Mentorship

Part of our Empowering Equity commitment for diversity and inclusion

Mentorship

Part of our Empowering Equity commitment for diversity and inclusion

The Empowering Equity Mentorship and Mentorship+ programmes aim to support aspiring and early career female fund managers by providing advice and connecting them with more experienced peers.

This is a joint initiative of the EIF, the EIB, and the European Union under the #InvestEU Advisory Hub. Together we want to make the EU ecosystem more diverse. This is why we are helping new generations of fund managers enter the industry.

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⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Get a one-off answer or advice to your question about venture capital, private equity, and private credit investing ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Use our dedicated form to submit a query and get an expert advice back from our mentors ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯

START HERE

⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Get access to a 9-months programme with our experts in the venture capital, private equity, and private credit market ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Read the terms of reference and benefit from a mentor accompanying you on your journey ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯

APPLY HERE

Meet the mentors

Simona Gemeneanu

Partner at Morphosis Capital

Co-founder of Morphosis Capital – a growth fund focused on SMEs in Romania - Simona has over 20 years of experience in private equity, finance, strategy, and M&A roles in Bucharest, Paris, and London. An inspiration to many women fund managers.

Barbara Ellero

Partner at Anthilia Capital Partners

In Anthilia since 2013, Barbara pioneered the private debt market in Italy. Before joining Anthilia, she spent nearly 18 years in corporate finance in leading investment banks, developing extensive experience in advisory and private capital.

Marie Bursaux

Investment Director at Eiffel Investment Group

Marie joined Eiffel Investment Group in 2019, from Aviva Investors where she worked as a portfolio manager within the Private Debt & Real Assets platform, looking after financing and restructuring of corporates, infrastructure, and assets financings.​

Deepali Nangia

Partner at Speedinvest

After starting her career as an investment banking analyst, she moved to investing in growth-stage financial institutions and finally turned to the venture world as an angel investor in female-funded technology companies.​

Eleni Bathianaki

Managing Partner, Halcyon Equity Partners

Eleni is the Founding Partner of Halycon Equity Partners SICAR, which invests in Greek non-listed mature Scale-up SMEs and Small Mid-cap companies with a scalable business model and high growth potential. She brings 23+ years of experience in investment banking, strategic advisory, and private equity positions.

Zoe Chambers

General Partner at Frontline Ventures

Experienced in investment banking and corporate law, Zoe has been working with B2B software companies at pre-seed and seed stages in Europe and at growth stage in the US.

Dr. Gesa Miczaika

Co-founder at Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund

The Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund is a venture capital firm co-investing with at least one female founder in Europe. After being the Deputy President of the German Startups Association and a member of the "Young Digital Economy" Advisory Board to the Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy in Germany, Gesa founded the Evangelistas, a network of female business angels with more than 350 members in Europe.

Simona Gemeneanu

Partner at Morphosis Capital

Co-founder of Morphosis Capital – a growth fund focused on SMEs in Romania - Simona has over 20 years of experience in private equity, finance, strategy, and M&A roles in Bucharest, Paris, and London. An inspiration to many women fund managers.

Barbara Ellero

Partner at Anthilia Capital Partners

In Anthilia since 2013, Barbara pioneered the private debt market in Italy. Before joining Anthilia, she spent nearly 18 years in corporate finance in leading investment banks, developing extensive experience in advisory and private capital.

Marie Bursaux

Investment Director at Eiffel Investment Group

Marie joined Eiffel Investment Group in 2019, from Aviva Investors where she worked as a portfolio manager within the Private Debt & Real Assets platform, looking after financing and restructuring of corporates, infrastructure, and assets financings.​

Deepali Nangia

Partner at Speedinvest

After starting her career as an investment banking analyst, she moved to investing in growth-stage financial institutions and finally turned to the venture world as an angel investor in female-funded technology companies.

Eleni Bathianaki

Managing Partner, Halcyon Equity Partners

Eleni is the Founding Partner of Halycon Equity Partners SICAR, which invests in Greek non-listed mature Scale-up SMEs and Small Mid-cap companies with a scalable business model and high growth potential. She brings 23+ years of experience in investment banking, strategic advisory, and private equity positions.

Zoe Chambers

General Partner at Frontline Ventures

Experienced in investment banking and corporate law, Zoe has been working with B2B software companies at pre-seed and seed stages in Europe and at growth stage in the US.

Dr. Gesa Miczaika

Co-founder at Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund

The Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund is a venture capital firm co-investing with at least one female founder in Europe. After being the Deputy President of the German Startups Association and a member of the "Young Digital Economy" Advisory Board to the Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy in Germany, Gesa founded the Evangelistas, a network of female business angels with more than 350 members in Europe.