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Women Disrupting Tech

Dirkjan Hupkes
Artificial Intelligence
Women In Tech
Leadership
Technology
Relocation
Kello Time
Entrepreneurship
Mews
Venture Capital
Diversity and Inclusion
Groningen
Amsterdam
New York City
Brainboost XR
Heart-Centered Leadership
Invisible Labor
Prizeout
PAVA
Wi-Fi Sensing
Elderly Care

Women Disrupting Tech features female founders, tech leaders, and women in tech building the next generation of technology companies. Each week, host Dirkjan Hupkes talks with a founder about how she's scaling a startup, navigating funding, building resilient teams, and tackling challenges from AI ethics to healthcare innovation to climate tech. Whether you're a female tech entrepreneur, aspiring ... more

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Most founders build their financial position in the wrong order. By the time the exit arrives, the decisions that mattered most have already been made under pressure.

In this episode of Women Disrupting Tech, I talk with Ana Herrero-Wallace, financ... more

Most brands are optimizing for search engines that fewer people are using. Rachel Gilley, CEO of Clarity Global, is tracking what happens when your customers stop Googling and start asking AI instead.

In this episode, Rachel breaks down Generative E... more

FemTech represents a trillion-dollar opportunity. So why do all-female teams receive just 2% of early-stage venture capital?

Beata Wandachowicz-Krason has spent years researching what is holding FemTech back — the funding gaps, the cultural taboos, ... more

The solar panels going up on rooftops everywhere are solving one problem, and quietly creating another.

This episode is for female founders, women in tech, and anyone building at the intersection of sustainability and deep technology.

Host Dirkjan ... more

Most fertility apps look at your past cycles and make a prediction. Sabrina Nowicki built something different.

Sabrina is co-founder of Cyclisity, the digital companion to Taking Charge of Your Fertility — the bestselling book written by her aunt, T... more

“I don’t need to be an expert on any of these topics… that’s what I have my colleagues for.” — Izzy Sayers

What if the real obstacle for female founders isn’t a lack of knowledge, but the idea that they have to know it all themselves?

This episode ... more

How do you build the next generation of global gold standards in women’s health, and why is it one of the biggest economic opportunities of our time?

In this episode, Carmen van Vilsteren — healthcare innovation leader, angel investor, and one of th... more

What if three wall plugs could transform how night nurses care for an entire nursing home floor?

Femke Delissen is the co-founder of PAVA, a Dutch startup using a combination of Wi-Fi sensing technology and AI to help nurses in elderly care work mor... more

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Beata Wandachowicz-Krason
Director of third-party risk compliance and ESG at Organon; executive MBA researcher
Organon
Episode: How Female Founders Can Pitch FemTech to Male Investors with Beata Wandachowicz-Krason | Ep. 155
Andjela Bozinac
Co-founder and CEO of Renovo Recycling
Renovo Recycling
Episode: How a Female Founder Is Fixing Solar Energy's Hidden Waste Problem with Andjela Bozinac | Ep. 154
Sabrina Nowicki
Founder of Cyclisity, co-founder of the project with her husband and aunt
Cyclisity
Episode: How a Female Founder Helps Women Take Charge of Their Fertility with Sabrina Nowicki | Ep. 153
Izzy Sayers
Leader of the startup team at KPMG Netherlands; former Techstars NY participant
KPMG Netherlands; Techstars NY
Episode: Why Female Founders Don’t Need to Know Everything to Scale with Izzy Sayers | Ep. 152
Carmen van Vilsteren
Visionary innovator in MedTech with a track record of bringing technologies to global standards in health care
Independent investor and former Philips executive
Episode: Building The Next Seven Gold Standards in Women’s Health with Carmen van Vilsteren | Ep. 151
Femke Delissen
Co-founder of PAVA, health-tech founder
PAVA
Episode: How a Female Founder Builds Privacy-First Tech for an Aging Population with Femke Delissen | Ep. 150
Marsha Goei
Head of Brand Breeze Social
Breeze Social
Episode: How a Female Founder Builds Real Human Connection Beyond the Swipe with Marsha Goei | Ep. 149
Eliza Moore
EVP of client experience and operations at Prizeout
Prizeout
Episode: The Startup Operator’s Playbook: Turning Founder Vision into Reality with Eliza Moore | Ep 148
Jennifer Cloer
Founder of Story Changes Culture, storyteller and masterclass creator
Story Changes Culture
Episode: The Anatomy of a Female Founder Story That Drives Action with Jennifer Cloer | Ep 147

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Dirk Jan Hupkes
Host of Women Disrupting Tech

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How AI Can Make Us More Human | ep. 118 with Anouk Vlietman
Q: What does the world look like ten years from now if AI makes us more human?
A utopian view where global collaboration, empathy, and inclusion are central, with technology enabling deeper human connections and more meaningful work.
How AI Can Make Us More Human | ep. 118 with Anouk Vlietman
Q: How can AI make us more human, in practical terms?
The conversation covers shifting from manual to soft skills, using AI to enhance communication, empathy, and introspection, and reframing productivity around human-centered outcomes.
How AI Can Make Us More Human | ep. 118 with Anouk Vlietman
Q: What role do limiting beliefs play in this work, and how did you overcome them?
She shares personal experiences of battling self-doubt, the cost of staying small, and the long journey toward self-worth and accountability.
How AI Can Make Us More Human | ep. 118 with Anouk Vlietman
Q: How did you land at Umain?
Anouk explains the origin of Umain and its focus on helping women listen to themselves and others to improve connection in a fast-changing world.
Why Women In Tech Can't Fix the System Alone with Femke Brouwer-Hobbelen | Ep. 113
Q: How can we fix education and the approach to gender stereotypes to help women rise in tech?
Solutions include role modeling, broader leadership representation (at least 30% women for lasting change), changing language and perceptions, and engaging both men and women to redesign systems from recruitment to pay and progression.

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This show centers on female founders and leaders who are scaling technology companies. Across episodes, conversations consistently tackle scaling strategies, fundraising, building resilient teams, and navigating sector-specific challenges—from AI ethics and healthcare innovation to privacy, FemTech, and climate tech. Guests range from health-tech founders to AI leaders and operator-focused executives, with a strong emphasis on practical frameworks, founder storytelling, and actionable takeaways for listeners aiming to launch or scale tech ventures. A notable strength is the drive to spotlight women-led startups and provide realistic, veteran perspectives on navigating funding, partnerships, and growth in a male-dominated ecosystem.

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1. Beata Wandachowicz-Krason
2. Andjela Bozinac
3. Sabrina Nowicki
4. Izzy Sayers
5. Carmen van Vilsteren
6. Femke Delissen
7. Marsha Goei
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