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Female Founders Alliance

New Seattle VC firm raises $10M fund to back women-led startups

Female Founders Alliance launched in 2017 out of a group of women who wanted to help female entrepreneurs grow companies… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2021: Geeks Give Back celebrates groups that better our community

There’s no doubt that it has been a challenging year for nearly everyone for so many reasons. Happily, the Seattle… Read More

FFA announces third cohort for accelerator program designed to help female and non-binary founders

Female Founders Alliance unveiled its third accelerator cohort as it looks to help more female and non-binary founders grow their… Read More

Female Founders Alliance report measures impact of pandemic on women and entrepreneurship

Seattle-based Female Founders Alliance released a new report on Thursday that measures the effect of the pandemic on women and… Read More

Female Founders Alliance recognizes women and non-binary leaders in virtual Champion Awards

The Seattle-based Female Founders Alliance announced its third annual Champion Awards in a virtual event on Thursday afternoon, recognizing the… Read More

Female Founders Alliance acquires Monarq Incubator to expand national reach

Seattle-based Female Founders Alliance (FFA), an organization and accelerator for early-stage women-led startups, is growing its national presence with the… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet taps leader for new Sydney office; Payscale adds CMO; Vulcan names CFO; and more

—Former Microsoft general manager Adrianna Burrows is now chief marketing officer at Seattle-based compensation startup PayScale. Burrows is one of… Read More

Tech Moves: Puppet adds CMO and board member; Tableau PR leader departs; and more

— Keyana Corliss, Tableau’s director of corporate communications & global public relations, is departing to join female-founded unicorn Guild Education.… Read More

Female Founders Alliance grad Give InKind raises $1.5M for social support platform

When people need support during big life events — whether it be a family member passing away, or a newborn… Read More

Female Founders Alliance Demo Night: 8 women-led startups pitch their businesses

Workwear for women. Sustainable spirits. Tools for podcasters, car insurance, major life events. An arousing chatbot. A creative intellectual property… Read More

Female Founders Alliance unveils second accelerator class and partnership with Microsoft

Female Founders Alliance is back with its second accelerator cohort as the Seattle-based organization looks to help another round of… Read More

Female Founders Alliance and Pioneer Square Labs launch challenge to help entrepreneurs test ideas

Leslie Feinzaig knows how hard it is to let go of a failed startup idea. In 2016 she launched Venture… Read More

Krowdsourced aims to be the Amazon and more for commercial space design

Nicole Schmidt describes herself as an “accidental entrepreneur.” Her real expertise is in interior design for commercial spaces. She has… Read More

Unity and equality highlight Champion Awards in Seattle as women business leaders honored

Our world says women can’t break through … All women should be born with a sledgehammer to smash through that… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Black Girls Code workshops, Pluto’s planetary debate, FFA’s Champion Awards, and more

— Black Girls CODE, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching girls of color ages 7-17 about computer programming and technology, is… Read More

Female Founders Alliance raises cash from angel investors, inks deal with WeWork

It’s already been a busy year for the Female Founders Alliance. The Seattle-based organization continues to march toward its mission of… Read More

Inside the inaugural Female Founders Alliance accelerator: Eight startups, one hope for the future

Female Founders Alliance started as an online community for women CEOs and startup leaders just 18 months ago. But it has… Read More

Female Founders Alliance reveals 8 startups in new ‘Ready Set Raise’ accelerator program

Female Founders Alliance today announced the eight companies participating in its inaugural Ready Set Raise program designed to help women entrepreneurs… Read More

Tech journalist and Chairman Mom founder Sarah Lacy on the power of being polarizing

Sarah Lacy, a longtime tech journalist and columnist, knows the things she says can be controversial. Not that it’s stopped… Read More

Female Founders Alliance unveils immersive ‘Ready Set Raise’ program to help women land startup investments

Female Founders Alliance is launching a program to help women entrepreneurs land early-stage startup investments, using input from female founders… Read More

Stats show drop-off in follow-on funding rounds for women-led startups compared to male peers

It’s a difficult funding environment for female entrepreneurs in today’s technology industry, where less than 3 percent of venture capital dollars went to… Read More

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