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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: 4, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday December 15 2015, @02:18AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 15 2015, @02:18AM (#276482) Journal

    What is it with you and goal posts? Did you run into them a lot when you were a kid? Are you related to Charlie Brown?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @02:26AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @02:26AM (#276484)

    Hey everybody, lookee here! Yet again runaway resorts to empty insults.

    That's how you say, "I was totally wrong, you were right but I don't have the strength of character to own my mistakes" in runaway-speak.

    • (Score: 1, Redundant) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday December 15 2015, @02:33AM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 15 2015, @02:33AM (#276487) Journal

      Empty insults? How so? You're our favorite stalker, following me from conversation to conversation. Always whining about moving goal posts. I can only presume that you have had intimate relationships with goal posts, and frequently.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @04:41AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @04:41AM (#276506)

        > stalker

        You were the one who responded to my post. Narcissistic dumbass.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @05:56AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @05:56AM (#276539)

          Look who's got butthurt and starts calling names.

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @06:35AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @06:35AM (#276548)

            Which argument did runaway make that I ignored?