What It Really Takes to Make the Inc. Female Founders 500 List

The startup world said “wait.” They said “watch this.”

BY HEATHER ASIYANBI, FREELANCE WRITER

Shely Aronov, Aasiyah Abdulsalam, Ariana Ferwerda and Kiley McKinnon, Samantha Miller. Photos: Courtesy InnerPlant, Halfdays, Cadence OTC; Nathan Bajar

The 500 women named to Inc.’s 2026 Female Founders 500 collectively generated $12.3 billion in revenue in 2025 and secured $12.2 billion in funding to date. Their products and........

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