Who we are
European Women in VC is the community of senior women investors (Managing Partners and founders of VC funds and Business Angels) that currently brings together over 350 women from all over Europe. It is a joint initiative of women from seven countries (Poland, Czechia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Estonia, Slovenia, Hungary).
We now have 19 ambassadors from 15 European countries and Israel.
In 2017, the first Meetup in Warsaw gathered over 60 women from 13 European counties and we have been growing ever since.
Why are we doing this
Venture Capital is a young industry in Europe with extreme disproportion in the gender diversity. According to Babson College Study over the last decade the proportion of women partners categorized as key decision makers in VC firms has declined from 10% to 6%. Women investors impact the fundraising options for women co-funded start-ups or such start-ups that are targeting women related problems or challenges. Without visible institutional and governmental focus on funding women run VC’s and bringing in more women to found VC funds this small percentage will not increase.
Our GoalsWe have started the initiative with a mission to build an active network for women professionals and strengthen the women presence in the VC industry in Europe.
Venture Capital industry is changing the world of tomorrow. We want to support and accelerate this process adding more women professionals with a fresh ideas and point of view to this equation.
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Julie Teigland
EY EMEIA Area Managing Partner and EY Global Leader – Women. Fast forward
As EY EMEIA Area Managing Partner, Julie leads a geographic area comprising member firms with more than 115,000 people across 97 countries and representing combined revenues of US$14.1b. In this role she is responsible for international tax advice, auditing, advising large clients and accompanying business transformations.
With nearly three decades of experience in professional services for international clients, her focus is on transformation processes, in particular on the challenges of digital transformation, and is committed to the sustainable development of capital markets and their framework conditions. Julie has served as lead partner for several Fortune 500 clients.
Previously, she led one of the largest EY regions in EMEIA: Germany, Switzerland and Austria, where she led business transformation efforts within EY and with member firms’ clients, as well as several major acquisitions.
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Carlos Moedas
Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, European Commission
Carlos Moedas has been Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science since 2014. Prior to that, Mr Moedas has worked as Secretary of State to the Prime Minister of Portugal from 2011 until 2014 and Member of the Portuguese Parliament in 2011. From 2010 until 2011 he worked as Senior Economic Advisor of the Portuguese Social Democratic Party (PSD). In 2008 he founded the Crimson Investment Management and worked as Managing Director and Member of the Executive Committee Board of Aguirre Newman from 2004 until 2008. From 2002 until 2004 he worked as Consultant on mergers and acquisitions, Deutsche Bank and Eurohypo Investment Bank and he was Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs from 2000 until 2002. From 1993 until 1998 he worked as Engineer and Project Manager at Suez Group. Mr Moedas is of Portuguese Nationality. He earned a Degree in civil engineering at the Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa, Portugal, and an MBA at the Harvard Business School, US.
