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Google Hosts Special Demo Day for Female Entrepreneurs

posted by CoolHand on Monday December 14 2015, @06:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the equality-for-all dept.

oaklandwatch writes:

Wednesday Google hosted a special edition of their annual "Demo Day" event featuring 11 early-stage startup companies founded by women from eight different countries. More than 450 women from 40 different counties applied for a spot, and the winner of the competition was Bridgit, a fast-growing Canadian company which provides a mobile communications platform for construction teams. Online voters also awarded the "Game Changer" title to KiChing, a startup that's actively addressing Mexico's unique e-commerce challenges. But all of the startups at Wednesday's event were already actively raising series-A funding, and "We aim to help connect them to mentors, access to capital, and shine a spotlight on their efforts," said Mary Grove, the director of Google for Entrepreneurs, addressing the Demo Day audience in San Francisco.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by kurenai.tsubasa on Monday December 14 2015, @11:21PM

    by kurenai.tsubasa (5227) on Monday December 14 2015, @11:21PM (#276403) Journal

    we simply apologize and move on

    Full disclosure. A cisgendered lesbian was being so unbelievably rude to one of these people I know that he deserved it. Eh, what do you want? I'm only human. Another example is Runaway and AC's habit of intentionally misgendering certain celebrities like (trigger warning!) Chelsea Manning and Brianna Wu, as though they don't deserve to be women and have lost the right to be men.

    Anyway, on to that rant.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @12:30AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @12:30AM (#276425)

    I think the number of AC's in this thread are causing some confusion (I think I count at least 3).

    I should actually register an account.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @12:39AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @12:39AM (#276430)

      I should actually register an account.

      No I shouldn't.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @12:47AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @12:47AM (#276432)

        No I shouldn't.

        On second thought...

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @05:14AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @05:14AM (#276523)

        I should actually register an account.

        No I shouldn't.

        Yes, maybe I should! It would help with the gender confusion here. I'm Pat.

        • (Score: 2) by kurenai.tsubasa on Saturday December 19 2015, @05:53PM

          by kurenai.tsubasa (5227) on Saturday December 19 2015, @05:53PM (#278634) Journal

          I'm Pat.

          Lol. Nice to meet you, Pat. Have you decided on a gender yet? They tell me it's a big decision, but I just don't get it. Apparently, they force you into choosing one despite your biology. I knew an intersexed guy/girl once, and she couldn't even.

          [Comment intentionally aborted before finishing the sentence. She couldn't even, and I agree.]