Janice Sommer is a communications strategist with deep expertise in venture capital and the innovation ecosystem. She works for PIABO, the leading European tech communications agency, where she advises VC funds and their portfolio companies on thought leadership, strategic communications, fundraising narratives, storytelling in the age of AI, GEO (generative engine optimisation) and personal branding for investors, across both German and English-speaking markets. Her clients have included leading firms such as BMW i Ventures, Balderton, and more. Janice is an angel investor, an ambassador for the think tank Paloneo and a member of Top Tier Impact, a global network advancing sustainable and purpose-driven innovation. With prior roles in crisis communications and reputation management at Brunswick Group and in hedge fund investor relations in London, she bridges the worlds of finance, media, and entrepreneurship, bringing a strategic edge to how investors and founders communicate in competitive markets.