‘Sausage fest’: Forbes’ top innovators list just reinforces barriers to women in business
This weekend, Forbes released its list of America’s 100 most innovative leaders. But you have to scroll down to number 75 before you reach a woman’s name.
“Hey, we’re here”: How Sistrv8 is helping bring Muslim women into startupland
Success in startupland is hard to achieve for anyone. But for Muslim women, there are barriers even for getting a foot in the door.
She’s a Crowd wins Melbourne Knowledge Week prize to take women’s safety data platform to Indonesia
She’s a Crowd has taken home the International Prize at the Open Innovation Competition, and will be taking its women’s safety data platform to Indonesia.
Monetising FOMO: How travel startup YouLi raised $200,000, after the perfect founding team was born
YouLi has secured $200,000 in funding, but co-founder Jen Fein couldn’t have done it without her team — and finding them was her biggest challenge so far.
Women-only ride-sharing startup Shebah bags $3 million in biggest-ever equity-crowdfunding raise
Australian women-only ride-sharing platform Shebah has broken the record for the most amount raised under Australia's new equity crowdfunding regime.
Thanks, Marie Kondo: How Perth startup FlashMop grew 250% ahead of its national expansion
It’s only been up and running for six months, but Perth startup FlashMop is seeing a serious uptick in business, partly thanks to the “Marie Kondo effect”.
Shebah cracks $1 million: Record-breaking numbers of women invest in two startups’ equity crowdfunding campaigns
Shebah and Motherhood App are shifting the scales of equity crowdfunding, attracting record numbers of women investors as Shebah's raise tops $1 million.
“Play to your strengths”: Why Airwallex’s Lucy Liu rejects labels in startupland
She may be a leading woman in startups, with her business pegged to become a local unicorn, but Airwallex co-founder Lucy Liu doesn’t think in labels.
Women’s ride-sharing startup Shebah embarks on $3 million equity crowdfunding campaign, after male VCs failed to get on board
Women-only ride-sharing startup Shebah is launching a $3 million equity crowdfunding campaign to boost its tech and fuel overseas expansion.
Blow for Aussie startups as chief executives of Cicada Innovations and Fishburners announce resignation on the same day
Australian startups have taken a blow today, as the chief executives of two of the biggest institutions in the country have announced they’re stepping down.
Women in technology: Fighting inequality starts within yourself
I strongly believe that representation is key: the more women we see in executive positions, the more will follow into that industry.
SheStarts documentary pulls back the curtain on life inside an accelerator: Here’s what we learnt (part two)
The mini-documentary offering a glimpse into BlueChilli’s SheStarts accelerator continues, as the entrepreneurs develop their businesses, and themselves.