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  • BBG Ventures raises $60 million fund, expands beyond female founders

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    Investor Empires

    BBG Ventures was founded in 2014, an era when investors were beginning to pay attention to the untapped potential of female entrepreneurs and their companies. The fund, whose partners spun off from AOL, has committed to backing women-led companies like April Koh’s unicorn Spring Health and acne treatment brand. Starfacebetting…

  • Female business owners offered £18,000 business boost with Virgin StartUp and Fiverr

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    Businesses looking to scale their business have been given the chance to win £18,000 in business support as part of a competition that will see them pitch their business to a live audience in front of a panel of experienced female investors, including Holly Branson. Women’s Institutions Competition It is…

  • Life on the road as a female long rides cyclist

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    Investor Empires

    For three years, the roads have been calling Wendy Siggy. When she’s not on her BTWIN Triban 500, she’s an attorney. The mother of one is a fun loving person. She seeks adventure in her saddle. This gives her a certain feeling of euphoria. The 28-year-old’s hobby, which she started…

  • Binaifer Nowrojee: A lawyer who became first Kenya female to head a global entity

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    Binaifer Nworoji, the first woman from the Global South to head the Open Society Foundations, grew up in Nairobi while her father navigated the currents of the legal profession and politics of the time, and captured memories that will last a lifetime. She remembers her bike rides and the games…