Google and Motorola are among the investors in an incubator launched by US-based entrepreneurial hub 1871 that will support female-led startups.
Chicago’s leading tech startup centre, 1871, has launched 1871 FEMtech, an incubator focusing solely on women entrepreneurs that will count internet company Google and communications technology provider Motorola Mobility among its investors.
Structured as a not-for-profit, community endeavour, 1871 FEMtech will be funded by Google, Motorola Mobility and the Lefkofsky Family Foundation, which is run by Liz Lefkofsky, the wife of Groupon’s chief executive.
The tech industry is widely recognised to be male dominated and women tend to can face…
