KATIE PALENCSAR

Katie Palencsar is an investor at Anthemis Group, a fintech-focused venture capital firm. Based in New York, she leads the Female Innovators Lab in partnership with Barclays and develops new, digital-era concepts and ventures with a focus on women entrepreneurs. Previously, she served as an advisor and interim executive for an early stage sports marketing technology company, where she supported retired professional athletes on their investment opportunities, new business build-outs, and corporate brand partnerships. She was also the founder and CEO of Unbound Concepts, a tech company focused on metadata, search and sell-thru for publishers in the school and library market. Unbound Concepts was then acquired by Certica Solutions in 2017... Katie is the recipient of the 99u General Electric Emerging Innovators Award, Drexel University Alumni Educator of the Year Award, SmartCEO's Voltage Award and listed among the Women in Fintech Powerlist; her work has been featured in Fast Company,..