| Women 2.0 (www.women2.com) is a media company offering content, community and conferences for aspiring and current women innovators in technology. Our mission is to increase the number of female founders of technology startups with inspiration, information and education through our platform.See our latest press releases here. |
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Women 2.0 Products
Women 2.0 Blog Network is a unique content platform where female founders, investors and innovators share their startup stories, tips and tricks and guidance. New stories go up everyday. Stay updated on the latest news and trends in technology and entrepreneurship with us here.
Ellas 2.0 Blog Network in Spanish is a unique content platform where female founders, investors and innovators share their startup stories, tips and tricks and guidance. New stories go up everyday. Stay updated on the latest news and trends in technology and entrepreneurship with us here.
Interested in blogging with us? Write to us and tell us your story by contacting Angie Chang, Editor-in-Chief of Women 2.0 at editor@women2.com.
Founder Friday is a Women 2.0 networking event to promote the creation of new networks among aspiring entrepreneurs, current entrepreneurs and investors in innovative cities around the world. Founder Friday is hosted in 17 cities including San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, New York, Madrid and Barcelona and coming soon to a city near you. Stay updated on upcoming Founder Friday events on Twitter at @FounderFriday or check for the latest events here.
Interested in bringing Founder Friday to your city? Contact Sepideh Nasiri at sepideh@women2.com.
PITCH is an annual startup competition for early-stage technology startups across web, mobile, cleantech and more to gain exposure to investors and valuable feedback for next steps. Each year we receive 100+ submissions and engage iconic investors such as Michael Moritz (Sequoia), Tim Draper (DFJ), Esther Dyson (ED Ventures) and more. Stay updated on PITCH Startup Competitions here.
Women 2.0 Conference Women 2.0 Conference (February 14, 2013 in San Francisco) is the ‘must-attend’ conference for investors, entrepreneurs, engineers and designers focused on exploring up-and-coming trends in innovation. Each conference brings together over 800 attendees from around the world, uniting the entire ecosystem to nurture and support the fastest-growing demographic in the startup space – women – as creators and consumers.
Video interviews feature female CEOs and company founders sharing product and startup growth advice. These include leaders at the helm of mobile, software, platform, search, and e-commerce companies, and feature the experiences of Caterina Fake (Flickr, Hunch), Eileen Gittins (Blurb), and Megan Smith (Google.org), among others.
Founder Labs is a 5-week pre-incubator focused on the first phase of launching a startup — finding a team and validating the business idea. Each Founder Labs includes 20 participants that form teams, and work with mentors to validate new ideas and launch prototypes. Founder Labs is hosted over 5 weeks in San Francisco, The Bay Area and New York. Upcoming sessions will be announced for 2012. Stay up to date on upcoming application deadlines by following Founder Labs on Twitter at @FounderLabs.
Women 2.0 Leadership Team
Shaherose is currently the President and CEO of Women 2.0. In parallel, she leads Founder Labs, an early stage incubator focused on new mobile ideas and is a mentor with 500 Startups. At heart she is a mobile and telephony junkie. She’s led new consumer products at Ribbit (BT). Previously, she was Director of Product Management at Talenthouse and JAJAH (sold to Telefonica/O2). Shaherose holds a B.A. in Business Admin from The University of Western Ontario’s Richard Ivey School of Business. Follow her on Twitter at @shaherose.
Angie is currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Women 2.0. Aside from leading the editorial/content team at Women 2.0, Angie also manages Women 2.0′s online presence – from designing and building webpages for Women 2.0 conferences to managing social media marketing. Previously, Angie held roles in product management and web UI design at various startups in the Silicon Valley. Angie holds a B.A. in English and Social Welfare from UC Berkeley. Follow her on Twitter at @thisgirlangie.
Sepideh Nasiri (VP – All Things Offline, Women 2.0)
Sepi is responsible for global partnerships and sponsorships as well as directing and planning events for Women 2.0. The written word has always been her passion. Prior to Women 2.0, Sepi started her career as a Managing Editor of a Los Angeles Global Magazine. After moving back to the Bay Area, she was actively involved in numerous up-and-coming technology companies helping founders with various projects. She advises early stage startups, is an avid technology enthusiast and acts as board member for a number of non-profits. She launched her first app The Date Saver Platinum in 2010, a clean tech mobile application. Follow her on Twitter at @SepidehN.
Women 2.0 Awards
Advisors
Joy Marcus (Venture Partner, DFJ Gotham Ventures)
Joy joined DFJ Gotham Ventures as Venture Partner in May 2011. Prior to joining DFJ Gotham Ventures, Joy was General Manager, US for video website Dailymotion, from its US launch through its acquisition by Orange (France Telecom) in January 2011. Prior to Dailymotion, Joy was SVP Global Marketing at Time Warner and VP Business Development of Barnes&Noble.com, which she helped take public in 1999. She was VP International Business Development at MTV Networks and began her career as an M&A lawyer at Debevoise & Plimpton.
Contact Us
- Want to contribute a guest blog post to Women 2.0? Email editor@women2.com.
- Interested in sponsorship and partnership opportunities? Email sepideh@women2.com.
- Have an event you want to partner with us for? Email partners@women2.com.
Sponsor Us
If you are interested in sponsorship and partnership opportunities with Women 2.0, please contact Sepi Nasiri at sepideh@women2.com.
Women 2.0 Events
Starting with a Women 2.0 Conference in April 2006 celebrating Internet startups founders who happen to be women, Women 2.0 has held everything from conferences to panel discussions with accomplished businesswomen, entrepreneurs, and Internet heroes. Wine and cheese mixers are held regularly. An annual business plan competition culminates in a Pitch Night when finalists present their best pitches to a judging panel of VC and executives.
April 2006
“Starting a Startup” Women 2.0 Conference (Palo Alto, CA)
» Mary Hodder (Founder and CEO, Dabble)
» Jessica Hardwick (Founder and CEO, SwapThing)
» Elaine Wherry (Co-Founder and Developer, Meebo)
» Sandy Jen (Co-Founder and Developer, Meebo)
» Joyce Park (Founder, Renkoo)
» Emily Chang (Co-Founder, IdeaCodes)
July 2006
Bowling 2.0 Series (Palo Alto, CA)
August 2006
Poolside Summer Party with Meetro (Sunnyvale, CA)
November 2006
“Converting your Passion into a Real Business” Panel (Palo Alto, CA)
» Liz Gannes (Reporter, GigaOM)
» Nick Douglas (Reporter, Gawker Media)
» Shannon McClenaghan (President, JimmyJane)
» Amy Andersen (Founder and CEO, LinxDating)
» Christopher Surdi (Co-Founder and President, Global Educational Program)
» Michael Cerda (CEO, Jangl)
» Moderator: Ariel Poler (CEO, TextMarks)
January 2007
Wine and Cheese Networking (Palo Alto, CA)
February 2007
Wine and Cheese Networking (San Francisco, CA)
» Rebecca Young (Startup Coach)
March 2007
Web 2.0 Expo Exhibition (San Francisco, CA)
Pitch 2007 (San Francisco, CA)
» Carol Sands (Founder and Managing Member, The Angels’ Forum)
» David Stern (Partner, Clearstone Venture Partners)
» Lara Druyan (Partner, Allegis Capital)
» Marianne Wu (Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures)
» Marleen McDaniel (Emeritus CEO, Women.com)
» Shannon McClenaghan (President, JimmyJane)
» Sharon Vosmek (CEO, Astia)
» Tami Zhu (VP of Business Development, AOL New Ventures)
» Venky Ganesan (Managing Director, Globespan Venture Partners)
May 2007
Spring BBQ Mixer (Palo Alto, CA)
June 2007
Pub Night Mixer (San Francisco, CA)
July 2007
Garden Party Mixer (Atherton, CA)
» Katherine Barr (Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures)
» Rachel Cook (Co-Founder, Minti)
August 2007
Wine and Cheese Networking (San Francisco, CA)
October 2007
Wine and Cheese Networking (San Francisco, CA)
November 2007
Intrapreneurship Fireside Chat (Sunnyvale, CA)
» Nina Bhatti (Scientist, HP Labs)
» Cynthia Johanson (Product Manager, Yahoo!)
December 2007
Media Training Session (San Francisco, CA)
» Sue Kwon (Reporter, CBS News)
January 2008
Bay Area Girl Geek Dinner #1 (Mountain View, CA)
February 2008
Meet the CEOs Open Mic Session (San Francisco, CA)
» Marleen McDaniel (Emeritus CEO, Women.com)
» Joyce Kim (CEO, Soompi)
March 2008
Meet the CEOs Open Mic Session (San Francisco, CA)
» Maria Sipka (Co-Founder and CEO, Linqia)
» Rebecca Weeks (Director of Business Development, RealGirlsMedia)
» Gina Bianchini (Co-Founder and CEO, Ning)
» William Bunker (Co-Founder and Principal, White Space Ventures)
May 2008
Beyond the Spark – Women 2.0 and Stanford Women in Business Conference (Palo Alto, CA)
» Rachel Payne (Founding Member, Google.org)
» Chris Shipley (Director, Guidewire Group)
» Erica Estrada (Product Engineer, d.light design)
» Sanjit Biswas (Co-Founder and CEO, Meraki)
» Amra Tareen (Founder, allvoices)
» Leila Chirayath (Founder and CEO, Market for Change)
» Melanie Swan (Futurist, MS Futures)
June 2008
Women 2.0 and Zynga Social (San Francisco, CA)
July 2008
Wine and Cheese Networking (San Francisco, CA)
August 2008
“Startups Helping Startups” Mixer with YouNoodle (San Francisco, CA)
September 2008
Speak with Angels (Palo Alto, CA)
» Patricia Roller (Member, The Angels’ Forum; Co-Founder, frog design)
» Georges Harik (Angel Investor; Former Director of Googlettes, Google)
» Carol Sands (Founder and Managing Member, The Halo Fund)
October 2008
Keeping Your Startup Cool During The Financial Meltdown (Palo Alto, CA)
» Shai Goldman (Director for Venture Exchange, SVB Capital)
» Rebecca Lynn (Principal, Morgenthaler Ventures)
» Prasanna Krishnan (Associate, Draper Fisher Jurvetson)
» Betty Kayton (CFO, high tech startups & early stage firms)
» Greg Schmid (Director, Managing Uncertainty Group)
» Jill E. Fishbein (Partner, Carr & Ferrell LLP)
Music Makers and Technology Shakers (San Francisco, CA)
» Angelina Moysov (Singer / Songerwriter, Persephones Bees)
» Lucia Iman (Top-selling artist, SellaBand)
» Pim Betist (Founder and Creative Director, SellaBand)
» Celia Hirschman (Commentator, KCRW’s “On the Beat”)
» Cecily Mak (Senior Counsel, Real Networks and Rhapsody)
» Jay Durgan (President, Raiden Holdings; Former Head of Business Development, Warner Music)
» Elise Nordling (Music Director and DJ, Indie Pop Rocks!)
November 2008
So You Wanna Start A Company (Berkeley, CA)
» Annie Chang (Co-Founder, LOLapps)
» Edith Yeung (Founder, SFentrepreneur; Co-Founder, Clue Market, Inc.; Executive Producer, BizTechDay)
» Donielle Buie (Founding Partner, Gutsy Partners)
» Hazel Grace Dircksen (Founder, Socialbees Strategy)
» Alison Covarrubias (Owner, Business Legs; Director, San Francisco Chapter of Ladies Who Launch)
December 2008
Women 2.0 Joins BizSpark Launch Party (San Francisco, CA)
January 2009
Women 2.0 Book Swap and Mixer (San Francisco, CA)
» Tara Hunt (Author, The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business)
» Sramana Mitra (Author, Entrepreneur Journeys Volume 1)
» Clara Shih (Author, The Facebook Era: Tap Online Social Networks to Build Better Products)
March 2009
Pitch 101: Applying to Women 2.0’s Startup Competition (Palo Alto, CA)
» Georges Harik (Principal, Better Planet Investments)
» Rebecca Lynn (Principal, Morgenthaler Ventures)
» Betty Kayton (Founder and CEO, InnovativeCFO)
» Aihui Ong (Executive Managing Director of Pitch, Women 2.0)
Women 2.0 VC & Entrepreneur Roundtable (San Francisco, CA)
» Christine Herron (Principal, First Round Capital)
» David Hornik (Partner, August Capital)
April 2009
Women 2.0 Co-Working with Co-Founders (San Francisco, CA)
May 2009
Women 2.0 Pitch Night (San Francisco, CA)
June 2009
Women 2.0 Visits Barcelona – Startup Meetup Goes EURO! (Barcelona, Spain)
Women 2.0 Mixer at LOLapps (San Francisco, CA)
July 2009
Women 2.0 Mixer for Women in Open-Source and Entrepreneurship (San Jose, CA)
August 2009
Women 2.0 Pearls of Wisdom Panel at Microsoft (Mountain View, CA)
Women 2.0 Startup Weekend (San Francisco, CA)
September 2009
Demystifying Government and Stimulus Funding for Your Startup
October 2009
Startup Essentials (San Francisco, CA)
Women 2.0 is located at the Hatchery co-working space at 645 Harrison Street in San Francisco, CA.
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