Startups
We are a women-led, men-supported grassroots effort to tell stories. Women tech founder stories.
Our nonprofit movement uses a video-based platform and live events to inspire future founders.
Why?
Never in history has there been a better opportunity for passionate, intelligent women to scale solutions and improve the world, yet...
The percentage of women starting technology startups is estimated to be less than 5%. Our goal is to diversify startup founders and increase every race, age and gender involved in building startups.
Our nonprofit movement uses a video-based platform and live events to inspire future founders.
Why?
Never in history has there been a better opportunity for passionate, intelligent women to scale solutions and improve the world, yet...
The percentage of women starting technology startups is estimated to be less than 5%. Our goal is to diversify startup founders and increase every race, age and gender involved in building startups.
Overview
Location
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees
11-50
Phone
+1 312-600-8090
Founded date
2015
Mentions in press and media 7
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| Sep 24, 2021 | Aiming to create a gender-equitable startup landscape? | Priyanka Srinivas Contributor Share on Twitter Priyanka Srinivas is the co-founder and CEO of Live Green Co, a Chilean food tech startup that uses artificial intelligence to suggest plant-based alternatives for meat and artificial additives... |
| Nov 9, 2020 | Startup fundraising is the most tangible gender gap. How can we overcome it? | Ximena Aleman Contributor Share on Twitter Ximena Aleman is co-founder and chief business development officer at Prometeo, an open banking platform that serves Latin America. More posts by this contributor Fintech regulations in Latin Ameri... |
| Apr 19, 2017 | Angie’s List Co-Founder Talks Diversity and Building Tech Ecosystems | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints It’s a bit ironic that Angie Hicks, co-founder and chief marketing officer of Indianapolis-based Angie’s List, didn’t originally plan to be an entrepreneur. Before she helped ... |
| Dec 9, 2016 | Announcing the 2016 50 on Fire Winners | This year, Chicago Inno published more than 1,300 stories, wrote over 260 newsletters (The Beat!), hosted 12+ events, attended many more, and carried countless conversations. All focused on one thing - Chicago innovation. And through all of... |
| Sep 6, 2016 | A Dorm Room Entrepreneur's Guide to the Chicago Tech Ecosystem | World changing ventures from Facebook to Dropbox, as well as local startups Moneythink to UProspie, were started by university students. And as entrepreneurial energy on campus is only growing, we have to wonder: who will be the next dorm r... |
| Mar 9, 2016 | A Comprehensive List of Women Founders In Chicago Tech | The tech and startup world has long been a boys club. Despite making up half the population and almost 60% of the labor force, women only account for 30% of the US tech industry. And the number of female startup founders is even lower. Only... |
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FAQ about Women Tech Founders
When was Women Tech Founders founded?
Women Tech Founders was founded in 2015.
What has the press written about Women Tech Founders?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Women Tech Founders, among them “Aiming to create a gender-equitable startup landscape?” (Sep 24, 2021) and “Startup fundraising is the most tangible gender gap. How can we overcome it?” (Nov 9, 2020).
Is Women Tech Founders still active?
Yes, Women Tech Founders is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 8, 2023.