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 [...]
Posts Tagged "Triptrotting"
This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like – Sara Weinheimer
August 22, 2012 – 8:00 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) Los Angeles-based angel investor Sara Weinheimer finances women-led startups, with a keen interest in social media and cleantech. She has invested in about a dozen women-led companies through her participation [...]
Triptrotting Founders Raise $1.8M For “eHarmony For Like-Minded Travelers And Locals”
May 22, 2012 – 2:45 pm
Golden Seeds and Chinese VC firm WI Harper join previously announced investors for the seed round. By Michael Carney (Writer, Pando Daily) Proud of their home in Los Angeles and of their early success as women entrepreneurs, Shana Zheng and Aigerim Shorman were adamant that they wanted to bring onboard investors that represented these strengths. [...]
Think You Have What It Takes To Start A Business? (Triptrotting)
March 22, 2012 – 11:58 am
How to convince a software engineer to join your early-stage tech startup. By Edward Kim (Senior Engineer, Triptrotting) Almost once a week, I get a random phone call, email, message, etc. It goes something like this: “Hey Eddie, I’ve got this million dollar idea. I just need a programmer to make it.” Before I go [...]
Roundup: Female Founder Successes To Celebrate This Week
March 9, 2012 – 6:00 am
March 8 may be International Women’s Day but we are celebrating women all week, year long! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) This week, we highly respect Sara Blakely for joining Forbes’ World Billionaire’s list thanks to her company Spanx. The 41 year old is the youngest person on the list – and [...]
Founder Friday Mixers (February 3 in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, NYC, Madrid & Barcelona)
February 1, 2012 – 1:00 am
By Sepideh Nasiri (Corporate Sponsorships & Events Director, Women 2.0) Women 2.0 is hosting six global Founder Friday networking mixers for women entrepreneurs and their friends on Friday, February 3, 2012 in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York City, Madrid and Barcelona.
