Forbes Woman Georgia

What Forbes Woman Georgia does

Forbes Woman Georgia is a digital-first regional media publication operating under a Forbes brand license from Tbilisi, Georgia. It publishes bilingual (Georgian and English) editorial content covering women's leadership across business, politics, culture, science, technology, and society, serving readers in Georgia and the broader Caucasus region. The core product is the forbeswoman.ge website (with a parallel English-language version) supplemented by email newsletters and a social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter. There are no separate product modules, subscription tiers, or technology platforms beyond the editorial site.

The publication operates with a lean team of approximately 7 employees and generates revenue through advertising, sponsored content, event partnerships, and branded editorial projects rather than direct reader subscription fees. Its commercial customer base consists of corporate sponsors and brand partners — including Visa, Audi Georgia, PepsiCo Georgia, McDonald's Georgia, and TBC Concept at the flagship tier, and institutions such as Impact Hub Tbilisi, Coda Story, EFES Georgia, GIZ, USAID, the US Embassy, and the British Embassy at the core tier — who co-produce recurring branded programs such as #FutureIsAnAttitude (Audi), She's Next (Visa), She Is PepsiCo, and the Social Impact Award. The publication also serves as editorial media partner for the ZEG Tbilisi Storytelling Festival and provides coverage of regional awards and events. The readership consists primarily of Georgian women professionals and business leaders seeking leadership content, while the institutional and donor ecosystem positions Forbes Woman Georgia as a media channel for women's empowerment programming in the South Caucasus.

Name

Forbes Woman Georgia

Legal name

Forbes Woman Georgia

Website

https://forbeswoman.ge

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Forbes Woman Georgia is a bilingual Georgian/English digital media publication licensed under the Forbes brand, operating from Tbilisi and serving Georgian women professionals and corporate brand partners across the South Caucasus with editorial content and branded projects on women's leadership in business, politics, culture, science, and technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Media Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Women’s Interest & Parenting Magazines (MPAJAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community, Ethnic & Multilingual News Publishers (MPAJADAG)

Keywords

• Digital media publishing
• Women's leadership content
• Branded editorial projects
• Bilingual news media
• Regional magazine edition

Headquarters

HQ city

Tbilisi

HQ country

Georgia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Forbes Woman Georgia operates a bilingual (Georgian and English) digital editorial platform at forbeswoman.ge, publishing news, interviews, profiles, and feature stories focused on women's leadership, business, politics, culture, science, and technology in Georgia and the Caucasus region. The publication produces sponsored editorial projects in partnership with corporate sponsors (e.g., Visa, Audi Georgia, PepsiCo, McDonald's Georgia, TBC, GIZ, USAID) and provides event media coverage for partner events such as the ZEG Tbilisi Storytelling Festival and the Social Impact Award.

Product overview

Forbes Woman Georgia is a digital media publication and online magazine focused on women's business, leadership, entrepreneurship, politics, culture, science, and lifestyle content in Georgia. The publication covers news, interviews, and feature stories, and organizes events such as the ZEG Tbilisi Storytelling Festival and Social Impact Award. The offering consists of a news website (forbeswoman.ge) with article content across multiple categories, an English-language version, and event coverage. There are no separately branded product modules, subscription tiers, or technology platforms identified in the content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forbes Woman Georgia Editorial Platform A bilingual digital news and editorial platform publishing articles, interviews, profiles, and event coverage across Business, Economics, Politics, Technology, Science, Culture, Region, and World categories, available free to readers in Georgian and English.
• Email Newsletter Service Regular newsletter distribution to subscribers featuring the latest articles, featured profiles, and event announcements from the Forbes Woman Georgia editorial platform.
• Branded Content Production Services Custom branded editorial content production combining corporate brand messaging with women's empowerment storytelling, offered to corporate sponsors and brand partners seeking association with gender-equality narratives in the Georgian market.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple branded editorial projects co-produced with major international brands including Audi (FutureIsAnAttitude), Visa (She's Next), PepsiCo, McDonald's Georgia, and TBC

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Impact Hub TbilisicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Impact Hub Tbilisi is a co-founder of the ZEG Tbilisi Storytelling Festival alongside Coda Story, with Forbes Woman Georgia providing editorial media coverage. Impact Hub also co-organizes the Social Impact Award program with EFES Georgia, which Forbes Woman Georgia covers editorially. The festival and award programs are flagship initiatives in Georgia's entrepreneurship and storytelling ecosystem.
• Coda StorycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Coda Story co-founded the ZEG Tbilisi Storytelling Festival with Impact Hub Tbilisi in 2019. Forbes Woman Georgia provides editorial coverage of the festival, which brings together over 100 international and local speakers across media, film, literature, and technology.
• VisaflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerVisa is a flagship sponsor and partner across multiple Forbes Woman Georgia branded projects including She's Next (women's entrepreneurship pitch program), ZEG Tbilisi Storytelling Festival sponsorship, and general women's economic empowerment editorial coverage. The partnership combines financial sponsorship with editorial storytelling coverage across the platform.
• TBC ConceptflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerTBC Concept is the traditional sponsor of the Tbilisi Jazz Festival (26th edition) and a supporter of ZEG Tbilisi Storytelling Festival and other cultural initiatives covered by Forbes Woman Georgia. The partnership involves event sponsorship with editorial coverage.
• Eastern Promotion (ისთერნ პრომოუშენსი)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerEastern Promotion co-presented the 26th Tbilisi Jazz Festival alongside TBC Concept, with Forbes Woman Georgia providing editorial coverage of the festival featuring internationally recognized jazz artists.
• EFES Georgia (ეფეს საქართველოს)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerEFES Georgia is a co-supporting partner of the Social Impact Award 2024 program alongside Anadolu EFES, implemented by Impact Hub Tbilisi. Forbes Woman Georgia covers the program which supports youth social entrepreneurship across Georgia and Turkey, having engaged over 1,700 students and 170 young entrepreneurs.
• Audi GeorgiaflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerAudi Georgia is the exclusive automotive partner of the #FutureIsAnAttitude branded editorial project co-produced by Forbes Woman Georgia, combining luxury brand positioning with stories of ambitious Georgian women professionals and leaders.
• PepsiCo GeorgiaflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerPepsiCo Georgia partnered with Forbes Woman Georgia on the She Is PepsiCo branded editorial series profiling women employees and leaders within the company's Georgian operations, combining employer branding with women's empowerment storytelling.
• McDonald's GeorgiaflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMcDonald's Georgia partnered on editorial coverage of employee recognition stories, including the Ray Kroc International Award received by the Zugdidi restaurant director Nana Kvitsiani and Shining Light Award for HR Department Director Mariam Lazarashvili.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerGIZ implemented the #ProudHer communication campaign to empower Georgian women entrepreneurs, with Forbes Woman Georgia providing editorial coverage and media visibility for the initiative.
• USAIDflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerUSAID, through its Economic Security Program, partnered with Visa on the Grace Hopper Award program recognizing women in ICT in Georgia, with Forbes Woman Georgia providing editorial coverage of award winners including Nana Dikhaminjia.
• US Embassy in GeorgiaflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerThe US Embassy in Georgia is a supporter of the ZEG Tbilisi Storytelling Festival and has partnered on women's empowerment and democracy programs covered by Forbes Woman Georgia.
• British Embassy in GeorgiaflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerThe British Embassy in Georgia is a supporter of the ZEG Tbilisi Storytelling Festival and related democracy and civil society programs covered by Forbes Woman Georgia.
• Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Radio Tavisuphobila) is a supporter of the ZEG Tbilisi Storytelling Festival, combining media and journalism storytelling content with festival programming.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Forbes Ukraine: Another licensed Forbes regional edition operating in a post-Soviet/Caucasus-adjacent market. Most directly comparable peer in terms of brand licensing model, editorial positioning, and corporate sponsorship dynamics.
• Tabula: Georgian digital news and analysis outlet covering business, politics, and social issues. Competes for both Georgian-language readership and premium corporate advertising budgets in the same market.
• Forbes Kazakhstan: A licensed Forbes regional edition in another post-Soviet market. Comparable in business model (brand licensing, bilingual content, corporate sponsorships) and audience (business-oriented women and professionals in an emerging market).
• Coda Story: A non-profit journalism platform co-founding partner of the ZEG Tbilisi Storytelling Festival covered by Forbes Woman Georgia. Operates a similar digital-first, English-language editorial model with strong Caucasus coverage and donor funding.
• Netgazeti: A leading independent Georgian digital news publication covering politics, business, and society. Operates in the same Georgian-language digital news market with a similar mix of editorial content and sponsored/branded projects.
• Entrepreneur Georgia: A Georgian business and entrepreneurship publication targeting a similar professional female readership. Directly competes for branded content dollars within Georgia's niche business-media category.

Regional players

• OC Media: A regional English-language news outlet covering the South Caucasus. Comparable in its bilingual regional coverage model and donor-supported editorial positioning; competes for the same international and Caucasus-savvy audience.
• Civil Georgia: A long-standing English-language Georgian news outlet covering politics, society, and economy. Comparable in its bilingual reach and reliance on donor/international funding, with overlapping female-professional readership.

Broad incumbents

• Forbes: The global Forbes brand whose media license underpins Forbes Woman Georgia. While not a direct competitor in Georgia, it is the parent brand and defines the editorial standards, audience expectations, and pricing benchmarks for the regional edition.
• Forbes Woman (Global): The global Forbes Woman vertical providing the editorial framework and brand positioning for the Georgian edition. Comparable target audience (female professionals and leaders) and content mix (business, leadership, lifestyle).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCQokMZlnsPzT0Ee4f_0_N_g
• Facebookfacebook.com/tbilisistorytelling
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forbeswoman
• Instagraminstagram.com/zegfest
• Xx.com/TbilisiZeg

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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