I’ve been back in Stockholm for 2 days after 4.5 months in Finland
I’m wearing a mask whenever around other people 😷
Yesterday a group of teenage boys started coughing on me. Today a middle age man attacked me. Overall people very passive aggressive towards me
Best thing I did for myself this weekend was going for a long walk and re-listening to one of my favorite podcast episodes:
@ShaneAParrish
interview with
@naval
. Not once did I take out my phone - I simply walked and listened 🙏
Today Pernilla Nyrensten became the first female founder and CEO to take her company public in Sweden 🔔 It took over 160 years for this to happen. Massive congrats team Revolutionrace
#womenintech
End of an era. I wasn’t being true to myself, so I decided to do the scariest thing possible. I resigned
So now, I’m excited and ready for new things to come. Mostly I’m looking to get back to an early stage startup or VC investing
Glass-ceiling index 2021: best OECD countries to be a working woman
1. Sweden 🇸🇪
2. Iceland 🇮🇸
3. Finland 🇫🇮
4. Norway 🇳🇴
5. France 🇫🇷
6. Denmark 🇩🇰
7. Portugal 🇵🇹
8. Belgium 🇧🇪
9. New Zealand 🇳🇿
10. Poland 🇵🇱
I’m trying out a new thing: Female Founder Fridays
Each Friday I’m going to highlight a female-founded company. Please let me know what you think and feel free to send me suggestions – but today I’m going to start with a company that is close to my heart:
@imagilabs
2021 was a year of some personal big things:
🎓 Finished my Masters in Finance
🇬🇧 Moved to London
🏦 Started a full time job in Investment Banking
🎙 Was interviewed for
@dagensindustri
Here’s to an even bigger 2022 🥂
I’ve been working from our Stockholm office for a week now and I’m the only female investment banker at the office. In London we are 50/50 women/men at my level
📣 I wrote a blog post on why it’s about damn time for Venture Capital to act on
#genderequality
and shared what we at
@WaveVentures
are doing about it 📣
@TylerWearsAMask
Unfortunately it’s not that comforting when I know the situation won’t be better if I’m the only one wearing a mask. The majority would need to wear masks to finally turn this around towards a path of recovery!
Role models can have a huge, life-changing impact. Seeing this woman rise in VC encouraged me to explore my opportunities in the industry. Thank you
@sophiabendz
, and again congrats on your new adventure ❤️
#womenintech
In hindsight I realize that at my university, boys had the networks to help them out in the process of applying for jobs in banking. I didn’t. Most women don’t. So, if you are or there is young woman you know who is interested in a career in finance, I’d love to help
📣 NEWS(LETTER) ALERT 📣
As you know I’ve been doing weekly posts about
#FemaleFounders
for a while now. Now I’m taking it to the next level with a weekly newsletter on financial markets, with a strong emphasis on diversity called In The Money 💸 1/5
I wrote about the importance of role models because I grew up in Finland with a female president. I never considered that to be weird. Quite the opposite, I knew that if I wanted to, I too could be the president someday.
Happy
#IWD2020
❤️
In 2020, a record year for capital deployed, female founded startups raised just 0.7% of investment in the Nordics
Yes, you read that right, 0 point absolutely horrifying 7 % 🤦🏻♀️
According to
@GoldmanSachs
US funds managed by all-female & mixed-gender teams have outperformed their all-male counterparts so far in 2020
Still, women-led funds remain a rarity in spite of growing evidence that more diverse teams produce better results
Today marks 5 years since I moved to Stockholm. In this city I’ve found my passion, endless inspiration, forever friendships, and love
On Saturday my journey continues to London. It’s not a goodbye, it’s a see you soon, Stockholm 💗
I’ve completely forgotten to share this but my
@handels_sse
Master thesis ‘It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint’ on why women remain underrepresented in the Swedish private equity industry is published 🤓
Did you know that 42% of women globally don't have a bank account?
As a part of
@holabrava
Operator Network, I'm so excited about the launch of
@jefa_io
the digital bank for women. Congrats
@emmyagsmith
🥳 &
@Claire
for a fantastic investment
#womenintech
I am incredibly honored to be featured in this important
@crunchbasenews
piece on
#WomenInVC
together with so many women that I admire and look up to. Thank you
@JFLenhard
for a great conversation and for pushing this topic further ❤️
FEMALE FOUNDER FRIDAY is back № 8
This week I want to recognize a true superstar in the startup ecosystem. Not only does her non-profit work directly with D&I but she’s also an angel investor.
@katjatorop
founder of
@theinklusiiv
is a true advocate for diversity 🌟
#womenintech
Want to add $20 Trillion to global GDP? Empower Women
@business
study estimated the boost to output if women’s education and employment levels converge with that of men in the same country
#womenintech