The team.
People are at the heart of our mission's success.
The Startup Studio board and team come from diverse backgrounds. Each person is chosen for their expertise and for their commitment to our values: inclusion, collaboration, sustainability. We are united by one vision, to create an environment that fosters growth, innovation and positive impact for women entrepreneurs, within their industries and beyond.
Nelly Ayoko Kouessan
A visionary, a business mentor and a strategist in finance and wealth management, Nelly Ayoko Kouessan is a woman of action who has been shaping the future of female entrepreneurship for close to thirty years. With deep expertise in finance, in financial education and in business strategy, and a long-standing commitment to organisations supporting women entrepreneurs, she has guided hundreds of women towards profitable businesses aligned with their values.
She is today the founder of La Féminance, a studio dedicated to women entrepreneurs, an ecosystem designed to create, structure and accelerate the success of women-led ventures in Fintech.
A bold mission. Nelly carries a strong and pragmatic vision: to make entrepreneurship a powerful driver of emancipation and of societal transformation. She supports women in reclaiming their financial destiny, in developing their leadership, and in building businesses that combine growth, impact and sustainability.
A singular approach. She blends financial intelligence and relational intelligence, the strength of networks and personal alignment, to help women entrepreneurs build strong businesses that are economically viable, technologically innovative and socially responsible.
Tech at the service of women entrepreneurs. Joining this (extra)ordinary journey means contributing to the next chapter in the story of women's entrepreneurship. Together, let us make success a matter of vision, authenticity and creativity, guided by courage, alignment and intuition.
Together, we open doors and create a future where women thrive, inspiring the generations to come.
Our board
The composition of the board, those who accompany us on this path, will be revealed soon.