Our world is changing, and modern investment approaches are necessary. Selma Prodanovic tackles the existing prejudices, gender biases and investment concepts as to reshape the startup world toward a more sustainable future. In this game-changing talk, she shed light on the gender gap in startup investing, its consequences, and what we can do to close it. Her passionate journey takes us into a future that everyone, regardless of gender, can benefit from.
Named Startup-Grande-Dame by the media, Selma Prodanovic is passionate about empowering people and creating a better future. She considerably shaped the startup and angel investing ecosystem across Europe. She is a celebrated keynote speaker, advisor, and thought leader with over 30 years of experience working with entrepreneurs, investors, and CEOs, while media in over 40 countries (Forbes, Financial Times, Elle, Aljazeera, Bloomberg Adria,…) covered her expertise and activities.

Selma is Vice-President of the European Business Angel Network (EBAN) and was elected "TOP 100: Europe's most influential women in the startup & VC space" in 2022. She is the founder & Board Member of the Austrian Angel Investors Association (aaia) and the global SDG platform 1MillionStartups. She launched several successful brands with her boutique advisory Brainswork and supported over 1.000 startups. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx