Bauhinia is an Impact Venture Builder and the Founder of Anima Ventures, a female-focused Venture Studio based in Hong Kong, with a mission to actively support female startup founders and bridge the funding gap in the ecosystem. She believes in building businesses with ‘purpose’, and advocates passionately for youth, diversity and inclusion, including gender and cognitive diversity.

As a multi-hatter “spinning multiple plates”, Bauhinia is the Co-Lead of the Hong Kong branch of SoGal Foundation, a global platform for diverse entrepreneurs and investors with 50 chapters across 6 continents. She is often a collaborator, moderator, and co-host of workshops, panels and seminars in support of women across Finance, startups and venture. She is most excited about synthesising ideas and innovation across different verticals and in Web 3.0.

Bauhinia started her career in Finance, trading FX and STIR at Credit Suisse in London and Zurich. She enjoys reading, philosophy, horse-riding and speaks six languages, including French, German and Spanish.