Founder Focus

​This week marks the end of our celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month and we have absolutely loved shining the spotlight on all of the incredible founders we have featured from the InvestHer Directory. All of the inspiring Latinx founders we have celebrated this month are blazing a trail in their respective fields and we can’t wait to see what happens next on their entrepreneurial journeys!  

About the Founders
We’re almost at the finish line of celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month! This week, we are featuring fierce Latinx founders whom all place emphasis on connection. Maite Muniz Telleria, Co-Founder of Truora, is heading up one of the leading companies on Latin America´s tech scene, with a mission to simplify and automate interactions between users in the digital world. Maria Burns Ortiz, Co-Founder & CEO at 7 Generation Games, is combining educational research, advanced game design and innovative technology into video games that produce results. Finally, we want to introduce you to Johanna Molina, Co-Founder & Head of Impact at The Intern Group, the award-winning social enterprise that takes top applicants and significantly improves their skills and employability via their international internship programs.

About the Founders
Our celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month continues with three amazing Latinx founders, all transformative in their fields. Meet Frances Gonzalez, Owner & Founder of Vegan Wines! She’s a long time vegan wine lover with a focus on sourcing and sharing high-quality vegan wines, from soil to bottle. This week, we also want you to meet Sabrina Bethunin, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at MadeComfy, Australia's first performance-based home sharing partner and a fast growing disrupter in the Real Estate and Travel market. Finally, we want you to meet Carlota Pi Amoros, Co-Founder & Executive President at Holaluz! She’s leading a transformation of the energy sector by putting the customer in the centre of decisions and building a long-term relationship based on trust.
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About the Founders
As always, a new month equals a new theme for our Featured Founders Spotlight series from our InvestHer Directory. This time, we are honouring National Hispanic Heritage Month. Meet Lucia Rubio Zornoza, Co-Founder of @gazella.app, the number one running app for women! Gazella automatically adjusts your running training plan to your menstrual-cycle for the healthiest result possible. We also want to introduce you to Cristina Junqueira, Co-Founder of @nubank. By heading up Brazil's number one challenger bank, she is effectively combatting high fees and interest rates through technology and design. Finally, we want you to meet Julia Niiro, Founder & CEO at Farmstand (@localmilkrun)- This online marketplace and distribution technology makes it easy to buy food directly from local farmers.
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Join us in supporting Latinx power all month!

About the Founders
For our final week of Arts & Culture month we want to introduce you to three founders from the InvestHer Directory whom all place originality at the heart of their ventures. Karina Iskin, Co-Founder & CEO at Iskin Sisters is creating wearable art in the shape of customised jewellery, allowing for individuality in expression. Elizabeth Vargas, Founder & CEO at Edge Music Network, inspires originality via her interactive digital music network, providing live and on-demand content through her powerful video syndication platform. Finally, we have Morgan DeBaun, Founder & CEO at Blavity, the leading news company and media brand for Black millennials + Gen Z in the U.S.

About the Founders
This week our three featured founders are all tapping into their imaginations when it comes to promoting art! Angie Madara, Founder & CEO at Growd Global, is working with parents and children to find, design and match them to co-curricular activities such as music, sports and arts. Rebecca Hui, Founder & CEO at Roots Studio, is leading a collective of future-forward creatives, grassroots community organisers, and technologists reimagining cultural preservation. Julie Bonnecarrere, Founder & CCO at Northern Lights Entertainment, is currently developing Nebulae: a sci-fiMMO strategy game encompassing an integrated political simulator and 3D combat in space.
They are all pushing boundaries and using their imagination to find new creative ways to place art at the forefront in public debate.

About the Founders
For our second week of Arts/Culture/Entertainment month, our three featured founders are all focused on empowering artists. Pamela Valdes Esteva, Co-Founder & CEO at Beek.io, is passionate about bringing the 480M+ native Spanish Speakers in the world the opportunity to access the best audio content: podcasts, audiobooks and meditation. Véra Kempf, Co-Founder of Singulart, is equally passionate about having people experience the emotional power of art through her online platform, where contemporary art & design furniture are accessible to art lovers on an international scale. Finally, this week, we want you to meet Anni Chen, Founder of Kuaikan. If you’re looking for China's original anime and cartoon works, this is the right place for you!

About the Founders
A new month equals a new theme and during the month of September we will introduce you to some fabulous founders in the Arts/Culture/Entertainment industry from our InvestHer Directory. Renata Thome, Co-Founder & CCO, Alpha’a is making art accessible for all through her socially conscious, community-oriented online platform. Sarah Mak, Co-Founder & CEO, Folktale is on a mission to transform how organisations globally approach storytelling. Clothilde Chalot, Co-Founder & CEO, NomadPlay is making it possible to access thousands of interactive sheet music and play along with the best musicians.
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Art is truly at the centre of all heARTs this month, read on below to learn more about these passionate founders.