Startup Nights 2025

6–7 Nov 2025 | Winterthur, Switzerland

Dr. Karen Wendt

CEO of Eccos Impact GmbH, Co-Founder SwissFinTechLadies

Sustainable Finance

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About me

Dr. Karen Wendt is a sustainability pioneer, investment banker,. through her focus on impact investing and female founders she became also an ecosystem architect, With Eccos Impact GmbH she helps companies to understand the impacts in their investments and investment thesis. In her free time she volonteers as president of SwissFinTechLadies an association she co-founded. Karen invests in Swiss startups and invites other women to invest through her female Angel Club. Find out more at https://drkarenwendt.com/

Speaker sessions (1)

Friday, 7 November 2025

19:00 - 19:30

Female Founder: One Size Fits All? | AXA

Location:Main Stage "Unicorn" (Hall 1)Track:Panel Discussion

Is the label "female founder" a benefit or rather a burden? In this panel discussion, female entrepreneurs explore both the advantages and disadvantages of such a label.