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.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 14 2015, @11:29PM
Back in 1984 I was in my freshman year at a small college. One of the guys on the floor was a pretty unlikable guy. Didn't seem to do much but sit in his room and smoke. A good chunk of the way through first semester he's pulling about a 1.something GPA. We asked him what would happen if he flunks out and he says "My dad will buy me a company." That still floors me to this day. He didn't make it to sophomore year and I always hoped that his dad had more sense than to buy him a company until he showed any kind of aptitude first.