Sizzling the Night Away with the 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Women Award Winners!
Veuve Clicquot's prestigious Bold Woman Award is bestowed in the year 2025.
The glamorous event of the year, the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award 2025, took place on June 5, 2025, in the heart of Berlin at Reethaus. This spectacular evening honored not one, but two extraordinary winners, a testament to the incredible impact these women have made in their respective fields. The red carpet was rolled out for an impressive group of finalists, making the event a night to remember!
Before we dive deeper, let's take a quick glance at the unforgettable evening's highlights:
- A select group of around 100 esteemed guests attended the affair, with A-listers from business, media, and culture industries gracing the event with their presence.
- The event's host, the radiant Jenny Augusta, guided the evening gracefully, while the accomplished chef Julia Komp delightfully prepared a mouthwatering modern and worldly cuisine for the attendees' pleasure.
Now, it's time to introduce the fluid crystal stars who wowed the crowd and took home the coveted awards.
Bold Woman Award 2025 Winner
Miriam Wohlfarth - Banxware:
A trailblazer in fin-tech, Miriam Wohlfarth co-CEOs Berlin-based Banxware, a company offering embedded finance solutions for SMEs. With over 40 employees and managing a fund volume of $32.6M, Banxware is making waves in the industry. Miriam's exceptional entrepreneurial skills have led her to past ventures such as Ratepay and paymentandbanking.com. To add to her impressive resume, she serves on the supervisory boards of Daimler Mobility AG and Freenet AG and was named a LinkedIn Top Voice, "Person of the Year 2022" by Handelsblatt, and one of the 100 most influential women in business by Manager Magazin.
Bold Future Award 2025 Winner
Stephanie Pfeil-Coenen - Phaeosynt:
Stephanie Pfeil-Coenen, the innovative mind behind Phaeosynt, has taken the biotech world by storm with her startup producing plant-based antibodies derived from diatoms. Launched in 2021, this groundbreaking company promotes sustainable and cruelty-free alternatives to animal testing. It raised €1.7M (€1.7 million) to develop a vegan pregnancy test, capable of replacing up to 80 mice per liter of algae culture[1]. Prior to founding Phaeosynt, Stephanie gained experience in the fields of market research and sales. Her tireless efforts in the lab have earned her the Digital Female Leader Award 2024 in the Sustainability category.
The Bold Woman Award 2025 and Bold Future Award 2025 had a solid cast of exceptional finalists being acknowledged for their extraordinary accomplishments:
Dr. Estefanía Lang - Dermanostic:Launched in 2019, Dermanostic is Europe's largest digital dermatology clinic, offering 24/7 diagnoses, and treating over 300,000 patients. It secured $2.27M seed funding in 2022[1].
Astrid Reintjes - MissPompadour:MissPompadour is an e-commerce leader for sustainable paints in the DACH region, securing seven-figure seed funding from FURE Capital and winning the Shop Usability Award in 2022[1].
Gülsah Wilke - 2hearts Community:2hearts is a Berlin-based diversity tech platform co-founded by Gülsah Wilke, who is dedicated to supporting individuals with migration backgrounds through mentorship, networks, and investment access. Her work specializes in leadership, innovation, and equity in the tech industry, making her a partner at DN Capital as well.
Vivien Wysocki - Saint Sass:Co-founded by Vivien Wysocki, Saint Sass is a Berlin-based brand empowering women with iconic statement tights featuring empowering messages such as "Not Your Babe" and "Future is Female". The brand is also involved in initiatives like the gender pension gap awareness via the "Retire Rich" campaign. Wysocki is a media scholar and seasoned entrepreneur, in addition to co-founding Saint Sass.
The dazzling jury selected the award winners from a pool of three nominees, consisting of:
- Stephanie von Bismarck - Founder, Digital Expert, Author
- Zarah Bruhn - Bold Woman Award 2022 Winner, Founder of Socialbee
- Horst von Buttlar - Editor-in-Chief, Wirtschaftswoche
- Philipp Hartmann - Business Angel, VC Investor
- Karen Heumann - Co-Founder of thjnk AG, Board Member, Investor
- Thurid Kahl - CEO, Moët Hennessy Germany
- Sibel Kekilli - Actress
- Diana zur Löwen - Creator, Business Angel, Moderator
- Nikeata Thompson - Founder & CEO of NT Agency, Host
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Article By: May Zaben
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- Miriam Wohlfarth's exceptional leadership in fin-tech, as co-CEO of Banxware, showcases the potential for small businesses in the embedded finance space.
- Stephanie Pfeil-Coenen's achievements in biotech, through Phaeosynt, exemplify the power of innovation in creating sustainable and cruelty-free alternatives, leading the way in careers in science.
- Entrepreneurship, mindfulness, and personal growth were on full display during the 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award, where finalists from various industries like fashion-and-beauty, technology, and education-and-self-development were recognized.
- Dr. Estefanía Lang's focus on digital dermatology and healthcare exemplifies how technology is revolutionizing traditional sectors, such as healthcare and personal-health.
- Astrid Reintjes' success in the sustainable e-commerce sector highlights the increasing importance of lifestyle choices that promote a better environment and future for all.
- Gülsah Wilke's efforts in empowering individuals with migration backgrounds through her diversity tech platform show that leadership and inclusion are essential components of a successful small-business.
- The groundbreaking work of Vivien Wysocki's brand, Saint Sass, emphasizes the impact of personal-finance and wealth-management in promoting gender equality and addressing real-world issues like the gender pension gap.
- Investing and career development opportunities abound in today's digital world, as demonstrated by the jurors who selected the award winners, including figures from media, business, and technology industries.
- Real-estate, technology, and data-and-cloud-computing have come together in Stephanie von Bismarck's work as a digital expert, founder, and author, proving that a multidisciplinary approach is key to success.
- The achievements of Zarah Bruhn, a Bold Woman Award 2022 Winner and founder of Socialbee, underscore the significance of career-development and job-search in today's interconnected world, where opportunity and growth are within reach for those willing to seize them.
- Skills training and goal-setting are critical for personal and professional success, as demonstrated by the impressive accomplishments of the 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award winners and finalists.
