Tagged: women

March 13, 2017 @ 10:34 am By Robin Sosnow  |  

  “Them that’s got shall get / Them that’s not shall lose / So the Bible said”… and is it still news? Raising significant amounts of capital has never been easy for anyone. For some, it has been a higher hurdle than for others. The… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of International Women’s Day, UK global fintech membership association Innovate Finance has released survey results that highlights the experiences of women working in financial technology. Innovate Finance revealed according to the results, which were reportedly compiled with anonymous feedback given by female members of… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday that its latest study revealed that the average annual revenues of women-owned businesses increased 47 percent and average annual earnings jumped 61 percent last year among companies that applied for funding through its online credit marketplace. The company reported the average… Read More

March 3, 2017 @ 12:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with virtual startup Pinkubator to provide support for women-led/focused entrepreneur businesses. The duo revealed that the partnership aims to streamline start-to-finish business processes for entrepreneurs. From accessing Pinkubator’s membership services, which includes national mentorship… Read More

January 21, 2017 @ 2:10 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Gaza Sky Geeks is running another crowdfunding campaign called “Power Up Gaza’s Geeks”.  There is just over a week left in the campaign, and the group is currently at $277,869 — or 292 percent of its original goal. Initially, Gaza Sky Geeks had a goal… Read More

November 2, 2016 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, IFundWomen officially launched its crowdfunding platform. The new portal is dedicated to women-led businesses and creative ideas that are created by women. The funding website’s mission is to help drive funding towards female entrepreneur and close the gender funding gap in venture capital…. Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 1:30 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“It’s time to start evening the playing field for women in business,” Lebenthal commented. Alexandra Lebenthal, who Fortune named “The New Queen of Wall Street,” has joined forces with alice + olivia CEO and Creative Director Stacey Bendet to create BankRoll Women, a company that will help women entrepreneurs at… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Social entrepreneur and CrowdRise ambassador, Mallory Brown, has launched a 24-Hour Impact Project through the crowdfunding platform to raise $30,000 as a way to help 30 women in Ethiopia to gain employment.   According to CrowdRise, Mallory is collaborating with local charities Begin with One and Children’s Hope… Read More

June 17, 2016 @ 4:57 pm By Bret Conkin  |  

As I wrote last week, Yemani Mason is the founder and CEO of a new real estate crowdfunding platform called VestMunity. He is an innovator offering a hub for regular folks to access investment opportunities previously out of reach, in this case, the rehabilitation and… Read More

May 24, 2016 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Knix Wear, an active intimates company, announced on Tuesday that the crowdfunding success, 8-in-1 Evolution Bra, is now commercially available for purchase through its website. Designed to combat some of the most common complaints women have about bras, the 8-1 Evolution Bra “evolves” with the active woman throughout… Read More

May 3, 2016 @ 12:57 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Rebel Girls, try, fail, try again!  In a new Kickstarter project for the children’s book Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, 100 Stories about courageous, unconventional women who changed and are changing the world in “every field imaginable”– many of whom were also mothers (US reader… Read More

April 19, 2016 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of its successful Seedrs initiative, the crew at UK-based Friction Free Shaving discussed the crowdfunding experience with Business Quarters. The company, which was founded by Des McManus and Aidan Burley, offers a monthly subscription service that is  designed exclusively for women. Friction… Read More

March 18, 2016 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Friction Free Shaving, a UK-based delivery service, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £110,005 as it continuous its expansion. It is offering 14.21% in equity during this funding round. The company offers a monthly subscription service that is  designed exclusively for women. Friction… Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit announced on Thursday that it has release a new study that revealed the average annual revenues and loan approval percentages of women-owned companies increased significantly last year. The online  credit marketplace analyzed more than 35,000 applications from business owners on its platform during 2015…. Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 2:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after scoring over $1 million and becoming most funded female-oriented campaign on Kickstarter, Knix Wears has neared the finish line of delivering all of its Evolution Bras to backers. Knix Wear’s Evolution Bra is described as the “most” comfortable, versatile, and technologically advanced undergarment…. Read More

February 22, 2016 @ 9:59 pm By Candace Klein  |  

A common theme in business and finance circles is that women are underrepresented, less capitalized, and face an uphill battle when it comes to building and financing their small businesses.  While the statistics may bear this out to some degree, the women-owned business horizon is… Read More

January 28, 2016 @ 4:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Partner Susan Su announced 500 Startups Batch 16 on the fund’s blog, celebrating the largest accelerator cohort in 500 Startups history with 53 companies in total. Batch 16 presents five major industry themes, including FinTech, Digital Health, ViceTech, HR/workforce development and SportsTech.  To date, 500 Startups has invested in well over 500 companies, over 1500… Read More

December 17, 2015 @ 6:00 pm By Mouna Aouri Langendorf  |  

These Innovative Entrepreneurs Beg to Differ Two weeks ago, I held a mentoring session for five brilliant startup teams led by female founders. The teams were busy preparing their pitches for the third CrowdfundHerLive event organized by Woomentum, an ecosystem and crowdfunding platform for women-led… Read More

November 24, 2015 @ 8:34 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  “Our prediction is that the marketplace lending industry will undergo continued and increasing growth, opening up new investment opportunities and new avenues of capital formation for start-ups and small businesses.” It’s not too late to participate in the 2015 Americas Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey;… Read More

November 18, 2015 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

backHer, a new crowdfunding platform, is launching today.  The site is designed to enable women-led projects, including teams that have at least one woman in a lead role, to raise money for personal, business, and artists. Several campaigns will be launching their crowdfunding projects on backHer…. Read More