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Walk down any sidewalk from New York to Shanghai and you’ll see women wearing ballet flats with Tory Burch’s distinctive double-T logo. They’re also wearing her patterned tunics, handbags, clutches, and bold country club–chic pants, skirts, dresses, and tops. Tory Burch hasn’t just made preppy clothes hip and modern, she’s built a multi-billion dollar fashion read on →

Overall, angel investment in 2012 showed signs of weakness:  fewer investors and only a slight increase in dollars invested. But for women angels, it’s a whole different story. While the percent of women angel investors is still small — 22% — it jumped 50%, according to the Center for Venture Research, which studies early stage read on →

Our annual snapshot of the 100 women with the most impact are top politicians and CEOs, activist billionaires and celebrities who matter. In roughly equal measure you’ll find next gen entrepreneurs and media mavens, technologists and leaders in philanthropy — all ranked by dollars, media momentum and impact (see full methodology here). We’ve selected women read on →

StartupChicks Accelerator Alum, Pretty in my Pocket, named “Best Beauty App” by Allure Magazine!  Congrats to Caroline and her amazing team! Read more on Allure read on →

Eesha Khare, who is only 18 years old, just created the device of our dreams. It’s a tiny gadget that could fit inside cell phone batteries, allowing them to fully charge within 20 to 30 seconds. Typically, it takes several hours to get a full charge. We first saw the news over on SF Gate. read on →

Arianna Huffington told graduates at Smith College, a women’s college, to shoot for more than just personal success during her commencement address. “Money and power by themselves are a two legged stool,” Huffington told graduates on Sunday, “you can balance on them for a while, but eventually you’re going to topple over. And more and read on →