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SuperReturn US West
September 15-17, 2025
Hilton Los Angeles Universal CityLos Angeles

Ms Isabelle Freidheim
Founder and Managing Partner at Athena Capital
Speaker

Profile

Isabelle Freidheim is the founder and managing partner of Athena Capital. She is one of the youngest female chairmans of a publicly traded company in the U.S. In her role as managing partner of Athena Capital, Freidheim oversees the company's strategic direction and leads its efforts in identifying and investing in technology companies.

Freidheim is an entrepreneur and investor with more than 15 years of experience in venture capital, private equity, SPACs and IPOs. She founded Athena in 2020. Athena Capital is a $500m investment fund focusing on the intersection of private companies preparing to go public or considering M&A exits. Athena’s teams include board members of Fortune 100 companies and CEOs, Fortune 500 companies, company founders and investors.

Under Freidheim’s chairmanship, Athena has raised more than $1.2 billion.

Agenda Sessions

  • Structured equity and debt in the modern age: highly flexible, fast and effective

    9:00am