Athena SPAC

Accelerating mission-driven companies

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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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Learn more about Athena’s teams.

Isabelle Freidheim

Founder & Chairman of Athena SPACs

Founder of Athena, venture capitalist and entrepreneur, co-founder & former CEO of Magnifi (acquired by Tifin in 2020)

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Isabelle Freidheim

Founder & Chairman of Athena SPACs

Kirthiga Reddy

President, Athena SPACS

First female partner at Softbank, former head of Facebook India, former board member of WeWork (NYSE: WE), has taken public four companies via SPAC transactions. Founder of Virtualness.

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Kirthiga Reddy

President, Athena SPACS

Anna Apostolova

CFO, ATHENA II

Investment professional with 15 years of experience in investment banking and private equity at JP Morgan and Evercore.

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Anna Apostolova

CFO, 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

Chair of the board of directors of Blue Apron, board member of The Woolworth Group. Former CEO/President of Peapod, Groupon and former COO of JCrew.

Jennifer Carr-Smith

COO & President, ATHENA CONSUMER

Trier Bryant

DIRECTOR, ATHENA TECH II

Trier (tree-air) Bryant has 10 years of experience as an officer in the Air Force, formerly at Goldman Sachs. Currently the President of 82VS, the venture studio of Alloy Therapeutic. Co-founder of Just Work with Kim Scott.

Trier Bryant

DIRECTOR, ATHENA TECH II

Dolly Singh

ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH II

Former head of talent at SpaceX, former head of talent at Oculus, former head of talent at Citadel, founder of Terra Talent.

Dolly Singh

ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH II

Wei Zhang

ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH II

Former head of corporate development at Alibaba, former CEO of Alibaba Pictures, board member of Ralph Lauren.

Wei Zhang

ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH II

Minnie Ingersoll

ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH, ATHENA CONSUMER, ATHENA TECH II

Co-Founder of Shift (NASDAQ: SFT); founding partner of TenOneTen venture; 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, Advisor, 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, Advisor, Athena Tech II

Alexandra Wilkis Wilson

ATHENA TECH, ATHENA CONSUMER

Co-founder of Gilt, GlamSquad, Fitz, and founding partner of 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 DeBeers Diamond Jewelers, former president of Givenchy and CMO of Gap.

Devon Pike

ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH, ATHENA CONSUMER

Dawn Robertson

ADVISOR, ATHENA TECH & ATHENA CONSUMER

Board member at Apparel Group, former President of Old Navy, former CEO of SteinMart.

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