Athena SPACs

Accelerating mission-driven companies

Who we are

At Athena, we take businesses we believe in to market with the support of founders, operators, venture capitalists, investment bankers, and Fortune 100 board members.

Funding the future.

We understand that growth and innovation go hand in hand.

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Our SPAC Portfolio
Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II
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Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp.
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Heliogen
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Learn more about Athena’s teams.

Isabelle Freidheim
Founder & Chairman of Athena SPACs

Venture Capitalist and entrepreneur, Co-founder & former CEO of Magnifi

Isabelle Freidheim
Founder & Chairman of Athena SPACs
Kirthiga Reddy
President, Athena SPACS

First female partner at Softbank, former Head of Facebook India, has been involved in three SPAC transactions, and is currently on the Board of Directors for WeWork.

Kirthiga Reddy
President, Athena SPACS
Anna Apostolova
CFO, ATHENA II

FIG Investment Banking at Evercore; 15 years of experience in IB and PE.

Anna Apostolova
CFO, ATHENA II
Randi Zuckerberg
DIRECTOR, ATHENA II

CEO of Zuckerberg Media and Current Board Member of The Motley Fool and Life360. Former radio host of her weekly talk radio show "Dot Complicated with Randi Zuckerberg"

Randi Zuckerberg
DIRECTOR, ATHENA II
Sharon Brown-Hruska
DIRECTOR, ATHENA TECH II

Economist and Regulator; Former Chief Economist U.S Department of State

Sharon Brown-Hruska
Director, ATHENA TECH II
Jennifer Carr-Smith
COO & President, ATHENA CONSUMER

Founder and President of JCS Advisory Services, LLC and current Chair of The Board of Directors at Blue Apron. Former CEO/President of Peapod and COO of JCrew.

Jennifer Carr-Smith
COO & President, ATHENA CONSUMER
Trier Bryant
DIRECTOR, ATHENA TECH II

Trier (tree-air) Bryant is the President of 82VS, Venture Studio of Alloy Therapeutic. She also co-founded the company Just Work with Kim Scott, NYT best selling author of Radical Candor and Just Work, to help organizations and individuals create more equitable workplaces.

Trier Bryant
DIRECTOR, ATHENA TECH II
Dolly Singh
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH II

Founder and CEO of Thesis Couture and former Head of Talent for Space Exploration Technology, Oculus and Citadel

Dolly Singh
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH II
Wei Zhang
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH II

Head of Corporate Development at Alibaba 

Wei Zhang
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH II
Andrea Tarbox
Advisor, ATHENA TECH II

Has been involved in five SPACs over the course of 15 years. Former Executive Vice President and CFO of Kapstone Paper and Packaging. Also Founding Officer and Director of Live Oak Acquisition Corp. I and II. Has led four SPAC transactions.

Andrea Tarbox
Advisor, ATHENA TECH II
Minnie Ingersoll
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH, ATHENA CONSUMER, ATHENA TECH II

Minnie is currently a Partner at TenOneTen Ventures and former Project Manager at Google.

Minnie Ingersol
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH, ATHENA CONSUMER, ATHENA TECH II
Candice Beaumont
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH, ATHENA TECH II

Chairman of the Salsano Group and Chief Investment Officer and L Investments

Candice Beaumont
ADVISOR ATHENA TECH, ATHENA TECH II
Abby Levy
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH

Managing Partner and Founder at Primetime Partners and Board Member at Thrive Global, Former Senior Vice President of Strategy and Growth for SoulCycle Inc.

Abby Levy
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH
Ciara Burnham
Advisor, ATHENA TECH

Board of Directors for Blend, Fortitude Re, AppHarvest. Former Senior Managing Director at Evercore. 

Ciara Burnham
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH
Jennifer Carr-Smith
Advisor

Former CEO of Diane Von Furstenberg and current Board Member for Big Lots Stores and Fabric

Sandra Campos
ADVISOR,  ATHENA TECH
Kristen Dickey
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH, ATHENA TECH II

20+ years as the Managing Director for BlackRock and current Board Member for Aperture Investors and Marston, Inc. 

Kristen Dickey
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH, ATHENA TECH II
Alexandra Wilkis Wilson
ATHENA TECH, ATHENA CONSUMER

Co-founder of Gilt, GlamSquad, Fitz, and growth investment fund Clerisy Capital.

Alexandra Wilkis Wilson
Advisor, ATHENA TECH, ATHENA CONSUMER
Shelley Zhuang
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH

Founder and Managing Partner for 11.2 Capital also an Investor and Board Member at Passage AI

Shelley Zhuang
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH
Devon Pike
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH, ATHENA CONSUMER

Current President for Baggallini and former North American CEO of De Beers Diamond Jewelers.

Devon Pike
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH, ATHENA CONSUMER
Dawn Robertson
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH & ATHENA CONSUMER

CEO of On Campus Marketing, current Partner at WHYZ Partners and Member of the Board of Directors at Apparel Group.

Dawn Robertson
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH & ATHENA CONSUMER
Nina Vaca
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH

Chairman & CEO of Pinnacle Group, Inc. and founding member of Startup America Partnership

Nina Vaca
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH
Julie Cullivan
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH

Former Chief Technology and People Officer at Forescout, senior executive at FireEye, Autodesk, McAfee, and Oracle. Board member at Axon Enterprises, HeartFlow, Inc and AaDya Security.

Julie Cullivan
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH
Valerie Mosley
 ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH

Board member of DraftKings, Envestnet, Groupon, and Eaton Vance’s family of mutual funds. Former portfolio manager at Wellington. During her 20-year tenure, she served on the firm's industry strategy group.

Valerie Mosley
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH
Chenxi Wang
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH 

Managing General Partner at Rain Capital and Board Member of Fortune 500 Company MDU Resources Group (NYSE: MDU)

Chenxi Wang
ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH 
Investment Areas

FinTech / Cybersecurity / ESG / SAAS Healthcare / Emerging Technologies / Mobility / AI / Automation / Machine Learning

Insights
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Bloomberg
Athena Technology CEO on SPAC Outlook
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Fintech Nexus News
Should fintech lean into SPACs?
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Her Story
The all-women and immigrant team at Athena SPACs rings the bell at NYSE
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Fox Business
Isabelle Freidheim on SPACs market in Fox Business exclusive
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Bloomberg
German Electric Carmaker e.Go Will Go Public Via Athena SPAC
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Fortune
SoftBank partner says some startups haven’t adjusted to operating in a bear market—and venture capital investors are partly to blame
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Bloomberg
German EV Maker E.Go Going Public
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Fortune
Why a former SoftBank partner is tackling mid-career drop-off for working mothers