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FinovateEurope
2027 TBC

Sophie Winwood
Co-Founder & CEO at unlock VC
Speaker

Profile

Sophie is the CEO & co-founder of unlock VC, an award winning community and platform for Women in VC. Culminating in a 400+ person annual summit (Oct 7-9, Barcelona), unlock seeks to develop highly productive networks to increase the success of diverse investors and founders, partly through frequent local and virtual events, supported by a continuous stream of content and resources.

Sophie is also an active participant in the VC space, working across Operating Partner, Platform and Deal flow roles. Sophie has been recognised on the Innovate Finance Women in FinTech Powerlist in 2020, 2021 & 2023, as one of the 34 rising stars in Venture capital in 2023 by Business Insider and is a regular guest on the 11:FS's FinTech Insider podcast. She previously spent 5 years at Anthemis, leading and supporting investments.

Agenda Sessions

  • Investor All Stars: In Turbulent Times What Is The Outlook For The Market & What Does It Mean For Funding Levels, Valuations & The Future Of Financial Services? Looking To The Future, How Can Niche Product Fintechs Be Turned Into Platform Companies?

    4:05pm