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Kat Borlongan

Kat Borlongan

Board Member for the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)

Fields of Expertise:

  • Start-up
  • Investing

Country of residence: France

Kat joined Contentsquare in 2021 as Chief Impact Officer, assuming a pioneering role as one of the first individuals in this position within a unicorn’s executive team. Previously, Kat served under the Macron administration for over three years as the Director of La French Tech, a government-led mission aimed at strengthening France’s startup ecosystem. During this period, significant initiatives were established, including the world’s most open tech visa, the French Tech Next40/120 program, and a €25 million meta-accelerator supporting underprivileged founders. Additionally, her team provided support to numerous startups during the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis. Kat is a co-founder of the open innovation agency Five by Five, later acquired by Cap Gemini. Her prior roles include Director of the Open Data Institute Paris, Techstars Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and Managing Director of Reporters Without Borders Canada. Currently, Kat is a Board Member of the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), offering advice to the European Commission’s €10 billion flagship program for developing and scaling Europe’s deeptech startup ecosystem.
As part of Atomico’s Angel Programme, Kat contributes to empowering the next generation of European angel investors, with a focus on diversity and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations.

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]]> https://women-in-tech.org/project/kat-borlongan/feed/ 0 Kathy Matsui https://women-in-tech.org/project/kathy-matsui/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kathy-matsui https://women-in-tech.org/project/kathy-matsui/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:56:58 +0000 https://women-in-tech.org/?post_type=project&p=25645 L’article Kathy Matsui est apparu en premier sur Women in Tech® Global.

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Kathy Matsui

Kathy Matsui

Vice Chair at Goldman Sachs Japan

Fields of Expertise:

  • Equity Strategist
  • Investment
  • Start-Up ecosystem

Country of residence: Japan

Kathy holds the position of Vice Chair at Goldman Sachs Japan, where she serves as Co-Head of Macro Research in Asia and Chief Japan Equity Strategist. Additionally, she is a member of the Asia Pacific Management Committee and the Executive Committee of Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. Kathy plays a pivotal role in overseeing Launch With GS, the firm’s first for-profit investing initiative with a gender lens. Joining Goldman Sachs in 1994, Kathy swiftly rose through the ranks, attaining the titles of Managing Director in 1998 and Partner in 2000. Recognized for her exceptional contributions, she has been ranked No. 1 in Japan Equity Strategy by Institutional Investor on multiple occasions. The Wall Street Journal has identified her as one of the “10 Women to Watch in Asia,” particularly acknowledging her work on the “Womenomics” theme. In 2014, Bloomberg Markets magazine included her in their prestigious “50 Most Influential” list. Prior to her tenure at Goldman Sachs, Kathy served as the Chief Japan Strategist for Barclays de Zoete Wedd Securities for four years. She also spent two years at the Export-Import Bank of Japan’s Washington, DC office. Kathy holds the role of Policy Commentator for Japan’s Cabinet Office and actively contributes to various Japanese government committees aimed at promoting gender diversity. Kathy’s commitment to societal impact extends to her roles as a Board Member of the Asian University for Women (AUW) Support Foundation, Chair of the Board of Councilors (Japan) for the US-Japan Council, Director of the Fast Retailing Foundation, Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Member of The Nature Conservancy-Asia Pacific Council, and Member of Keizai Doyukai. She further contributes to the Advisory Council for the Japan Society Fund Against Breast Cancer.

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]]> https://women-in-tech.org/project/kathy-matsui/feed/ 0 Kristel Kruustuk https://women-in-tech.org/project/kristel-kruustuk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kristel-kruustuk https://women-in-tech.org/project/kristel-kruustuk/#respond Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:32:22 +0000 https://women-in-tech.org/?post_type=project&p=25930 L’article Kristel Kruustuk est apparu en premier sur Women in Tech® Global.

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Kristel Kruustuk

Kristel Kruustuk

Founder of Testlio

Fields of Expertise:

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Software
  • Diversity & Inclusion

Country of residence: Estonia

Kristel Kruustuk, a passionate software testing and entrepreneur, founded Testlio to address challenges in software testing freelancing platforms. As the Founder and Board Director, she shares the Testlio story globally, including a keynote at the Nordic Business Forum in 2022. Beyond her entrepreneurial role, Kristel is a committed investor in companies led by female founders, advocating for increased diversity in the startup ecosystem. Despite the challenges, she remains determined to make a difference. As a mother of two, Kristel finds purpose in living harmoniously, balancing her time with hobbies like playing the piano and horse riding.

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]]> https://women-in-tech.org/project/kristel-kruustuk/feed/ 0 Lucy Chow https://women-in-tech.org/project/lucy-chow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lucy-chow https://women-in-tech.org/project/lucy-chow/#respond Sat, 30 Sep 2023 13:11:23 +0000 https://women-in-tech.org/?post_type=project&p=25546 L’article Lucy Chow est apparu en premier sur Women in Tech® Global.

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Women in Tech 100 Top Speakers 2023

Lucy Chow

Lucy Chow

Director of WAIN | Senator to UAE, WBAF | Ambassador of Women in Games

Fields of Expertise:

  • Gaming, Statr-Ups, Angel Investment

Country of residence: UAE

Lucy Chow assumed the role of General Partner at the WBAF Angel Investment Fund and holds positions as an investor with NextWave Impact Fund and The Founder Institute. Additionally, she is a Limited Partner with various funds globally. As an author, Lucy wrote “Changing the Game: Discover how Esports and Gaming are Redefining Business, Careers, Education, and the Future.” Since 2013, Lucy has served as the Director of the Women’s Angel Investor Network, contributing to the closure of $1M in early-stage equity funding for eight women-led companies in the MENA region. She has screened women-led startups globally and conducted due diligence. Lucy has recruited over 30 women angel investors from the Middle East. She is an Ambassador of Women in Games, an organization focusing on increasing women’s representation in the Games Industry. Lucy Chow has been actively involved in academic and entrepreneurial spheres, making impactful contributions to various domains.

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]]> https://women-in-tech.org/project/lucy-chow/feed/ 0 Mariam Sharangia https://women-in-tech.org/project/mariam-sharangia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mariam-sharangia https://women-in-tech.org/project/mariam-sharangia/#respond Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:02:52 +0000 https://women-in-tech.org/?post_type=project&p=25843 L’article Mariam Sharangia est apparu en premier sur Women in Tech® Global.

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Mariam Sharangia

Mariam Sharangia

Project Manager at Meta

Fields of Expertise:

  • International Project Management
  • Strategic Development
  • Start-up Environments
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Innovation and Technology
  • Community Building

Country of residence: UK

Mariam has more than 7 years of international project management experience in 3 different countries, including Georgia, the UK and the US. She has worked in small start-up teams as well as in bigger organizations.

Being a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Head of Strategic Development Department at Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency, Mariam holds both sufficient expertise and experience for building the Program that will benefit the Women in Tech community in the most efficient way.

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]]> https://women-in-tech.org/project/mariam-sharangia/feed/ 0 Sophie Smith https://women-in-tech.org/project/sophie-smith/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sophie-smith https://women-in-tech.org/project/sophie-smith/#respond Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:05:26 +0000 https://women-in-tech.org/?post_type=project&p=25551 L’article Sophie Smith est apparu en premier sur Women in Tech® Global.

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Sophie Smith

Sophie Smith

Founder and CEO at Nabta Health

Fields of Expertise:

  • FemTech

Country of residence: UAE

Sophie is the Founder and CEO of Nabta Health, a hybrid healthcare platform for women enabling the accelerated detection, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic diseases in women in emerging markets.

Prior to founding Nabta, Sophie worked as a technology consultant for Accenture, and then launched a number of impact startups, including myZindagi (a doctor-finding platform in Pakistan) and Le Plastics (a waste-plastics-to-roads company in Sierra Leone).

Sophie founded the 2022 Female Angels movement to bring gender parity to the early-stage investment landscape by identifying and publicly listing 2,022 female angel investors for MENA by the end of 2022. Sophie’s lifetime ambition is to empower all women to effectively manage their health.

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]]> https://women-in-tech.org/project/sophie-smith/feed/ 0 Vera Futorjanski https://women-in-tech.org/project/vera-futorjanski/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vera-futorjanski https://women-in-tech.org/project/vera-futorjanski/#respond Fri, 01 Sep 2023 15:25:08 +0000 https://women-in-tech.org/?post_type=project&p=25492 L’article Vera Futorjanski est apparu en premier sur Women in Tech® Global.

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Vera Futorjanski

Vera Futorjanski

CEO & Founder of Veritas Ventures by VF | Founder & CEO at Beyond Global

Fields of Expertise:

  • Serial Entrepreneurship
  • Investment Expertise
  • Global Advisory
  • Venture Capital and Innovation
  • Global Ambassador for Women Empowerment

Country of residence: UAE

Vera is an entrepreneur, angel investor, an LP in a VC Fund in Africa, and an international speaker and moderator. Vera has been in the UAE for almost a decade, building entrepreneurial ecosystems. Initially as a founder herself and the only female founder for Rocket Internet in the Middle East, then as an ecosystem builder with the Dubai Government, as part of the core team for the Dubai Future Accelerators which became the hub for the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Dubai and after that as a VC launching the first international accelerator in Saudi Arabia with 500Global, one of the leading Venture Capital firms.

She is currently building a private community for female leaders while also being a mentor with the Dubai Leadership Program and board member in a few curated companies. Vera is part of the Expert Group on Digital Platforms and Ecosystems for the World Economic Forum, an Innovation Expert at the UN, and a Responsible Leader at the BMW Foundation.

Vera is a Venture Partner with the Founder Institute and their Advisor for the GCC. She sits on the advisory board of the IBM accelerator and is a mentor with Techstars, Respond (BMW accelerator), e7 (local female Emirati accelerator), and many other global accelerators and incubators. Vera has lived in 10 countries and is fluent in five languages.

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