Project W

Say hello to Emma Walbridge, one of the incredible founders in Project W’s Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp | WEB. Combining her childhood love of gaming with her background in hospitality and her passion for guest service and creating unforgettable experiences, Emma founded Gameway (Airport) to blend tech, entertainment, and travel into one unforgettable journey. Gameway is the world’s first premium video game lounge located in airports. Why wait when you can game?

Meet Mahsa Vazin, PhD one of the amazing founders in Project W’s Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp | WEB. Mahsa is a nanoscientist and was a member of the early R&D team at Impossible Foods that developed Impossible Foods’ first product. Mahsa’s experience at Impossible Foods and her inspiration to make the world a better place for pets and all other animals were a combined force that inspired her to found PawCo Foods. PawCo Foods is the first AI optimized fresh plant-based pet food company, on a mission to offer healthy, tasty, sustainable foods for all dogs.

Introducing Nancy Kalish, another talented founder in Project W’s Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp (WEB). Nancy is a certified health coach and a health journalist who combined her knowledge of healthy eating and a sweet tooth to found Rule Breaker Snacks. The company makes delicious, soft-baked cookies and bites from chickpeas. Their products are 100% plant-based, free from gluten and the top eleven allergens, and have reduced sugar content.

Say hello to Manon Martin, another talented founder in Project W’s Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp (WEB). With a degree in patternmaking for women’s fashion from Lycee de la Mode in France, Manon has spent her career in fashion from patternmaking to technical design. She founded Les Aimants to reimage the wedding dress shopping experience through technology that uses a 3D body scanner and digital dress builder to deliver a precise made-to-measure fit and an on-demand manufacturing supply chain to deliver product faster.  

What an inspiring and jam-packed day we had last Thursday at Project W's WEB | Consumer, hosting eleven remarkable women building great consumer brands. Their brands are inclusive, healthy for people and the planet, and incredibly innovative in their categories. We were honored to collaborate with Margot Sakoian, Jenn Plominski, and Lily Fenton at JPMorganChase to bring together an amazing group of investors and experts to share their expertise and experience with the cohort.  Thanks to all the investors and experts who joined us during the day to elevate and advance the progress of these founders:  Dana Kanze, Amy Rosen Wildstein, Paula Bennett, Alex Chung, Anna Whiteman, Jessica Bates, Kait Stephens. Barbara Raho, Drew Silverman Fennessy, Carol Magalhães Isaacs, CFA, Christine (Holcomb) Conway, Sam Sugarman, Fei-Fei Zhang, Allison Eatroff, Lauren Rinkey, Hayden Williams, Olivia Fleming, Jimmy Shen, Allison Lee, Elizabeth Valiaveedan, Marc Rosenberg, Sierra Tishgart, Carolyn Fikke, Christina Hirth Vuleta, Veronika Harbick 👩🏻💻, and Michelle Chen. And, of course, many thanks to the eleven inspiring founders who spent the day with us and shared their entrepreneurial stories. We look forward to being part of their journeys.

Meet Jodie Dolan one of the incredible founders in Project W’s Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp | WEB. When Jodie repurposed her manufacturing facilities to make PPE during COVID, she heard firsthand from healthcare professionals that their scrubs did not fit well and were uncomfortable. Jodie determined to apply her knowledge of fashion and 20+ years in the apparel business to address that problem. Her company, DOLAN, makes inclusive and best fitting medical scrubs and is on a mission to see that healthcare workers feel good in great fitting scrubs.

Get to know Emily H. Rudman, one of the many impressive founders in Project W’s Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp | WEB. Emily is a veteran of the beauty industry, having worked at brands like Avon and Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, and is a licensed cosmetologist and certified special effects makeup artist. With that wealth of experience and expertise, Emily founded — EMILIE HEATHE — an inclusive beauty and lifestyle brand creating responsible and innovative luxury cosmetics.

Say hello to Caroline Howard, another talented founder in Project W’s Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp (WEB). Caroline co-founded Walker Brothers Beverage Company with the two Walker brothers. Their company is a vertically integrated beverage brand that brews functional beverages using high-quality organic ingredients. Walker Brothers brings craft to kombucha.

Introducing Alice Kim, one of the incredible founders of Project W’s Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp (WEB). Drawing on her 20+ years in fashion and her own experience with shirts that gaped uncomfortably across her chest, Alice developed beautiful and functional tops for the millions of women with a larger than C cup size or with broad shoulders. Her company, PerfectDD, is a fuller bust inclusive clothing brand consisting of closet staples such as patented button downs, sustainable t-shirts and sweatshirts all made in the U.S.  

Meet Akua Boakye Okunseinde one of the amazing founders in Project W’s Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp | WEB. Akua founded Karité with her two sisters -- a board-certified dermatologist and a lawyer. This powerful sister team has created Karité, a dry skin solution made with ingredients from Africa that is clinically proven to alleviate dry skin for all skin types, skin tones, ages, and genders.