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The Real F Word:

Female Founders in Focus

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Female founders get less than 2% of all VC funding. Svitlanka Sergiichuk Romaniuk of NeoFin and Alexia de Broglie of Your Juno each discuss with Denise why the numbers are so low, things women can do to bring them up (hint: it looks like therapy and sisterhood!) and how investing in building strong founder relationships will build stronger companies with better culture and communication. Listen to the episode to hear:

  • How the drive for “more” propels female founders to achieve in business and in life.
  • How you don’t have to leave your job to start your dream venture.
  • That founders need to pick investors just as much as the reverse, it is a long-term relationship.
  • And more sizzling hot insights from Alexia, Svitlanka and Denise!

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Meet the first guest

Svitlanka Sergiichuk Romaniuk

Co-Founder at Neofin

Svitlanka is a CEO and Co-founder at Neofin – a one-stop shop for financial institutions to launch consumer lending with no technical team involved. Neofin is pioneering no-code in the lending industry and serves financial institutions across Ukraine, Middle East and North Africa and North America.

Svitlanka is a winner of the top 5 in the 2023 US National WMNTech competition, graduate of the Equifax Accelerate, and a part of the Mastercard Start Path Ukraine.

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Meet the host

Meet the host

Denise Johansson is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Enfuce, the first fintech in the world to put payment processing in the public cloud. Denise is a dynamic female innovator and leader with almost 20 years of experience in the payment industry.

Denise, whose expertise has been recognised by several initiatives including InspiringFifty, has helped numerous European fintechs and financial institutions enter new markets quickly with safe, secure, and scalable card products. She is committed to encouraging more women into fintech, inspiring them to set bold goals and work towards them.

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