Canva and Bumble: 7 Cool Women-Led Startups

Women founders of startups present innovative ideas that solve various problems. We introduce you to 7 women leaders who, by inspiring others, create successful startups. More details in the review.

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Melanie Perkins, Canva

Melanie Perkins is the founder of Canva. She turned Canva, a web-based design application, into one of the most successful startups in the world. Canva's products are widely popular, profitable, and competitive against Adobe and Microsoft.

Victoria Reppa, BetterMe

CEO and founder of BetterMe. BetterMe is an app that offers a variety of workouts, simple meal plans, and useful tips for everyone.

Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bumble

Founder and CEO of Bumble. This is a popular dating service. The app was launched in 2014 and quickly reached a valuation of over eight billion dollars.

Folake Owodunni, Emergency Response Africa

Folake Owodunni and her startup took first place at the Aurora Tech Award 2024! The company specializes in medical technology, combining emergency response training with intelligent dispatch, communication technologies, and alternative medical transportation methods.

Hannah Toppler, Intrare

Hannah Toppler from Mexico took second place at the Aurora Tech Award 2024. Her project Intrare is a social technology designed to create a custom artificial intelligence aimed at eliminating bias in hiring processes.

Sara Firri-Molema, Deaftronics (Pty) Ltd

Sara Firri-Molema took third place at the Aurora Tech Award 2024. She developed the first rechargeable battery for hearing aids, which provides a lifespan of two to three years and is compatible with 80% of hearing aids available on the market today. The battery is solar-powered and can be charged from sunlight, home lighting, or a mobile phone outlet.

Ida Tin, Clue

Ida Tin is the founder of Clue, the leading women's health app. Currently, more than 10 million users actively use Clue in over 190 countries.