Trailblazers: Europe’s Leading Women in Startup and Venture Capital 2026

into plain text. Anna Brailsford, Aude Guo, and Briehan Burke are three women who continue to create pathways for women in tech and venture capital. Anna Brailsford is the CEO and Co-founder of Code First Girls, a social enterprise focused on closing the gender gap in technology. Aude Guo is the Co-founder of Innovafeed, a startup working to revolutionize nutrition. Briehan Burke is a General Partner at Keen Venture Partners, supporting high-growth startups. These women are leading the way in empowering women in the tech and venture capital industries. Eva-Valerie Gfrerer is a founder of Morphais, a Berlin-based firm that invests in exceptional founders, independent of their background. She puts the focus on the founder to build world-class companies. With her firm, she aims to support and empower entrepreneurs to succeed in the competitive startup ecosystem. Passionate about predicting human behavior with data, Fariha Shah is a behavioural scientist and entrepreneur at heart. She is the CEO and founder of Cominty.ai, building agentic AI tools for work and advocating for responsible, inclusive innovation. With two ventures and one exit under her belt, she also serves as a board member at UN Women France and holds a leadership role at CPME Nationale, championing women’s entrepreneurship in France. Kinga Stanislawska is a senior advisor on European investment and governance. She is the founder of European Women in VC and co-founder of the Bootstrap 4F initiative. Lupina Iturriaga is a co-founder of SeniorExpert and Fintonic, serving as a board member, investor, and former CEO with over 20 years of experience in banking, marketing, technology, and product development. Recognized by Forbes and the Financial Times as one of the most influential women, she focuses on financial well-being and innovative solutions for the senior economy. Manon Sarah Littek is the Founding General Partner at the Green Generation Fund, passionate about growing impactful ventures in the food tech and green tech spaces. She has been an active investor in shaping the food revolution across Europe and currently works with Upfield, Change Foods, Lypid, and The Rainforest Company. Before her current role, Sara Resvik worked as an early-stage investor at BackingMinds, Industrifonden, Schibsted, and Axel Johnson, where she focused on supporting overlooked parts of Europe’s startup ecosystem. Sara is currently a partner at Endeit Capital. Yvonne Bajela: Partner at LocalGlobe and a Founding Member and Principal at Impact X Capital, is dedicated to mission-driven initiatives and supporting underrepresented founders. She plays a crucial role in diversifying the Belgian and European tech ecosystems by mentoring startups and entrepreneurs.

Celebrating the exceptional women who are paving the way and shattering barriers in Europe, we look forward to the 2027 edition! To stay updated on Europe’s entrepreneurial narratives, tech events, and funding prospects, sign up for the EU-Startups CLUB.

In acknowledgment of the significant gender gap in the startup and VC realm, we are offering 10 tickets for this year’s EU-Startups Summit exclusively to outstanding women in tech. If you are a woman interested in joining us on May 7-8 in Malta and have not yet secured your event ticket, you can apply here by March 10 at 10 AM (CET). Best of luck! Transform the following:

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