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Key people at SISTA.
SISTAFUND is a venture capital fund focused on early-stage investments within European technology. It primarily backs companies led by exceptional female founders and gender-balanced teams, deploying pre-seed and seed capital. The fund targets high-growth opportunities in Healthtech, Deeptech, Sustainability, and Fintech, supporting innovative businesses poised to disrupt markets.
Tatiana Jama, an accomplished entrepreneur, established SISTAFUND in October 2022. Her insight arose from the significant funding disparity for women-led ventures and the untapped potential of diverse founding teams. Jama's extensive background in launching startups provided the expertise to build a fund addressing this critical market gap.
SISTAFUND primarily serves innovative European startups, especially those with female or gender-balanced leadership, offering capital and strategic partnership. The fund’s mission is to unlock these entrepreneurs' full capabilities, empowering them to rapidly scale their companies. SISTAFUND envisions an ecosystem where diverse leadership drives future industry leaders.
Key people at SISTA.
SISTAFUND is a European venture capital firm launched in October 2022, targeting a €100M fund to invest in exceptional women founders and gender-balanced teams (where women hold at least 30% of founders' shares), primarily from pre-seed to Series A stages in France, Europe (including UK and Spain), and select U.S. opportunities.[1][3][4] Its mission centers on advancing gender equality in tech by bridging the funding gap for diverse leaders, building on the SISTA NGO's advocacy since 2018, with a conviction that egalitarian teams drive superior financial performance.[1][3] The firm emphasizes hands-on support, leveraging its entrepreneur network to accelerate portfolio growth, and has already invested in six companies, including AI-powered ventures like Vizzia, while focusing on high-potential sectors such as AI across verticals.[1][3]
SISTAFUND emerged from the SISTA NGO, co-created in 2018 by Tatiana Jama to address funding disparities between female and male entrepreneurs through data production, entrepreneur federation, and support initiatives.[1][2] The fund represents a natural evolution, shifting from advocacy to direct investment action, launched in October 2022 with an initial team expansion in October 2023 when Isabelle Gallo joined as Managing Partner alongside Jama.[1] This progression reflects years of groundwork: SISTA's commitment to diverse leadership paved the way for SISTAFUND's €100M target, now on track for closure by year-end 2024, marking a pivotal step in proving gender-balanced investing's performance edge.[1]
SISTAFUND rides the wave of gender diversity in VC, capitalizing on studies showing balanced teams outperform amid Europe's persistent funding gap for women founders (often <5% of VC).[1][2] Timing aligns with surging AI demand—evident in its investments and the 2025 SISTA AI program supporting 20 women-led AI startups with AWS and BNP Paribas—amid market forces favoring inclusive innovation for resilience and returns.[1][2] By influencing the ecosystem through data, networking (e.g., "Inclusive Hour" pitches), and direct capital, it amplifies underrepresented voices, fostering a paradigm shift in European tech where diverse leadership drives next-gen breakthroughs like AI security (Astran) and beyond.[1][2][3]
SISTAFUND is poised to hit its €100M close and scale investments in AI and tech verticals, potentially expanding U.S. footprint while deepening programs like SISTA AI (launching September 2025).[1][2] Trends in AI ethics, regulatory pushes for diversity, and VC maturation will propel it, evolving its influence from niche advocate to mainstream force in high-performing, inclusive funds. As it proves the performance link empirically, SISTAFUND could redefine European VC norms, unlocking untapped founder potential for tomorrow's leaders.[1][3][4]
