Amazon earmarks $53M for women-led climate tech companies Amazon on Thursday announced two efforts to support women who are leading climate tech companies: The Seattle-based tech giant is… Read More
How a ‘Wonder Women’ party and an Amazon vet helped this e-commerce startup raise fresh funds New funding: TheWMarketplace, an e-commerce platform promoting women’s businesses, has raised $1.4 million. The round was led by Erika McKitterick,… Read More
Proxi morphs from trick-or-treating tool to an ambitious mapping startup that just raised $1.2M Melinda Haughey and other parents were desperate for safe trick-or-treating in the midst of the pandemic in 2020. They began… Read More
Gender gap: Women-led companies make up 8% of the GeekWire 200 startup list The numbers tell the story. Out of the 200 companies listed on the GeekWire 200, our ranking of the top… Read More
Despite more attention on female founders, funding to women-led startups hasn’t increased In response to several sexual harassment allegations and the massive diversity gaps throughout the tech industry, there’s been a lot… Read More
Just 17% of startups have a female founder — the same figure as 5 years ago There have been increasing efforts over the past few years to close the gender gap in tech, and particularly in… Read More
