Tag: Women in Tech
We Can’t Do It Alone: How Women in Tech Can Support...
In May, I had the pleasure of attending the graduation ceremony at Wellesley College, the women’s liberal arts school where I’ve worked as a...
How Soofa Is Taking a Consumer Friendly Approach to Smart City...
You may have seen Soofa's smart benches and signs in Kendall Square and Faneuil Hall, and they're certainly neat to look at. Plus, the...
How NEVCA Is Boosting Women in Tech
For Shiva Kashalkar, CEO and founder of subscription box startup Green Piñata Toys, an event last Thursday provided her with something she was seeking...
Three Ways to Start Closing the Gender Gap on Company Boards
The financial data is clear: companies with more women on board outperform boards with fewer women with regard to return on sales, return on...
Flybridge Aims to Back More Female Founders with $3M Seed Fund
It's not easy raising venture capital if you're a female founder. The percentage of female-founded startups backed by venture funding has only increased by...
Why This Boston Startup’s Family Robot Could Be a Game Changer
There’s no debating it. Robots have been one of the most enduring aspects of the every popular Star Wars franchise. When Disney revealed a...
Say Hello to Converge, Boston’s Newest Women-Led VC Firm
No, it's not the same thing as Converge Venture Partners. We found out why.
4 Things You Need to Know to Be Good at Both...
Janet Kosloff used to be a nurse. Now she’s a CEO and a poker player, and thinks that playing poker and doing business have...
Polis Started with a Door-Knocking App for Politicians — Now It’s...
When Kendall Tucker founded Polis, it started as a door-to-door canvassing app to help politicians keep better track of their door-knocking campaigns during elections....
The Fight Song Mixtape: By Boston’s Women in Tech
Before starting The Tech Connection, and beginning her journey to bring diversity into the tech world, Melissa James found comfort and calmness in her...
Q&A: What It’s Like to Be Pregnant While Working in Tech
You can run, but you can't hide that baby bump from your company forever. Your coworkers and manager will probably catch on that there's...
NuTonomy Hires Ex-Zipcar Exec to Ramp Up Partnerships for Self-Driving Car...
NuTonomy, the Cambridge-based startup that began testing self-driving cars in Boston recently, has hired a former Zipcar executive to ramp up the company's partnerships...
HubSpot Is Mostly Male & White — Here’s How It Plans...
When tech journalist Dan Lyons released his scathing book last year on his former employer, HubSpot, one of the bigger criticisms he made was...
7 Software Engineers Sound Off on Gender Diversity in Boston Tech
The facts and figures surrounding the lack of women in tech are anything but hidden. According to recent McKinsey research, companies in the top...
Exclusive: EMC Vet Leads $1.3M Round for New Cyber Startup
Komand is basically 'IFTTT for cybersecurity' that helps cos. respond to threats faster
‘EthosWell’ Helps People Capitalize on Employers’ Holistic Healthcare Benefits
Not to knock Mass General and its world-renowned reputation, but sometimes alternative medicine is just what the doctor ordered. The problem? Finding a reputable...
‘The Y Society’ Is a New Community for Young Women Still...
This is not your mother's networking group.
6 Wishes for Women in Tech in 2017
This year was filled with many unexpected things for me, professionally and personally. I started the year off in a role at a company...
EzCater Raises $35M Led by a Firm With Ties to Zuckerberg
“It’s so much fun to raise money when you don’t actually need it.”
That’s one of the first things Stefania Mallett, CEO and co-founder of...
Women in Tech: You’re Not ‘Mulan’ So Stop Acting Like It
Let me get something out there. I was grabbing drinks earlier this week (and breaking my New Year's resolution four days into 2017) with...