We at Female Ventures are excited to announce our new partnership with YES!Delft. YES!Delft is a NGO which helps build tomorrow’s leading tech firms by providing tailored services with an extensive ecosystem for startups, without taking equity. YES!Delft believes in the impact tech companies can have. Through innovation, tech companies provide a crucial contribution to … Continued
It’s kind of funny to me, that after quite some years of being an entrepreneur, people come to me to ask for advice about their starting business (who, me?). It still feels weird, but I’m always happy to help. Because the start is HARD, man. The ONE tip that has become my mantra is to … Continued
Moving to a new country where you know no one is already a giant leap, but throw on a global pandemic and start a one-person business. It can become quite lonely quickly. I felt like a shell of my former self. My community was nonexistent. I had nothing I felt connected to, nothing that was … Continued
As a female entrepreneur and looking at diversity as a business case, I have invested quite some effort in supporting more females onto a path to a leadership position. Either in their own company as startup founder or thriving an ambitious career in an SME or corporate. Over the years I have had the opportunity … Continued
To get more insights on the terrible crisis in Ukraine, Iryna Pakhomova, a Ukrainian entrepreneur (CEO and co-founder of Nurtio Technologies) living in the Netherlands, shares her vision on the war and explains how we could help with our Female Ventures community. Dear Iryna, thank you very much for taking the time to do this … Continued
In this blogpost we highlight a wonderful article on one of our key values; building a cross generation community. As Female Ventures we strongly believe why it is so important to not only talk to your companion school friends or student mates, who are all similar age, but also become friends with people who are … Continued
I wish I had had the knowledge I have now when I was starting my career about the internal barriers and unconscious biases that women face. I really only became aware of these when I read Lean In 8 years ago. If we as Female Ventures can create more awareness on these topics for women … Continued
Marjolein Steinebach is the Female Ventures City Coordinator for The Hague and Delft. She took over as City Coordinator at a challenging time – March 2020 to be exact. However, that hasn’t stopped her motivations to uplift business women and host engaging events in 2020 such as their successful Inspirational Speed Dating event. Marjolein has … Continued
Female Ventures is there to give support to conscious planning of women’s careers! But who are these women, what is driving them and how do they make their career choices? We kick off a series of interviews with the women of Female Ventures with Willemien van Musschenbroek Greve, former city coordinator of our Delft/The Hague … Continued
‘A woman makes a plan’ according to May Musk, the mother of Elon Musk, in her latest book. May brings an inspiring story about ‘out of the box’ thinking parents and shows the bravery to make harsh decisions for her and her kids. May tells us a story of how you can be successful and … Continued
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