W.I.P.E

Women in private equity and enterprise

W.I.P.E is not about empowering women. W.I.P.E is about making the business case for women. Providing an unparalleled access to networks and resources that foster women entrepreneurship. At W.I.P.E, we are creating a unique and growing network of the world’s leading women investors and founders that we hope will help aspirational women founders to dream bigger.

W.I.P.E is a thriving ecosystem for women entrepreneurship.

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Our Services

Your Network = your Net-worth

Increase your access to global capital by connecting with female funders and founders through our online network, events, masterclasses, and pitching sessions.

We bring to you industry group events to steer and advance your career journey with a wise peer group, facilitated by an industry expert.

With WIPE, get a chance to pitch your ideas to us as we help you build a solid business plan and connect you with global funds for fundraising.

LinkedIn
Growth

Our founder’s forte: we don’t only understand the science, i.e, how to maximize your reach leveraging LinkedIn’s algorithm but also understand and appreciate the art of storytelling, which many find difficult to stitch together. Having written extensively for leading entrepreneurs and CEOs, we have come to realize that individuals struggle to write about themselves and the insights they have gained.

We help you in knowing yourself better and presenting you to the social media world with the power of our content in a way that you possibly didn’t envision.

We strongly believe in and leverage the power of LinkedIn to ensure that insights and stories like yours aspire a maximum number of people.

Emotional
Wellness

Personal problems can adversely affect your job performance if ignored or improperly handled. Women grapple with a lot of emotions while climbing up the career ladder, which could compromise their relationships and often make them feel emotionally drained. In such cases, our platform connects you with

Friends from the same industry who are open to listening to you and can relate to the problems and can guide you through difficult personal and professional choices that you may need to make in life.

Counselors who can bolster your emotional intelligence to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict.

Let us help in instilling harmony between the different aspects of your life. The benefits gained from each area are able to support and strengthen the others.

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Mentoring &
Coaching

The first step to becoming a leader is to have a mentor who can bring out the best in you, coach you, and unleash your creativity to bring forth your potential. They provide you with continual development in ways that you might not even realize, with personal skills, mindset shifts, and valuable anecdotes. Having a mentor is an excellent way to expand your network – they can open doors you might not even know existed!

We enable this for you through,

Shadow internships with leading founders and venture capital organizations

Masterclasses with experts on developing and fostering technical and interpersonal skills

Exclusive one-on-one with established individuals in your industry

Business Set-Up and Corporate Branding

A one-stop platform to design your business strategy and corporate branding because your brand speaks for you. This defines the business’ personality, characteristics, values, and purpose. It can lead customers to choose your product or service over others because they admire your purpose, believe in your cause, and share similar values. We provide end-to-end solutions to entrepreneurs building a business.

This covers:

Website development

Branding Identity

Branding strategy

Digital Design

Women centric Recruitment
Services

Recruitment processes tend to put greater emphasis on technical skills, often overlooking the softer skills, particularly passion, excitement, and purpose, which tend to define the trajectory of growth for the candidates, in addition to their technical skillset. We use various methods to identify and attract the best candidates for a specific position from a network of highly qualified candidates with soft and hard skills. An outline of the services we offer:

Candidate sourcing: This involves identifying potential candidates through various methods, including networking, online job boards, placement cells, and social media.

Candidate screening: Once a pool of candidates has been identified, we will typically conduct a thorough screening process to ensure that only the most qualified candidates in terms of skillset and emotional intelligence are presented to the hiring company. This might involve conducting multiple rounds of interviews, reference checks, and other assessments.

Candidate placement: Once a top candidate has been identified, we work with the hiring company to finalize the hiring process and ensure a smooth transition into the new role.

Overall, the goal is to help businesses and organizations find top women talent that is well-suited for their open positions, thus saving them time and resources in the hiring process.

Susana Garcia-Robles

Senior Partner, Capria.VC

Susana Garcia-Robles is a Senior Partner with Capria. She is a recognized expert on development finance innovation, an investor in seed and VC funds, and a builder of entrepreneurial ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In 2020, she left the Inter-American Development Bank where she was Chief Investment Officer and Gender Initiatives Coordinator. Today, in addition to her role with Capria, she is also Executive Advisor to the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America (LAVCA).An avid supporter of ecosystems, she is a co-founder of the Argentinean VC/ PE association/ (ARCAP) and the Colombian VC/PE association/ (Colcapital). She serves on the Advisory Boards of the Brazilian VC/PE association/ (ABVCAP) and others.

In 2012 she co-founded WeXchange, the first pitch-competition and platform of encounter for LAC women entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors. In 2019 she co-founded WeInvest Latam, a network of women investors. She continues mentoring and coaching entrepreneurs and early stage fund managers.

Susana earned a Master’s Degree in International Economic Policy from Columbia University and a Master’s in Philosophy and Education from the Catholic University of Argentina.

Company

Capria Ventures

Country

USA

Designation

Senior Partner

Release Date

4 January, 2023

Company

Capria Ventures

Country

USA

Designation

Senior Partner

Release Date

4 January, 2023

Highlights

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"THERE SHOULD BE A BOOK ON MEN WHO DON'T CARRY A CHIP ON THEIR SHOULDER AND ARE PROUD OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THEIR WIVES"

“You are the Director, Producer, Writer and the Actor of your own life”

CEO, 100 Women In Finance

Ms. Amanda Pullinger is the Chief Executive Officer of 100 Women in Finance. She leads a staff team and provides direction to 500 volunteer practitioners globally. The organization, which is in 27 locations, is focused on empowering women in the finance industry and inspiring the next generation of pre-career young women.

Ms. Pullinger is a former principal of Aquamarine Capital Management, and previously, she served as Chairman of the Board of The HALO Trust (www.halotrust.org) and served on the Board of Langone NYU Cancer Institute. She was on the founding Board of 100 Women in Finance, serving as its President for two years. She is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Ms. Pullinger graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University in 1987 with an Honours Degree in Modern History. She earned an MBA from La Salle University, Philadelphia, in 1998, and received the Academic Award for MBA student of the year as well as the Beta Gamma Sigma designation.

Company

100 Women in finance

Country

New York

Designation

CEO

Release Date

28 January, 2023

Company

100 Women in finance

Country

New York

Designation

CEO

Release Date

28 January, 2023

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Naiyaa Saggi

Co-Founder, The Good Glamm Group

Naiyya is the founder and CEO of BabyChakra and the co-founder of Myglamm and the Good Glamm Group. She is a graduate of the Harvard Business School (MBA 2012) where she was a Fulbright and J.N.Tata scholar. She even received her BA LLB (Hons.) from National Law School, India.

Prior to Babychakra, Naiyya was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and at The Bridgespan Group (in Boston) where she worked extensively on her areas of passion which is maternal & child health education.

Today, Naiyya spearheads a unicorn, a billion dollar empire – the Good Glamm Group which has South Asia’s largest portfolio of D2C beauty and personal care brands.

Company

Good Glamm Group

Country

India

Designation

Co-Founder

Release Date

14 January, 2023

Company

Good Glamm Group

Country

India

Designation

Co-Founder

Release Date

14 January, 2023

Highlights

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Rachael
Neumann

Founding Partner, FlyingFox Ventures

Investor - Melbourne, Australia

Vani Kola

Managing Director, Kalaari Capital

In this video, we get to learn about her journey as an Indian Venture Capitalist, who went on to be recognised as one of the most powerful women in India by Forbes and was awarded the Midas touch award for the best investor in 2015. She is also a great speaker who has delivered motivational speeches at entrepreneurial forums like TED talks, TIE and INK.

Watch our conversation with Vani Kola, Managing Director at Kalaari Capital wherein she talks about how she started a company which was valued at $1.2 billion, getting out of your comfort zone, startups that Kalaari missed investing in, not letting others define you and much more.

Company

Kalaari Capital

Country

India

Designation

Managing Director

Release Date

15 February, 2023

Company

Kalaari Capital

Country

India

Designation

Managing Director

Release Date

15, February, 2023

Highlights

Baoy Van Cong

Partner, Target Global

Bao-Y joined Target in 2017 and is one of the leaders of Target’s growth stage investment practice. She has a particular focus on companies in the Edtech, Consumer and Software industries and has led our investments in companies including Lepaya, Crisp and Elopage.

Bao-Y joined Target from Morgan Stanley’s Mergers & Acquisitions team where she advised companies in the TMT, Financial Services, and Industrials industries in both London and Sydney. She began her career as a graduate trainee at Postbank in Germany.

Bao-Y holds an M.Sc Finance from Imperial College London and a B.Sc in Business Administration from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. A German national, she is also fluent in English & Vietnamese.

Company

Target Global

Country

Minnesota

Designation

Partner

Release Date

4 February 2023

Company

Target Global

Country

Minnesota

Designation

Partner

Release Date

4 February, 2023

Highlights

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Kriti
Bansal

Investor, Owl Ventures

Investor - New York, USA

Jyotsna Krishnan

Managing Partner , Elevar Equity

Presenting to you our next speaker, Jyotsna Krishnan who is the Managing Partner at Elevar, and leads the firm’s investing strategy and priorities in India, along with driving the overall fund performance globally.

She has had 20 years of work experience spanning banking, retail financial services, strategy, business finance, sales and operations, business intelligence, training and development, in addition to working with entrepreneurs to achieve scale.

Stay tuned for our full conversation with her which will be releasing on the 8th of February at 5pm.

Company

Elevar Equity

Country

India

Designation

Managing Partner

Release Date

8 feburary, 2023

Company

Elevar Equity

Country

India

Designation

Managing Partner

Release Date

8 February, 2023

Highlights

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Sarah
Barber

CEO, Jenson Funding Partners

Investor - London, UK

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Soumya
Rajan

Founder and CEO, Waterfield Advisors

Investor - Mumbai, India

Lavanya Ashok

Partner, Trifecta Capital

In this video, we get to learn about . Lavanya Ashok – Partner at Trifecta Capital, who is a well-known Indian investor and venture capitalist and has made significant contributions to the Indian startup ecosystem. She has also had 15+ years of growth equity investing and investment banking experience. In addition to her work at Trifecta Capital, she is also actively involved in mentoring and advising startups. She is passionate about creating a more inclusive startup ecosystem in India and has been a vocal advocate for diversity and gender equality in the workplace.

In our conversation with her, she talks about her journey – How she became the MD at Goldman Sachs and later a partner at Trifecta Capital, the likability paradox, the mansplaining syndrome, the domino effect with one right opportunity, harnessing the power of mentorship and much more!

Company

Kindlife

Country

India

Designation

Founder

Release Date

25 February, 2023

Company

Kindlife

Country

India

Designation

Founder

Release Date

25 February, 2023

Highlights

Deepali Nangia

Partner, Speed Invest

In this video we get to learn about Deepali Nangia, Partner at SpeedInvest who is a prominent investor with a keen eye for innovative startups, and an interest in sectors that combine profit with a purpose. She has become a key figure in the European startup ecosystem. She is also a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion.

She is actively involved in initiatives to support underrepresented groups in entrepreneurship and regularly speaks on the importance of diversity in the startup ecosystem. In our conversation with her, she talks about her journey – how a girl from Calcutta decided to join VC in Austria, deal making while on vacation, her first investment as an angel, the toughest jobs for a VC, why co-founders are important, the benefits of reaching out cold and much more. In our series, “Radical Simplicity”, as the name speaks for itself, we untie the knots of complex topics in the world of investments by capturing insights of investors and leading companies’ founders across industries.

We are storytellers and our purpose is to bring out the unheard stories of how leaders in PE/VC shape up their funds, teams, portfolios, culture, and bring about the best in each one. In this, we also get a sense of how radically the investors view the Indian investment landscape and how companies are coming up with innovative business models. We are highly passionate about the world of investment funds and the impact that it can create on businesses. Our venture is focused on helping businesses with a vision to scale them up with the right market expertise. Join us in this journey as we radically shape up the world of emerging businesses.

Company

Speed Invest

Country

London

Designation

Investor

Release Date

15 March, 2023

Company

Speed Invest

Country

London

Designation

Investor

Release Date

15 March, 2023

Highlights

Bianca Martinelli

Partner, Alexia Ventures

Here’s a sneak peak into our conversation with Bianca Martinelli – Partner at Alexia Ventures who is a highly accomplished operator and investor, and a partner at Alexia Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Brazil. With about 15 years of experience in the technology and startup sectors, Bianca is a leading figure in the venture capital industry.

In our conversation with her, she talks about how to become a powerful businesswoman, biases for white men in investing, women being taught to be polite, if women need to be aggressive to fit in and much more.

Company

Alexia Ventures

Country

Sao Paulo

Designation

Founder

Release Date

23 February, 2023

Company

Alexia Ventures

Country

Sao Paulo

Designation

Founder

Release Date

23 February, 2023

Highlights

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Sylvia
Chebi

Co-Founder and Director, Thaleslab

Investor - Montevideo, Uruguay

Ambar Amleh

Managing Partner At Ibtikar Fund

Meet the only venture capitalist in Palestine – Ambar Amleh, Managing Partner at Ibtikar Fund. Ambar’s journey as a venture capitalist was very unplanned. She studied marketing and focused on international and economic development. Despite her background in economic development, she was doing political development and ended up working for a businessman in Palestine. Entering the world of investing: Ambar believes that you don’t have to be in finance to be an investor. On the contrary, you need to have a well-rounded team that understands different aspects of business. Ambar says, ”40% of our founders are women, and that’s what I am really proud of” One of the female founders that Ambar is proud of is the founder of Tawazon, the first Arabic Meditation App. This company is featured by Apple and chosen by Amazon Alexa. “Venture capitalism is a business where one day you might be doing really well and ready to exit, and the next day you might have lost it all,” says Ambar. Ambar’s journey as a venture capitalist is inspiring. She has proved that with determination and hard work, one can make a difference in a challenging country like Palestine.

With the Ibtikar Fund, she and her team are creating opportunities for entrepreneurs in Palestine to bring their ideas to life and create companies that can expand beyond Palestine’s borders. Watch our founder, Radhika Bajoria’s conversation with Ambar to know about this and much more!

Company

Ibtikar Fund

Country

Palestine

Designation

Managing Partner

Release Date

26 April, 2023

Company

Ibtikar Fund

Country

Palestine

Designation

Managing Partner

Release Date

26 April, 2023

Highlights

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Ruchira
Shukla

Head of south Asia, disruptive technologies-direct and equity funds, IFC

Investor - Delhi, India

Jodie Imam

Co-Founder And Co-CEO, Tractor Ventures

In this video, we get to learn about Jodie Imam – Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Tractor Ventures who is a prominent entrepreneur and business leader based in Australia. She has established herself as a key figure in the Australian startup ecosystem. She has also played a pivotal role in nurturing and scaling some of Australia’s most successful startups.

Her passion for innovation and her commitment to supporting and empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs has earned her widespread recognition and respect in the industry. Previously, she has also cofounded a two-sided marketplace, Occasional Butler, which was acquired by rival Airtasker and depo8 coworking.She was also a mentor, lecturer and Director of Startups at the Wade Institute. She also spent nine years as the General Manager for leading Australian fashion designer Leona Edmiston, driving strong business growth from 2 stores to 25 stores and growing the team from 3 to 100+ and was also an Account Manager for Ericsson Australia and also for NC Corporation in both Sydney and London.

In our conversation with her she talks about her journey – From Setback to Success , there not being much respect for the female leadership in the 1990’s, the difference in men and women in pitches, women often hesitant to ask for what they need and much more!

Company

Tractor Ventures

Country

Carlton Victoria

Designation

Investor

Release Date

11 March, 2023

Company

Tractor Ventures

Country

Carlton Victoria

Designation

Investor

Release Date

11 March, 2023

Highlights

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Erica Duignan
Minnihan

Founder & General Partner, Reign Ventures

Investor - New York, USA

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Kate
Brodock

CEO of Switch & General Partner of W Fund

Investor - New York, USA

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Sara
Brand

Founding General Partner ,True Wealth Ventures

Investor - Austin, United States

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Doerte
Hirschberg

General partner, Climentum Capital

Investor - Berlin, Germany

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Julie Castro
Abrams

Managing Partner at How Women Invest and CEO of How Women Lead

Investor - San Francisco Bay Area, USA

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Tanya
Horowitz

Partners, Butterfly Ventures

Investor - Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area, Sweden

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Dr. Gesa
Miczaika

General Partner, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund

Investor - Berlin, Germany

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Cindy
Padnos

Founder & Managing Partner, Illuminate Ventures

Investor - San Francisco Bay Area, USA

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Laura Bell
Main

CEO and Founder, SafeStack

Investor - Whangarei, New Zealand

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Alisee de
Tonnac

CEO & Co-Founder, Seedstars

Investor - Geneva, Switzerland

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Sarah
Nolet

Co-Founder & General Partner, Tenacious ventures

Investor - Melbourne, Australia

W.I.P.E

Women in private equity and enterprise

Radical Influencers

ManishaGirotra

CEO, Moelis India

Investor - Mumbai, India

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VaniKola

Managing Director, Kalaari Capital

Investor, India

AmeeraShah

Managing Director, Metropolis Healthcare

Investor - Mumbai, India

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Devita Saraf

Founder And Chairperson Of VU Televisions

Founder - Mumbai, India

Roshini Bakshi

Managing Director, Everstone Capital

Investor - Singapore

Naiyya Saggi

Co-Founder, Good Glamm Group

Founder - Mumbai, India

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LavanyaAshok

Partner, Trifecta Capital

Investor - Mumbai, India

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DeepaliNangia

Partner, Speed invest

Investor - London, UK

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AlkaGoel

Founder, Alkemi growth capital

Investor - Delhi, India

Sushma Kaushik

Partner, Aavishkaar Capital

Investor - Bengalaru, India

SMITA AGGARWAL

VC Investor - Fintech Innovation For Inclusion

Investor - India

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BiancaMartinelli

Partner, Alexia Ventures

Investor - Sao Paulo, Brazil

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JyotsnaKrishnan

Managing Partner , Elevar Equity

Investor - Bengaluru, India

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Bao y Van Cong

Partner, Target Global

Investor - London, UK

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Susana Garcia-Robles

Senior Partner, Capria Ventures

Investor - Arlington, USA

AmandaPullingar

CEO, 100 women in finance

Investor - New York, USA

Heather Henyon

Founding Partner At Mindshift Capital

Investor - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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AmbarAmleh

Managing Partner, Ibtikar Fund

Investor - Ramallah, Palestine

SMITA AGGARWAL

VC Investor - Fintech Innovation For Inclusion

Investor - India

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Radhika Ghai

Founder & CEO Kindlife, Co-Founder At Shopclues

Investor - Gurgaon, India

Monica Brand Engel

Co-Founder And Managing Partner At Quona Capital

Investor - Chevy Chase, USA

GeethaManjunath

Founder, CEO And CTO Of Niramai Health Analytix

Investor - Bengalaru, India

Manisha
Girotra

Vani
Kola

Ameera
Shah

Devita
Saraf

Roshini
Bakshi

Naiyya
Saggi

Lavanya
Ashok

Deepali
Nangia

Alka
Goel

Sushma
Kaushik

SMITA
AGGARWAL

Bianca
Martinelli

Jyotsna
Krishnan

Bao y
Van Cong

Susana Garcia-
Robles

Amanda
Pullingar

Heather
Henyon

Ambar
Amleh

SMITA
AGGARWAL

Radhika
Ghai

Monica Brand
Engel

Geetha
Manjunath

Jodie
Imam

Gauri
Devidayal

Food Matters Group, Co-Founder And CEO

Patricia
Saenz

Rachael
Neumann

Marcia
Dawood

Pearl
Agarwal

W.i.p.e
Community

LinkedIn
Growth

Emotional
Wellness

Mentoring &
Coaching

Women centric Recruitment
Services