Anne Martel | Co-Founder, Element AI | The elusive woman in tech

Anne Martel is the co-founder of Element AI, a Montreal-based AI startup that was deemed an almost overnight success—it was backed by some of the world’s biggest AI companies and it raised hundreds of millions of dollars from the likes of Microsoft and Intel, among others. 

In the fall of 2020, it was announced that Element AI had been sold to an IT services company, making it Anne’s second successful exit as an entrepreneur.

The Brand is Female Host Eva Hartling speaks to Anne about what it’s like to be one of the elusive women in tech, about how the tech and the investment industries are evolving to make space for female leaders and about what still makes it so challenging for women in the startup space. 

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