There are more companies valued at $1 billion+ than there were in 2013. Why? By Aileen Lee (Founder & Partner, Cowboy Ventures) This piece originally appeared on TechCrunch. It’s been over a year since we wrote our original post sharing our analysis of the last...
Our PITCH judges hail from Google Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Forerunner Ventures, Cowboy Ventures, Y Combinator and more. By Jessica Schimm (Digital Audience Engagement Lead, Women 2.0) Think technology is lagging in diversity? In the big picture, yes. At...
The company’s latest round of funding values it at north of $1B, putting co-founder (and Women 2.0 conference speaker) Julia Hartz in “the Unicorn Club”. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) When investor and PITCH judge Aileen Lee’s firm, Cowboy Ventures,...
Cowboy Ventures, founded by Aileen Lee, took the top slot in the 2014 Portfolio Momentum Rankings. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Who’s on a hot streak in venture capital? Female-founded Mattermark should know. The company, co-founded by Women 2.0 Conference...
The Crunchies could use some more female faces. One startup VP suggests some women she’d like to see on stage next year. By Christina LaMontagne (Vice President, NerdWallet) Monday night the Bay Area tech scene was feted with a much anticipated and very fun...