ModiBodi founder award win & more female founder news: Jul 21
In our monthly female founder news round-up, we’ll be sharing some of the best news for female founders.
Skim the news below to hear about the latest news, VC funding raises, M&As, and thought leadership for female founders.
‘We need to champion women’: How the ModiBodi founder overcame male investor bias. “It’s more difficult for women to get investment, particularly in this area - feminine hygiene - I really had to prove that it worked in market,” - Kristy Chong, founder & CEO of ModiBodi.
ModiBodi founder Kristy Chong is named Australian winner of the Bold by Veuve Clicquot award. Read more in The Sydney Morning Herald.
Atto Demo Day: Join the Atto 2021 Demo Day in November where we’ll kick off the event with a fireside chat with Kristy. Register here.
He said he’s invest $100K and then asked me to have sex with him. In the lead up to the release of her new book 138 Dates, Founder of Zambesi and Hey You Rebekah Campbell shares story of being propositioned by investor. Read more in Women’s Agenda.
Entrepreneurs still in the dark as BFF grant debacle continues. Government women entrepreneurship grant notification debacle with scores of women entrepreneurs wrongly informed of Boosting Female Founder grant success. Read more in Smart Company.
Female Founders Fund closes third fund with $57M for female founders.” I firmly believe we are missing out on transformational ideas by not putting resources behind women,” - Melinda French Gates, one of the investors in the fund and founder of Pivotal Ventures. Read more in Tech Crunch.
How Mikaela Jade went from park ranger to tech founder telling Indigenous stories through augmented reality. “I had no idea was I was doing! No idea what I was doing from a tech perspective – like, I’ve seen the tech, so I know that it exists.” - Mikaela Jade, founder of InDigital. Read more in Women’s Agenda.
I am proud to be a ‘female founder’, so why does gender labeling receive such backlash? “I think it’s important to loudly proclaim that we are women, as well as being entrepreneurs or founders. It builds solidarity with other women, it highlights that we are different and that it makes us more visible to younger women and girls looking for role models.” - Jules Brooke, founder of She’s the Boss. Read more in Smart Company.
Kayla Itsines sells SWEAT to US-based tech and fitness giant. From backyards in Adelaide to world-renowned fitness brand, Kayla Itsines sells SWEAT to fitness tech giants for a reported AUD$400M. Read more on News.com.au.
The Anti-Silicon Valley Business Plan for Years 1-3. Expert strategies Sophia Sunwoo shares what startups that don’t get funded by VCs and angel investors should focus on. Read more on Medium.
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