;They help female founders and co-founders access a unique pool of engaged, mainly female investors. Angel Academe investors have backed 45+ startups through 70+ funding rounds, helping them raise over £100m from angels, VCs and family offices to continue to grow their med tech, clean tech,&nbsp;fintech&nbsp;and enterprise software businesses,&nbsp;many of them with ESG goals at the core of their mission.&nbsp;Their investors are successful entrepreneurs and senior leaders who want to be part of an experienced, professionally&nbsp;managed and trusted network. Follow Sarah on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerstinbock/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin </a>or <a href="https://twitter.com/Kerstin__Bock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>Follow Tine on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettineschmitz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/bettineschmitz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>Follow Female Business Angels Podcast on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/female_business_angels/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@female_business_angels</a>)

Kerstin Bock - backing diverse founders with long-term horizons and focus on impact

Kerstin&nbsp;is the CEO and co-founder at <a href="https://www.opnrs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Openers,</a> a boutique communications agency in Berlin that partners with tech companies including <a href="https://sorare.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sorare,</a> <a href="https://www.pipedrive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pipedrive,</a> <a href="https://sptofiy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.pleo.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pleo</a> as well as several other unicorns. She is an active mentor and advisor to several start-up initiatives including the <a href="https://eugmc.eu/eic-accelerator/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA4uCcBhDdARIsAH5jyUnnDnN-UmTy2SAyo2nCfzG4UdIuujwa4LwOxmK0eZgvf18dFD4YumoaAtY7EALw_wcB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund</a> — Europe's largest Deep tech fund.&nbsp;Kerstin&nbsp;invests as a hands-on angel in early-stage startups across sectors ranging from climate tech to food tech and health tech, always with a focus on diverse founding teams (including <a href="https://www.one-five.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">one.five,</a> <a href="https://hier.in/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hier Foods</a>, <a href="https://theclimatechoice.com/de/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Climate Choice</a>, <a href="https://endogene.bio/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Endogene.Bio)</a> and recently also joint the <a href="https://atomico.com/insights/the-atomico-angel-programmes-fourth-year" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Atomico Angel Programme.</a> Follow Kerstin on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerstinbock/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin </a>or <a href="https://twitter.com/Kerstin__Bock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>Follow Tine on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettineschmitz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/bettineschmitz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>Follow Female Business Angels Podcast on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/female_business_angels/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@female_business_angels</a>)

Nicole Büttner - on the privilege of where you were born and inequalities we still need to fix 

Nicole Büttner is a tech optimist at heart and is active as an entrepreneur, investor and board member. Her passion is to create real impact with new technologies useful to companies and people. Nicole is co-founder and CEO of <a href="https://merantix-momentum.com/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MerantixMomentum</a>, a leading AI solutions firm and member of the managementboard of <a href="https://www.merantix.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Merantix, an AI venture studio</a> based in Berlin. Nicole is Digital Leader at the World Economic Forum and was nominated as a Young Leader by theAspen Institute. She was selected twice as 40 under 40 by <a href="https://www.capital.de/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Capital Magazine</a> and Rising Talent by the Women’s Forum. Previously, she worked as a hedge fund portfolio manager at OFI AM in Paris and led the global business development for Autionomics, Nobel Prize winner Paul Milgrom’s tech and consulting firm. She serves on the Board of Alumni of the University of St.Gallen and on the board of the <a href="https://startupverband.de/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">German Startup Association</a>.She regularly lectures at the <a href="https://www.unisg.ch/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of St. Gallen</a> and other academic institutions. Nicole trained as an economist and econometrician at the University of St.Gallen, <a href="www.hhs.se" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stockholm School of Economics</a> and <a href="https://www.stanford.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stanford Universit</a>y and holds a MA in Quantitative Economics and Finance. Follow Nicole on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-buettner/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/nicolebuettner?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>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>Follow Female Business Angels Podcast on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/female_business_angels/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@female_business_angels</a>)

Florence Richardson angel investing since 15 years - live from WVCE

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. <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. 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>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>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>

Michala Rudorfer  - the maniac and the business strategist

Michala has 15yrs+ experience in investing, private equity and finance and she is CEO of <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/rose-sky-investments/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rose-Sky Investments</a>.&nbsp;The investment focus is on consumer, B2B tech and sustainability.&nbsp;Investments include among others <a href="https://www.emma-sleep.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emma Sleep Company</a>, <a href="https://goclove.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Clove</a>,<a href="https://encourage-ventures.com/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://nevernot.de/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nevernot,</a> Pulpo. Michala is a co-founder of <a href="https://encourage-ventures.com/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">encourageventures</a> and<a href="https://www.level20.org/where-we-operate/dach/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Level 20 DACH</a>. Follow&nbsp;Michala&nbsp;on<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michala-rudorfer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> LinkedIn</a>Follow Tine on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettineschmitz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/bettineschmitz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>Follow Female Business Angels Podcast on <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/61a7abeea2ca430013ccdef7/episodes/@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>

Michala Rudorfer - the maniac and the business strategist

Stine Mølgaard Sørensen - taking risks and building your own business 

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stinesorensen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stine</a> has more than 10 years of experience working with new technology both in a corporate global role at H. Lundbeck and founding several tech startups whereas she led one to a successful Silicon Valley exit. Today Stine is an active angel investor and a partner and co-owner of Nordic Fintech Angels, sits on the board of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reel.energy/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">REEL</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://cphvillage.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CPH Village</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.matterpension.dk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MATTER Pension</a>, further, she sits on the Innovation Fund Denmark's investment panel and she is elected to the Danish Competitiveness Council and in 2020 she won the KPMG award as the Scandinavian Entrepreneur of the Year. Finally, she’s a best-selling author with her book “F*ck It, Ship It” which is all about experimenting with new technology. Follow Stine on<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stinesorensen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Linkedin</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/stinesorensen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>Follow Katia on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiayakovleva/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/katiayakov" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>Follow Female Business Angels Podcast on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/female_business_angels/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@female_business_angels</a>)

Jenny Saft - how to diversify VC through scout programs

Jenny&nbsp;is one of the co-founders of <a href="https://apryl.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apryl,</a> a fertility benefits startup based in Berlin.&nbsp;Before starting Apryl, she worked as VP Business Development for the Dutch fintech company <a href="https://www.adyen.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adyen </a>(IPO 2018).&nbsp;Jenny&nbsp;completed her dual studies at Deutsche Telekom and worked there as an executive assistant after graduating. She completed her MBA at the <a href="https://www.hult.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hult International Business School</a> in San Francisco. Attracted to the startup world, she stayed there for three years and worked in corporate development for an ad tech company <a href="https://www.fyber.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fyber.</a> Since 2021, she's part of the <a href="https://atomico.com/insights/the-atomico-angel-programmes-fourth-year" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Atomico angel programme</a> - an initiative which&nbsp;empowers the next generation of European angel investors to partner with the most ambitious early-stage founders.&nbsp; Follow Jenny on<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennysaft/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Linkedin</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/jenny_saft" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>Follow Katia on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiayakovleva/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/katiayakov" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>Follow Female Business Angels Podcast on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/female_business_angels/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@female_business_angels</a>)

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