#104 Gesa Miczaika, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund

Today we are happy to introduce you to Gesa, General Partner of Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund and Board Member of the German Startups Association. Auxxo is a venture capital firm co-investing into startups with at least one female founder in Europe. Besides that, Gesa founded the Evangelistas, a network of female business angels with more than 170 members in Germany.In this episode you’ll learn:– Gesa’s perspective on the biases for and against female focused funds – Why Auxxo invests in female founders and how that focus gives Auxxo a competitive advantage in winning competitive deals– How Auxxo is thinking about their co-invest strategy in the light of the new market– How Auxxo managed to raise their fund with more than 50% of their LPs being women (in terms of €€ as well headcount)– How Gesa thinks about firm development, fund II, and what’s in store for Auxxo