Some very powerful women sit behind many of today's most promising new companies.
They've worked their way up the corporate ladder and are running companies that are worth hundreds of millions of dollars, from Eventbrite to SpaceX.
Meet the inspiring women leading today's biggest startups to success.
Sophia Amoruso and Deborah Benton
Company: Nasty Gal
Titles: Founder and CEO, COO
Sophia Amoruso bootstrapped her clothing company to more than $30 million in annual revenue. Since raising outside capital, her company now generates more than $120 million annually.
This past summer, Benton joined Nasty Gal as COO from ShoeDazzle. She's been called the Sheryl Sandberg of LA, and she was a director of dotcom bubble darling, eToys, in the early 2000's.
Jessica Herrin
Company: Stella & Dot
Titles: Founder and CEO
Herrin began her startup career straight out of college and, by age 24, she founded her own successful venture, Weddingchannel.com.
Now she runs Stella & Dot, a jewelry selling startup that's worth about $400 million.
Pamela Springer
Company: Manta
Title: President and CEO
Springer has a strong sales background and she began her career at Ziff Davis. Now she's heading up Manta, a private tech company that's created an online community for millions of small businesses.
It was founded in 2005, so it's a stretch to call it a startup, but either way Springer has done wonders for the company, which is now valued at about $375 million.
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