Female Founders

Entrepreneurs
8 min read

Inlightened’s Shelli Pavone on Impacting Health Care Through Diversity and Inclusion

Pavone shares why she founded Inlightened, and how a true commitment to diversity and inclusion in health care organizations is the only way to address the diverse needs of the patients they serve.

Shelli Pavone, Co-Founder & CEO of Inlightened

Entrepreneurs
7 min read

Introducing Neythri: A Community By and For South Asian Womxn

The South Asian diaspora, comprised of immigrants hailing from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives, is the largest in the world. Over 18 million citizens or...

Pranavi Cheemakurti, Investor at Acceleprise

Female Founders
6 min read

Building a Better Future: Rosario Casas’ Mission to Support Hispanic Founders and Technology Solutions

Rosario Casas, co-founder and CEO of XR Americas and co-founder and managing partner of BC Partners, is solving humanity’s most pressing problems through technology.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Female Founders
5 min read

From Inspiration to Visualization: Randi Bushell’s Mission to Streamline Event Planning

Randi Bushell, co-founder and CEO of Merri, is bridging the gap between envisioning an event and bringing it to life.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Female Founders
8 min read

Coping & Communication: Nicole Lipkin’s Groundbreaking Work to Help Parents Teach Kids the Skills They Need

Nicole Lipkin, founder and CEO of HeyKiddo, is on a mission to make it easier for parents to talk to their kids.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

A One-of-a-Kind Company: How Kim Kaupe is Creating the Kind of Experiences Superfans Are Really After

Kim’s fan engagement agency has helped over 100 of the world’s top entertainers and brands reach millions of their most loyal fans.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Female Founders
11 min read

PitchMe’s Dina Bayasanova on Tackling Bias in the Future of 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, raised funding, and are now leading successful companies. Dina Bayasonova...

Dina Bayasanova, CEO and Co-founder, PitchMe

Female Founders
6 min read

Dating Games: How Dani Fankhauser is Reinventing Online Dating

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Female Founders
8 min read

8 Low-Cost User Acquisition Strategies That Actually Work

No matter how incredible your product or service is, there’s no guarantee that potential users and customers will be aware that it exists.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Entrepreneurs
4 min read

A Trusted and Safe Digital Space: How Simmone Taitt is Disrupting the Maternal Healthcare Model

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Female Founders
6 min read

“Immediate and Impactful”: How Anna de Paula Hanika’s Game-Changing Tech Improves Health Outcomes for Low-Income Seniors

Anna de Paula Hanika, CEO and Co-Founder of Uno Health, is bridging a staggering gap in the healthcare industry.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Female Founders
6 min read

Teaching Girls to Love Their Curls: An interview with the Founder of Healthy Roots Dolls

Yelitsa Jean-Charles, founder of Healthy Roots Dolls, is on the entrepreneurial journey of a lifetime. But her success story started long before her now famous tweet--including a side-by-side picture of herself and her company’s product--offered joy to so many amid tumultuous times.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Founders
8 min read

Building a Better Workplace: Elizabeth Gulliver’s Mission to Support Working Parents

Elizabeth Gulliver, Co-Founder of Kunik, is building a community of support for working parents. When she became a mother, Elizabeth saw a need to help families struggling to integrate their careers and family.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Entrepreneurs
8 min read

Empower and Educate: Kaitlin Christine’s Mission to Improve Equality in Women’s Healthcare

Photo Credits: Megan Paddock Farrell Kaitlin Christine, CEO and Founder of Gabbi, Inc, is determined to equip women with the necessary tools and knowledge for better health outcomes. After...

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Entrepreneurs
5 min read

HealthTech for Pets: How Tara Zedayko is Blazing a Healthy New Trail for Four-Legged Friends

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Entrepreneurs
7 min read

Leveraging the Power of Content: How Kirsten Baumberger Helps Companies Tell Stories at Scale

Kirsten Baumberger, Founder and Director of Partnerships at minisocial.io, helps international brands tell their stories through scalable user generated content (UGC). Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, Kristen was...

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Entrepreneurs
3 min read

Taking the Pain Out of Moving: Monadd’s Jessica Mendoza Shares Her Entrepreneurial Story

Jessica Mendoza, Founder and CEO of Monadd, is no stranger to change. The idea for her company, a service that helps people manage accounts and addresses through relocations and other...

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Entrepreneurs
4 min read

Improving Patient Engagement: Susannah Bailin Shares Her Entrepreneurial Journey

Susannah Bailin, Founder and CEO of AC Health, saw a personal need in the market and sought to fulfill it. After a frustrating experience with her own physical therapy, Susannah...

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

Claroty Co-Founder Galina Antova: Challenging the Status Quo in B2B Tech

Following the release of our recent report, A Decade in Review: Funding to the Female Founders, Crunchbase is highlighting female founders who are paving the way for the next generation of...

Galina Antova, Co-founder and Chief Business Development Officer at Claroty

Female Founders

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