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Consumer · Health · Ecommerce
She Bet $25,000 on Period Underwear. Ruby Love Turned an Awkward Problem Into a $25 Million Business
Crystal Etienne’s first investor emails disappeared into silence. So she used her savings, found customers through search, and built a period-apparel brand around one useful idea: protection should fit into life, not interrupt it.
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Fintech · Saas · Ai
Promise
Promise is an Oakland-based govtech company that modernizes how government agencies and utilities collect payments and distribute benefits. Founded in 2017 by Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins and Diana Frappier, it offers flexible, interest-free repayment plans, AI-powered fraud detection, automated benefits distribution, and income verification - all designed to make public systems work better for both agencies and the residents they serve.
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