{"id":23416,"date":"2024-10-29T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=23416"},"modified":"2024-10-29T16:00:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:00:37","slug":"women-in-tech-organisation-founded-by-co-down-entrepreneur-techfoundher-launches-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2024\/10\/women-in-tech-organisation-founded-by-co-down-entrepreneur-techfoundher-launches-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Women In Tech Organisation, Founded By Co Down Entrepreneur, TechFoundHer Launches in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Women in tech organisation TechFoundHer has launched in America participating in a series of high profile events in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area focused on advancing equity in tech entrepreneurship for women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

TechFoundHer was founded by County Down entrepreneur M\u00e1irin Murray who is on a mission to unlock the potential of women to start and lead tech companies for the benefit of the Irish economy delivering programmes to build tech and product skills whilst advocating for entrepreneur equality and system change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this year M\u00e1irin worked with LA producer Catherine Gray, of award winning movie Show Her The Money, to premiere the groundbreaking documentary in Dublin and Belfast as part of the TechFoundHer roadshow. Now it’s TechFounderHer\u2019s turn to cross the Atlantic and head stateside.<\/span><\/p>\n

M\u00e1irin said: \u201cThe opportunity to bring TechFoundHer to America is a fantastic endorsement for our organisation and recognition of the hard work and dedication of our wider team and network.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to strengthen our work locally by reaching out globally is an important part of the work we do behind the scenes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the success of the Irish tour, producer Catherine Gray invited M\u00e1irin to launch TechFoundHer in LA by co-hosting their InnovateHer Too event earlier this month.<\/span><\/p>\n

The round table event brought together a group of thought leaders, tech entrepreneurs and advocates to tackle a critical issue in the global tech ecosystem: the underrepresentation of women starting and leading tech companies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The event, co-hosted by M\u00e1irin on behalf of TechFoundHer, Lata Setty (a serial tech entrepreneur and pioneering investor dedicated to transforming the venture capital industry) and Catherine Gray (founder of She Angels investors and Show Her The Money producer) focused on developing strategies to empower more women to launch and scale their own tech ventures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

M\u00e1irin explained: \u201cI was delighted to get the opportunity to co-host this event and work with a group of enthusiastic and passionate women who are committed to changing the tech world for women entrepreneurs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe event allowed us to discuss some of the key systemic challenges women encounter whilst sharing our own current projects and experiences.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

M\u00e1irin was also a key speaker at the Show Her The Money 100 City Worldwide Tour Finale in West Hollywood, as part of the international powerhouse women panel discussing the landscape for women founders in Ireland and throughout the rest of the UK and Europe with the audience.<\/span><\/p>\n

She said: \u201cThis is our moment! There is an opportunity for women founders regardless of background to harness the power of tech to innovate and scale businesses. It\u2019s an incredible time with women innovators and investors working together to organise globally so women entrepreneurs have the opportunity to fully contribute\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe hear the same excuses over and over again\u2014that women aren\u2019t applying for funding or that there\u2019s a lack of scalable ideas coming from women.\u00a0 The \u2018pipeline\u2019 excuse doesn\u2019t wash. We are working to create a tidal wave of women entrepreneurs who are building tech solutions. \u201c\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re dealing with entrenched stereotypes of what an \u2018investable\u2019 founder looks like\u2014what a tech entrepreneur looks like – often a young, white, tech-savvy male. But women tech founders are here, we\u2019re innovating, and we\u2019re ambitious. What we need is the funding and an ecosystem that enables us to thrive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

TechFoundHer concludes its US tour in the Bay area of San Francisco this week at a think tank hosted by Lata Setty of How Women Invest \u201cThe New Table\u201d. M\u00e1irin was the guest speaker at the\u00a0 event with tech leaders and investors focussed on bringing TechFoundHer\u2019s mission to the US and driving equity for women tech entrepreneurs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking about why she hosted the event Lata said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cIt\u2019s time to break barriers and reimagine women in tech. M\u00e1ir\u00edn Murray, Founder of TechFoundHer and Innovation Labs champions connection, capital and community across the British Isles, and is now bringing her “Mairin Magic” to America to embolden female tech ‘treps navigate the tech world with grit and grace.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking at the reception Mairin added “The ability to innovate, the ambition to build, and the commitment to succeed are spread across all genders, yet funding remains overwhelmingly skewed in favour of men.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWomen tech founders are here, and we are ready, but we are not being seen. As a result, we are not progressing at the same rate as our male counterparts. The time for excuses is over.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The TechFoundHer American launch comes on the back of TechFoundHer\u2019s latest programme launch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Innovation Labs programme which is funded through the Shared Island initiative, a collaboration supported by InterTradeIreland, Invest Northern Ireland, and Enterprise Ireland, began earlier this month and will see 35 women entrepreneurs from both Ireland and Northern Ireland learn how to leverage emerging technologies such as AI, low-code\/no-code tools,\u00a0 to overcome business challenges, optimise workflows, and accelerate product development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Innovation Labs programme isn\u2019t just for women who have tech industry experience, it will support all women regardless of their tech knowledge. We\u2019re\u00a0 busting the myths surrounding the idea that you need to be able to code to start a company that creates a tech driven product or service\u201d explained M\u00e1irin.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information go to <\/i><\/b>techfoundher.com<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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