Ashima Sharma, founder and CEO of Dreami, poses for a portrait at Alviso Marina Park in the South Bay on Aug. 1. Dreami is a mentorship platform dedicated to making mentorship scalable and accessible.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has selected more than two dozen startups founded and led by women for its inaugural accelerator for female founders.
The cloud giant will give each startup up to $250,000 in cash and AWS credits. Over the course of the eight-week-long program, Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) will also provide "an extensive and individually curated training curriculum, mentoring and technical guidance, introductions to Amazon leaders and teams, networking opportunities with potential investors, and ongoing advisory support," according to an announcement posted on Sept. 27.
Four startups from California were accepted in the program, including the following three in San Francisco:
- Dreami, founded by CEO Ashima Sharma, is developing a platform for mentorship programs at businesses, educational institutions and other community organizations. Read our story from August where we feature Dreami's mission and backstory.
- Alta Tools, founded by CEO Son Ca Vu and CTO Scott Ostler, is making no-code tools that utilize artificial intelligence to help businesses quickly design and deploy mobile apps.
- Monday Hero, founded by CEO Nazli Temurtas and CTO Burcu Geneci, is creating low-code tools that convert design files to code, allowing people to launch mobile apps more quickly.
Click through the slideshow below to learn more about all 25 startups (organized alphabetically by state).
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Clyn (Arizona) — Founded by Diana Muturia. A marketplace for home cleaning services.
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Alta Tools (California) — Founded by CEO Son Ca Vu (pictured) and CTO Scott Ostler. Developing no-code tools that utilize artificial intelligence to help businesses quickly design and deploy mobile apps.
Alta Tools
Ashima Sharma, Founder and CEO of Dreami, poses for a portrait at Alviso Marina Park on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in Alviso, Calif. Dreami is a mentorship platform dedicated to making mentorship scalable and accessible.(Photo by Jim Gensheimer)
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Monday Hero (California) — Founded by CEO Nazli Temurtas (pictured) and CTO Burcu Geneci. Developing low-code tools that convert design files to code, allowing people to launch mobile apps more quickly.
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RXPlace (California) — Founded by Patty Bollenbach (pictured) and Franklin Williams. Digitizing procurement and fulfillment processes for pharmacists.
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Call Emmy (Colorado) — Founded by CEO Arezou Zarafshan. A marketplace for on-demand home and childcare services.
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Euphoria (Colorado) — Founded by CEO Kate Anthony. A collection of apps for transgender people to help navigate the transitioning process including healthcare, finances and well-being.
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Inclusive Journeys (Colorado) — Founded by Crystal Egli (pictured) and Parker McMullen Bushman. A travel app for marginalized people to find inclusive businesses.
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Matchplicity (DC) — Founded by CEO Lauren Burke Silva (pictured), Jovan Silva, Lori Burke and Zita Steglich-Ross. Using artificial intelligence to decentralize recruiting processes and match candidates directly with companies that are hiring.
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Standd (DC) — Founded by Julie Saltman (pictured) and Stephen Solka. A tool for lawyers to manage their firm's data and information.
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TeeRead (Florida) — Founded by Trinidad Bensusan Millé and Gabriele Battiato. Using artificial intelligence to diagnose students' reading levels and help parents and teachers create interventions.
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ECGO (Georgia) — Founded by Nicole Toole. An app that incentivizes students to recycle.
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Glou (Massachusetts) — Founded by Karen Lee. A peer-to-peer marketplace for consumers to buy and sell beauty products.
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The Dinner Daily (Massachusetts) — Founded by Laurin Mills. Personalized meal planning that integrates shopping lists for local grocery stores.
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ForUsApps (New Hampshire) — Founded by Saniya Shah and Omer Winrauke. Tools for content creators that are powered with artificial intelligence.
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Diversd (New York) — Founded by Jennifer Williams (pictured) and Jared Alessandroni. Creating a chief diversity officer "in a box" to help human resources teams improve employee experiences.
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Local Civics (New York) — Founded by Beverly Leon. Gamifying civic engagement and leadership skills for K-12 students.
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Miren (New York) — Founded by CEO Gabriela Campoverde. Software for community development financial institutions and non-profit small business foundations.
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Rrecess (Oklahoma) — Founded by Bee Law. An app that connects friends for a "timed social game" during the day.
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Totem (Oklahoma) — Founded by Amber Buker. Financial services created by and for indigenous people to help sovereign tribal governments find relevant products and education tools, as well as manage tribal benefits.
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Culturora (Pennsylvania) — Founded by Jody Madala. An employee engagement app to encourage inclusive networking.
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Walkthrough (Pennsylvania) — Founded by Megan Valentine. Personalized financial advice through behavioral science and gamification.
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EmpiricaLab (Texas) — Founded by Norma Padron. A peer-to-peer training platform for healthcare teams.
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Cleare (Virginia) — Founded by Tisia Saffold and Ian Kiku. Streamlining compliance for childcare providers from digitizing documentation to inspections.
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