Feminvest

In the second episode with Sophie Lööf, we get to know the person behind the family business even more. Sophie shares her journey of growing up as an only child, discovering her entrepreneurial side from a young age, and exploring different countries and cultures along the way. We also hear more about how these experiences shaped her and influenced her decision to take over the family business.

In this episode, we meet Sophie Lööf, whom we interviewed for the Feminvest Magazine. Sophie shares her journey of taking over her family business, what it was like to step into a company with such a strong family history, and when she first saw the opportunity to take the business forward. She also talks about her and her family’s entrepreneurial journey, the transition between generations, and what it means to build on a legacy while creating your own path.

In this episode, Michaela Berglund and Sara Sorbet interview Katie Cella, a businesswoman working in venture capital in North America. Katie works at Koru Capital, a VC firm investing in AI infrastructure, robotics, space and more. She shares her journey into venture capital, her work to bring more women into the financial industry, and her experience working in a traditionally male-dominated field

In this episode, Michaela Berglund and Sara Sorbet interview Loretta McCarthy, who has helped build Golden Seeds. Loretta shares her journey from starting her career on Wall Street to co-founding Golden Seeds in 2005, and what inspired her to create a platform focused on investing in women-led companies. We also explore what Feminvest can learn from her experience and the US market.

In this episode, Michaela and Sara sit down with Lisa, founder of Charly, the company she started together with Alexandra. They talk about how Michaela and Lisa first got to know each other, the story behind Charly and the mission that inspired them to build the company. The conversation also takes us into Feminvest Ventures and its fund, including why investing in female-founded companies is such an important part of Feminvest’s work. A conversation about entrepreneurship, investing, building a company with a co-founder, and creating businesses with a bigger purpose.

In this episode, we sit down with Angelina, who joins us to share her background, her journey and her role as Head of the Feminvest Accelerator Program. Angelina talks about how she is supporting entrepreneurs through the Feminvest Accelerator and also dive into the Feminvest Accelerator Program — what it offers, who it is for, and how the program connects female founders with the knowledge, tools and support they need to take their businesses to the next level.

In this episode, Sara and Sofia together with Michaela explore how we can build stronger infrastructure to support women founders and investor from an international perspective. They discuss the differences between entrepreneurial and investment ecosystems in Sweden and around the world, and how cross boarder collaboration can create new opportunities and help empower women financially.

Listen to Feminvest Ventures meeting the fast growing company Imagi Labs, an EdTech company on a mission to empower the next generation through artificial intelligence. Hear about Imagi Labs journey, the idea behind the company and how they are making coding and AI education more creative, accessible and inclusive for young people.

Michaela Berglund and Sara Sorbet gets a special interview with Sanne Alexandra/Josefson about her brand and company. She started at 24 years, building it up with a loan from her father, scaling with great success. Raising a family in the meantime and moving around the world. Then everything comes shattering down and she has to tare it down to build it up again. A true entrepreneur and inspiration for all. Listen for a true entrepreneurial story, share your thoughts and own experiences. See and meet Sanne at Fearless on stage the 17th of April in Stockholm.

What does it take to create a miles-long queue in the middle of Stockholm? In this episode, Michaela Berglund meets DAAR founders Daria “Dasha” Garipova and Matias Ristiniemi to unpack the launch that stopped NK in its tracks and the strategy behind choosing Feminvest Ventures as their very first VC partner. A story about bold vision, perfect timing, and building a brand people line up for. Warning! This episode is in Swedish.