Forbes European 30 under 30: 11-20

As the world becomes increasingly digitized, we see digital natives stepping up and taking over key leadership positions within companies.

Earlier in March, Turnaround Talk published an article focusing on the leadership agenda and whether younger leaders adopted a different approach from their predecessors. While the general consensus is that there is not much of a difference, younger leaders will most definitely have a different view on digitization and how it can benefit their company.

Forbes recently released an article profiling the 30 under 30 European Leaders who will be shaping the business agenda on the continent. In this article, we will take a look at 11-20.

Albert Fox, 25, Cofounder: Performativ

Albert Fox cofounded Performativ, a portfolio management system that automates much of the workload and has a user-friendly interface.

The company has received $2.8 million in funding and aims to reduce barriers to entry in the asset management space through automation and machine learning models.

Violetta Grimani, 27, Tech Growth Investor: KKR

Violetta Grimani invests in business software, cyber security, and tech companies for investment powerhouse KKR.

Since joining the $500 billion (AUM) firm, she has invested in businesses such as Copenhagen-based process automation platform Leapwork and driving education platform Ornikar.

Grimani, who lives in London, also launched a mentoring program called 30 Days 30 People, where she coaches students from less traditional backgrounds about finance careers.

Leanne Holder, 29, CEO: Giving To Services

In 2020 Leanne Holder joined Giving To Services-a charitable crypto token and rewards platform designed to give back to public service professionals such as military, police, and fire personnel-as Head of Relations.

Only two years later, she was appointed CEO.

Today, the platform has over 1.5 billion tokens from U.K. users and aims to scale globally in the near future.

Ankush Jain, 29, Cofounder: Aaro Capital

In 2018, Ankush Jain cofounded Aaro Capital to build investment portfolios across the crypto and blockchain ecosystem.

As the Chief Investment Officer, he leads its investing and portfolio strategy. Aaro currently has some $32 million under management from institutional investors.

A CFA, Jain previously worked as an investment analyst for Europe’s Nedgroup Investments.

Cristian Dan, 29, Cofounder: Yayzy

Yayzy, an eco-fintech cofounded by Cristian Dan, has raised over $1.5 million and expanded to 30 countries.

The company helps banks enable climate action by tracking and offsetting their customers’ CO2 impact.

Yayzy has partnered with IBM and has supported user connection to 2500+ banks. They plan to raise another $4 million to become the leading climate action solutions provider for financial institutions.

Georgia Stewart, 27, Cofounder: Tumelo

Georgia Stewart cofounded Tumelo to streamline the confusing world of corporate proxy voting.

Her technology lets index and mutual fund investors share with fund managers where they stand on social issues like pollution, workers’ rights, and corporate governance. Managers can then use the info to inform how to vote in proxies and company elections.

Based in Bristol, UK, Tumelo has raised more than $20 million.

Arfa Karani, 29, Investor: Alantra Energy Transition

Arfa Karani grew up in India and earned her Ph.D. in physics at the University of Cambridge, focusing on energy technology.

She is now an investor at Klima, the energy fund for the international financial services firm, Alantra.

Her team expects to invest more than $220 million over the coming years in energy transition technologies. Earlier, she invested in energy companies for the venture team at Equinor, the $90 billion market cap Norwegian energy giant.

Sébastien Lubineau (27), Gabriel Thierry (25), Baptiste Wiel (25), Cofounders: Karmen

Gabriel Thierry, Baptiste Wiel, and Sébastien Lubineau cofounded Karmen to offer nondilutive growth capital to startup founders in France.

Thierry, the company’s CEO, says he was frustrated by the difficult access to financing for digital SMBs, so he launched Karmen to bring transparent digital financing solutions to French entrepreneurs.

The company has raised $57 million and plans to expand its offering to the rest of southern Europe this year.