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May Samali, a Harvard-trained and certified leadership coach (among many other things), is speaking to us as part of the Startmate Women Fellowship. “Ask yourself, ‘where am I now?’ If we’re deciding where we want to go, we need to first start with where we are currently at”. Referring to the Wheel of Life coaching tool, she asks us to consider where we’re at across each facet of our life (I’m feeling personally 💅attacked 💅).

Jackie Vullinghs started her career in equities at Citigroup. Now, she is Principal at AirTree Ventures.

Bex Eastwood’s squiggly line career started from the moment she graduated law. Now, she is Partner at Ignition Lane.

Hannah started her career in the music industry, launching and managing a classical record label while freelancing as a violinist. Now, she's an investor at Folklore Ventures.

Sophie Taylor started her career as a corporate lawyer in the intellectual property team at K&L Gates. Now, she is Chief of Staff at Blackbird Ventures.

Anna Turvoll began her career at Goldman Sachs as an Analyst. Now, she is COO at v2food.

Anna Prell was a corporate lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills. Now she is Chief of Staff to the CEO at Forage.

‍In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, a butterfly flaps its wings, and across the globe a poor business decision is made. Good decisions are at the heart of business success, however today most businesses cannot afford to spend hours contemplating the “right” decision.

Syndicates can benefit founders who are unable to secure much-needed capital at their earliest stages and angel investors who may not be able to access the cap table directly.

As we conclude our third Fellowship cohort (first women-only cohort), we are catching up with the Fellows to share their experience of the program. Hear from Nicole Meaker.