Women 2.0
{{short description|Women's technology company}}
Women 2.0 is a global network and social platform for aspiring and current female founders of technology ventures.[http://www.startupsmart.com.au/technology/2011-07-12/meet-the-female-tech-pioneers.html "Meet the female tech pioneers"] StartUp Smart, July 2011 It was founded in April 2006{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/17/women-2-0-hires-new-ceo-and-is-launching-a-tech-recruiting-service/?guccounter=1|title=Women 2.0 has new leadership, and is launching a tech recruiting service|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-11-13|language=en-US}} and primarily provides an incubator for ideas program for engineers, designers, business, and marketing participants who want to launch and develop their own high-technology ventures.{{Cite book|title=A Rising Tide: Financing Strategies for Women-Owned Firms|last1=Coleman|first1=Susan|last2=Robb|first2=Alicia|publisher=Stanford University Press|year=2012|isbn=9780804773058|location=Stanford, CA|pages=153}}
Background
Founded by Shaherose Charania, Angie Chang, and Shivani Sopory,{{cite web|url=http://www.thebusinessmakers.com/episodes/shows/2009/august-09/episode-221/flashback-221.html|title=Flashback - Shaherose Charania and Angie Chang, Women 2.0 - The BusinessMakers Radio Show|publisher=}}Schomer, Stephanie. [http://www.fastcompany.com/article/women-20-angie-chang-shaherose-charania "Angie Chang and Shaherose Charania, founders of Women 2.0"] Fast Company. March 23, 2010. the group organizes workshops and events aimed at helping female entrepreneurs.Glazer, Emily. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303627104576413670597119208 "Making Strides at Start-Ups" Wall Street Journal Online. July 5, 2011] It aims to increase the number of female entrepreneurs starting high-growth ventures through access to resources, network, and knowledge.{{Cite book|title=The Web Startup Success Guide|last=Walsh|first=Robert|date=2009-12-08|publisher=Apress|isbn=9781430219859|location=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/webstartupsucces0000wals/page/132 132]|url=https://archive.org/details/webstartupsucces0000wals/page/132}} Around 80 percent of the network's members are women who are involved in startups.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_BTKCgAAQBAJ&dq=women+2.0+network+venture&pg=PT527|title=The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World|last1=Stange|first1=Mary Zeiss|last2=Oyster|first2=Carol K.|last3=Sloan|first3=Jane E.|date=2013-01-09|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=9781452270371|language=en}} The organization received a round of funding from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in October 2011.Le Kry, Uyen.[http://alist-magazine.com/home/angie-chang-of-women-2-0/ "Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Angie Chang of Women 2.0"] ALIST. August 07, 2012
Initiatives
Women 2.0 offers a five-week program that involve twenty participants. Members of the team work together to produce five viable products and develop a problem hypothesis. After it is validated and a basic prototype has been created, the team applies to incubators such as Astia, TechStars, Springboard, and YCombinator, among others. There is also an annual business plan competition that culminates in a Pitch Night, where finalists present their plan before a panel of judges.
In 2011, Women 2.0's mobile-focused Founder Labs became an independent organization based in San Francisco and New York City.Kolodny, Lora. [https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/22/founder-labs-coming-to-nyc/ "Women 2.0 Spins Out, Expands Founder Labs Program To New York "] Techcrunch. March 22, 2011
in 2015 they started giving out awards.{{Cite news|url=http://www.women2.com/2015/02/13/winners-women-2-0-awards/|title=And the Winners of the Women 2.0 Awards Are...|date=2015-02-14|work=Women 2.0|access-date=2018-11-13|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://twitter.com/women2 Twitter]
- [http://www.women2.com/ Official website]