Ms Isabelle Freidheim

Founder and Managing Partner at Athena Capital

Speaker

Isabelle Freidheim is the Founder and Managing Partner of Athena Capital. She is the youngest chairman 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. Isabelle is one of Inc's 250 Female Founders in 2024, a member of The Council on Foreign Relations and an alumna of Fortune's Most Powerful Women.

Athena Capital invests in growth pre-IPO, pre-exit, opportunistic equity in technology enabled companies on the verge of an exit, either a public exit or an M&A exit. Athena Capital offers companies and founders international growth expertise and operational support. The firm identifies acquisitions targets, determines public readiness, assists on product structuring and provides access to capital. Athena has a returns-driven platform of over 45 women who have been on the boards of Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, former CEOs, founders of companies, some who have exited their own companies. The general partnership is made of former Softbank investors, CEOs, company founders and career investors who have taken many companies public.