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Charlotte Michailidis
Founder of the startup ecosystem for Parenthood: From reproductive health to navigating the teen years.
Charlotte Michailidis is a highly accomplished professional supporting early stage founders in ParentTech, specializing in startups catering to parents and their children. With a robust track record, Charlotte has been instrumental in fostering the growth of over 250 early-stage startups, aiding them in securing more than $70 million in venture capital funding. Her early career includes a pivotal role as an early employee at a Y Combinator startup where she contributed significantly to establishing business operations, achieving product-market fit, customer segmentation, and executing successful fundraising campaigns.
With a diverse skill set and extensive experience, Charlotte has undertaken various projects at BCG and BCG Digital Ventures, encompassing a wide range of industries with a focus on Media and Tech. Her project portfolio includes strategic initiatives, product development, consumer research, salesforce optimization, pricing strategies, IT system strategies, and M&A/PMI. Notably, she co-authored the BCG PMI playbook, showcasing her expertise in mergers and acquisitions as well as post-merger integration planning across tech, media, pharma, mining, and food sectors.
Charlotte Michailidis is a distinguished alumna of Harvard Business School and the University of Oxford, holding a Master's in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Master of Arts in Geography from the University of Oxford.
Throughout her career, Charlotte has been actively involved in various organizations, including serving as an Advisory Group Member at Perkins School for the Blind, a Mentor at Techstars Miami Powered by J.P. Morgan, a Member at Global Women in VC, a Venture Partner at Republic, an Advisor at Harmony Baby Nutrition, Tiny Health, and The Fourth Effect, the Founder & CEO at Parenthood Ventures, a Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners, a Mentor at OneValley, as well as offering freelance consulting and advisory services to startups and tech companies.
Charlotte Michailidis has also held key positions such as Director of Strategy and Operations at Arthena and Principal at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where she honed her strategic management and operational skills, further solidifying her reputation as a versatile and accomplished professional in the business and tech sectors.