A Roundup of my Favorite Female Founded Startups + Organizations by and for Female Founders
Tapping into the wonderful world of Female Tech Founders
I know that women have recently been accused of being stingy in supporting other women professionally, but my experience has often been quite the opposite - in fact it often feels like we’re all in this together, and I regularly see women going out of their way to help other tech and/or entrepreneurial women. Those of us who’ve been around for a while truly appreciate how much easier it gets when we’re no longer the exception (let alone the lone woman in the room), and I know that I and so many others experience real joy in making other women’s paths far easier than our own.
As a fellow female tech founder, I recently started building a Twitter list of some of my favorite Female Founders. Feel free to follow the list here, and I’ve included some of my favorites below. And if you’re one yourself, feel free to check out the Flipboard where I round up the best resources for Female Founders.
Some of my favorite female founded startups:
EyeFitU, Founded by Isabelle Ohnemus (Twitter: @EyeFitU, @IsabelleOhnemus)
Click2Fit, Founded by Chaya Cooper (Twitter: @Click2Fit_Inc, @ChayaCooper; Medium: Click2Fit, Chaya Cooper)
Cyrus Innovation, Founded by Tami Reiss (Twitter: @cyrusinnovation, @tamireiss; Medium: Cyrus Innovation, Tami Reiss)
GlamSquad, Co-founded by Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (Twitter: @GlamSquad, @AWilkisWilson)
Kabam, Co-founded by Holly Liu (Twitter: @Kabam, @HollyHLiu; Medium: Holly Liu)
MakeinLA, Co-founded by Noramay Cadena (Twitter: @MakeinLA, @Noramayc; Medium: Noramay Cadena)
MakeLoveNotPorn, Founded by Cindy Gallop (Twitter: @MakeLoveNotPorn, @CindyGallop)
MobileArq, Co-founded by Niru Mallavarupu (Twitter: @MobileArq9)
Monarq, Co-founded by Irene Ryabaya & Diana Murakhovskaya (Twitter: @SocialMonarq; Medium: Monarq)
The Path, Founded by Dina Kaplan (Twitter: @ThePath, @DinaKaplan; Medium: Dina Kaplan)
Stitch Fix, Founded by Katrina Lake (Twitter: @StitchFix, @KMLake)
Organizations by and for female founders:
Chic CEO, Founded by Stephanie Burns (Twitter: @ChicCEO, @StephanieABurns; Medium: Stephanie Burns)
digitalundivided, Founded by Kathryn Finney (Twitter: @DigUnDiv, @KathrynFinney; Medium: digitalundivided, Kathryn Finney)
Dreamers // Doers, Founded by Gesche Haas (Twitter: @DDoers, @geschehaas; Medium: Dreamers // Doers, Gesche Haas)
Latinas in STEM, Co-Founded by Noramay Cadena (Twitter: @LatinasinSTEM, @Noramayc; Medium: Noramay Cadena)
Lean On, Founded by Chedva Kleinhandler (Twitter: @GetLeanOn, @ChedvaK ; Medium: Chedva Kleinhandler)
MergeLane Accelerator Program, Co-Founded by Sue Heilbronner and Elizabeth Kraus (Twitter: @Mergelane, @tellsue, @angel4impact; Medium: Elizabeth Kraus)
Mogul, Founded by Tiffany Pham (Twitter: @onMogul, @tifftpham; Medium: Tiffany Pham)
NY Women in Tech, Founded by Jovena Whatmoor (Twitter: @NYWomenInTech, @JovenaW; Medium: Jovena Whatmoor)
Plum Alley, Founded by Deborah B Jackson (Twitter: @plumalleyco, @dbdj1007; Medium: Deborah B Jackson)
Propeller’s The Shatter Fund, Founded by Shelly Kapoor Collins (Twitter: @ShatterFund, @propellervc, @ShalKCollins; Medium: ShellyKapoorCollins)
SheWorx, Co-founded by @Yinnus and Lisa Wang (Twitter: @SheWorx, @Yinnus, @LisaWang007; Medium: Lisa Wang)
Springboard Enterprises, Founded by Amy Millman (Twitter: @SpringboardEnt, @AMillman; Medium: Amy Millman)
TechGirlGeek, Founded by Karyn Cassio (Twitter: @TechGirlGeek)
The BoardList (Twitter: @TheBoardList)
ThirdWaveFashion, Founded by Liza Kindred (Twitter: @3rdWaveFashion, @LizaK)
Women Who Tech, Founded by Allyson Kapin (Twitter: @WomenWhoTech; Medium: Allyson Kapin)
