Entrepreneurs

Since Gonzalez-Estefani founded TheVentureCity, 50 percent of its leadership positions have been filled by women, and its 30-plus employees boast 17 different nationalities. Her co-founder, Clara Bullrich, is also a female hispanic entrepreneur from the banking world.

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Despite tremendous efforts by businesses across the world, a lack of diversity remains an issue at all levels.

Using Crunchbase’s leadership hire data, we highlight a few women in new leadership positions at some of the top-funded companies in 2021.

Here are five key themes that have given me substantive hope that we will finally start to see positive momentum for female founders.

In this Q&A, Mehta Shukla shares why she started Automation Anywhere, her advice for other founders, and the most valuable lessons she’s learned throughout her career.

Kaitlin Christine, CEO and Founder of Gabbi, Inc, is determined to equip women with the necessary tools and knowledge for better health outcomes.

While not new, no-code tools have hit the mainstream with endless options, heavyweights such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon entering the space, and significant valuations for emerging companies such as Airtable, Notion, Zapier and Bubble.

Acceleration of digital transformation is one common theme as businesses have realized that enabling remote access and flexibility while maintaining security and privacy will be a lasting trend.