23 Favorite Female-Founded Companies
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As we look forward to this year's International Women's Day, we're proud to share this list of female-founded companies driving impact and innovation across the tech world. This list is not inclusive of all female founders, entrepreneurs and leaders, but rather a small selection of some of our favorite companies, hand-selected by the women of AngelList. Women continue to be a rising force in tech, starting more businesses than ever before. They're setting trends and redefining industries, all while overcoming unique challenges related to gender equality. We're proud to have these companies and leaders in the AngelList community.
AlloyIdentity verification APIs that make KYC/AML effective and simple51-200 EmployeesActively Hiring- Growing fastShowed strong hiring growth in the past month
- Website
- http://alloy.co
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- New York City
- About
Alloy solves identity and compliance problems for financial institutions and fintech companies. We offer an API to help financial services companies access various aggregated identity databases and a dashboard through which to organize and analyze customer onboarding data. Using Alloy helps improve customer conversion through the compliance funnel, reduce risk & fraud, and speed up previously manual back-office processes.
- Industries
Jobs
Provides hassle-free, locally-sourced, delicious food, delivered straight to your door51-200 Employees- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- http://www.chewse.com
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Santa Monica
- About
We're Chewse, and we plan and deliver tasty and exciting meals for offices in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. We partner with restaurants we know you'll love to create a unique meal program for your team.
- Industries
Bridging Online and Offline
- B2C
- B2B
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Valuation $1B+This company has a valuation of $1B or more
- Website
- http://classpass.com/
- Employees
- 501-1000
- Locations
- New York City, San Francisco, London, New York, Sydney, Missoula
- About
Founded in 2013, ClassPass is the leading membership to the world’s largest fitness network. With over 8,000 partners in 39 cities worldwide, ClassPass provides members a variety of fitness experiences to choose from, including yoga, cycling, Pilates, barre, running, strength training, dance, sports, videos and more.
- Industries
- Bridging Online and OfflineMac Applications
- Website
- http://crowdai.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Washington DC, San Francisco
- About
Satellites capture every inch of the world on a daily basis. CrowdAI transforms these images into meaningful insights. We provide scalable data feeds to assess global change as it happens. We use machine learning, computer vision and human intelligence to maximize value aerial, drone and satellite imagery.
- Industries
- B2C
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Website
- http://dipseastories.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- New York City, San Francisco
- About
Dipsea is the first audio platform for sexual wellbeing. We create original short, sexy audio stories for women and their partners, and guided sexual wellness content. While new startup players are addressing female pleasure with hardware products and education, the content landscape hasn't seen meaningful change. We're taking a mind-first vs. body-first approach to sexuality.
- Industries
- PublishingSubscription BusinessesAudiobooks
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- YC FundedStartup funded by Y Combinator
- Valuation $1B+This company has a valuation of $1B or more
- 5.0Highly ratedFront is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 5.0 out of 5 stars
- 4.6Work / Life BalanceEmployees rate Front 4.6/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
- 4.9Strong LeadershipEmployees rate Front 4.9/5 on Glassdoor for faith in leadership
- Website
- http://front.com
- Employees
- 201-500
- Locations
- San Francisco, Paris
- About
Today, more than one billion people are spending at least four hours of their workday on email. At the same time, we depend more and more on collaboration to get work done. Yet, there’s been very little innovation to make it easier for teams to work together on email.
- Industries
- Unified Communication
- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Recently fundedRaised funding in the past six months
- Website
- http://www.gatik.ai/
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Palo Alto, Toronto, Bentonville
- About
A two-year-old startup developing an autonomous vehicle stack for business-to-business short-haul logistics that recently emerged from stealth mode in June! The founders of Gatik AI are developing a business that will do short hauls of goods between businesses using autonomous light-commercial trucks and vans.
- Industries
- Hybrid Vehicles
- B2C
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- 5.0Highly ratedIke is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 5.0 out of 5 stars
- 4.8Work / Life BalanceEmployees rate Ike 4.8/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
- 4.9Strong LeadershipEmployees rate Ike 4.9/5 on Glassdoor for faith in leadership
- Website
- https://www.ike.com/
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- San Francisco
- About
Automation is going to matter to everyone and it is important that these new technologies are well designed, carefully tested, and improve people’s lives. Ike is bringing together the world’s leading experts in transportation and robotics to build products that will improve truck driver livelihoods, create jobs, reduce greenhouse emissions, and improve transportation. Our goal is to build a real commercial product at scale.
- Industries
- StartupsHybrid Vehicles
- B2B
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- YC FundedStartup funded by Y Combinator
- 4.5Highly ratedLever is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.5 out of 5 stars
- 4.6Work / Life BalanceEmployees rate Lever 4.6/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
- 4.3Strong LeadershipEmployees rate Lever 4.3/5 on Glassdoor for faith in leadership
- Website
- https://www.lever.co/
- Employees
- 201-500
- Locations
- San Francisco
- About
Lever builds modern recruiting software that interviewers, managers, recruiters, and entire companies love using. Our Talent Acquisition Suite consists of Lever Hire, which combines applicant tracking system (ATS) and CRM functionality in a single platform to power hiring across the entire organization; Lever Nurture, a sourcing automation product designed to proactively and personally engage candidates at scale; and Lever Analytics, which enables talent teams to continually assess and improve their recruiting processes.
- Industries
Maven ClinicThe world’s largest virtual clinic for women and families 501-1000 EmployeesActively Hiring- Top 10% of respondersMaven Clinic is in the top 10% of companies in terms of response time to applications
- Responds within two weeksBased on past data, Maven Clinic usually responds to incoming applications within two weeks
- 4.3Highly ratedMaven Clinic is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.3 out of 5 stars
- 4.1Work / Life BalanceEmployees rate Maven Clinic 4.1/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
- 4.2Strong LeadershipEmployees rate Maven Clinic 4.2/5 on Glassdoor for faith in leadership
- Website
- http://www.mavenclinic.com
- Employees
- 501-1000
- Locations
- New York City
- About
Maven connects patients with vetted, highly-qualified healthcare practitioners via video, with appointments starting at less than the price of a co-pay. No more waiting rooms and no more self-diagnosis. Maven allows consumers to book an appointment with a doctor, nurse practitioner, nutritionist, mental health provider, or pregnancy expert from wherever they are, and get a prescription if needed.
- Industries
- Families
Jobs
yesterday$145k – $165kRemote • New York City
MintedDesign marketplace that connects people with the world’s best artists201-500 EmployeesActively Hiring- B2C
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- http://www.minted.com
- Employees
- 201-500
- Locations
- San Francisco, Oakland
- About
Minted is a lifestyle brand and design marketplace connecting you with the world’s best artists to create something one of a kind. Minted crowdsources graphic design and artwork from a global community of independent artists and sells these as products addressing the $10 billion stationery market, $48 billion art market, and $100 billion home decor market.
- Industries
Jobs
Nova CreditEnabling immigrants to access capital and realize their potential51-200 EmployeesActively Hiring- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- YC FundedStartup funded by Y Combinator
- 4.9Highly ratedNova Credit is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.9 out of 5 stars
- 4.8Strong LeadershipEmployees rate Nova Credit 4.8/5 on Glassdoor for faith in leadership
- Website
- http://novacredit.com
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- New York City, San Francisco, Remote
- About
Nova Credit is the premier cross-border credit reporting agency. Lack of a domestic credit history keeps millions of immigrants in the United States from realizing their dreams. The award-winning fintech helps newcomers apply for financial services using their international credit history from countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, Nigeria, South Korea, and the UK.
- Industries
Jobs
- 4.5Highly ratedSimple Habit is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.5 out of 5 stars
- 4.3Work / Life BalanceEmployees rate Simple Habit 4.3/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
- 4.5Strong LeadershipEmployees rate Simple Habit 4.5/5 on Glassdoor for faith in leadership
- Website
- https://bit.ly/3twmhzr
- Employees
- 1-10
- Locations
- San Francisco
- About
Simple Habit is more than a meditation app. We are dedicated to disrupting the mental wellness industry, a space far bigger than meditation. Netflix changed the way we watched TV. Spotify changed the way we listened to music. Airbnb changed the way we travel. Simple Habit is changing the way people manage self-care and self-improvement.
- Industries
- Alternative MedicineSubscription BusinessesMedical Device
Jobs
Skilljar is transforming the way enterprises onboard, engage, and retain their customers51-200 Employees- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- 4.4Work / Life BalanceEmployees rate Skilljar 4.4/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
- Website
- https://www.skilljar.com
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Seattle
- About
Backed by prominent financial institutions, including Mayfield, Shasta Ventures, and Trilogy Equity Partners, Skilljar is building the Customer Education Platform of choice for mid to large-sized enterprises. Trusted by leading global enterprise organizations like Cisco and Verizon, Skilljar’s SaaS platform empowers Customer Training and Enablement teams to successfully onboard, engage, and retain customers and increase product adoption throughout the customer journey.
- Industries
- Employees
- 1-10
- Locations
- San Francisco
- About
We started Snowball Wealth so that you have the right tools and resources to make the best financial decisions. With our first product, we are making it easy to understand your finances and pay off your student debt in the smartest way possible. We handle the analysis, option comparisons, and calculations, so that you can make the best choices that work for your lifestyle. Essentially, we’re building the tools we wish we had when we graduated college.
- Industries
- United States
Structuring music-inspired fitness, powering fitness pro's to lead their pack11-50 Employees- B2B
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Website
- http://www.structclub.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Los Angeles, Marina del Rey
- About
Struct Club brings structure to the music-inspired fitness experience. Create and navigate masterpiece classes without missing a beat-drop. The Struct Club app integrates with Spotify and Apple Music. Find pre-choreographed classes at store.structclub.com. We are the #1 app for fitness instructors on the App Store.
- Industries
- Communities
Expanding financial access, choice, and control for 3 billion underserved globally501-1000 Employees- B2C
- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- 4.1Work / Life BalanceEmployees rate Tala 4.1/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
- Website
- http://tala.co
- Employees
- 501-1000
- Locations
- Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Nairobi
- About
Our first product is a consumer lending app that underwrites customers in real time using thousands of alternative data signals. Anyone with an Android smartphone in our markets can apply for a loan and receive an instant decision, regardless of their financial history. We provide fast, personalized loans to approved borrowers and help customers build a digital credit history, or financial identity, over time.
- Industries
The Honest CompanyWe're on a mission to change the world, one product at a time201-500 EmployeesActively Hiring- B2C
- Public StagePublicly traded company
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- http://www.honest.com
- Employees
- 201-500
- Locations
- Los Angeles
- About
The Honest Company, a leading healthy lifestyle brand, is committed to creating products that are effective, safe, delightful, accessible, and responsible. In pursuit of its mission to empower people to live a healthy and happy life, The Honest Company's portfolio of 150 products address the ever-growing category needs of baby, personal care, home care, vitamins & supplements, and gear.
- Industries
Jobs
- B2C
- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- https://www.the-wing.com
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Chicago, New York City, Seattle, Washington DC, San Francisco, London, Toronto, Washington, New York, Brooklyn, West Hollywood
- About
The Wing is a network of work and community spaces designed for women. The Wing’s mission is the professional, civic, social, and economic advancement of women through community. We believe that the act of coming together in furtherance of The Wing’s mission creates new opportunities, ideas and conversations that will lead to greater mobility and prosperity for womankind.
- Industries
- CommunitiesWomen-Focused
Finally wear a bra that fits perfectly and is as comfortable as a second skin201-500 Employees- B2C
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Valuation $500M+This company has a valuation of $500M or more
- Website
- https://www.thirdlove.com
- Employees
- 201-500
- Locations
- San Francisco, Chico, Córdoba
- About
Starting from humble beginnings in our founders' living room, ThirdLove® has grown to become one of the fastest growing brands in the US. We are empowering women to feel comfortable and confident in their everyday lives by making bras that fit perfectly, feel incredible, and look stellar.
- Industries
- Women's Apparel And Accessories
Jobs
We are a passionate global team empowered to transform education… and have fun doing it5000+ Employees- B2C
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Valuation $1B+This company has a valuation of $1B or more
- Website
- http://www.vipkid.com
- Employees
- 5000+
- Locations
- San Francisco, Beijing
- About
We are enthusiastic about education from the moment we wake up (ok, after our coffee), and we strive to make it fun and accessible for all. Our founders discovered that the global education industry needed to be fixed. So they jumped right into transforming something that hasn’t changed much for centuries.
- Industries
- K-12 Education
- B2C
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Valuation $500M+This company has a valuation of $500M or more
- 4.4Highly ratedBorrowed & Blue is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.4 out of 5 stars
- 4.4Strong LeadershipEmployees rate Borrowed & Blue 4.4/5 on Glassdoor for faith in leadership
- Website
- http://www.zola.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- New York City, Montreal, Charlottesville
- About
We're Zola, the wedding company that will do anything for love. We're reinventing the wedding planning and registry experience to make the happiest moment in our couples' lives even happier. From engagement to wedding and decorating your first home, Zola is there, combining compassionate customer service with modern tools and technology. All in the service of love.
- Industries
- WeddingsWedding
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