female founders

SuccessMelinda French Gates reveals she’s refusing to fund her Gen Z daughter’s startup—despite being worth nearly $31 billion
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 8, 2025

NewslettersThe founder of the spice brand Diaspora Co. raised capital from 75 angel investors instead of traditional VCs. Here’s why
By Emma Hinchliffe and Sara BraunJuly 7, 2025

NewslettersThe Sill got millennials obsessed with houseplants. Now a new CEO aims to conquer the $11 billion outdoor gardening market
By Emma Hinchliffe and Sara BraunJuly 2, 2025

By Emma Hinchliffe and Nina AjemianJuly 1, 2025

NewslettersAI founders in shopping, maps, and social have a front-row seat to just how fast consumer expectations are rising
By Emma Hinchliffe and Sara BraunJune 25, 2025

NewslettersHow a former Amazon engineer turned a 14-year-old baby registry into a $500 million-in-revenue business
By Emma Hinchliffe and Nina AjemianJune 24, 2025

SuccessThe CEO of a Gwyneth Paltrow-backed startup ditched body wash, coffee to-go, and disposable diapers for over 2 years
By Emma BurleighJune 21, 2025

NewslettersFemale founders are optimistic that AI could solve challenges they face funding and scaling startups
By Emma Hinchliffe and Nina AjemianJune 20, 2025

NewslettersPoppi founder Allison Ellsworth went from making soda in her kitchen to selling her company to PepsiCo for $1.95 billion
By Ellie Austin and Nina AjemianJune 16, 2025

By Emma Hinchliffe and Nina AjemianJune 11, 2025

SuccessThis Gen X CEO runs Eventbrite, the ticketing platform that has sold over two billion tickets—she loves Legos, hypnotherapy, and skin-care gadgets
By Emma BurleighJune 11, 2025

SuccessThe CEO of Sweet Loren’s gives every new hire a personality test—and they don’t get the job if they’re too corporate
By Emma BurleighJune 8, 2025

SuccessScale AI’s 30-year-old billionaire founder still shops at Shein and pulls up to work in a Honda Civic: ‘Act broke, stay rich,’ Lucy Guo says
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 8, 2025

By Lily Mae Lazarus and Nina AjemianJune 6, 2025
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