Melissa Cash, CEO and co-founder of ed tech firm Pok Pok, wanted more women to invest in her company – and even held off on closing a fundraising round until she locked them in.
Women in Entrepreneurship
Melinda French Gates Among Investors of Female Founders Fund’s $57 Million Round
Forget the billionaire space race. Wealthy women are firmly backing female founders.
Against the Odds, 3 Women Launched a Medical Startup to Help ‘Million-Dollar’ Preterm Babies
Tammi Jantzen, Tracy Warren and Katherine Gregory faced sexism while raising money for Astarte Medical, which improves gut health outcomes for preterm babies.
Medical Women: Michelle Dipp Cares for Women, as an Entrepreneur and Investor
As an investor in medical ventures and founder of a fertility company, Michelle Dipp sees the world of medical startups from multiple perspectives. Her assessment? More women across the industry would aid innovation.
Friday Four
Inspired reading, listening and viewing for discerning women entrepreneurs, curated from around the web.
From Dishwasher to Head Chef
Ana Sortun, who owns three restaurants in greater Boston, discusses her rise in the kitchen.
Is Your Startup Cool?
Author of The Coolest Startups in America, Doreen Bloch talks to The Story Exchange about the coolest startups and sheds some light about the women in the startup industry.
Young Entrepreneur: Cheryl Yeoh
Cheryl Yeoh was 18 when she left her native Malaysia to come to the United States after receiving a scholarship to study science and engineering at Cornell University. Today she owns a tech startup with four full time employees.