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Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II
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, and Judith Rodin.
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
Founder of Athena, venture capitalist and entrepreneur, co-founder & former CEO of Magnifi (acquired by Tifin in 2020)
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.
Jenn specializes in SEC financial reporting, compliance, and consulting services to facilitate the reporting between auditors and public companies on behalf of clients. Jenn founded Calabrese Consulting, LLC ("CCL") in 2012, a minority/woman-owned, full-service accounting and advisory firm which currently employs over 50 employees, serving more than 350 clients around the world. She applies a hands-on approach that stems from her tenure on both the client and audit sides, and exemplifies her dedication to her craft.
Board of Directors:
Founder of Athena, venture capitalist and entrepreneur, co-founder & former CEO of Magnifi (acquired by Tifin in 2020)
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.
Co-Chair of the National Academy of Medicine Climate and Health Initiative
Economist and Regulator; Former Chief Economist U.S Department of State
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.
Advisors
Former head of talent at SpaceX, former head of talent at Oculus, former head of talent at Citadel, founder of Terra Talent.
Former head of corporate development at Alibaba, former CEO of Alibaba Pictures, board member of Ralph Lauren.
Co-Founder of Shift (NASDAQ: SFT); founding partner of TenOneTen venture; former Project Manager at Google;
Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp.
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
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.
Executive roles at Inspo Network, Zulily (acquired by QVC), glassybaby, Thrive Causemetics, and aQuantive (acquired by Microsoft). Owner of Conta Consulting
Board of Directors:
Founder of Athena, venture capitalist and entrepreneur, co-founder & former CEO of Magnifi (acquired by Tifin in 2020)
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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Board member at Apparel Group, former President of Old Navy, former CEO of SteinMart.
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 founding partner of growth investment fund Clerisy Capital.
Chief Growth Officer for Pura Vida and Founder of Catalyst Consulting
Heliogen
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:
Founder of Athena, venture capitalist and entrepreneur, co-founder & former CEO of Magnifi (acquired by Tifin in 2020)
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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 DeBeers Diamond Jewelers, former president of Givenchy and CMO of Gap.
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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