Jennifer Byrne is an 🏷️#entrepreneur, venture 🏷️#investor, advisor, and corporate leader with over two decades of experience in financial services, insurance, telecommunications, and applied AI. She is a General Partner at Grit Capital Partners and the Co-Founder of the 📝Female Investors Club (FIC), where she focuses on early-stage investments across fintech, insurtech, commerce, media, and martech. Byrne has held executive roles at Fortune 100 companies such as American Express and Verizon, where she led initiatives in strategy, business development, partnerships, and innovation. She is recognized for establishing and running global accelerators—such as "Female Founders in FinTech" and "InsurTech"—supporting an ecosystem of 500+ women-led startups and hundreds of mentors, judges, and ambassadors. Her ongoing advisory work includes board positions at companies like ProNavigator and Wizest. Byrne’s efforts have earned her multiple industry accolades, including recurring placements on the Innovate Finance Powerlist.
Jennifer and I met at an event hosted by 📝Hawke Media in August 2024.