Congratulations to Novoloop CEO and Co-Founder Miranda Yang, Penn ’16. Her upcycling company Novoloop has raised $11 million in a Series A financing aimed at funding the completion of pilot scale-ups and the commercialization of its process technology. The technology turns plastics that are often not recycled into high-performance chemicals and materials. Novoloop was launched in 2015 by co-founders Jeanny Yao and Miranda Wang. Read more about Novoloop in Forbes.
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“HBR presents ColdCall – inside a Case Study.” Super interesting podcast about AptDeco and Co-founders Reham Fagiri, WG’12 and Kalam Dennis and how they scaled this startup marketplace for used furniture.
Late last year, we had the pleasure of sharing the story of Lucy Xu, founder of The Port, an international marketing and business consultancy providing expertise to startups and businesses in emerging tech markets across the globe. Here’s an update on a very valuable initiative her team has undertaken – The Greek Tech Guide 2022. It’s a celebration of 200 years of independence, showcasing the ancient roots of top sectors in Greece, including an updated Greek Tech Map with all of the Greece-based and Greek-founded startups across the world. Read more in The National Herald
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Corbin Petro, WG’09
Forging an innovative approach to making real impact on mental health and addiction care – read about Corbin Petro, WG’09, CEO and Co-Founder of Eleanor Health. Her company, a leader in addiction treatment and mental health care, just announced an collaboration with Amerigroup.
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Karen Hayes, WG’09
From Beauty Independent, check out the latest on the newest beauty trend, and S’eau Prima’s debut brand, Foundational Face Mist. Co-Founder Karen Hayes, WG’09 is a veteran of Estée Lauder and former Executive Director at Glamglow and director at Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. “We hope the brand speaks to women in a way where we’re here for them on a journey to achieve a better life.”
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Lulu Ge, WG’09
Really interesting interview with Lulu Ge, WG’09 and Founder/CEO of Elix Healing, a femtech product that uses Chinese herbal supplements for people experiencing menstrual pain. We are so lucky that Lulu will be on the panel at WAFFA’s Femtech Webinar on 3/30 – be sure to register and tune in!
VEERAH, a mission-drive designer vegan shoe company founded by and led by women to “do good and look incredible”. VEERAH reimagines how vegan shoes can look and feel when driven by innovation and thoughtful design.
VEERAH was founded by Stacey Chang, WG’12 in 2016. When she tried to buy cruelty-free and beautiful shoes she found only Crocs, Birks and canvas sneakers. She was surprised by the lack of options for stylish non-leather dress shoes. Stacey launched VEERAH after spending time studying shoemaking construction in Italy, researching manufacturing and sourcing companies across Europe and Asia, and finding the right partners who were on board with her mission.
Shop VEERAH at the WAFFA Founders Store here. Take 15% off all full price items with code WHARTON21. This offer expires 12/31/21 and cannot be combined with other promotions.
And look for our shopping guide along with the Wharton Black MBA Alumni Association’s holiday shopping catalog in the recent edition of Wharton Magazine on 12/13/21.
If you are a Wharton or Penn alumnae and would like to join the 50+ products/services in the Female Founder Shop, just fill in this form. If you run a non-profit, we’d love to include you as well, to help increase awareness and engagement for your organization.
Nisha Thomas Dearborn has been thinking about skincare since she was a kid. Her mom is a retired dermatologist so Nisha spent summers in her office and traveled to dermatology conferences with her in high school. Nisha’s first job was an internship at Estée Lauder, and she spent nearly a decade climbing the corporate ladder at Johnson & Johnson and was marketing director and brand manager for preservative-packed skincare products like Aveeno and RoC.
In 2016, she made a family move to Maine which inspired a lot of healthy lifestyle changes. She realized that just like we demand high quality, fresh ingredients in our food, we should demand high quality, fresh ingredients in our skincare. Ingredients are at their peak when they are first mixed together and activated. The sooner you can use a product after it is activated, the better it is for your skin.
“That’s why I created Fresh Chemistry: a revolutionary approach to skincare that puts fresh, potent ingredients — and the power to activate them — in your hands.” Fresh Chemistry is high performance skincare with fresh, clean ingredients that you mix in and shake to activate for the potency and power your skin deserves.
Read more about Nisha and the growth of her company Fresh Chemistry here.
Check out It’s Made To Order (IMO), a platform for creators of fashion and lovers of fashion. On IMO, independent fashion brands provide apparel that is made to measure or made to order at the cost of off-the-rack clothing. So, you find the style you want and then it is customized to suit you perfectly.
IMO was founded by Udochi Nwogu WG’11. She was inspired by the sustainable practices in Africa’s fashion production. IMO produces in small quantities and only when an order is placed. Shown above, a top and wrap skirt set, known as an Iro and a Buba, by a Nigerian based brand,Titi Below, is just $78.39.
Shop IMO at the WAFFA Founders Store here. And look for our shopping guide along with the Wharton Black MBA Alumni Association’s holiday shopping catalog in the recent edition of Wharton Magazine on 12/13/21.
If you are a Wharton or Penn alumnae and would like to join the 50+ products/services in the Female Founder Shop, just fill in this form. If you run a non-profit, we’d love to include you as well, to help increase awareness and engagement for your organization.
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Heathy Inspired Cook
Check out Heathy Inspired Cook, offering specially curated kitchen “power tools” to help make cooking faster, easier and more fun. Healthy Inspired Cook wants to empower chefs to use cooking for self-care and care for those you love.
Healthy Inspired Cook was founded by Kadia Lawrence WG’09. Years ago, she carefully researched and customized a healthy diet for herself, cooking her way to a 100 pound weight loss. This journey showed her the importance of cooking and understanding what you consume. Kadia doesn’t want people to think of cooking as a tedious chore, so she’s taken the guesswork out of what you need at every stage of the your cooking adventure.
Use promo code WHARTON10 for 10% off of your entire order through 12/31/21, onetime use per customer. Shop the WAFFA Founders Store here.
If you are a Wharton or Penn alumnae and would like to join the 50+ products/services in the Female Founder Shop, just fill in this form. If you run a non-profit, we’d love to include you as well, to help increase awareness and engagement for your organization.