Jana Budkovskaja, with a decade in innovation and entrepreneurship, champions female founders and gender-balanced teams. As a partner at The Better Fund, she aids tech startups in the CEE region, emphasizing ESG and sustainable investments. Jana, a PhD candidate in innovation and sustainability, formerly led Prototron Fund, where she catalyzed tech ideas into flourishing businesses. She's also the brain behind OBJEKT, a northeastern Estonian hub for creativity, and boasts expertise in management consulting and environmental physics.