Isabelle Freidheim

Isabelle Freidheim is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur who founded and serves as Chairman of the Board at Athena Technology Acquisition Corp.12 She is the youngest female chairman of a publicly traded company in the U.S.2 Freidheim is also the founder and managing partner of Athena Capital, an investment fund focusing on technology companies preparing to go public or considering exits through M&A.2

Key points about Isabelle Freidheim:

1. Founder of Athena SPAC platform, raising over $1.2 billion.2
2. Co-founder and former CEO of Magnifi, an AI and machine learning fintech company acquired by The Tifin Group in 2020.23
3. Co-founder and managing partner of Castle VC (formerly Starwood VC), investing in technology companies.3
4. Previously the first female venture partner at VC fund MissionOG.23
5. Started her career in investment banking at Lehman Brothers and then joined Invesco's private equity fund.3
6. Holds a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.23

Freidheim's LinkedIn profile (username: isabelledufour) lists her current positions as:

• Founder and Managing Partner at Athena (since October 2020)
• Chairman of the Board for NYSE: ATHN, NYSE: ACAQ, and NYSE: ATEK
• Board Member for NASDAQ: EGOX (e.GO Mobile)4