Girlboss
Company

Last deal

$3.5M

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

25.10.2018

Date

2

all rounds

$6.6M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Girlboss is an online community for ambitious women, providing tools and connections to redefine success on their own terms.

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founded date

01.01.2017

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

The company creates engaging content, including a website, newsletter, podcast, and marketplace, to inform, inspire and entertain its audience of 2M+ across multiple channels.. The team is fully remote and values transparency, feedback, extreme ownership, positivity, learning, under-promising and over-delivering, and having fun.
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Acquired by

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announced date

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Funding Rounds
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2

Number of Funding Rounds

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Their latest funding was raised on 25.10.2018. Their latest investor FJ Labs. Their latest round Venture - Series Unknown

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Sophia Amoruso
Sophia Amoruso

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Sophia Amoruso

Employee Profiles
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Danielle Davila

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Charlene Jaravata

Vice President Finance

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Brand partnerships manager

Olivia Chan

Account manager, brand partnerships

Francesca Leonard

Freelance project manager - remote

Meghan Raab

Director of growth

Calvin Wilson

Senior product designer

Neha Gandhi

Neha Gandhi

COO & Editor in Chief

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