Ai for Board of Directors: Raffaela Rein
From Startup Mindsets by Dan Gonzales
February 17, 2026 · 42 min · Season 15 · Episode 1
About this episode
Raffaela Rein discusses her journey as a tech entrepreneur and board director, sharing insights on AI and leadership.
Raffaela is a tech entrepreneur turned board director, with experience on boards including Porsche, €5bn PE firm Mutares, and tech unicorn IU.Her newsletter, The AI Leadership Edge , delivers actionable insights to over 11.000 investors, board and business leaders.Previously, Raffaela founded CareerFoundry and WWV, scaling startups to eight figure revenues and building ventures in frontier technologies.She began her career at BlackRock and launched three companies across Asia-Pacific for Rocket Internet.Recognized by Forbes, Capital’s 40 Under 40, and among Europe’s most influential women in tech and VC, Raffaela has built her career at the intersection of innovation, leadership, and emerging technologies. BoardLens turns post-investment work into momentum — so funds can systematically drive performance after the check clears, not just report it. Startup Mindsets is SPONSORED BY DELVE To say compliance is complicated is an understatement. Constantly worrying about SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA, CMMC, FedRAMP and more can leave your head spinning. Even worse, a misstep can get pretty costly for your startup. That’s why Delve is designed as an AI-native compliance platform. Delve uses AI…
People in this episode
Host: Dan Gonzales
Guest: Raffaela Rein
Topics covered
- AI in business
- board of directors
- entrepreneurship
- leadership
- emerging technologies
Keywords
- AI
- board of directors
- entrepreneurship
- leadership
- emerging technologies
- startup
- compliance
Sponsors
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Porsche, Mutares, IU, CareerFoundry, WWV, BlackRock, Rocket Internet
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