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Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II
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Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II is a special purpose acquisition company led by FinTech founder and venture capitalist Isabelle Freidheim, who serves as Chairman and CEO, and President Kirthiga Reddy, who brings deep experience in technology driven transformations. Anna Apostolova serves as CFO of the all-women SPAC, which is the third within the Athena family of SPACs. It follows Athena Technology Acquisition Corp., which was the first all-women SPAC to announce a business combination, and Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp., which closed on its public offering in October 2021. Freidheim also serves as Chairman of the Board for Athena Technology II, while Reddy is joined as a director by Sharon Brown-Hruska, Judith Rodin and Randi Zuckerberg.
Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II is a blank check company whose business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to as our initial business combination. We have not selected any specific business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, engaged in any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target with respect to an initial business combination with us.
Management Team
Venture Capitalist and entrepreneur, Co-founder & former CEO of Magnifi
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
FIG Investment Banking at Evercore; 15 years of experience in IB and PE
Board of Directors:
Venture Capitalist and entrepreneur, Co-founder & former CEO of Magnifi
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
Co-Chair of the National Academy of Medicine Climate and Health Initiative
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"
Economist and Regulator; Former Chief Economist U.S Department of State
Trier (tree-air) Bryant is the President of 82VS, Venture Studio of Alloy Therapeutic. 82VS collaborates with exceptional founders, entrepreneurs- and executives-in-residence, and biotech and pharma partners to develop new medicines by efficiently leveraging the capabilities of the Alloy ecosystem at large. 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 is a strategic executive with distinctive tech, Wall Street, and military experience spanning over 15 years and has been featured by Forbes, CNN, and SXSW, among others. Additionally, Trier has advised leading companies like Google, Atlassian, Equinox, Airbnb, SoundCloud, SYP, Rockefeller Foundation, and others on their talent and DEI strategies.
Trier built her professional foundation as an officer in the United States Air Force across seven years of active duty service as a network engineer supporting Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and the detainee mission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Trier earned a B.S. in Systems Engineering with a minor in Spanish and Leadership from the United States Air Force Academy where she played Division I volleyball.
Advisors
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
Founder and CEO of Thesis Couture and former Head of Talent for Space Exploration Technology, Oculus and Citadel
Founder and CEO of Thesis Couture and former Head of Talent for Space Exploration Technology, Oculus and Citadel
Minnie is currently a Partner at TenOneTen Ventures and former Project Manager at Google
Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp.
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Blank check company Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp. announced a business combination with e.GO the German electric vehicle producer in July 2022 that
would result in e.GO becoming publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
e.GO utilizes disruptive approaches to vehicle design, manufacturing and services to produce urban vehicles with a focus on affordability, convenience, practicality and smart services.
Management Team
CEO & Founder of Tokki and former CEO and Founder of Julep
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
Executive roles at Inspo Network, Zulily (acquired by QVC), glassybaby, Thrive Causemetics, and aQuantive (acquired by Microsoft). Owner of Conta Consulting
Board of Directors:
Venture Capitalist and entrepreneur, Co-founder & former CEO of Magnifi
Chairman & CEO of Madison Square Garden Sports (now USA Network), Co-Founder & Chairman of Springboard Enterprises
CEO of Robinson Hill, Inc. and former Associate Product Director at Johnson & Johnson
CEO & Founder of Tokki and former CEO and Founder of Julep
Founder and CEO of S’Well sits on the UNICEF USA New York Regional Board, is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School and a mentor in the Fortune-State Department Global Mentoring Program.
Advisors
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CEO of On Campus Marketing, previously CEO of Stein Mart, CEO of Unknwn, CEO and President of Saks Inc, President of Old Navy.
Lauren is the founder of LMB Group, a boutique marketing and strategic advisory firm that partners with innovative and high-growth consumer brands, helping founders and executives meet their strategic goals. She previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of digitalundivided, the leading nonprofit leveraging data, programs, and advocacy to catalyze economic growth for Black and Latina women entrepreneurs.
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Co-founder of Gilt, GlamSquad, Fitz, and growth investment fund Clerisy Capital.
Chief Growth Officer for Pura Vida and Founder of Catalyst Consulting
Heliogen
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Heliogen, Inc., a Leading Provider of AI-Enabled Concentrated Solar Energy, completed its business combination with Athena Technology Acquisition Corp.in December 2021.
Our SPAC is led by FinTech founder and venture capitalist Isabelle Freidheim and cybersecurity founder and CEO of Xtreme Solutions Phyllis Newhouse. Ms. Newhouse, an EY Entrepreneur of the year award winner, previously established the cyber espionage task force and worked for Colin Powell while in the US Army. Ms Freidheim co-founded FinTech company Magnifi and has a private equity and venture capital background.
Athena has partnered with Cohen & Company, which has listed numerous SPACs, including the FTAC SPACs ran by Betsy Cohen.
Management Team
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Phyllis is the founder and CEO of XTreme Solutions, a cybersecurity company with $500m in revenues, 6,500 employees globally and a state of the art proprietary ethical hacking technology
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Founder and Managing Director at Grace Global Capital, a boutique investment banking advisory firm providing M&A financial advisory, restructuring, and valuation services
Board of Directors:
Venture Capitalist and entrepreneur, Co-founder & former CEO of Magnifi
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The ActOne Group
Chairman & CEO of Madison Square Garden Sports (now USA Network), Co-Founder & Chairman of Springboard Enterprises
Head of the trading and markets practice within Davis Polk’s FIG group. Former SEC Commissioner.
Phyllis is the founder and CEO of XTreme Solutions, a cybersecurity company with $500m in revenues, 6,500 employees globally and a state of the art proprietary ethical hacking technology
Co-Chair of the National Academy of Medicine Climate and Health Initiative
Advisors
Chairman of the Salsano Group and Chief Investment Officer and L Investments
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Board of Directors for Blend, Fortitude Re, AppHarvest. Former Senior Managing Director at Evercore
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Former CEO of Diane Von Furstenberg and current Board Member for Big Lots Stores and Fabric
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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.
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20+ years as the Managing Director for BlackRock and current Board Member for Aperture Investors and Marston, Inc.
Minnie is currently a Partner at TenOneTen Ventures and former Project Manager at Google.
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Managing Partner and Founder at Primetime Partners and Board Member at Thrive Global, Former Senior Vice President of Strategy and Growth for SoulCycle Inc.
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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.
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Current President for Baggallini and former North American CEO of De Beers Diamond Jewelers
CEO of On Campus Marketing, previously CEO of Stein Mart, CEO of Unknwn, CEO and President of Saks Inc, President of Old Navy.
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Chairman & CEO of Pinnacle Group, Inc. and founding member of Startup America Partnership
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Managing General Partner at Rain Capital and Board Member of Fortune 500 Company MDU Resources Group (NYSE: MDU)
Co-founder of Gilt, GlamSquad, Fitz, and growth investment fund Clerisy Capital.
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Venture Capitalist, founding partner at 11.2 Capital, and former Principal at DFJ.
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