Female Foundry Week 137: End of Year Review.
Welcome to The Week 137, 2024 Edition of the Female Foundry newsletter!
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What a year it has been! Has it been only me, or does 2024 feel like it’s flown by at lightning speed?
This year we launched two major initiatives.
In January, we launched the Female Innovation Index, the largest report in Europe capturing the level of funding and innovation driven by female entrepreneurs. As part of the inaugural version of the report, we delivered an unprecedented level of detailed data across 300 insights, having analysed almost 650,000 European companies, surveyed 1,186, and interviewed 70 founders and investors. Looking forward to the Launch of the 2025 edition of the Female Innovation Index early next year!
In April, we launched the Visionaries AI Incubator in partnership with Google Cloud in London to bring the latest AI tools and thinking to some of the most visionary founders. By June, we welcomed the first seven companies into the program, and in October, seven new companies joined the Visionaries incubator.
Beyond the major launches, I’ve also taken part in over 45 venture capital and innovation events—that’s almost one every week! There are now over 6,842 of you—founders, investors, and ecosystem players—reading the Female Foundry newsletter on a weekly basis!
Thank you for the great team: Leila, Jacob, Christina, Martin, Alice and Robin and many thanks to our sponsors, data partners and all venture ecosystem partners for being part of the journey!
2025 looks big and bright!
Watch the full Female Foundry 2024 End of Year Review here:
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Now, it's time for me to switch off.
Make sure to enjoy these last days of 2024.
See in a New Year!
Agata
Written by Agata Leliwa Nowicka, an investor, a startup adviser, a two-time entrepreneur, and a founder of Female Foundry based in London.
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