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SubscribeBalodana is an online department store where women can find hundreds of unique designs from global designers that are all made-to-measure, precisely to your body.
Founder: Dana Todd (Founder/CEO/CMO) & Nisha Katti (Co-founder)
Twitter: @balodanafashion
Instagram: @balodana
Cloche is an online investment platform for millennial women that uses goal based investing to create a new generation of financially independent women.
Founder: Peyton Pritikin (Co-founder/CEO) & Ari Carter (Co-Founder & CFO)
Instagram: @clocheinvest
emBorrow is a community built around a technology ecosystem to provide fertility financing, support and education tailored for women and couples.
Founder: Kati Deutschle (Co-Founder & CEO) & Michael Anzola (Co-Founder & CTO)
Instagram: @emborrow
LawCo is a free app/website that instantly connects people in need of legal help to lawyers, on demand and in real-time.
Founder: Lauren Glennon (Founder & CEO)
Twitter: @lawco_
Instagram: @get_lawco
Honest Game is a technology solution for high school student-athletes, school counselors and college coaches that delivers transparency via verified academic data to demystify and deliver equal access to academic eligibility.
Founder: Kim Michelson (Co-Founder & CEO) & Joyce Anderson (Co-Founder & COO)
Twitter: @honestgamencaa
Instagram: @honestgamencaa
LeveledPro is a project management tool for homeowners and investors to conveniently track and fund their home renovation projects.
Founder: Tiffany Griffin (Partner) & Marvin LaBranche (Partner)
Instagram: @LeveledPro
LifeWeb is a memorial tool that effortlessly curates a multidimensional celebration of a life lived.
Founder: Ali Briggs (Co-Founder & CEO) & Rachele Louis (Co-Founder & COO)
Instagram: @lifeweb360
Manifest makes 401k transfers seamless.
Founder: Meenakshi Lakshmanan (Co-Founder & CTO)
Roady is the calendar for your social life.
Founder: Rebecca Klor (Co-founder & CEO) & Austin Jenkins (Co-founder & CCO)
Twitter: @ridewithroady
Instagram: @ridewithroady
Concierge home, health & daily money management for seniors.
Founder: Jill Dillingham (Founder & President)
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