Entrepreneur.
Investor. Advocate.
Born and raised in New York City, Christina Caljé is a Goldman Sachs Executive Director turned startup founder and investor. A seasoned entrepreneur in the finance and technology sectors, Christina has launched and scaled businesses across New York, London and Amsterdam.
Christina has won numerous accolades that include distinctions from EUtop50 as ‘Top Woman Entrepreneur’, from Inspiring Fifty as one of the Netherland’s most inspiring women in tech, from Women in AI as a ‘Top Entrepreneur’ in the Netherlands and from Sifted as a ‘Trailblazing Angel Investor’ In Europe. Her expertise is sought by corporate, government and academic institutions around themes of entrepreneurship, digitization, implications of AI-based systems and the economics of ‘giving back’.
After the acquisition of her video marketing technology company (Autheos) in 2021, Christina expanded her focus to the investment space, partnering with industry and governmental organizations to address the funding gap of underrepresented founders in Europe. With this purpose in mind, Christina serves as advisor / board member / investment committee member to venture capital funds and government entities, alike, and has co-founded the Impact Investor Group to connect knowledge and funding to initiatives that cultivate opportunities for positive societal and environmental impact.
Additionally, Christina has directly mentored 40+ startups, invests globally as a business angel and currently sits on the board of multiple startups and accelerator programs. In recognition of the impact of her efforts to equalise capital distribution and access within the European startup ecosystem, Christina won the distinguished Techleap ‘Giving Back’ award in 2022, the Women In Technology ‘Global Leadership Award’ (Netherlands) in 2022 and was nominated as a top 3 finalist for MSDUK ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award in 2023.
Investment activities
Christina's investment purpose is to improve society from social and environmental perspectives, specifically around themes of financial empowerment, energy transition and climate protection. She takes action through direct investment, syndicating investment through SPVs, investment committee positions, speaking as a subject matter expert, and launching goal-oriented networks such as 'Impact Investor Group', which she co-founded with Bankers Without Boundaries.
