About this Event
Female Founders and Women in VC Networking Evening
Join us for a fun, in-person evening dedicated to female founders and women in venture capital. It's the perfect chance to connect, share stories, and grow your network in a relaxed setting. Bring your energy, ideas, and business cards—let's celebrate and support women making moves in the startup and investment world!
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Agenda:
4:30 – 5:15 PM: Welcome & Networking
5:15 – 6:30 PM: Panel Sessions
6:30 – 8:00 PM: Headshots & Networking Drinks
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What to Expect:
Powerful Conversations with Women in VC
Understanding Capital & Creativity: How Women Shape Value in Venture
Breaking Barriers & Building Bridges: The Reality of Women Rising in VC
The Next Chapter: Purpose, Power & Perspective
Founders’ Journeys:
From Burnout to Buyout: Protecting health and wealth by planning your exit early
The Moments After the Exit: Preparing your identity, not just your balance sheet
Who’s on Your Bench?: Building a trusted team to unlock value and prepare for your next chapter
Innovation Spotlight:
Breaking Industry Norms: Challenging a century-old perfume standard with “emotional fragrances”
Bridging Science and Business: Turning neuroscience into a marketable product
Funding and Scaling an Innovative Idea: Convincing investors and managing R&D complexity while building a brand
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Why Attend?
• Gain insider perspectives from leading women in VC.
• Learn real-world strategies for navigating exits and scaling innovation.
• Connect with a community of trailblazers who are breaking norms and building bridges.
• Bonus*: A professional photographer will be on-site offering complimentary headshots to all attendees.
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RSVP Today – Spaces are limited!
THE SPEAKERS:
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Dr. Vivienne Heyhoe
Founder, Wellspring | Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA)
Dr. Vivienne Heyhoe is a doctor turned entrepreneur and financier who has built her career at the intersection of care and capital. She co-founded and successfully exited a multimillion-pound health and wellness business, gaining first-hand insight into the emotional and financial realities of scaling and selling a company.
Her experience spans medicine, award-winning business design, and asset and wealth management at JP Morgan, giving her a rare ability to bridge human insight with financial strategy. Today, through Wellspring, Vivienne partners with late-stage founders and small business owners to prepare for and execute exits that protect wealth, wellbeing, and legacy.
Passionate about empowering women founders, Vivienne views exits as part of an equity strategy, a route to long-term freedom, not just a finish line. She believes the most valuable businesses sustain both people and purpose, and works with entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors to make that balance real.
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Catriona MacKenzie
Investment Manager, Windmill Hill Asset Management
Catriona Mackenzie manages the Rothschild family’s philanthropic endowments, which have a legacy spanning over 130 years and approximately $4 billion USD in assets. She is focused on the endowments’ private markets program, including managing relationships with leading global venture firms and the exposure to hundreds of the world’s top VC-backed companies.
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Audrey Semarero
Founder, Edeniste
Audrey Semarero is the founder of Edeniste, a pioneering luxury perfume brand that blends neuroscience and haute perfumery to create fragrances scientifically designed to uplift mood. Descending from a fashion model mother and a scientist father, Audrey embodies both creativity and precision—qualities that have helped her redefine the fragrance industry with a science-backed approach to emotion and wellbeing.
She will share her experience building Edeniste and her perspective on innovation, resilience, and leading as a woman entrepreneur.
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Kerstin Cooley
General Partner, Course Corrected / Managing Partner, Brightly Ventures
Kerstin Cooley is founder and General Partner the Managing Partner of Course Corrected and Brightly Ventures, two leading Nordic seed funds based in Stockholm. Her career spans both sides of the table—first as a startup operator in Silicon Valley, London, and Stockholm, and now as an investor.
Kerstin brings a unique perspective on innovation, entrepreneurship, and the evolution of the European tech ecosystem. She will share her experience investing in founders and her reflections on building conviction as a female GP in one of Europe’s most dynamic startup regions.
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Alexandra Woodman
Investment Manager, British Business Bank
Alexandra Woodman is an Investment Manager on the Direct Investment Team at the British Business Bank, the UK Government’s development bank and the UK’s largest domestic investor in venture capital. The Bank invests across the ecosystem: in VC funds, venture debt funds, angel syndicates and directly in break-out companies at the growth stage.
Prior to joining the British Business Bank, Alexandra was an investor at Speedinvest, where she focused on early-stage marketplace and consumer businesses. At the event, she will share her perspective on UK venture investing and her experience as a female investor championing innovation across the ecosystem.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Rathbones London, 30 Gresham Street, London, United Kingdom
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