resources

This page is updated regularly, stay tuned for updates!

I – GET STARTED

Learn how to code

Organizations

• Black Girls Code
• Girls Who Code
• Girls In Tech
• Code.org
• Women Who Code
• Codeacademy
• Khan Academy
• Girl Develop It
• NCWIT Resources

Learn how to build your first app

• E-book by Sheena Allen, “Starting Guide to Your First App” 

Get started with your startup / business idea

• Find a startup community near you with Google for Entrepreneurs
• Startup Weekend

II – GET FUNDED / GET INTO INVESTING

 

50 Sources of Funding for Women Entrepreneurs
Comprehensive list of US women venture capitalists
A Tactical Step-By-Step Guide to Fundraising
Why Women Need to Overcome Their Fear of Investing

• Organizations
  Astia
  3 7 Angels
  Goldenseeds
  Ellevest
  Pipeline Angels  
  BackstageCapital
  AllRaise
  Aspect Ventures
  Halogen Ventures
  Black Girl Ventures
  BBG Ventures
  Female Founders Fund
  Global Invest Her
  Female Funders
  Portfolia
  Bumble Fund
  Serena Ventures
  Jane VC
  
  

Mentorship

Girls In Tech
Systers community
Women 2.0

III – FOR EMPLOYERS & EMPLOYEES

Increasing inclusion, retaining talent

Study – Workplace diversity can help the bottom line

Tech Inclusion

Male Allies and Advocates: Helping Create Inclusive & Highly Productive Technology Workplaces

Mentorship

Find a Lean In Circle near you

INFO GRAPHICS

• Women in Science and Tech By the Numbers

RESEARCH 

• Sources of Economic Hope: Women Entrepreneurs – Kauffman Foundation
• Reinventing the workplace for greater gender diversity – McKinsey
• Why Diversity Matters – McKinsey
• The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs – Harvard Business Review
• Women Entrepreneurs 2014: Bridging the Gender Gap in Venture Capital – Babson College