How Athena Capital’s story began
In the summer of 2020, fintech founder and venture capitalist Isabelle Freidheim reflected on the nascent special purpose acquisition company boom.
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Having just gone through an exit herself when her FinTech company was acquired in 2020, she visualized the typical story unfolding where women were not an integral part of a new financial product — but she wouldn’t accept that.
Inspired by Athena, the embodiment of wisdom and strength in Greek mythology, Freidheim began assembling a formidable group of leaders to create the Athena Council, a group of executives and board members with outstanding execution capabilities brimming with talent and experience that rival any other fund in the market.
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