Female Founders

Entrepreneurs
5 min read

April Harris, Founder Of Keeping You Sweet, On Entrepreneurship And The Power Of Female Support

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. The author is an expert in their field and a Crunchbase user. We are honored to feature and promote their contribution...

Azizza Brinson, Media Relations & Strategy Specialist at Hotwire

Female Founders
5 min read

How Noyo’s Shannon Goggin Is Reshaping Benefits And Insurance With An API Platform

Shannon Goggin is the co-founder and CEO of Noyo, the leading API platform powering the age of connected insurance with a new digital solution for fast, accurate data exchange.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Founders
8 min read

How Melanie Fellay From Spekit Is Upending The Way You Work

The Crunchbase “Female Founder Series,” is a series of stories, Q&As, and thought-leadership pieces from glass-ceiling-smashers who overcame the odds and are now leading successful companies. Melanie Fellay is the...

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
5 min read

Challenging Workplace Culture: Michele Heyward’s Mission for More Representation in STEM

Michele Heyward, Founder and CEO of Positive Hire, is on a mission to create inclusive workplaces for underrepresented women in STEM.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Women

Entrepreneurs
9 min read

Levels Co-Founder Casey Means On The Lessons She’s Learned As An Entrepreneur

In this Q&A, Casey Means shares her inspiration behind starting a metabolic health company, Levels, and the most valuable lessons she’s learned as the co-founder of a company.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
7 min read

Unusual Ventures Partner Sandhya Hegde On Entrepreneurship And Breaking Into Venture Capital

The Crunchbase “Female Founder Series,” is a series of stories, Q&As, and thought-leadership pieces from glass-ceiling-smashers who overcame the odds to found and lead at successful companies and VC firms....

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

Birds of a Feather: Why Lauren Rosenthal’s Recommendation App is Taking Off

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Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Women

Female Founders
8 min read

CEO Of TheVentureCity On Diversifying The Startup Ecosystem

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.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
8 min read

Income Insurance For All: Asteya CEO Alex Williamson On Insurance Products That Fit The Way We Work Today

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. The author is an expert in their field and a Crunchbase user. We are honored to feature and promote their contribution...

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
7 min read

Crypto and Change: How Cecilia Chapiro is Creating Social Impact with Venture Funding

Cecilia Chapiro, Yunus & Youth Founder and Investment Adviser at UNICEF Ventures, is leveraging venture funding and cryptocurrencies to drive long-lasting social impact.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Women

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

Cammila Yochabell, CEO And Founder Of Jobecam, On Transforming Workplace Diversity

Cammila Yochabell is the CEO and Founder of Jobecam, a platform for blind video interviews that aims to make the hiring process more agile, efficient, and fair.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Diversity
5 min read

Female Investors Aim To Reverse Alarming Decline In Women’s Economic Participation

How Women Invest is a direct remedy for the disproportionate effects being felt by women in our challenging economy.

Heather Jerrehian and Nicole DeMeo, How Women Invest

Entrepreneurs
5 min read

5 Signs Of Progress For Women Raising VC Funding

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

Doreen Bloch, CEO of Lucky Analytics and ELLEMENT

Entrepreneurs
8 min read

Making Work Human: Automation Anywhere Co-Founder Neeti Mehta Shukla On People, Culture And The Future Of Work

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.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Founders
3 min read

Sales & Startups: Jessica Cunningham’s Path to Bloomberg

Jessica Cunningham, Director of Business Development at Bloomberg Second Measure, is building out the leading provider of data analytics.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Entrepreneurs
10 min read

Territory Foods CEO On Striving Outside Of Your Comfort Zone And Believing In The Power Of Failure

Ellis McCue became the CEO of Territory Foods in 2019 after being with the company for less than two years. She is responsible for Territory’s overall vision and strategy, and is currently leading the company through multiple phases of rapid growth.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
5 min read

How Lolita Taub is Making Returns by Investing in Underestimated Founders

Lolita Taub, Co-Founder and General Partner of The Community Fund, is making venture funding more equitable for underestimated founders.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Diversity
5 min read

Sistas in Sales: How Chantel George Built a Community for Women of Color in Sales

Chantel George has built a vibrant community for women of color sales professionals. Learn more about her story and how she's changing the game.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Founders
6 min read

How Nithya Thadani Is Bringing Voice Technology To Deskless Workers

Nithya Thadani is the CEO of RAIN, an industry leader in voice and conversational AI. After building her career in investment banking and innovation, Thadani moved to voice technology in 2016, and RAIN’s story in voice began.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase