Do you have a special focus on supporting women in business?

Yes! We try to always also select businesses that have female founders or women in leading positions. We support them on different topics, such as making deals in male-dominated startup ecosystems (pitch, negotiations, etc.), balancing job (startup leadership) and family, but also topics such as gender-specific product development and customer orientation. The experience from the last years has shown that not only the founders of a startup, but also other female team members who are in higher positions in the company can benefit from these measures. For this reason, we developed certain formats like the ‘Female Leader Circle’ and ‘Female Founders Award’ to empower women to thrive in business.