When Amelia Miller, founder of Ivee (Techstars 2024), started speaking up about the lack of women in AI, the response wasn't always welcoming. Posts flopped. Strangers left dismissive comments. Private messages were worse.

She kept going anyway.

Last week, that persistence paid off in a big way: Ivee earned a full-page feature in The Times, spotlighting Amelia's work to change who gets a seat at the table in artificial intelligence.

The numbers behind her mission are stark. Women hold just 10% of CEO and top tech roles at major AI companies globally. According to the Stanford AI Index 2024, women make up only 18% of AI researchers worldwide. These aren't just diversity statistics; they're a warning sign about the technology being built. If women aren't involved in developing foundational models, those models are less likely to work equitably for everyone.

Amelia has been making that case loudly and consistently, and it's resonating. The Times feature, written by journalist Jane Hamilton, brings that message to a mainstream audience at a moment when the question of who builds AI has never mattered more.

At Techstars, we back founders who are solving problems that matter. We're proud to support the Ivee team as they work to change the underrepresentation of women in AI.

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