Flavia Levi
EIC Women Leadership Programme at European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Deep Tech VC
2024 - Current
FST Future Leaders
2024
The programme brings together a cohort of ~30 mid-career professionals and over the course of a year we meet and discuss with senior figures from government, universities, corporates and SMEs.
EIC Women Leadership Programme
2024
The Women Leadership Programme, launched by the European Commission, offers a specialized platform for mentoring, skill development, and networking tailored to empower women entrepreneurs and researchers. My focus is to support with mentorship, pitch review and facilitating industry and investor connections.
Deep Tech VC
2022 - 2024
Origination and execution of seed and Series A investments in critical technology - including AI (TitanML) and semiconductors (Intrinsic, Codasip and ForefrontRF). Building and leveraging a network of senior industry experts, academics, technology transfer professionals (TTOs), and corporate operators to scout and evaluate investment opportunities. Supporting portfolio companies (Papercup, VyperCore, TitanML, Intrinsic) as a Board observer, aiding in Series A+ fundraising rounds across the UK, Europe, and the US. Organising industry-wide networking events in European capitals (London, Milan, Paris), as well as female-specific events through the Women in DeepTech network. Publishing thought leadership articles on semiconductors and advancements in AI, including "AI Acceleration in Silicon" and the #DeepThoughts series. Quoted by Sifted in articles discussing leading companies in AI hardware ("11 AI Startups to Watch, According to Investors") and the energy requirements of AI.
Ventures Associate
2022 - 2022
Built and implemented sourcing strategy to increase corporate exposure to early and later-stage startup technologies, working with innovation teams and cross-functional leadership. Led pre-seed and seed deals in industrials and enterprise, syndicating rounds with co-investors. Hired and managed direct reports of the Ventures team across three Italian offices.
Ventures Analyst
2020 - 2021
Plug & Play Topeka is a Venture Capital company that offers corporate Innovation, open Innovation, and accelerator Programs.
Business Analyst
2019 - 2020
Consulted with clients such as international corporates, government entities and NGOs to identify process inefficiencies and implement enterprise software tools. Sourced and managed software vendors through RFI, RFP and RFQ proposals.
Business Analyst Intern
2018 - 2019
Operations Manager
2018 - 2018
Assisted in data governance and privacy initiatives, particularly in understanding how new data protection regulations such as GDPR affect the company's products and processes. Collaborated with internal teams and external parties, to organise month-long in-person deep dives, workshops and courses.
Junior Associate
2017 - 2017
Research associate responsible for drafting and reviewing legal documentation for Capital Markets, Regulatory, and Banking transactions.
Education
Finance & Accounting
2018 - 2018
Exchange Programme
2016 - 2016
Exchange Programme
2014 - 2015
Final mark: 95/100
2006 - 2011