Published on: March 15, 2013 – 10:00 am
Female entrepreneurs aren’t just doing amazing things in the for-profit sector, they’re also some of the coolest social entrepreneurs out there.
By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0)
Some founders aim to change the world by developing and selling cool new products, while others take a more direct route, starting businesses with the immediate aim of solving social problems. These social entrepreneurs make no bones about the scale of their dreams — they want to make the world a better place Read More »
Published on: March 8, 2013 – 7:00 am
Join Women 2.0 in our celebration of International Women’s Day!
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
Today is March 8 – Happy International Women’s Day!
Women 2.0 celebrates women in 17 cities around the world tonight at Founder Friday networking mixers – come join us! Aspiring and current entrepreneurs are welcome to connect, inspire and educate each other on the startup process. Read More »
Published on: March 1, 2013 – 2:53 pm
Join Women 2.0 at SXSW (March 8-12 in Austin, Texas)!
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
Women 2.0 will be going to SXSW next week – join us for Founder Friday Austin on March 8 at Startup America LIVE in the Downtown Austin Hilton! We will be joined by Kauffman Foundation VP Lesa Mitchell and Startup America COO Kathleen Warner.
Meet the female founders who will be speaking Read More »
Published on: February 22, 2013 – 7:00 am
Technology used in innovative ways has enabled a new wave of healthcare startups.
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
This week, Rock Health launched its fourth class out of the health tech startup accelerator program. CEO and founder Halle Tecco announced that to date, this class has a raised a total of $13.9 million (about a third of its total portfolio).
As for these female-founded health-focused startups, Eligible has raised $1.5 million from investors like Esther Dyson Read More »
Published on: January 18, 2013 – 7:53 pm
Technology has enabled a new wave of healthcare startups.
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
The healthcare industry is overdue for improvement, from tracking expenses to mobilizing health-minded services with new technology. Health startups are being incubated and accelerated by organizations like Rock Health and Startup Health. In fact, PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition finalist Wendy Nguyen, CEO and co-founder of HealthyOut, is being incubated by Blueprint Health in New York this winter/spring. Read More »
Published on: January 11, 2013 – 8:00 am
Meet the female founders in the Kapor Capital portfolio.
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
Not only will Kapor Capital provide 10 scholarships for women of color to attend the upcoming Women 2.0 Conference on February 14, they have a portfolio of 70 companies they have invested in to generate economic value and positive social impact. Of the 70 early-stage companies listed on their website, 12 have female Read More »
Published on: January 4, 2013 – 3:28 pm
Meet the female founders in the Google Ventures portfolio.
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
The venture capital arm of Google formed in 2009, Google Ventures has 100+ companies in its portfolio – check out their nifty infographic for 2012 impact and reach with $300M in funds.
The investor to watch from Google Ventures is Rich Miner, better known as the co-founder of Android. The Boston-based venture capitalist sourced female-founded deals Adelphic Read More »
Published on: December 21, 2012 – 8:00 am
Celebrating women entrepreneurs “doing well by doing good”, as microfinancing guru and entrepreneur Candace Klein would say.
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
It’s been a good week for the passionate entrepreneurs who work to improve the lives of the next generation - Adafruit CEO and founder Limor Fried was announced as Entrepreneur magazine‘s 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year. She was truly inspirational on the cover of Wired magazine last year Read More »
Published on: December 19, 2012 – 10:00 am
Celebrating 2012 successes of women entrepreneurs building high-growth, high-tech startups.
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
Each year, we celebrate an impressive number of female founder successes. From funding secured for your early-stage startup, to a merger or acquisition, these milestones should be celebrated!
Take a moment to reflect on your biggest startup successes this year. Did you launch a new product? Did you hit an impressive revenue milestone? Did you scale your employees from 3 to 30? Read More »
Published on: December 14, 2012 – 7:00 am
Women entrepreneurs emerge from global Wayra startup accelerators.
By Patricia Araque (Co-Founder & Director, Ellas 2.0)
At the Americas Venture Capital Conference in Miami, Wayra drew nearly 200 investors to present 17 startups who have participated in Wayra’s global startup accelerator. Of these 17 companies, 5 have women on their founding teams.
Meet these 6 women entrepreneurs out of Wayra who are innovating through technology: Read More »
