When Tereza Nemessanyi, founder of online Q&A platform Honestly Now, argued about a year and a half ago on a venture capitalist's blog about the need for a “startup accelerator” focused on women in their 40s, her comments went viral.
The former Pricewaterhouse-Coopers consultant pointed out that it's not always viable for those with children to relocate to Silicon Valley to participate in prestigious programs like Y Combinator.
Since then, Ms. Nemessanyi, 41, has been surprised by the increasing activity to support women entrepreneurs, especially locally. In August, she secured nearly $1 million in a first-round investment led by Canrock Ventures and Golden Seeds, a local angel investor network for women business owners.
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