Veuve Clicquot, renowned Champagne producer, to bestow Bold Woman Award in 2025.
Unleashing the Trailblazers of a Brighter Tomorrow: The 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Award Winners!
Get ready to meet the powerful, inspiring ladies shaping the future with their grit and vision! Veuve Clicquot, the iconic champagne house, has announced the winners of the 2025 Bold Woman Award and Bold Future Award. Let's dive into their astounding achievements!
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Since 1972, Veuve Clicquot has honored over 450 women from more than 20 countries with the Bold Woman Award. Established to celebrate the house's 200-year anniversary, this award celebrates the remarkable Madame Clicquot, the Grand Dame of Champagne, who took over the house at 27 and revolutionized the champagne industry.
On June 5, 2025, an extraordinary event was held at Reethaus Berlin—the presentation of the 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award and Bold Future Award. This prestigious evening brought together influential figures from business, media, and culture, including Jill Asemota, Maria Astor, and Motsi Mabuse, to name a few.
The evening was beautifully hosted by Jenny Augusta and cooked up a storm with celebrity chef Julia Komp's mouthwatering cuisine. Now, let's introduce the 2025 Bold Woman Award and Bold Future Award winners!
The 2025 Bold Woman Award Winner
Miriam Wohlfarth - Banxware:
Co-founder and co-CEO of Banxware, Miriam Wohlfarth is revolutionizing the FinTech world. Banxware, based in Berlin, offers integrated financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company, employing over 40 people, manages a fund volume of $32.6 million.
Before Banxware, Wohlfarth founded Ratepay and paymentandbanking.com. In addition to her successful entrepreneurial career, she serves on supervisory boards such as Daimler Mobility AG and Freenet AG.
Miriam Wohlfarth is recognized as one of the top leaders in business, being named "Person of the Year 2022" by Handelsblatt and making the list of the 100 most influential women in business by Manager Magazin.
The 2025 Bold Future Award Winner
Stephanie Pfeil-Coenen - Phaeosynt:
Stephanie Pfeil-Coenen is the founder and CEO of Phaeosynt, a biotech startup creating a sustainable future through animal-free alternatives. Phaeosynt is developing a vegan pregnancy test, aiming to replace up to 80 mice per liter of algae culture, reducing animal suffering while keeping costs low.
Prior to founding Phaeosynt, Stephanie excelled in market research and sales. In 2024 she was awarded the Digital Female Leader Award in the Sustainability category.
The Inspiring Finalists:
- Dr. Estefanía Lang - Dermanostic: As a dermatologist and co-founder of Dermanostic, Europe's largest digital skin clinic, Dr. Estefanía Lang has already treated over 300,000 patients since its launch in 2019. In 2022, the company secured a seed funding of $2.27 million.
- Astrid Reintjes - MissPompadour: Co-founder and CEO of MissPompadour, Astrid Reintjes is leading the way in sustainable hair colors for the DACH region. In 2022, she was awarded the Shop-Usability Award.
- Gülsah Wilke - 2hearts Community: As co-founder and CEO of 2hearts, a Berlin-based diversity tech platform, Gülsah Wilke is championing diversity and supporting people with migration backgrounds. Her work focuses on leadership, innovation, and equal opportunities in the tech industry.
- Vivien Wysocki - Saint Sass: As co-founder of Berlin-based brand Saint Sass, Vivien Wysocki empowers women with iconic statement tights and supports initiatives like the "Retire Rich" campaign to address the gender pension gap.
The Jury:
The esteemed jury for 2025 consisted of influential figures from various fields, including Stephanie von Bismarck, Zarah Bruhn, Horst von Buttlar, Philipp Hartmann, Karen Heumann, Thurid Kahl, Sibel Kekilli, Diana zur Löwen, and Nikeata Thompson, who carefully selected the winners from the three nominees in each category.
Words: May Zaben
Images: Getty Images
- Miriam Wohlfarth, co-founder and co-CEO of Banxware, references the health-and-wellness and finance sectors as she transforms the FinTech world, offering integrated solutions for small businesses.
- Stephanie Pfeil-Coenen, founder and CEO of Phaeosynt, demonstrates her commitment to health-and-wellness and sustainability by creating a vegan pregnancy test that reduces animal suffering and keeps costs low.
- Dr. Estefanía Lang, co-founder of Dermanostic, provides women's health services through Europe's largest digital skin clinic, serving over 300,000 patients since its launch in 2019.
- Astrid Reintjes, co-founder and CEO of MissPompadour, focuses on the fashion-and-beauty industry by offering sustainable hair colors for the DACH region.
- Gülsah Wilke, co-founder and CEO of 2hearts Community, contributes to the diversity-and-inclusion and lifestyle sectors by creating a diversity tech platform that supports people with migration backgrounds.
- Vivien Wysocki, co-founder of Saint Sass, operates within the lifestyle and fashion-and-beauty sectors, empowering women and advocating for initiatives like the "Retire Rich" campaign to address the gender pension gap.
- The jurors for the 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Award, including Stephanie von Bismarck, Zarah Bruhn, Horst von Buttlar, Philipp Hartmann, Karen Heumann, Thurid Kahl, Sibel Kekilli, Diana zur Löwen, and Nikeata Thompson, play a crucial role in selecting the winners from the pool of nominees across both categories.
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