PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition finalist company Greengar, based in Vietnam, lands in Mountain View to begin the 500 Startups accelerator program today! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Most know her as “the girl in the white dress” at the Women 2.0 Conference a few months ago. Greengar CEO and co-founder Thuy [...]
Posts Tagged "Mountain View"
Vietnam-Based Greengar, Co-Founded by CEO Thuy Truong, Joins 500 Startups in Mountain View
April 15, 2013 – 9:00 am
Wedding Party, Co-Founded By Himani Amoli, Raises $1 Million Seed Round For Wedding Picture Sharing App
February 21, 2013 – 4:32 pm
Wedding Party, which raised $1 million in seed funding, was co-founded by Ajay Kamat, Dan Perez and Himani Amoli (pictured, right). By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Mobile UX designer Himani Amoli is a co-founder of Wedding Party, an app for iPhone and Android that helps you conglomerate your guests’ pictures from the [...]
Sponsored: Women Leadership Forum 2013
January 25, 2013 – 12:45 pm
Sponsored by: OPEN is a voluntary, not-for-profit, inclusive organization, focused primarily on the promotion of entrepreneurship and business leadership in the Pakistani-American community. Women Leadership Forum 2013 is the 5th annual business conference of OPEN Silicon Valley. The conference will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, [...]
A Bath For Your Business Brain
November 15, 2012 – 10:11 am
I have found that podcasts that I listen to while running or exercising tend to affect and stick with me much more effectively than those that I listen to while working at a computer. By Courtney Powell (Founder & CEO, PublikDemand) A good friend once told me that running is like a “bath for your [...]
Female Founders To Follow: 500 Startups’ Women Entrepreneurs
November 2, 2012 – 6:00 am
Out of the 33 companies selected for 500 Startups’ fifth class, 7 companies boast at least one female founder on the team. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) An early-stage seed fund and incubator program in Mountain View, California, 500 Startups invests primarily in consumer and SMB internet startups, and related web infrastructure [...]
31 Practical Tips For Future 500 Startups Founders
August 30, 2012 – 7:00 am
Learn the ins & outs of moving to Mountain View – make the most of your time in the 500 Startups program. By Courtney Powell (Founder & CEO, PublikDemand) The start of the new 500 Startups cohort is approaching quickly. Prior to the start of our batch, I found myself scrambling to learn the ins [...]
This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like – Prerna Gupta
August 15, 2012 – 10:00 am
Women 2.0 profiles women angel investors in our “This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like” series. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Out of Atlanta, Georgia – Khush founder and CEO Prerna Gupta received funding from 500 Startups as part of the Mountain View, California-based startup seed fund and accelerator program in [...]
A Beginner’s Survival Guide For Your First Hackathon
July 11, 2012 – 9:00 am
Done is better than perfect. No matter for learning or winning, aim to finish. By Michelle Sun (Student, Hackbright Academy) Last weekend, I attended my first ever hackathon and with minimal expectation, had a blast out of it and learned loads. My team did not win, nor did most of us slept at the event, [...]
Female Seed-Stage Companies Wanted For 11th Founder Showcase
June 27, 2012 – 1:00 pm
Early-stage women-led ventures: apply by Friday, June 29 for the free Founder Showcase Pitch Competition! By Jonathan Greechan (Partner, The Founder Institute) For our last Founder Showcase event in April, only 2 out of 70+ Pitch Competition applicants were female-led companies. That was the lowest percentage we’ve seen (by far) across all past 10 Founder [...]
Calling Global Women Hackers, Hear Her Hack
June 26, 2012 – 6:00 am
Join the LinkedIn DeveloperHer hackday in Mountain View, California -or- Delhi, India on June 30! By Rashmi Sinha (Co-Founder & CEO, SlideShare) There is no better way than a hackday to highlight and celebrate women who are hackers and creators, and to encourage women who are watching from the sidelines to join in. A few [...]
