Gesa Miczaika
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund
Co-founded Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, backing women-founded teams across the European market from Berlin.
Gesa Miczaika co-founded Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund alongside Bettine Schmitz, targeting European teams with at least one woman founder and writing €350,000–€800,000 cheques for 3–8% equity stakes.
The fund made 26 investments through its first vehicle, spanning sectors from aerospace and defense technology to business software, with Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund II continuing the thesis into climate, AI and biotech specifically.
Co-built one of continental Europe’s few funds focused specifically on women-founded teams, distinct from the UK-centric funds in the category.
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