This, and other insights as the seed-stage venture firm looks back on the past 10 years. By First Round Capital This post originally appeared on First Round Capital. Ten years is a long time. When we started First Round in 2005 with the idea to fill the gap between...
The try-and-buy online beauty company is up and running in SoHo. Here’s what went into Birchbox’s expansion into the offline business. By Graham Winfrey (Staff Writer, Inc.com) This post originally appeared on Inc.com. Online beauty...
The online tech boutique co-founded by female Y Combinator grad Amanda Peyton raises $1.3 million in a round led by First Round Capital. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) If you’re the type of conscious consumer who doesn’t buy your music from a big...
Congrats to UrbanSitter on raising Series A for the social babysitting marketplace founded by four parents in San Francisco. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Social babysitting marketplace UrbanSitter co-founders include Andrea Barrett...
True&Co co-founders Aarthi Ramamurthy and Michelle secure funding from investors for bra shopping. By Ingrid Lunden (Writer, TechCrunch) The women’s liberation movement once taught ladies to cast off their bras in solidarity and empowerment; now a new startup,...