Female Leaders

Female Leaders
9 min read

From Professional Violinist to Experienced Founder: Caroline Winnett on The Power in Purpose

Caroline Winnett shares tips for improving your sales pitch and explains why finding a mentor is essential to your success as an entrepreneur.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
9 min read

16 Business Leaders Share Non-Traditional Ways of Selling and Acquiring Customers

By Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Women

Female Leaders
8 min read

Stuf Storage Co-Founder and CEO Katharine Lau on Going After the $48B Self-Storage Industry

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Leaders
12 min read

17 Experts Share Impactful Growth Strategies for Startups

By Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Women

Diversity
7 min read

History in the Making: Meet the Top-Funded Female Entrepreneurs in 2022 (Thus Far)

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting female entrepreneurs who are leading, inspiring and shaping the future.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Leaders
5 min read

How Madeline Darcy is Bringing More Diversity to Venture Capital

Darcy shares her journey as an investor, her resources, and her best advice for those looking to pitch to investors.

By Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Women

Female Founders
7 min read

How One Female Founder is Solving a Critical Gap in Health Care

Grace Chang, a Berkeley-based entrepreneur, shares her story and how her company, Kintsugi, is tackling access to mental health care head-on.

By Grace Chang, Founder & CEO at Kintsugi

Female Leaders
8 min read

Incubeta’s Zoe Hall on Building Effective and Inclusive Working Environments

Incubeta’s CSO, Zoe Hall describes her current role and experience in management, and how she navigates the rapidly changing adtech market.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Leaders
7 min read

Obvious Ventures’ Meera Clark On Investing in a More Equitable World

In this Q&A, Meera Clark dives why she jumped from industry to VC, as well as the three pillars of Obvious’ “world positive” investing.

By Adrian Alfieri, CEO at Verbatim

Female Leaders
6 min read

How Hannah Gräfin von Waldersee Is Helping Software Companies Scale Up through Innovation

Hannah Gräfin von Waldersee shares why she decided to work in the investment ecosystem and her past experiences.

By Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Women

Female Leaders
6 min read

Stor.ai CEO Orlee Tal on Scaling and Defining Company Success

In this Q&A, Orlee Tal shares her journey to becoming a founder and her advice to first-time and current female founders.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Leaders
10 min read

Bright Machines’ CMO On The Future Of Manufacturing, Career Pivots And Leading A High-Growth Startup In A Male-Dominated Industry

Caroline Pan is the CMO of Bright Machines, a technology company that leverages advanced software, robotics and computer vision to transform the way things are made.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Leaders
10 min read

How Yasmine Morrison Is Finding, Funding And Building The Next Generation Of Tech Companies

Yasmine Morrison, an investment associate at Florida Funders, shares her career journey and advice she has for founders pitching to funds.

By Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Women

Entrepreneurs
9 min read

Alice Nguyen, VP At McCarthy, On Leadership And Inspiring New Careers In Construction

In this Q&A, Alice Nguyen shares why she chose to pursue a career in construction and how she approaches leadership in a male-dominated field.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Founders
11 min read

18 Female Founders Share Why They Bootstrapped Over Raising Outside Funding

18 female founders share whythe best decision for them and their business was to bootstrap verus raising outside funding.

By Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

How Elizabeth Davis Supports Female Founders Through Financial Services

The Crunchbase “Female Founder Series,” comprises stories, Q&As, and thought-leadership pieces from glass-ceiling-smashers who overcame the odds and are now leading successful companies. Elizabeth Davis, investor at Anthemis, is committed...

By Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Women

Female Leaders
8 min read

MATRIXX Software CEO Glo Gordon On Taking A Company From Startup To Scale

In this Q&A, Gordon shares her journey to becoming CEO, and how she evolved MATRIXX Software from an R&D startup into a scalable, go-to-market business.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Leaders
5 min read

Women In Fintech: How They Are Rising To The Top And Smashing Barriers

We dive into how strong female fintech leaders are inspiring women to smash barriers all the way to the top.

By Nahla Davies, Technical Writer, Enterprise/SaaS Expert

Female Founders
6 min read

Paying It Forward: How One Female Co-Founder Aims To Make Tech More Inclusive To Women

We can create inclusive spaces where women can feel comfortable reaching out for help and guidance. All it takes is paying it forward.

By Karen Ho, Co-founder at Swiftly

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

How Botco.ai Co-Founder and CEO Rebecca Clyde Fought the Funding Battle as a Female, Latine Tech Leader

In this Q&A, Rebecca Clyde shares why it’s important to trust your gut, prepare yourself for rejection, and lean on grit, scrappiness, and resilience when starting a company.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
7 min read

5 Steps To Ensure Your Return To Work Strategy Isn’t Excluding People From The Future Of Work

This is what business leaders can be doing make sure their industries equally include workers with disabilities, and those of all ages, backgrounds and family situations.

By Rachel Sheppard, Director of Global Marketing at the Founder Institute

Female Founders
12 min read

Persistence Wins the Race: GoNoodle’s CMO on Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Female Investment

In this Q&A, we asked Julie Crabill how she began her career and what advice she would give to other entrepreneurs.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Leaders
4 min read

Crunchbase Q&A with Jessica Lindl, Vice President of Social Impact at Unity

Throughout her career, Jessica has been a champion for social impact, working to improve learning outcomes and earning potential for learners worldwide.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
11 min read

Women Leaders on How to Build an Inclusive Team Culture (at Any Company Size)

The following 12 women leaders have made inspiring strides in ensuring they meet the diverse needs within their teams, ultimately setting an example of upfront and ongoing effort.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Women