Angelica Anton is the Founder and Managing Partner of SILK Ventures, the growth accelerator and venture fund focused on deep tech scale-ups expanding to China. SILK builds value for its companies by embedding them into an established partnership with the Chinese government (SASAC) and the region's largest public and private corporations. Angelica has worked with the Chinese government since 2012 as an Investment Advisor for the Department of Foreign Direct Investment prior to founding SILK and started her career in venture capital as former senior associate at QVentures.  Featured in the Women in Fintech Powerlist for the past two years and Forbes' 30 under 30, Angelica is consistently recognised for her work in the financial industry. She also sits on the Board of the Innovation Council of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and on the Innovation Board of the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. An alumna of the University of Oxford, Angelica speaks six languages and spends her free time collecting art and traveling.