Three of our six companies in BBC Worldwide Labs have women founders – and two women CEOs! By Jenny Fielding (Head of Digital Ventures, BBC Worldwide) As a company, we started BBC Worldwide Labs to help do our part in the burgeoning London startup scene. In much the same way that the BBC has historically [...]
Posts Tagged "London"
The London Startup Advantage
February 24, 2013 – 6:00 am
This supportive community, that ranges from behemoths like Google, to active and innovative individuals like James Governor, is a testament to the sheer potential of London’s startup tech marketplace. By Francesca Krihely (Community Manager, MongoDB) I moved to London in May and after living there for six months, I was pleasantly surprised at the market [...]
What Will 2013 Hold For Women In Business?
February 12, 2013 – 11:39 am
Join Moonfruit founder Wendy Tan White for Founder Friday at Google’s London campus on Friday, February 15! By Wendy Tan White (Founder & CEO, Moonfruit) In 2011, I wrote an article about how it had never been a better time to be a woman in business. At that time, women led-firms were the fastest growing [...]
Meet 10 Women 2.0 PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition Finalists (Infographic)
February 4, 2013 – 9:00 am
Hailing from Vietnam to London, New York to Los Angeles, the finalists for the PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition are flying in to present LIVE at the Women 2.0 Conference on February 14! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) In less than two weeks, the finalists of PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition will [...]
Tech Cities: Starting Up In London (vs. San Francisco)
January 30, 2013 – 4:30 pm
A quick guide to being a tech entrepreneur in London. By Kate Jackson (CEO & Co-Founder, TableCrowd) Having snapped up my ticket to the Women 2.0 Conference in San Francisco and booked my flight, attention has turned to how to use the days either side of the conference effectively. In addition to setting up partnership [...]
VirtualMob Selected As 6th PITCH SF Startup Competition Finalist, Co-Founded By CEO Chaya Jadhav
January 8, 2013 – 2:00 pm
The sixth PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition finalist has been selected – congrats VirtualMab and CEO/founder Chaya Jadhav! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Congrats to London-based VirtualMob and co-founder and CEO Chaya Jadhav for being selected to present live at the Women 2.0 Conference on February 14 in San Francisco! The sixth [...]
London-Based TableCrowd Revolutionizes The Way We Dine Out
December 11, 2012 – 8:00 am
TableCrowd is a real life social network – meet people over food. By Kate Jackson (Founder & CEO, TableCrowd) I qualified as a commercial lawyer in a top London practice, working for clients ranging from startups to multinational corporations – always much more interested in the former, with my firm being way more focused on [...]
Starting A Startup At Charity Hack In London
October 31, 2012 – 7:00 am
If you have a game changing idea for a charity or one that will help a lot of charities and are wondering where to go to make it happen, then Charity Hack might be a good start. By Trang Du (Co-Founder & Designer, PositiveBid) As a co-founder of PositiveBid, people are often surprised when I [...]
10 Female Founders To Watch In London
October 12, 2012 – 8:00 am
Join us for Founder Friday London launch on October 26! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) This week, we feature the women entrepreneurs that put London on the technology innovation map. East London (or “Silicon Roundabout”) has established a reputation for itself, touting recently that the number of startups has jumped from 15 [...]
London-Based HouseTrip, Co-Founded By CFO Junjun Chen, Raises $40M Series C Funding
October 9, 2012 – 1:00 pm
Congrats to HouseTrip on the additional VC funding raised! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Holiday rental website HouseTrip for booking your vacation rental online raised $40 million Series C funding, led by Accel Partners and joined by return backers Balderton Capital and Index Ventures. Junjun Chen co-founded HouseTrip in 2009, and has [...]
