1871 to launch incubator for female entrepreneurs

1871, the city’s leading tech startup center, will announce Tuesday a dedicated incubator for female entrepreneurs, funded by Google, Motorola Mobility and the Lefkofsky Family Foundation, which is run by Liz Lefkofsky, the wife of Groupon’s chief executive.

Women face hurdles in the tech startup world, in which they are underrepresented among leaders and often feel marginalized by a male-dominated culture. There have been more discussions in the entrepreneur community in Chicago and nationwide about recruiting and nurturing female talent. The 1871 incubator would be the first of its kind in Chicago.

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