Built By Girls
Topic: Finance
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 Built By Girls | |
Type of site | Organization |
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| Available in |
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| Headquarters | United States |
| Parent | AOL (2012–2017) Verizon Media (2017–present) |
| Website | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2010 |
BUILTBYGIRLS (previously known as Cambio), is a New York-based organization that helps girls ages 15–22 get involved in technology by offering mentorship, and guidance.[1]
In 2016, BUILTBYGIRLS launched a campaign that encouraged girls to submit their ideas and solutions to solve some of the problems facing the 62 million girls in the world without access to traditional education. The campaign garnered recognition from First Lady Michelle Obama,[2] who joined forces with the organization to encourage the "Let Girls Build Challenge" project.
The company is owned and operated by Verizon Media. In May 2021, it was announced that Verizon had sold Verizon Media to Apollo Global Management for $5 billion. The transaction is scheduled to close during the second half of 2021.[3]
About
Cambio launched in 2010 as a partnership between AOL, the Jonas Group, and MGX lab as a next-generation MTV-like video network.[4]
In 2012, AOL acquired Cambio, and in 2014 relaunched it in tandem with a partnership with Girls Who Code when five teenage graduates of the program joined the site as paid interns and helped shape Cambio's editorial mission and site design.[5] During the six-week assignment, the girls focused on two projects: developing a "Celebspiration" meme generator and creating a platform called "Col[lab]" that encourages young women to write articles on any topic for the site.[6]
At its peak, Cambio saw approximately 7.5 million unique views a month from a predominately 13 to 34-year-old audience.[7]
BBG Ventures
BBG Ventures is an early-stage fund which grew out of the #BUILTBYGIRLS initiative.[8]
References
- ↑ "In A World #BUILTBYGIRLS Female Mentorship Thrives". https://www.forbes.com/sites/erinspencer1/2019/03/08/in-a-world-builtbygirls-female-mentorship-thrives/#24e76cf42fbd.
- ↑ "How #BuiltByGirls Plans To Build A Network of 20,000 Women In Tech". https://www.fastcompany.com/3067798/how-builtbygirls-plans-to-build-a-network-of-20000-women-in-tech.
- ↑ Denham, Hannah (May 3, 2021). "Verizon to sell off media brands Yahoo, AOL for $5 billion". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/03/verizon-yahoo-aol-apollo/.
- ↑ Stelter, Brian (13 June 2010). "MTV Serves as Model for AOL Site". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/technology/internet/14aolcambio.html.
- ↑ Heyman, Marshall (29 October 2014). "Talking Taylor Swift With Three Girls Who Code". The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/talking-taylor-swift-with-three-girls-who-code-1414618576.
- ↑ Rosenbaum, Sophia (27 October 2014). "Girls Who Code helps five young women excel as interns". The Wall Street Journal. https://nypost.com/2014/10/27/girls-who-code-helps-five-young-women-excel-as-interns/.
- ↑ Strugatz, Rachel (19 August 2014). "AOL Partners With Girls Who Code". Women's Wear Daily. http://www.wwd.com/media-news/digital/aol-partners-with-girls-who-code-7841981.
- ↑ "BBG Ventures". https://www.bbgventures.com/about/.
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