Sep 09 2011
Julie Meyer
Founder & CEO of Ariadne Capital, Online Dragon for the BBC
Julie Meyer is one of the leading champions for entrepreneurship in Europe. With over 20 years investment and advisory experience helping start-up businesses, she is the well known founder & CEO of Ariadne Capital, co- founder and Managing Partner of the Ariadne Capital Entrepreneurs Fund, founder of Entrepreneur Country and co-founder of First Tuesday. Julie has added a successful media career to her business commitments, recently joining BBC’s Online Dragon’s Den, in addition to her regular contributions to Business Week, Computing, FT Digital Business, Spectator Business.
“Wall Street Journal’s Top 30 Most Influential Women in Europe”
From 1998 to 1999, Julie was part of the team at NewMedia Investors, which became early stage investment firm Spark Ventures in October 1999. At NewMedia Investors, she led deals in key internet success stories like lastminute.com and WGSN. In 1998, she co-founded First Tuesday, the largest global network of entrepreneurs, which many credit for igniting the Internet generation in Europe. It was sold for $50million in cash in and shares in July 2000.[/expand]
With 20 years of experience with high growth new technology businesses in Europe and the US, Julie is ideally positioned to advise decision makers from private and public Internet based companies which are currently undergoing significant growth or change. She shares insights into her personal dedication that truly sets her apart. [/expand]
An inspiring and captivating speaker, straight-talking Julie’s invaluable presentations are filled with useful actionable information, essential for all expanding Internet-orientated companies.[/expand]
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Topics
Entrepreneurship
Individual Capitalism
Technology and Innovation
Leadership Women in Business
Investment/Funding
Venture Capital
Publications
2012
Welcome to Entrepreneur Country
Awards and Honours
INSEAD – 50 Alumni who changed the world
Ernst & Young – Entrepreneur of the Year (October 2000)
Wall Street Journal – 30 Most Influential Women in Europe
World Economic Forum – Global Leader of Tomorrow
Selected to be a member of Vince Cable’s Entrepreneurs’
Forum as part of Global Entrepreneurs’ Week 2010
Voted one of London’s top 1000 Most Influential Londoners by the London Evening Standard – 2010
Announced as Board member at Vestergaard Frandsen in 2011
Announced as non-Executive
Director of Jellybook, a company for retail investors in social media, in May 2011
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