Founder Profile

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Jill Ellsworth

Willow Industries

For creating an air purification system to improve the quality of cannabis manufactured for consumption and protect the health of employees.

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Company Information
Industry
Environmental Services
Location
Denver, Colorado
Leadership
Jill Ellsworth
Website
willowindustries.com
Inc. Honors
Inc. Female Founders
2024

Durana Elmi

Cymbiotika

For carving out a niche in the competitive supplements industry and surpassing $100 million in revenue in 2023.

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Company Information
Industry
Consumer Products
Location
San Diego, California
Leadership
Durana Elmi
Website
cymbiotika.com
Inc. Honors
Inc. Female Founders
2024

Beth Esponnette

unspun

For signing millions of contracts to partner its sustainable 3D weaving technology with textile retailers

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Company Information
Industry
Retail
Location
Emeryville, California
Leadership
Beth Esponnette
Website
http://unspun.io
Inc. Honors
Inc. Female Founders
2024

Lana Feng

Huma.AI

For bringing generative AI to the life sciences sector by using natural language processing to efficiently extract data from medical papers.

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Company Information
Industry
Health Services
Location
Palo Alto, California
Leadership
Lana Feng
Website
huma.ai
Inc. Honors
Inc. Female Founders
2024

Lauren Flanagan

Sesame Solar

For bringing safe sustainable energy to disaster areas with the world's first 100 percent renewably powered mobile nanogrids.

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Company Information
Industry
Energy
Location
Jackson, Michigan
Leadership
Lauren Flanagan
Website
sesame.solar
Inc. Honors
Inc. Female Founders
2024