Candace Johnson
President @ European Innovation Council
Nice, France
Candace Johnson is a pre-seed investor at European Innovation Council in Nice focused on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Candace is a global infrastructure, network and innovation expert and entrepreneur. In May 2014, she took EBAN presidency for the two next years. She is co-initiator of SES/ASTRA and SES Global, the world’s pre-eminent satellite group. She is founding President of Europe Online Investments, the world’s first internet-based online serviceand satellite broadband network and founder of Loral Cyberstar-Teleport Europe. Ms. Johnson is also the founding President of the VATM and founding President of the Global Telecom Women’s Network (GTWN). Recently, she has helped launch the Global Board Ready Women initiative. Ms. Johnson is the founding president of three multi-million Euro investment vehicles, Succès Europe, Croissance Europe and Innovation Europe, together with MeeschaertGestionPrive. she is also the Founding Member of the Sophia Business Angels, Cologne Business Angels, Galata Business Angels and Advisory Board of the Luxembourg Business Angels Network.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Candace Johnson invests in
Stages Candace Johnson invests in
Countries Candace Johnson invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Machine Learning 1 (100%)
- Artificial Intelligence 1 (100%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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UMNAI
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Deep, enabling technology that shifts the frontier on explainable AI and that will change the way we conceive, build and consume AI beyond the current limitations of opaque machine learning. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Jul 01, 2019 |
About European Innovation Council
The European Innovation Council aims to support top-class innovators, entrepreneurs, small companies, and researchers with bright ideas. The EIC co-invests alongside private investors in early-stage startups that have ESG impacts.
European Innovation Council Contacts
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Baybars Altuntas
Board Member
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Candace Johnson
President
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Jacopo Losso
Director of Secretariat
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Pablo Hernández
IT Expert
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Selma Prodanovic
Board Member & Vice President
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Candace Johnson invests primarily in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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