How can you help female founders facing challenges?
Female-founded startups are less common than women-led small businesses or traditional companies. And while women are gaining ground when it comes to launching and running successful startups, it’s not as much as you might think. In 2020, 28% of startups had at least one female founder, only a 6% increase from 2017. Women-led startups are […]
San Antonio Express-News : Veteran San Antonio educator creates a mentoring app for teachers
After 13 years as an educator, and with state and local awards under her belt, Belinda Medellin set out to develop what she describes as “a dating app for teachers.” “But without all the baggage,” she added of the service she recently launched, Bmyvillage.com, which seeks to offer one-on-one virtual career coaching for and by classroom […]
Geekdom Awards HydroTek $25,000 Community Fund
HydroTek a local startup created by Trinity University graduates Zach Taylor and Tara Lujan has been named the winner of Geekdom’s 2022 fourth-quarter Community Fund pitch competition and will receive a $25,000 investment from San Antonio’s collaborative startup community. HydroTek is a hardware-enabled SaaS company, and its initial product is a smart water bottle that […]
Skipcart CEO Ben Jones named Geekdom’s 1st Entrepreneur in Residence
Ben Jones, founder and former CEO of on-demand delivery company Skipcart, has been named Geekdom’s first Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR). The serial entrepreneur launched the on-demand and same-day delivery services for restaurants, grocers, and retailers in 2017. The four-year-old startup developed a major network of drivers for fast delivery of restaurant food and other goods in […]
