Menlo Park-based Susan Akbarpour, co-founder and president of Mavatar, raised $1 million in seed funding this week! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Smart comparison shopping company Mavatar was co-founded by Stanford Graduate School of Business grad Susan Akbarpour, who presented at Women 2.0 PITCH SF Startup Competition as a finalist earlier this [...]
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PITCH Finalist Mavatar, Co-Founded by Susan Akbarpour, Raises $1 Million Seed Funding
April 23, 2013 – 12:24 pm
High Schooler With Entrepreneurial Dreams Youngest Attendee Expected On February 14 For The Women 2.0 Conference
February 6, 2013 – 7:00 am
We encourage Kendall to check out the fashion-oriented companies and entrepreneurs who will be attending Women 2.0 Conference. By Katrina Salas-Padilla (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) The youngest attendee to experience entrepreneurial inspiration at Women 2.0 Conference on February 14 in San Francisco will be freshman Kendall McCready from Urban School in San Francisco. Boasting a [...]
Susan Akbarpour: From Stanford Graduate School Of Business To Startup Founder, A Smart Shopping Cart Is Born
January 22, 2013 – 6:00 am
Editor’s note: Susan will be pitching Mavatar on February 14 at Women 2.0 Conference as a PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition finalist! By Susan Akbarpour (Co-Founder & CBDO, Mavatar) When I entered Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2009 at the age of 40, it didn’t take me long to notice that my closet was [...]
Congratulations To The 10 Finalists Of The Women 2.0 PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition (Pitching Live February 14)
January 15, 2013 – 9:00 am
The finalists have been selected to PITCH on February 14! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) The judges’ votes are in – and the 10 finalists for the PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition have been selected to pitch live on February 14 at the Women 2.0 Conference. These early-stage startups have demonstrated high-growth [...]
Mavatar, Co-Founded By Susan Akbarpour, Selected As 9th PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition Finalist
January 10, 2013 – 11:00 am
The ninth PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition finalist has been selected – congrats Mavatar co-founder Susan Akbarpour! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Congrats to Mavatar and co-founder Susan Akbarpour for being selected to present live at the Women 2.0 Conference on February 14 in San Francisco! The ninth startup to be announced [...]
