WomenINvestEU at Slush 2025

Fireside Chat #1 – Investor Chemistry: Turning First Encounters into Real Commitments 

19 November, 11:10 – 11:30 EET

Speakers: 

• Daphné Dupont Gurs, Partner at Ring Capital
• Rubina Singh, Senior Investment Manager at Foresight Group

Moderator: Lois Paatan (Bpifrance & WomenINvestEU)

Join our speakers in a dynamic fireside chat, as they unpack the subtle art of building trust and credibility in early-stage investment conversations. Discover actionable strategies for transforming initial meetings into lasting partnerships and learn how authentic relationships between investors and founders can pave the way to successful deals.

Fireside Chat #2 –  Green Transition Spotlight: Investing Where Impact Grows

20 November, 15:00-15:20 EET

Speakers:

• Rubina Singh, Senior Investment Manager at Foresight Group
• Jade Abir Bouledjouidja, Founder & CEO at Renasens

Moderated by: Monika Stanisheva (Green Transition Forum)

This fireside chat brings together a greentech founder and a deep-tech investor to explore why sustainable technologies matter now more than ever. Expect candid insights on the fundraising journey for startups in this space as well as discussions on balancing profitability with purpose and navigating investor expectations in a shifting market.

Women’s Power Pavillion

19-20 November, 9:00 – 18:00 EET

The WomenINvestEU team will be one of the co-hosts of the Women’s Power Pavillion (booth 𝟲𝗖𝟭𝟮), which is joining several European projects and organisations bridging the gender investment gap and empowering female founders in deep tech.

We’re joined by:

• Bridging The Gender Gap In Investment, managed by the European Commission's Executive Agency for European Innovation Council (EISMEA);
• HER FUND Project;
• SCALE'HER project;
• Women TechEU;
• European Female Founders;
• Green Transition Forum;
• EIT Community Supernovas.

Join us to discover important funding, support, and scaling opportunities available for women innovators, as well as the organisations and projects calling for collective action in this topic.