Ep. 317 How I Raised It with Gesa Miczaika of Auxxo

Ep. 317 How I Raised It with Gesa Miczaika of Auxxo

From How I Raised It - The podcast where we interview startup founders who raised capital. by Foundersuite.com - software for raising capital

January 29, 2026 · 49 min

About this episode

Gesa Miczaika discusses investing in female founders and the evolution of Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund.

Produced by Foundersuite (for startups: www.foundersuite.com) and Fundingstack (for emerging manager VCs: www.fundingstack.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with with Gesa Miczaika of Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, a venture firm that backs female-founded startups based in Europe. Learn more at https://auxxo.de/ In this episode we discuss the opportunity of investing in female founders, how the firm evolved from angel investing into a VC fund, tips for cracking into German family offices and raising capital from the European Investment Fund and much more. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $21 Billion since 2016. If you are a startup, create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC, venture studio or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

People in this episode

Guest: Gesa Miczaika

Topics covered

  • female founders
  • venture capital
  • angel investing
  • German family offices
  • European Investment Fund

Keywords

  • capital raising
  • startup funding
  • investor relations

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Foundersuite, Fundingstack

Books & works: How I Raised It

Places: Europe

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