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TheOnePointFemale Foundry: A success story from the startup and venture ecosystemSuccess stories from the venture ecosystem and the inspiring Female Foundry community deserve to shine—and Agata’s story is a standout example. 💪
In just 3 short years, Agata has built an incredible 6,000+ member community of investors, founders, advisers, and venture players, all united by a powerful mission: backing more female entrepreneurs. 👩💼🌍💡
Her journey is extraordinary, and her impact speaks volumes about the power of collaboration and purpose-driven leadership. 🙌✨
They also launched the Female Innovation Index to understand the funnel of female entrepreneurship and the investment landscape in the European ecosystem, analyzing 650K+ companies. No small feat!
Recently Female Foundry also launched an AI incubat...2025-01-1351 min
She Did ThatNavigating Female Foundership - Live panel discussion - Bonus EpisodeLive coverage from our launch event featuring an insightful and inspiring panel discussion from four brilliant and accomplished women - Tugce Bulut (Co-Founder, Streetbees & angel investor), Gini Newton (Co-founder of Karma Kitchens & Karma Cans), Zoe Reich (Deep Tech Investor & government advisor) and Agata Nowicka (Founder & Investor, Female Foundry)2024-01-041h 03
Three Point ZeroShaping the future of the music industry w/Sara Larsson, the Co-Founder of FreshsoundSubscribe to the Female Foundry newsletter: femalefoundry.substack.com.
This week, I spoke with Sara Larsson from a Swedish startup Freshsound who recently raised a €2m Seed round led by Zenith Venture Capital and Aligned for its self-service platform to license commercial music. (see: Week 69).
In the episode, we talk about how the music industry works and why having a straight mind when innovating is necessary, how to get the best out of your investors and your board and how to keep your investors in the loop.
Female Foundry: femalefoundry.co.
2023-07-2919 min
Three Point ZeroBringing capital to black founders w/ Yvonne Nagawa, the Founding Partner of Black Seed.Subscribe to the Female Foundry newsletter: femalefoundry.substack.com.
This week, I spoke with Yvonne Nagawa from London-based Black Seed, a London-based emerging VC fund focused on investing in black founders, who recently announced the first close of its target £10m fund.
In the episode, we talk about why investing in black founders matters, the meaning of the Black Seed community, how to form relationships with LPs and how to deal with their "No"s, and about how Black Seed evaluated founders.
Female Foundry: femalefoundry.co.
2023-07-0814 min
Three Point ZeroInvesting in the future of learning w/ Melody Lang, the Founding Partner of MPA.Subscribe to the Female Foundry newsletter: femalefoundry.substack.com.
This week, I spoke with Melody Lang from London-based MPA, a syndicate with the mission to back purpose-driven companies focused on the future of learning & work.
In the episode, we talk about the meaning behind investing with impact, why investing in the future of learning and work matters, what are the current trends driving the investment opportunities in those spaces, including the impact of ChatGPT on learning, and the strategies for sourcing investors for syndicates.
Female Foundry: femalefoundry.co.2023-06-0416 min
Three Point ZeroBuilding global clinical trials marketplace w/ Liz Beatty, the Co-Founder of Inato.Subscribe to the Female Foundry newsletter: femalefoundry.substack.com.
This week, I spoke with Liz Beatty from Paris-based Inato who recently raised a $25m Series A round from Cathay Innovation to scale her global clinical trial platform that brings research to patients where they live. (see: Week 64).
In the episode, In the episode, we talk about building marketplaces, metrics for proving user engagement, how to facilitate an efficient Series A due diligence process, thinking big, and why the future of medtech innovation will be powered by clinical trial data.
Female Foundry: femalef2023-05-2019 min
Three Point ZeroBuilding global clinical trials marketplace w/ Liz Beatty, the Co-Founder of Inato.Subscribe to the Female Foundry newsletter: femalefoundry.substack.com.
This week, I spoke with Liz Beatty from Paris-based Inato who recently raised a $25m Series A round from Cathay Innovation to scale her global clinical trial platform that brings research to patients where they live. (see: Week 64).
In the episode, In the episode, we talk about building marketplaces, metrics for proving user engagement, how to facilitate an efficient Series A due diligence process, thinking big, and why the future of medtech innovation will be powered by clinical trial data.
Female F...2023-05-2019 min
Nothing VenturedNV Main Episode S4e11 - AGATA NOWICKAAgata is a two-time entrepreneur (one exit) and an investor. She spent the past 7 years working in fintech. First, at a clearing house startup, second as a founder of a blockchain capital markets startup selling to major investment banks. Recently, she moved to Venture Capital, investing in fintech founders, and founded Female Foundry (femalefoundry.co) - a community and mentorship platform of over 5,000 female founders and investors across Europe with the mission to bring more diversity into the Venture Capital ecosystem and more funding to female entrepreneurs.
2023-04-1439 min
Nothing VenturedNV Primer S4e11 - Agata NowickaAgata is a two-time entrepreneur (one exit) and an investor. She spent the past 7 years working in fintech. First, at a clearing house startup, second as a founder of a blockchain capital markets startup selling to major investment banks. Recently, she moved to Venture Capital, investing in fintech founders, and founded Female Foundry (femalefoundry.co) - a community and mentorship platform of over 5,000 female founders and investors across Europe with the mission to bring more diversity into the Venture Capital ecosystem and more funding to female entrepreneurs.
2023-04-1105 min
Three Point ZeroBuilding a coding teaching platform w/ Amanda Maiwald, the Co-Founder of Codary.Subscribe to the Female Foundry newsletter: femalefoundry.substack.com.
This week, I spoke with Amanda Maiwald from Berlin-based Codary who in September last year raised a €3.5m Seed round from Speedinvest, FJ Labs, Educapital, and Sparkmind.vc for her platform that teaches kids 21st century skills through gamified and adaptive coding content (see: Week 36).
In the episode, we talk about why teaching kids coding is a future-proof business opportunity, how to manage customer acquisition when your paying customer is not your user, how Codary decided to approach their international expansion, and leveraged uni...2023-04-0720 min
Three Point ZeroBuilding companies with social impact w/Sara Stephens, the Founder of Rest Less.Subscribe to the Female Foundry newsletter: femalefoundry.substack.com.
This week, I spoke with Sara Stephens from Rest Less who recently raised a €6.8 million Series A round from Moneta Venture Capital for it’s platform empowering over 50’s to live their best lives (see: Week 51).
In the episode, we talk about business opportunities driven by the aging population, why networks matter in the fundraising process, how to strike a balance between meeting investor expectations and delivering impact as a business with a social focus, and how to overcome fears of star...2023-03-2521 min
Three Point ZeroBuilding deep-tech products for maximising value from data w/ Zuzanna Stamirowska and Claire Nouet, the Founders of Pathway.Subscribe to the Female Foundry newsletter: femalefoundry.substack.com
This week, I spoke with Zuzanna Stamirowska and Claire Nouet from Pathway, who recently raised a €4.5m Pre-Seed round from Inovo and Market One to help companies better handle streaming data (see: Week 49). In the episode, we talk about how an economics internship led to the business idea behind Pathway, building products for maximising value from data, current challenges for AI adoption, how to build technical teams with commercial mindset, what's exciting in the data science development beyond Chat GPT and why ability to forget can prove crucial fo...2023-02-1124 min
Three Point ZeroBuilding products for customer support teams (as a solo founder) and developing relationships with investors w/ Natasha Ratanshi-Stein, the Founder of SurfboardSubscribe to the Female Foundry newsletter: femalefoundry.substack.com
This week, I spoke with Natasha Ratanshi-Stein from Surfboard, who recently raised a €4.8m Seed round from Speedinvest alongside Fly Ventures and Seedcamp (see: Week 47) to make planning of customer service teams more collaborative. In the episode, we talk about what it means to be a solo-founder and a VC investor-turned founder, why building relationships with investors ahead of fundraising matters, hiring tips, and why team planning comes with many problems to solve.
Check Surfboard here.
Connect with Natasha here.
Female Foundry: fe...2023-01-1823 min
Three Point ZeroRaising a VC fund as an emerging manager w/Esther Richardot Reynal de Saint-Michel, the General Partner of Thena Capital.Subscribe to our weekly news: femalefoundry.substack.com
This week, I spoke with Esther Richardot Reynal de Saint-Michel, the General Partner of Thena Capital. Before becoming a General Partner at Thena and raising her fund, Esther spent years advising startups and investing in them as an angel investor. In this episode, we talk about various aspects of raising a new VC fund as an emerging manager, strategies for managing the key challenges, medtech-specific evaluation criteria for founders, and why medtech is a hot investment category.
Check Thena Capital here.
Female Foundry: femalefoundry.co2023-01-1319 min
Three Point ZeroRaising capital with angels, building early MVPs and breaking the taboos around teen health w/Jas Schembri and Jo Goodall, the Co-Founders of Luna.Subscribe to our weekly news: femalefoundry.substack.com
This week, I spoke with Jas Schembri and Jo Goodall, the Co-Founders of Luna, an app helping female teenagers face the challenges that come with transitioning to puberty. Jas and Jo met during their MBA program and that's where Luna was born. Jas and Jo talk about their mission to break taboos, raising capital from angels, and developing early MVPs to learn from users and prove traction to attract capital.
Connect with Jas here and Jo here.
Check out Luna here.
Female Foundry...2022-12-1023 min
Three Point ZeroIdentifying and managing pivots, building thriving communities, and incorporating customer feedback w/Iris ten Teije, the Co-Founder of Mava.Subscribe to our weekly news: femalefoundry.substack.com
This week, I spoke with Iris ten Teije, the co-founder of Mava, a customer support platform for web3 organizations. Mava was born out of a pivot from a fractional ownership platform linking NFTs to physical assets, which received backing from investors such as Seedcamp.
In the episode, we talk about successfully managing pivots, building thriving communities, and incorporating customer feedback.
Connect with Iris here.
Check out Mava here.
Female Foundry: femalefoundry.co2022-12-0318 min
Three Point ZeroBuilding products for collaborative team design, raising capital with VCs, developing MVPs efficiently and finding the best talent w/Steph Bowker, the Co-Founder of Ourspace.Subscribe to our weekly news: femalefoundry.substack.com
Steph Bowker is a co-founder of Ourspace, the collaborative team design platform. Together with her co-founders Megan and Mark, Steph recently raised a €2.5m Pre-Seed round to build out the product and grow the business. The round was covered in the Female Foundry Newsletter Week 43.
Previously, Steph worked as a product marketer at Gusto and led the marketing team at Spendesk.
In this episode, Steph shares her story of how she co-founded Ourspace, why collaborative team design is important and her vision for the future of...2022-11-2320 min
Three Point ZeroRaising capital in the current market conditions, forming and managing an effective startup board and building relationships with investors w/Helena Torras.Subscribe to our weekly news: femalefoundry.substack.com_
Helena Torras is a Partner at PaoCapital, a Venture Partner at Romulus and a Supporting Partner at Calm/Storm VC. Helena is a seasoned CEO and an Investor, connecting the dots between the startup ecosystem and a Corporate startup Investor promoting the innovative tech startup mindset to society. Now she mainly invests in the Spanish startups. Helena also belongs to the governing board of BarcelonaTechCity, the Ambassadors Council of The Collider (TechTransf - the initiative from the Mobile World Capital), she is also an Ambassador of Barcelona Health Hub a...2022-11-2120 min
Three Point ZeroBringing more funding options for founders, taking unsolicited feedback, and finding resilience as a female entrepreneur w/ Radhika Rajpal, the Co-Founder of Beyond EquitySubscribe to our weekly news: femalefoundry.substack.com
Radhika Rajpal is a Co-Founder of Beyond Equity, a London-based startup developing a new option for startups to raise capital.
In this episode, Radhika gives an overview of Beyond Equity's approach to bringing more capital to founders and shares her tips on taking unsolicited feedback, finding the right Co-Founder and finding resilience as a female entrepreneur. Tune in!
Connect with Radhika here.
More on Beyond Equity: https://www.beyondequity.co/
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Female Foundry: https://www.femalefoundry.co2022-10-1920 min
Three Point ZeroBuilding products in the highly-regulated space, applying for grants, finding the right business partner w/ Tess Cosad, the Co-Founder of Bea FertilitySubscribe to our weekly news: femalefoundry.substack.com
Tess Cosad is a Co-Founder of Bea Fertility, a London-based startup developing a clinical-grade fertility treatments to use at home.
In this episode, Tess shares her tips on applying to grants, building products in the highly-regulated space, finding the right business partners and attracting talent to a pre-product startup. Tune in!
Connect with Tess here.
More on Bea Fertility: https://beafertility.com/
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Female Foundry: https://www.femalefoundry.co
2022-10-1923 min
Three Point ZeroBringing more women into the tech ecosystem in Italy w/ Chiara Brughera, the Managing Director of SheTech ItalySubscribe to our weekly news: femalefoundry.substack.com
Chiara Brughera is a Managing Director of SheTech Italy, a community platform with a purpose of bringing more women into the tech ecosystem.
In this episode, Chiara explains the role SheTech plays in diversifying the Italian tech ecosystem and talks about the platform's initiatives that address women of all ages and backgrounds.
Connect with Chiara here.
More on SheTech: www.shetechitaly.org
Female Foundry: www.femalefoundry.co2022-10-1917 min
Three Point ZeroBuilding the future of workspace, raising capital from angels, building business partnerships w/ Ieva Dvilinskiene, the Co-Founder of FlowSpaceSubscribe to our weekly news: femalefoundry.substack.com
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Ieva Dvilinskiene is a Co-Founder of FlowSpace, a London-based startup building the future of work by connecting people with a network of local spaces and services that will empower them to reclaim their life from work.
In this episode, Ieva shares her story on fundraising with angel investors, finding co-founders through the Antler accelerator programme and tips on building successful partnerships.
Connect with Ieva here.
More on FlowSpace: flowspace.co
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Female Foundry: femalefoundry.co2022-10-1716 min
Three Point ZeroWelcome to The Three Point Zero PodcastShort and sweet intro to the Three Point Zero Female Foundry podcast.2022-10-1700 min