"The co-founder of First Tuesday is bringing the spirit of American venture capitalism to Europe's new breed of Internet start-ups." - Forbes Magazine

"Take any stodgy old industry that is defying the internet to change it, like the telecoms industry, set the Kazaa founders on it and rip it to shreds. Doesn't matter if nobody thought it possible; all the better if everyone totally underestimates you." - CNBC European Business

Julie Meyer has 18 years of investment and advisory experience, helping start-up businesses and industry standards to emerge and establish themselves. As Chief Executive of Ariadne Capital, she has overall general and financial management responsibility for the group which she founded in August 2000. Ariadne is an investment and advisory firm focused on the Software and Services, New Media, Communications and Life Services sectors.

Julie is well-known for founding First Tuesday, the largest global network of entrepreneurs, which many credit for igniting the Internet generation in Europe. It was sold for $50 million in cash in and shares in July 2000. Julie has raised hundreds of millions of capital for start-ups in addition to overseeing another $150 million of seed capital found for start-ups through First Tuesday. From 1998 to 1999, Julie was part of the team at NewMedia Investors [which became NewMedia Spark, an early stage investment firm, in October 1999] where she helped several companies, including lastminute.com, WGSN and Arc Cores raise significant venture capital financing and internationalise. Each of these businesses has had successful exits for their investors.

Ariadne is backed by 42 Entrepreneurs who founded the firm in 2000 in order to build the market leading companies of the new Millennium. Headquartered in London, our network of Executives, Investors and Partners extends from Asia to North America to Europe, giving us global reach.

Ariadne Capital was an early advisor to Skype and Espotting, two of Europe's biggest VC-backed successes in the early 21st century. She advises leading corporates such as British Telecom, CarPhone Warehouse, EMAP, Morse, as well as a portfolio of start-ups including Intamac, Monitise, SpinVox ad Zopa.

She has consulted to Hewlett Packard, Motorola and 3Com as well early in her career.

Named a "Global Leader of Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum and one of the top 30 most powerful women in Europe according to the Wall Street Journal, Julie's mission is to back the best entrepreneurs in Europe with global ambitions. She was awarded "Entrepreneur of the Year" Award in October 2000 by Ernst & Young U.K.

The works of Ayn Rand, in particular Atlas Shrugged has profoundly impacted Julie and Ariadne Capital.

Julie is setting up a foundation for girls in their teens which will work with fathers and daughters to create a virtuous circle of investment into women. For information or to participate, particularly if you are a father, please contact her directly.

She can be reached on Julie@ariadnecapital.com or through SKYPE - juliemeyer.

Julie Meyer

Julie Meyer's Speaker Profile

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Emerging Technology Trends
UT Starcom
Shanghai, China
20 February 2008

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Your Unique Contribution
Prince's Trust Charity Auction
16 February 2008

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FOLLOW THE ENTREPRENEUR
Venturefest
Yorkshire
6 February 2008

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The Financing of Entrepreneurship
Nominet .UK Registrar Conference
21 October 2007

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FOLLOW THE ENTREPRENEUR
Loughborough University Enterprise Evening
26 October 2007

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Technologies and Behaviours for Business 2.0
Horizon Scotland
24 October 2007

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FOLLOW THE ENTREPRENEUR
Challenges of the Venture Capital Industry, a European Perspective
15 October 2007

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Dean Close
The Francis Bacon Society - Thoughts on Life and Entrepreneurship
12 October 2007

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Live Free or Die
Microsoft at the British Library
7 June 2007

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"The Higher the Mountain, The Better the View when you arrive"
Nokia Executive Development - Panorama
6 June 2007

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"Putting Europe's Money to Work"
IMF Bruegel Conference
21-22 February 2007

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Said Business School
Oxford University
23 November 2006

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Enterprise Tuesday
Judge Institute, Cambridge University
7 November 2006

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"The Higher the Mountain, The Better the View when you arrive"
HCT-MIT Global Entrepreneurship Conference, Dubai
19-20 September 2006

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Internet World
10 May 2006

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Connect Midlands
The Higher The Mountain
March 2006

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Achieving Your Potential
University of Hull
February 2006

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Overseas Growth
Growth Strategies 2005
April 2005

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Competia, Barcelona, Spain
April 2005

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Growth Strategies, London, England
April 2005

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International MBA Reception
February 2005

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INSEAD, Fontainebleau Cedex, France
December 2004

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The Digital Home Conference, Chicago, US
May 2004

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3GMobileForum, Tokyo, Japan
January 2004

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GEIF Change Agent Speech, Cambridge, England
November 2003

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INSEAD Private Equity Conference Closing Address, Fontainebleau,France
September 2003

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Chairman's Club Address
April 2002