Sentences with phrase «women running startups»

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A panel of three entrepreneurs discussed the relationship between purpose and profitability in greater depth: Pocket Sun, who, as founding partner of female - focused VC firm SoGal Ventures, has a purpose of «building an empire for millennial women to invest in startups»; Eileen Gittins, a serial entrepreneur who founded book self - publishing firm Blurb and now runs Bossygrl, a mobile app meant to introduce Gen Z girls to entrepreneurship by helping them launch micro-businesses; and Cathie Reid, co-founder and current digital advisor to Icon Group, an Australian cancer - care company with annual revenue of more than $ 1.5 billion.

In its largest investment to date, the coworking space provider led a $ 32 million funding round for The Wing, a New York startup that runs women - only community spaces.

Along with working at Goldman Sachs and running her startup, she was the co-head of the Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club and a member of the Darden Capital Management Club, Retail and Luxury Goods Club, and the Graduate Women in Business.

Alice seems a logical choice for Pivotal's first private - company investment, as it's run by two prominent female entrepreneurs — Elizabeth Gore and Carolyn Rodz — and was founded as a way to integrate more women into the startup ecosystem.

I helped so many men build their startups and always as the second - in - command — always the woman behind the man running the show.

Entrepreneur Brian Brackeen explains why his and four other multicultural and women - run startups need to move in to Morgan Stanley's offices for three months.

The e-commerce marketplace has acquired Twice, a startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz that runs an online consignment shop for women's clothing, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal.

When Rupp ran startup accelerator DreamIt, she said some of its strongest early - stage companies were turned down by investors who said they didn't invest in women.

The bathroom, shower room and beauty room are stocked with products by women - run companies, like Brooklyn - based hair line Carol's Daughter and organic tampon startup LOLA.

She and her family have been travelling since 2007, and (among other ventures) she ran a business in marketing for health and wellness professionals, she created the site LocationIndependent.com to help others become location independent, she founded an online school called Startup Training School for women to learn technology skills for their own online careers, and she's regularly starting new and amazing projects and ventures.