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I'm Sarah Anto, an operator and ecosystem strategist with 11+ years across early-stage and growth-stage tech. I scaled an AI startup from $1M to $30M ARR as Chief of Staff and led $50M+ in fundraising. I founded FundHER to improve access to capital for women-led startups and forge partnerships with YC, Techstars, and ConceptX, expanding deal flow and founder support. I'm a PhD researcher in Ethical AI focusing on bias, fairness, and the role of women founders in building responsible models. I mentor founders, collaborate with VCs and family offices to strengthen deal flow and de-risk early investments, and I help teams translate research into viable ventures.…I'm Sarah Anto, an operator and ecosystem strategist with 11+ years across early-stage and growth-stage tech. I scaled an AI startup from $1M to $30M ARR as Chief of Staff and led $50M+ in fundraising. I founded FundHER to improve access to capital for women-led startups and forge partnerships with YC, Techstars, and ConceptX, expanding deal flow and founder support. I'm a PhD researcher in Ethical AI focusing on bias, fairness, and the role of women founders in building responsible models. I mentor founders, collaborate with VCs and family offices to strengthen deal flow and de-risk early investments, and I help teams translate research into viable ventures.

Sarah Anto

AI Ethics Consultant, AI Strategy Consultant, Data Annotator, +7

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I'm Sarah Anto, an operator and ecosystem strategist with 11+ years across early-stage and growth-stage tech. I scaled an AI startup from $1M to $30M ARR as Chief of Staff and led $50M+ in fundraising. I founded FundHER to improve access to capital for women-led startups and forge partnerships with YC, Techstars, and ConceptX, expanding deal flow and founder support. I'm a PhD researcher in Ethical AI focusing on bias, fairness, and the role of women founders in building responsible models. I mentor founders, collaborate with VCs and family offices to strengthen deal flow and de-risk early investments, and I help teams translate research into viable ventures.…I'm Sarah Anto, an operator and ecosystem strategist with 11+ years across early-stage and growth-stage tech. I scaled an AI startup from $1M to $30M ARR as Chief of Staff and led $50M+ in fundraising. I founded FundHER to improve access to capital for women-led startups and forge partnerships with YC, Techstars, and ConceptX, expanding deal flow and founder support. I'm a PhD researcher in Ethical AI focusing on bias, fairness, and the role of women founders in building responsible models. I mentor founders, collaborate with VCs and family offices to strengthen deal flow and de-risk early investments, and I help teams translate research into viable ventures.

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I’m Sarah Anto, an operator and ecosystem strategist with 11+ years across early-stage and growth-stage tech. I scaled an AI startup from $1M to $30M ARR as Chief of Staff and led $50M+ in fundraising. I founded FundHER to improve access to capital for women-led startups and forge partnerships with YC, Techstars, and ConceptX, expanding deal flow and founder support.

I’m a PhD researcher in Ethical AI focusing on bias, fairness, and the role of women founders in building responsible models. I mentor founders, collaborate with VCs and family offices to strengthen deal flow and de-risk early investments, and I help teams translate research into viable ventures.

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Deep Tech Venture Mentor at ConceptX

January 1, 2025 - Present

Advised PhD founders turning academic research into commercial deep tech ventures; guided lab-to-market strategy, business model development, and investor-readiness; coached scientific teams on narrative and storytelling; prepared founders for pre-seed discussions with UK and EU funds.

Founder at FundHER

September 1, 2023 - Present

Founded FundHER to improve access to capital for women-led startups through 1:1 support and ecosystem partnerships with VC firms and accelerators. Built investor-readiness programs with partnerships (YC, Techstars, ConceptX), scaled deal flow via structured founder pipelines, and supported 100+ founders across Europe and North America; facilitated over $50M in fundraising.

Chief of Staff to the CEO at AYDEN AI

August 1, 2021 - September 1, 2023

Scaled the company from $1M to $30M ARR and grew headcount from 30 to 300+. Led fundraising and investor relations, including Series A/B processes, narrative development, deck creation, due diligence, and term-sheet negotiations, resulting in $30M+ raised.

Audit Manager at EY

October 1, 2015 - August 1, 2021

Led and executed financial audits for Silicon Valley tech companies ranging from late-stage startups to publicly listed firms; delivered end-to-end audit leadership, built relationships with CFOs and senior finance leaders, and supported M&A due diligence (~$500M deal value); implemented data-driven improvements and cross-location leadership.