[vonklaus]

As coding and technology become more prestigous it will draw in the top female talent that has been pulled into companies with much more societal respect. Below is a list of a few companies that were built by a female founder/co-founder. The unpopular view that this "problem", will fix itself, is somewhat true in my opinion. There will be a day when a list like the one below doesn't exist, there will be a single one. Females (and everyone really) realize tech. is one of the most important components of the future and there are many shows/movies/media that reflect this societal change.

Until then, if you think the world would be better off with more woman in tech, help get young people excited about technology and entrepreneurship. The ecosystem is primarily men who started companies internet companies in the early days, which have splintered into tons of new ventures and startups largely comprised of people from those companies.

The list below are great companies (well, a couple have rough patches but what doesn't) and there doesn't need to be a qualifier like "woman" founded. Get out there and kill it, and if you are out there be civil and rational in your appraisal of others.

* Theranos, $9B Biotech

* Y COmbinator, >$4B VC/Tech

* Fanduel, ? Skill Based Wagers

* 23 & Me, ? Genetics

* Kabam, ~$1B Gaming

* CloudFlare, ~$1B Cloud/CDN

* NastyGal, ? Clothing