Draft:Isabelle Freidheim

Isabelle Freidheim is a French and American venture capitalist and tech entrepreneur. She is known for her leadership roles in founding Athena, a platform for women-led special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and co-founding Magnifi, an AI-driven fintech firm.^[1]

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Submission declined on 6 February 2025 by Bonadea (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by Bonadea 3 months ago.

• Comment: Resubmitted without any changes that addressed the reasons it was declined before. bonadea contributions talk 10:17, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

• Comment: Largely promotional text, which makes no real claim to notability, and a lot of it is unsourced. Several unreliable or irrelevant sources have been removed (by a previous reviewer) together with information that couldn't be verified, but there are still claims that aren't supported by the sources, and almost none of the sources does more than mention her in passing (or not at all!) bonadea contributions talk 12:37, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

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• Comment: Needs much better sourcing and careful attention to make sure sources actually support the claims.

Isabelle Freidheim
Nationality	French, American
Occupation	Tech entrepreneur
Notable work	Magnifi, Athena

Early life

Freidheim was born to Maxime Dufour, a French media businessman, and Mihaela Mihai, a Romanian singer and media executive.^[2]

Magnifi

In 2018, Freidheim co-founded Magnifi, an artificial intelligence-driven fintech company, where she served as CEO. Magnifi positioned itself as a search engine for financial products and was acquired by Tifin in December 2020.^[3]

Athena

Freidheim founded Athena, a platform for women-led SPACs. She became the youngest female chairman of a New York Stock Exchange-listed company. Athena's notable ventures include:

• Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp (NYSE: ACAQ): Founded in October 2021, it raised $230 million and partnered with the German electric vehicle manufacturer Next e.GO.^[4][5]