Female Founders Office Hours = A successful initiative from our venture ecosystem

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Female Founders Office Hours = A successful initiative from our venture ecosystem

In this episode of TheOnePoint podcast, I talk with Clare Zhang (Investor at Playfair Ventures) on their 'Female Founders Working Hours' initiative.

Rohit Yadav

Feb 11, 2025

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🎧 Listen to this podcast episode on YouTube or Spotify

From an idea 💡to a thriving community 💪🏼

Playfair Capital’s remarkable journey with the Female Founders Office Hours (FFOH) initiative showcases what's possible in today's venture landscape. 🚀

In December '24, I wrapped an incredible conversation with Clare Zhang on TheOnePoint podcast, where she shared the vision driving the FFOH initiative, how they're reshaping opportunities for female entrepreneurs, and their innovative project that is making waves in our ecosystem.

The scale of the initiative is massive. Some statistics on the 12th version of the FFOH initiative that was completed in Q4 2024:

310 founders
210 investors
Over 1200 meetings in three hours

Listen in to hear how one mission evolved into a movement.🎙️

Clare is an investor at Playfair Capital, a London-based pre-seed fund. Previously, she was a Founder's Associate at fintech startup Liveflow and worked in driver ops at Uber, focusing on engagement and acquisition.

Our conversation touched on a range of topics

– Success of their recent 12th version of the FFOH initiative
– Process of running the FFOH initiative
– How should founders approach initiatives like FFOH

… and so much more

Topics that we covered in the podcast:

(00:00) Podcast intro
(00:53) Intro: Clare Zhang
(01:43) Tell us about the recent 12th version of the FFOH initiative
(02:45) Motivation behind starting FFOH
(04:33) Why did Playfair focus on FFOF rather than other initiatives
(05:50) How did the collaboration process look with other investors for this initiative
(08:14) Process of running FFOH initiative
(11:02) What are the founder’s benefits of participating in events like FFOH
(13:29) How should founders approach initiatives like FFOH
(17:25) The Biggest challenge of running the FFOH initiative
(16:38) Challenges faced by diverse founders
(23:29) One interesting stat from the ecosystem

Tune in and enjoy.

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Rohit 👋🏼

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