Milena Bacalja Perianes
InvestorSenior Director, Gender Consulting at SAGANA · Evidence and Impact Mentor at UNICEF Innovation Fund
London
About
Milena Bacalja Perianes works with the UNICEF Innovation Fund, where she helps startups use data to communicate their impact. She previously founded two startups and worked as a Gender Lens Investing Advisor, helping investors direct capital toward more gender-equitable outcomes. At UNICEF she designed the fund's Impact Strategy and Framework for defining and measuring the impact of its investments.
Invests in
Impact & Social Good
Experience
- SAGANAGender Lens Investing Specialistcurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- SAGANASenior Director Consulting, Co-Lead of Gender Lens Investing Practice2024 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- SAGANAGender lens Investing Specialist2022 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
- UNICEFFemtech Portfolio Manager (UNICEF Venture Fund)current2021 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- MadamiCo-Founder & Managing Partner2019 — 2023Berlin, Germany
- MadamiCo-Founder, Chief Research & Innovation Officer (formerly Menstrual Health Hub)2017 — 2021Amsterdam
- Volta CapitalGender Lens Investing Specialist (merged with Sagana)2022London, England, United Kingdom
- Included VCVenture Capital Fellow (Class ’22), Included VC, Feb 2022 – Oct 20222022London, England, United Kingdom
- Independent ConsultantFreelance Gender Specialist (Investment and Innovation)2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- IntegritySenior Technical Expert, Gender and Inclusion (GESI)2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
- Criterion InstituteGender-Lens Investing Specialist2018 — 2020United States
- The Gender ProjectConsultant2016 — 2018Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Amble MapsCo-Founder2017 — 2018London, United Kingdom
- Zinc VCEntrepeneur-In-Residence2017 — 2018London, United Kingdom
- International AIDS SocietyAIDS 2016 Global Village Liasion2016Durban Area, South Africa
- SimaviSexual and Reproductive Health Rights Project Officer2014 — 2016Haarlem Area, Netherlands
- International AIDS SocietyProfessional Development Workshops Coordinator, AIDS20142013 — 2014Melbourne, Australia
- UNAIDSResource Mobilisation Officer2012 — 2013Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Ministry of Environment and Green Development of MongoliaShort Term Editing Consultant2013Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- UNAIDSMonitoring and Evaluation Fellow2011Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Amnesty International Australia, VictoriaCommunity Campaigns Intern2011Melbourne, Victoria
- The Global Poverty Project, AustraliaPolicy Intern/Communications Volunteer2010 — 2011Melbourne, Australia
Skills & more
Capacity Building17StrategyCommunicationFacilitationPeople ManagementInvesting3Fund of Funds (FOF)1Family Office1Development FinanceProgramme Design2Project Management3Proposal Writing4
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Community OutreachCommunity DevelopmentGrant WritingGrant AdministrationMonitoring and EvaluationQualitative ResearchInternal CommunicationsFinancial ReportingBudget ManagementSocial MediaPolicy AnalysisHuman RightsLanguages English · French · Spanish
- Money First Aider — MONEY FIRST AID
- Included VC Fellowship (2022) — Included VC
From Milena's professional profile.
Colleagues at SAGANA
Adeline Permata
Senior Consulting Associate at SAGANA
Aditi Annapurna
Senior Consulting Manager at SAGANA
Aina Gaur
Assoc. Partner, Capital at SAGANA
Akash Singh
Senior Investment & Consulting Director at SAGANA
Alex Rowlett
Investment Director at SAGANA
Ananya Chatterjee
Administrative Assistant at SAGANA
Arpitha Rao
Consulting Director at SAGANA
Ayesha Mehrotra
Consulting Manager at SAGANA
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Milena Bacalja Perianes?
- Milena Bacalja Perianes works with the UNICEF Innovation Fund, where she helps startups use data to communicate their impact. She previously founded two startups and worked as a Gender Lens Investing Advisor, helping investors direct capital toward more gender-equitable outcomes. At UNICEF she designed the fund's Impact Strategy and Framework for defining and measuring the impact of its investments.
- Where does Milena Bacalja Perianes work?
- Milena Bacalja Perianes is Senior Director, Gender Consulting at SAGANA.
- What does Milena Bacalja Perianes invest in?
- Milena Bacalja Perianes invests in Impact & Social Good.
- Where did Milena Bacalja Perianes go to school?
- Milena Bacalja Perianes studied at University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Multidisciplinary Gender Studies); RMIT University (Masters of Social Sciences (International Development)); Monash University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Politics and History).
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