Was Madeleine Albright right? Can women 'have it all', but just not at the same time ?

Is it really possible to build a start up, raise capital, run a successful business whilst pregnant and raising a new family? What would investors say if you told them you were pregnant? Do they even need to know that information anyway?

We'll explore these questions and more as we launch Femna's Taboo Topics Series - a series of panel events that tackle the oft unspoken issues on being female.


Our panel lineup includes:

Ute Mercker, Investment Director at IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft - what does a VC say about being pregnant whilst running a start up?

Ben Snow & Chloé Pahud - Co-founders at Civocracy - how do two co-founders become parents at the same time and keep their business running?

Eva Jerratsch - VC lawyer and former co-founder at a Berlin-based start up- how does a founder handle the negative response from investors and colleagues to her own pregnancy?

Maxie Matthiessen - co-founder at Femna - how does a pregnant founder raise capital just before going on maternity leave?

Chiara Sommer - Senior Investment Manager at the High Tech Gründerfonds. How does a VC react to female founders wanting to go on leave?

18:30 Doors open. Drinks and snacks available.

19:00 Panel discussion and Q & A

20:00 More drinks, snacks, and informal conversation.