As I wrote in my recent article, , I am concerned that the public discourse on is veering in a victim-oriented direction, something I don’t care for. 10 Must Read Posts on Women and Entrepreneurship feminism As a follow-up to that post, I would like to introduce you to ten women who have raised venture capital as a founder , a co-founder, or a non-founder CEO. In each case, I have linked to a detailed discussion I have had with the person, so that you can really dive into the points of views of these successful women. CEO interview None of them are victims. : Therese bootstrapped her company to more than $10 million in revenue before raising the first funding. The company is a billion dollar Unicorn now. Therese Tucker, CEO of Blackline Systems : Julia co-founded Eventbrite with her husband Kevin, and they have together built a Unicorn company. Julia Hartz, Co-founder of Eventbrite : Amy also co-founded Medallia with her husband Borge, and they have together built a Unicorn company. Amy Pressman, Co-founder of Medallia : Jodie is Australian. She bootstrapped Shoes of Prey and then moved to New York, raising money from Sequoia. Jodie Fox, CEO of Shoes of Prey : Ilana validated her e-commerce concept in the San Francisco Bay Area and has raised several rounds of venture capital right here. Ilana Stern, CEO of Weddington Way : Kerry was recruited by Kleiner Perkins to come and run Choose Energy. She has raised additional funding since. Kerry Cooper, CEO of Choose Energy : Victoria and her husband Alain co-founded Wildfire and sold it to Google for $350 million. Victoria Ransom, CEO of Wildfire : Clara has raised money from Sequoia and others. Clara Shih, CEO of Hearsay Social : Carol has raised a lot of venture capital throughout her career. Carol Realini, former CEO Obopay and Chordiant Software : Judy was way ahead of her time, and I have never heard her complain about gender bias in Silicon Valley. Judy Estrin, Co-founder of 3Com This doesn’t mean it isn’t a tough road. Entrepreneurship itself is a tough road, for men or for women. But these women are traveling that tough road. Photo credit: Ignite New Zealand /Flickr.com.
