Azahara Espejo is the Director of HearstLab International, the investment arm of Hearst Corporation dedicated to funding tech startups led by women. With over a decade of experience in the Spanish startup ecosystem, she has held key leadership roles, including Country Manager at Crowdcube and COO at La Bolsa Social, driving diversity and inclusion in finance and technology. She began her career at Crediclub, a microfinance bank in Mexico, and later founded Irembo, a social enterprise supporting women and at-risk youth in Kigali.