female founders
Fintech Doesn’t Need More Diversity Panels: It Needs Capital and Trust for Women
Let’s be honest: fintech loves talking about diversity. Panels, hashtags, initiatives, you name it. But on the ground, things aren’t moving fast enough. In 2024, women-only founding teams in Europe received just 12% of total VC funding, around €5.76 billion across more than 1,300 rounds,...
Tales from a Female-Led Startup: Why We Needed a Man to Look Legit?
The real estate industry has long been regarded as male-dominated, and historically it has been male-led. Recently, however, and specifically in Bulgaria, many women are realizing their careers as real estate professionals, steadily influencing the field. Despite the progress, we can observe gender pay disparities. As data from...
Rediscovering the Balkans’ Promise With Tatjana Zabasù Mikuž from South Central Ventures
The next stop for The Recursive podcast is Belgrade, where we get to meet one of the first female investors in the CEE region. Tatjana Zabasù Mikuž is the managing partner at South Central Ventures (SCV), an early-stage VC fund investing in the Balkans. Last year, they closed their...
Authenticity eliminates fear with angel investor Stefi Vasilopoulou
“Being valuable to other members of the community”, is the motto of the serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and one of the most prominent women in tech in Greece – Stefi Vasilopoulou. She joins The Recursive podcast as our first guest from Athens. Stefi Vasilopoulou has numerous roles in her professional and...
The system or you: how to reclaim your inner power with Ilinca Paun
On the next stop in Bucharest, The Recursive podcast welcomes Ilinca Paun. She is a person who knows the price of taking big risks to chase the freedom and the excitement of the unknown. At the top of the corporate ladder as the manager of Colliers in Romania, she quit...
