S5 Ep7 - Gemma Bloemen - Creandum

I was thrilled to have a powerhouse early stage check investor from a powerhouse VC join me. In Summer 2021 Gemma joined Creandum as an investment principal. Creandum is a pan European early-stage VC fund, having invested in companies like Spotify, Trade Republic and Depop. Gemma covers the London market and is focused on both B2C and B2B technology businesses.  Gemma was the Chief Operating Officer at Elder Technologies, a Series B health tech startup for the past 3 and a half years, where she helped the company scale from 20 to 120 people and raise a series B in 2019. Previously, Gemma was a Senior Manager at Uber in the UK (2014-2018) where she co-chaired 'Women of Uber' in 2017, and before that, was a consultant at McKinsey. She has a BA from Yale and an MBA (14J) from INSEAD.Gemma has been an angel investor for the past two years and is very interested in Healthtech, Marketplaces, Agetech, Silver Economy and Sustainability. 80+% of her investments have been in female founders. Episode Links:Sponsored by trumpetGemma's LinkedinCreandum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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I was thrilled to have a powerhouse early stage check investor from a powerhouse VC join me. In Summer 2021 Gemma joined Creandum as an investment principal. Creandum is a pan European early-stage VC fund, having invested in companies like Spotify, Trade Republic and Depop. Gemma covers the London market and is focused on both B2C and B2B technology businesses. Gemma was the Chief Operating Officer at Elder Technologies, a Series B health tech startup for the past 3 and a half years, where she helped the company scale from 20 to 120 people and raise a series B in 2019. Previously, Gemma was a Senior Manager at Uber in the UK (2014-2018) where she co-chaired 'Women of Uber' in 2017, and before that, was a consultant at McKinsey. She has a BA from Yale and an MBA (14J) from INSEAD.Gemma has been an angel investor for the past two years and is very interested in Healthtech, Marketplaces, Agetech, Silver Economy and Sustainability. 80+% of her investments have been in female founders. Episode Links:Sponsored by trumpetGemma's LinkedinCreandum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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