Google Product Helping Blog

All around the world, entrepreneurs are creating thriving businesses. In London, Josh Babarinde created Cracked It , a social enterprise that trains at-risk youth to repair cracked smartphone screens, giving them an alternative to crime. In Seoul, Yeram Kwon is transforming the CPR training experience with improved, smarter manikins through HeartiSense . And in Israel, Oded Ben-Dov created Sesame Enable , the first touch-free smartphone designed for people who have limited or no use of their hands due to disabilities. As a company created by two graduate students in a garage, we know just how powerful an entrepreneur with an idea can be. We also know there�s more that companies, governments, and communities can do to help those entrepreneurs succeed. That�s why we created Google for Entrepreneurs nearly four years ago�to support startup communities around the world and connect entrepreneurs to resources and to each other. This week, we�re excited to participate in and sponsor the Glo...

Women around the world are creating and building incredible technology companies. We see this every day through our Google for Entrepreneurs programs�like #40Forward , which works with organizations to increase the representation of female entrepreneurs in startup communities, and our baby-friendly startup school Campus for Moms . Supporting these startups is important because teams with diverse perspectives and experiences�particularly in leadership positions�make better products for users. But the data still tells us that women-led startups often struggle to get access to top investors who can help them raise money. Despite women owning 29 percent of U.S. businesses, female-led companies receive only 3 percent of venture capital �a lifeline for many startups to fund new product development and hiring. With this in mind, today we're hosting our first Google Demo Day specifically for startups with female founders. More than 450 companies from 40+ countries applied, and we chose 11 ...