Biography
Sarah Anto is the founder of FundHER, where she helps women-led and deep tech startups become investor-ready through pitch coaching, commercialization support, and access to capital. She has advised founders across programs including YC, Techstars, and Conception X.
Previously, as Chief of Staff at Hayden AI, she supported the company's scaling from $1M to $30M in ARR, and helped raise over $50M from VCs. A US-licensed CPA and former EY auditor, she brings financial and governance rigor to her work with founders and investors.
She is currently a PhD researcher in AI ethics at the University of Helsinki, studying how founders build responsible AI and navigate emerging regulation such as the EU AI Act. She mentors deep tech founders and advises accelerators on lab-to-market commercialization.
Now based in Europe, Sarah speaks internationally on inclusive innovation, women in AI, and scaling responsibly.
Session
- AI For GoodSpeaker
Panel 9 - Women Who Lead the Room: Closing AI's Leadership Gap
Tuesday 22 September, 16:15 – 16:55Panel StageAI is rewriting who gets heard, funded and promoted. Founders and leaders on building inclusive AI leadership pipelines — and why visibility is the new currency.
With Faith Ruto, Leslie Ann Keeler, Danae Vara, Juliet Macdowell