Alina Klarner is the Head of Ventures for Impact Shakers. She is the Investment Committee Lead for the Impact Shakers Microfund and an active angel investor and LP.

She has been featured in Forbes for her contribution to investing in diverse founders and was shortlisted for the 2022 UK Business Angel Association’s “Investment in Diversity Champion” award.

Prior to joining Impact Shakers, Alina spent over a decade in Advisory Services and Private Equity, where she held roles including Operations Director, interim CFO, Board Advisor and Transformation Director. Most recently, Alina worked for a PE growth fund with $8bn under management globally, managing a portfolio of fast-growing B2B SaaS businesses in Northern and Central Europe. She is also an Accredited Chartered Accountant with the ICAEW in the UK.

In our conversation with her, she talks about: - How she dealt with the gender biases she faced -Women having less network capital than men -How she measures impact in a company - Qualities that they look for in founders - How women pitch vs how men pitch and much more!

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