DigiWomen

Name

DigiWomen

Legal name

DigiWomen

Website

https://digi-women.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Networking and Community Organization for Women in Technology

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Social Advocacy Organizations (81331)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual Recruitment Events, Fairs & Webinar Platforms (EDAIACAF), Remote/Hybrid Work Readiness & Digital Collaboration (EDAAAKAL)

Keywords

• Women in technology
• Community networking events
• Digital skills workshops
• Tech meetups
• Women in tech advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event ticket sales: DigiWomen charges for some events such as the Be Better At... workshop series (€10 plus booking fee) and unconferences (EUR10.00). Koffee Klatsch meetups are free with mandatory booking.
2. Grants and sponsorship: Supported in part by Dublin Startup Community Fund (DSCF), an initiative of the office of the Dublin Commissioner for Startups, which provides small grants to community-focused entrepreneurs and organisations running events, campaigns, or initiatives in Dublin.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

DigiWomen is a Dublin-based community organization that runs events, workshops, and advocacy campaigns to support women working in or starting technology businesses in Ireland. Its core paid offerings include the twice-monthly Koffee Klatsch networking meetups, the Be Better At... workshop series (covering Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and online selling) delivered in partnership with major tech firms, and #weAREhere peer-to-peer unconferences. It also runs awareness and advocacy campaigns such as #SheDIDIt (female founder storytelling) and #30pc (calling for at least 30% female speakers at tech conferences).

Product overview

DigiWomen is a community organization focused on enabling connections through the understanding and use of technology for women in Ireland. It operates as a single unified community initiative rather than a product platform. The organization offers several programs including the 'Be Better At' workshop series teaching practical digital marketing skills (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, selling online), the 'Koffee Klatsch' twice-monthly networking meetups, '#weAREhere' unconferences for peer-to-peer learning, and awareness campaigns like '#SheDIDIt' highlighting women's tech achievements and '#30pc' advocating for female speaker representation at conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Be Better At: A workshop series focused on practical digital skills for women in business, covering topics such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and selling online.
• Koffee Klatsch
• #SheDIDIt
• #30pc

Products and services

• Koffee Klatsch A twice-monthly meetup for female makers and users of technology in Dublin, with a daytime session on the 2nd Wednesday and an evening session on the last Wednesday of every month. Attendance is free with mandatory booking via Eventbrite; the sessions are a chance to learn, connect, and talk tech with peers.
• Be Better At... Workshop Series An ongoing educational workshop series teaching practical digital marketing and online business skills such as Twitter for Business, Facebook for Business, LinkedIn, and selling online. Workshops are delivered with technology partner companies (Twitter Dublin, Facebook, Realex Payments) at the Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin 8, tickets priced at €10 plus booking fee.
• #weAREhere Unconference A ticketed peer-to-peer learning unconference focused on topics such as time management and #unFAIL on failure, co-organized with PyLadies Dublin and Irish Girl Geek Dinners. Includes lunch, runs from 10:00 to 16:00, and is priced at EUR10.00.
• #SheDIDIt Storytelling Campaign An ongoing awareness campaign that collects and shares stories about women making achievements in technology, intended to inspire other women to step forward and take pride in their contributions.
• #30pc Speaker Diversity Campaign An advocacy campaign calling for event organizers to achieve at least 30% female speakers at tech and digital marketing conferences, used to push for speaker diversity at flagship events.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96 female speakers tracked at Web Summit 2014 (19.2% of 500 total speakers)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PyLadies DublincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigiWomen co-organized the #weAREhere unconference on Time with PyLadies Dublin and Irish Girl Geek Dinners. This unconference focused on peer-to-peer learning, collaboration and creativity for women in tech.
• Irish Girl Geek DinnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigiWomen co-organized the #weAREhere unconference on Time with PyLadies Dublin and Irish Girl Geek Dinners. Three women in tech organizations collaborating to create a peer learning event.
• Twitter (Dublin team)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigiWomen partnered with the Twitter team in Dublin to deliver the Be Better At... Twitter workshop. Twitter presented on topics including basics for business on Twitter, building brand, Twitter ads, lists, cards and analytics.
• FacebookcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacebook experts joined DigiWomen at the Guinness Enterprise Centre to share in-depth knowledge on using Facebook for business, including brand building, Facebook ads and insights.
• Realex PaymentsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA team of online selling experts from Realex Payments (RealTime Payments) was scheduled to present at the Be Better At... Selling Online event on eCommerce topics including creating websites, accepting payments, shopping carts, and payments landscape.
• Enterprise IrelandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigiWomen participated in a roundtable discussion on diversity in technology hosted at Enterprise Ireland, bringing together 20 leaders from women-focused technology groups, businesses and networks.
• DCU Ryan AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigiWomen held a networking event with DCU Ryan Academy in City West, featuring Susan Hayes of The Positive Economist and women from the DCU Ryan Academy Female Propeller for High Fliers program.
• Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin 8 is the primary venue for DigiWomen events including the Koffee Klatsch meetups, Be Better At workshops, and #weAREhere unconferences.
• NDRC (National Digital Research Centre)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigiWomen attended the ESB Spark of Genius 2014 event at NDRC and connected with NDRC's female founders. Tara van Zyl of iCostume, connected through DigiWomen, was selected to pitch at the Spark of Genius competition.
• Web SummitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigiWomen exhibited at Web Summit 2014, continuing their #SheDIDIt campaign and surveying delegates about attitudes to women's participation in technology conferences. Web Summit partnered with DigiWomen to host a female-focused Pub Summit event in June 2013.
• Swipe SummitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigiWomen was invited to curate a stream and have an exhibition stand at Swipe Summit 2016. They were asked 2 weeks before Christmas to source speakers for a stream titled Innovation.
• NWCI (National Women's Council of Ireland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigiWomen joined NWCI at the 'Women4Yes' press conference in support of the Marriage Equality Referendum, as part of their commitment to increasing visibility and participation of female makers and users of technology, including the LGBT community.
• Open Innovation 2.0minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigiWomen submitted a video entry for the Open Innovation 2.0 Better Cities competition, expressing their goal to help change the ratio of women in tech and digital businesses in Dublin and Ireland.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Girl Develop It: International non-profit providing affordable coding and digital skills workshops for women. Comparable to DigiWomen's Be Better At workshop series in delivering practical tech/digital marketing education to women.
• Women Who Code: Global non-profit network supporting women in technology with local chapters, events, and workshops. Operates at a much larger scale than DigiWomen but pursues the same mission of advancing women in tech through community programming.
• AnitaB.org: Global non-profit advancing women in technology through events (Grace Hopper Celebration), research, and advocacy. Operates at significantly larger scale but pursues the same women-in-tech mission as DigiWomen.
• Rails Girls: Global non-profit running free weekend workshops teaching women to build web applications. Comparable workshop-based format aimed at increasing women's participation in technology, similar in spirit to DigiWomen's unconferences and Be Better At series.
• Web Summit Women in Tech initiatives: Web Summit runs female-focused programming (e.g., Pub Summits) that DigiWomen has participated in and helped shape. Comparable mission of increasing female representation at major technology conferences and events.

Direct peers

• PyLadies Dublin: Local chapter of PyLadies supporting women in the Python/tech community. Directly co-organized the #weAREhere unconference with DigiWomen and serves an overlapping audience of female developers and tech professionals in Dublin.
• Irish Girl Geek Dinners: Irish community for women working in or passionate about technology. Co-organized DigiWomen's #weAREhere unconference, indicating a directly comparable community-led event model targeting the same Dublin women-in-tech audience.

Regional players

• DCU Ryan Academy Female Propeller for High Fliers: Dublin City University's women-in-business/tech accelerator program. DigiWomen held a joint networking event with DCU Ryan Academy; both serve aspiring female founders and tech leaders in the Irish market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/DigiWomenIRL
• Facebookfacebook.com/digiwomen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paulinesargent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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