Brigitte is a Business Angel since 2003, GP of angel funds and a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in commercializing new technologies in Europe and the US. Passionate about fostering positive change in early stage investing and startup financing, she founded efino in 2019, which offers a range of training, coaching, advisory services and AI tools for business entrepreneurs and other ecosystem stakeholders. Previously, she built GoBeyond, an early-stage investing platform that democratised and professionalised angel investing as a viable asset class and enhanced the number of women investors.
Her expertise and contributions have earned her numerous accolades, such as the European Angel Investor of the Year in 2015, recognition among the top three European women angel investors in 2020, and inclusion in the list of the top 10 female fintech founders in Switzerland in 2024. She is President Emeritus of EBAN, The European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds and Early-Stage Players.