female entrepreneurship series

No salary? No problem. Here’s how Luxola’s CEO brought her startup through tough times.

No salary? No problem. Here’s how Luxola’s CEO brought her startup through tough times.

When Luxola first started, there were months where founder and CEO Alexis Horowitz-Burdick could not pay herself or her team, as there was no predictability and stability in the business at that point of time.
Vanessa Tan · · 1 min read
Starting a dating service carried a stigma. That didn’t stop this entrepreneur from succeeding (VIDEO)

Starting a dating service carried a stigma. That didn’t stop this entrepreneur from succeeding (VIDEO)

When Lunch Actually co-founder and CEO Violet Lim graduated with a law degree from the University of Manchester and a masters degree from London School of Economics, she was expected
Vanessa Tan · · 2 min read
Nabilah Alsagoff and the story behind Doku, Indonesia’s epayments pioneer

Nabilah Alsagoff and the story behind Doku, Indonesia’s epayments pioneer

Nabilah Alsagoff, founder and COO of Doku After a battle with Jakarta’s evening traffic, Doku founder and COO Nabilah Alsagoff steps into the city’s upscale Luna Negra restaurant. All the guests momentarily
Leighton Cosseboom · · 5 min read
This entrepreneur wants to set chefs free by making them their own boss (VIDEO)

This entrepreneur wants to set chefs free by making them their own boss (VIDEO)

This post first appeared on Tech in Asia. We continue our Lady E series this month, featuring the founder of Clubvivre, Maria Kuvshinova. In essence, Clubvivre is a platform for
Vanessa Tan · · 2 min read

Gong Haiyan: plain jane factory worker to founder of China’s biggest dating site

Gong is one of the most celebrated female tech entrepreneurs in China, having successfully founded Jiayuan, China’s answer to Match.com.
Rui Ma · · 7 min read

A conversation with founder and CEO of CXA Group, Rosaline Koo (VIDEO)

Some of you loyal readers might recall that we started a female entrepreneurship series a couple of years back and attempted to bring some visual and sound elements into the
Vanessa Tan · · 2 min read

A conversation with founder and CEO of CXA Group, Rosaline Koo

CXA Group founder and CEO Rosaline Koo shares her story as an entrepreneur and the challenges she faced.
Vanessa Tan · · 2 min read

Why a female founder started a company to help women find jobs, and why she quit

Enticed by the adventure and a chance to make a difference, Lu jumped headfirst into entrepreneurship, giving up an opportunity to work a corporate job in NYC.
Paul Bischoff · · 4 min read

Asia’s top female startup investors on why they love their jobs (Part III)

At Tech in Asia we talk with venture capitalists all the time, but we seldom get the opportunity to learn more about their personal backgrounds and their day-to-day responsibilities as
Josh Horwitz · · 6 min read

Asia’s top female startup investors on why they love their jobs (Part II)

At Tech in Asia we talk with venture capitalists all the time, but we seldom get the opportunity to learn more about their personal backgrounds and their day-to-day responsibilities as
Josh Horwitz · · 8 min read