Meet the female founders in the Google Ventures portfolio.
The venture capital arm of Google formed in 2009, Google Ventures has 100+ companies in its portfolio – check out their nifty infographic for 2012 impact and reach with $300M in funds.
Here are 10 women entrepreneurs who have founded companies backed by Google Ventures. These are definitely female founders to watch:
Aigerim Shorman(CEO & Founder, Triptrotting)
Born and raised in Kazakhstan, Aigerim Shorman is now based in Los Angeles building Triptrotting, a LaunchpadLA and Google Ventures-backed startup connecting like-minded locals and travelers around the world. Follow Aigerim on Twitter at @AigerimD.
Anne Wojcicki(CEO & Co-Founder, 23andMe)
After 10 years of healthcare investing, Anne Wojcicki hoped that she could have a positive impact on research and medicine – enter 23andMe, a Google Ventures-backed personal genetics company. Follow her startup on Twitter at @23andMe.
Holly Liu(Chief Of Staff & Co-Founder, Kabam)
Leader of the people org Holly Liu is a co-founder of Google Ventures-backed Kabam, a social gaming company. Previously, she was in charge of design of all the products including Kingdoms of Camelot. Follow her startup on Twitter at @kabam.
Jennifer Fremont-Smith(CEO & Co-Founder, Smarterer)
Serial entrepreneur Jennifer Fremont-Smith is CEO at Smarterer, a Boston-based Google Ventures-backed startup that tests people on digital, social & technical skills. Before Smarterer, she founded AnswerSmart and OnDemandCRM. Follow Jennifer on Twitter at @jfremontsmith.
Jennifer Lum(CEO & Co-Founder, Adelphic Mobile)
Mobile entrepreneur Jennifer Lum is CEO Adelphic Mobile, a Google Ventures company. She was a core member of Quattro Wireless (acquired by Apple) and m-Qube (acquired by VeriSign), and co-founded Apricot Capital. Follow Jennifer on Twitter at @jenniferlum.
Joselle Ho(Creative Director & Co-Founder, Miso Media)
Creative Director Joselle Ho of Google Ventures-backed Miso Media recently celebrated her five-year anniversary working on the Venice-based music education startup that makes learning an instrument fun and easy. Follow Joselle on Twitter at @joselleho.
Lauren McDevitt(CEO & Co-Founder, Wantworthy)
A NYC TechStars alum and Google Ventures-backed company,Wantworthy was co-founded by Lauren McDevitt. She loves building new things that solve real problems and is interested in building great products. Follow Lauren on Twitter at @laurenmcdevitt.
Shana Zheng(Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Triptrotting)
Hailing from Inner Mongolia and the Midwest US, Shana Zhengis now based in Los Angeles building Triptrotting, a LaunchpadLA and Google Ventures-backed startup connecting like-minded locals and travelers around the world. Follow Shana on Twitter at@ShanaZheng.
Sharmila Shahani-Mulligan(CEO & Co-Founder, ClearStory Data)
After 18+ years building software companies including Netscape, Kiva Software, AOL, Opsware, and Aster Data, Sharmila Shahani-Mulligan founded ClearStory Data. She is is on the board of Hadapt and Lattice Engines. Follow Sharmila on Twitter at @ShahaniMulligan.
Shereen Shermak(VP Product Management & Co-Founder, Buyside FX)
With a track record in finance startups, Shereen Shermak is bringing transparency to the Foreign Exchange industry withBuyside FX, a Google Ventures company. Her first startup was Fashionplaytes, which she co-founded with Sarah McIlroy and has raised $5.5M Series A.
The investor to watch from Google Ventures is Rich Miner, better known as the co-founder of Android. The Boston-based venture capitalist sourced female-founded deals Adelphic Mobile, Buyside FX and Wantworthy for Google Ventures, bringing them into the fold of its portfolio companies.
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