The 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2017

As head of Rise London and vice-president of open innovation at Barclays, Magdalena Krön is responsible for connecting London startups with Barclays to encourage growth in the ecosystem. Krön also co-founded Geek Girl Meetup in the UK, a network for women and girls interested in technology and design startups.

Prior to her work at Barclays, Krön helped more than 300 startups with early stage business strategy as head of operations and investment manager at Capital List and the London Co-Investment fund.