ππ½ββοΈ 16 Women Smashing Ceilings
Morning Builders,
This International Womenβs Day, we want to celebrate all the innovative women founders stirring up impact worldwide. Being your favourite startup newsletter, we couldn't pass up the chance to spotlight some of our members. So buckle up, skip your next zoom meeting, and let's dig into the list.
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π Β 22 Women Founders Destined for Greatness
Get your notebook ready. These are founders you want to keep an eye on:
1. Elaine Zelby:
- βοΈ Partner at SignalFire, startup idea machine, podcaster at RedCircle, author of startup idea newsletter: 3 Things
- π± Follow the 3 Things Group page full of ideas for builders to claim and share progress updates
- π¦ Follow her on Kernal, Twitter and LinkedIn
3 Things on Kernal
A βBiteLetterβ by Elaine Zelby on 3 business ideas each week, including the βwhy nowβ, the history of the space, how she thinks about building it, how you could monetize it, and any competitive landscape. This page is a collection of those ideas for you to claim and start building. Subscribe now aβ¦
2. Β Milly Tamati:
- βοΈ 8 months ago, Milly posted The Rise of The Generalist from a little island in Scotland with a population of 170 π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ and today she's crossed $28k ARR and growing π
- π± Are you a Generalist? Join the squad here.
- π¦ Follow Milly on Kernal, Twitter and LinkedIn
The Rise of the Generalist π
When someone asks me what I do, I squirm a little. And itβs because I canβt give a succinct answer. Itβs because I canβt give a succinct answer. I never quite know how to say Iβm a generalist, and the world is so used to everyone being in a tidy box. But, I think my skillset brings alot to a comβ¦
3. Steph Smith:
- βοΈ By day she hosts a podcast at A16z. By night, she writes books, newsletters and talks about remote work. Our Kernal team has a hunch she's responsible for most of Sam Parr's good ideas.
- π± We recently hosted an AMA with Steph and she dropped some serious wisdom
- π¦ Follow her on Kernal and Twitter
4. Melissa Allen:
- Melissa is hungry to create an impact for young entrepreneurs across Canada in her role as Executive Director at LOI Accelerator. Recipient of Globe & Mail's Changemaker 2023
- π± Pitch Melissa's Capital M Ventures, a Toronto-based, pre-Series A fund investing in diverse founders across Canada.
- π¦ Follow her on Kernal, Twitter and LinkedIn
5. Alexis Grant:
- βοΈ Media entrepreneur. Building TheyGotAcquired.com. Previously at TheWriteLife (sold '21), content EVP at ThePennyHoarder.
- π± Fun fact: Alexis' top startup idea became her full-time job
- π¦ Follow her on Kernal, Twitter and LinkedIn
- βοΈ Building Geeks and Experts and a top writer on Medium ππ½ββοΈ
- π± Read how she validated G&E for The Early Days
- π¦ Follow her on Kernal, Twitter and Medium
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I am a marketing professional who has navigated multiple careers from nonprofit to consulting to tech, Covid inspired me to launch a platform with my co-founder, Vaibhav Bhanot, to help students make better academic and career decisions no matter where theyβre from or whom they know. What we do:Gβ¦
7. Julia Janks:
- βοΈ Writing about hidden business opportunities. Analyst at The Hustle's http://Trends.co. Passionate about blockchain and DLT
- Bee enthusiast ππ€
- π± Has a startup idea on connecting independent window cleaners to potential customers via an app
- π¦ Follow Julia on Kernal, Twitter and LinkedIn
An app that connects independent window cleaners to potential customers
Search interest in βwindow cleaningβ is enjoying hockey stick growth. Despite taking a COVID knock in 2020, the facade cleaning industry is still worth ~$8B in the US, and is forecast to grow as business begins to recover. Whatβs more, the popularity of all-glass buildings and natural light is spβ¦
- βοΈ Co-Founder at Immitracker ππ¨π¦ | Operations Lead | Helping immigrants succeed
- π± Press play on My Immigrant Story, a Podcast by Nino dedicated to sharing the stories of first-generation immigrant Canadian entrepreneurs and tech professionals.
- π¦ Follow her on Kernal, Β Twitter and LinkedIn
9. Maika Isogawa:
- βοΈ CEO and Founder of Webacy, Former acrobat for Cirque Du Soleil βοΈ
- π± She recently announced raising $5million to create a safer Web3 for all. Let's go Maika π
- π¦ Follow Maika on Kernal, Twitter and LinkedIn
10. Marie Martens:
- βοΈ Β Co-founder Tally, the simplest way to create beautiful forms & surveys, for free
- π± Marie shares her Eary Day learnings on getting to MVP and bootstrapping with her life and biz partner
- π¦ Follow Marie on Kernal, Twitter and LinkedIn
11. Sakshi Shukla:
- βοΈ Founder of Career Radio, writer, thought leadership consultant for CEOs & Founders, and science enthusiast. She's also got a killer Twitter game.
- π± Vote on her travel startup idea that initially got 12,000 likes on Twitter
- π¦ Follow Sakshi on Kernal, Twitter or LinkedIn
12. Amber Mac:
- βοΈ Media Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author, TV Host, writes a weekly newsletter on media you should probably subscribe to
- π± Quote from Amber Mac: "Success means that I have the freedom to make choices that often include opening the doors of opportunity for others."
- π¦ Follow her on Kernal, Twitter and LinkedIn
- βοΈ CEO of @Fortayapp - a culture & DEIB tech platform for #PeopleFirst companies. Introvert. Wife. Mom. ππ½ββοΈ
- π± Follow Marlina's startup idea on Kernal
- π¦ Follow her on Kernal, Twitter and LinkedIn
The Early Days with Marlina: Building Fortay
Welcome to The Early Days: a series checking in with kickass Founders sharing honest lessons, tips & tricks and a sneak peek into building from the ground up, in public. Company culture isnβt beer or kombucha flowing taps (while nice π) or other things like ping-pong tables or massage chairs. Compβ¦
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14. Lola Ojabowale
- βοΈ Tweeting all things low-code, integrations and solo biz. Founder @lunchpaillabs and curating integrations at http://integrations.directory
- π± DM Lola for your low-code questions
- π¦ Follow her on Kernal, Twitter or LinkedIn
- βοΈ Building startups, community and content β’ 3x founder, 1 exit β’ Former: Techstars and CPG with a few products in a few thousands stores
- π± She's helping 80k followers help understand startups better on TikTok, take a peek for yourself π
- π¦ Follow Alex on Kernal and Twitter.
16. Erin O'Halloran
- βοΈ Her full time job is to teach LOI founders how to play chess, when most entrepreneurs are stuck playing checkers βοΈ She wears a lot of hats as the assistant programs manager at @loiaccelerator
- π± Challenge her to a game of chess β
- π¦ Follow Erin on Kernal and learn more about Success Academy
Thanks to these 16 founders, builders and investors that make our startup world stronger.
We feel honoured to be a part of your journey and look forward to featuring more women in our community. π
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