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Founders

The women building companies from zero — interviews on how they started, what they got wrong, and what they know now.

Founder interviews run across every section — read all 91 profiles.

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Amanda Kahlow Built 6sense. Now Her AI Joins the Sales Call

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Rebecca Shostak Is Now CEO of the Startup YC Rejected

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Victoria Prew Handed Hurr to a New CEO and Went Back to Zero

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Paige Spiranac's Paige Co. Gives Her Equity in Pro Shop

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Debra Polanco's Sanctuary, Founded in 1997, Sells to WSG

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Women Founders in 2026: The Raises, Exits and CEO Handoffs

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Jemima Meyer's Healthleap Raises $38M for Hospital AI

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Vaysh Kewada's Salience Labs Raises $125M for AI Optics

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Eléonore Crespo's Pigment Is Now Worth $2.3 Billion

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Rachel Blank's Allara Raises $30M for Women's Hormone Care

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Stacy Sims, 'Women Are Not Small Men,' Now Has a Startup

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Haley Rosen's Just Women's Sports Buys Victra Sports

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Jessica Herrin's Third Company Is an AI Marketer for Shopify

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Havi Nguyen Raised $82 Million to Pay Family Caregivers

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Sophia Amoruso's Nasty Gal Just Sold Again, for $16 Million

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Kayla Rowe Built Her Fantasy Box to $100M Without Investors

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Cassandra Curtis Started Once Upon a Farm. Who Owns It Now?

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Hedda Båverud Olsson Builds a Pet Insurer Outside the AI Rush

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Eugenia Kuyda Pitched This Assistant in 2014. Wabi Shipped It.

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Yael Aflalo Still Owns a Fifth of Reformation

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Olamide Olowe Hired Her Own Replacement at Topicals

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Julia Hartz Took Eventbrite Public at $23. She Sold It at $4.50.

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She Left Bumble for Burnout. She Came Back to Shrink It.

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Candace Nelson Sold Sprinkles 13 Years Ago. Then It Closed.

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She Sold Knix for a Canadian Record. Then She Stepped Down Too.

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Audrey Gelman, founder of The Six Bells, speaking on stage with a headset microphone at the 2019 Upfront Summit
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The Wing Collapsed. Audrey Gelman's Inn Won a Michelin Key.

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Jennifer Hyman Built Rent the Runway, Then Chose to Leave

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Brynn Putnam, founder and CEO of Board, speaking on stage with a headset microphone at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2018
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Brynn Putnam Sold Mirror for $500M. Then She Started Over

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Gloria Williams Turned Oprah's Tweet Into Footnanny

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Charlotte Trecartin: CharCharms Founder Story

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Erin Patten Left Corporate to Build Two Companies From Crisis

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Jasmine Crowe-Houston, founder and CEO of Goodr, speaking on stage at TEDxPeachtree with a headset microphone, wearing a teal blouse
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Jasmine Crowe-Houston Solves Hunger With Logistics, Not Charity

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Olga Maria, Founder of Branding Collective, Shares Her Journey from Biology to Branding
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Olga Maria of Branding Collective: From Biology to Branding

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Nathalie Smith's Business Hustle Is an Inspiration for Women

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1 Body Med Spa Owner Turista Jackson Is a Baddie in Business

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Gordana Sretenovic on Why Tech Companies Need Female Founders

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Zahra Lyla: How I Aim To Grow My Agency In The UAE
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Zahra Lyla: How I Aim To Grow My Agency In The UAE

Immy Tariq·3 min
5-Step Guide to Your First Successful High-Ticket Launch
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5-Step Guide to Your First Successful High-Ticket Launch

Michelle Whiting·4 min
How Ocean Ronquillo-Morgan of Geistwear Built and Scaled a College Merchandise Brand
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Ocean Ronquillo-Morgan Scaled Geistwear, a College Merch Brand

Alejandro Rioja·5 min
Kelly Cooper
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How Kelly Cooper's Military Service Set Her Up for Success

Jason Steinberg·3 min
The Peel Connection founder Nidah Barber-Raymond Shares Her Story
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The Peel Connection founder Nidah Barber-Raymond Shares Her Story

Alejandro Rioja·3 min
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