A £175 membership, a six-month accelerator and a very deliberate guest list. FFinc is building a business around the introductions female founders too often have to make for themselves.
In Milan, a network of business angels backs women-led startups and teaches investors how to judge them. The interesting part is the machinery between a promising introduction and an actual investment.
A Bristol social enterprise connects girls and women with the people already working in technology. Its wager: a clearer route and a useful mentor can make an unfamiliar career feel possible.
The Mohali social enterprise sells serious digital work to global clients, then hands meaningful responsibility to young people whom conventional employers might still be asking to fetch coffee.
WRTHY learned that attention is only rented. Its sharper trick is deciding who should borrow it - an epidemiologist, a farmer, a survivor, an athlete - and giving that person something useful to do with the crowd.
Rebel Girls is a global, multi-platform empowerment brand for Generation Alpha girls, built around true stories of extraordinary women. What began as a record-breaking Kickstarter book, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, has grown into a franchise of best-selling books, an award-winning podcast, an Apple Design Award-winning app, and a licensed merchandise line. A certified B Corporation and Women-Owned business, Rebel Girls has sold roughly 13 million books across 62 languages, logged more than 30 million podcast downloads, and set a goal of reaching 50 million girls.
Room to Read is a global nonprofit working to create a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality. Founded in 2000 after a Microsoft executive's trek through Nepal, it partners with communities and governments to build foundational literacy in early grades and to support girls through secondary school with life-skills and mentorship. As of 2024 it reports reaching more than 50 million children across 28 countries.