iFeminist

What iFeminist does

iFeminist is a student-led nonprofit organization that curates and publishes free educational content about underrepresented women in history. Founded by Saba Mehrzad, a senior at Harvard College, the organization operates through three primary offerings: a research database of 200+ articles categorized across STEM, Humanities, Sports, Arts, Politics, and Business; the "She Speaks Herstory" podcast distributed via Spotify; and a volunteer student research program with rolling applications. The platform serves students and educators globally, with content published in English, Spanish, and German. The underlying technology is a web-based content platform (ifeminist.org) supplemented by a Spotify-distributed audio feed; no proprietary technology stack, API, app, or AI/ML capability is disclosed. Content is produced manually by 125+ student volunteers organized into editorial, research, web development, and social media functions.

The organization is led by Founder/Advisor Saba Mehrzad alongside an executive team that includes Executive Director and Director of Research Chloe Lee (incoming Barnard/Columbia freshman), Director of Web Development and Senior Editor Emma Lopez (incoming Stanford freshman), Director of Social Media Roopeksha Agrawal, and Co-Director of Partnerships Yasmine Bader (Northeastern sophomore). Growth is driven through a community-led go-to-motion: word-of-mouth in school networks, rolling contributor applications, and cross-promotion through partner youth organizations including Dear Asian Youth, Girls Who Code, Kode With Klossy, GirlCon, and various MUN/debate communities. The team is distributed across 10+ countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Indonesia, South Africa, Nigeria, Jamaica, Dubai, and Malaysia.

iFeminist operates as a volunteer-run nonprofit with no commercial revenue model, no pricing structure, no disclosed funding rounds, and no paying customers. All content is freely accessible without registration, and there is no evidence of sponsorships, grants, donations, or institutional investment in the source material. The organization is founder-led and privately held, with no parent company, subsidiaries, or M&A activity disclosed. Legal domicile is not formally stated, though operations are anchored in the United States via the Harvard College founder base.

Name

iFeminist

Legal name

iFeminist

Website

https://ifeminist.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

iFeminist is a student-led nonprofit that publishes a free multilingual database of 200+ articles about underrepresented women in history, a Spotify podcast, and a volunteer research program serving students and educators globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. No Revenue Model: iFeminist is a volunteer student-run organization focused on educational research and advocacy. The platform provides free content to students and educators. No commercial revenue generation was identified.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

iFeminist is a student-led nonprofit organization that publishes a free, searchable database of 200+ articles about underrepresented women in history, organized across categories such as STEM, Humanities, Sports, Arts, Politics, and Business. It complements its written content with the "She Speaks Herstory" podcast on Spotify and recruits volunteer student researchers through rolling applications to grow and maintain its editorial pipeline.

Product overview

iFeminist is a student-led organization that empowers students by exposing them to unknown and underrepresented women in history. The organization operates through three main offerings: a research database of 200+ articles (Our Discoveries), the She Speaks Herstory podcast distributed via Spotify, and a student research team program. The platform functions as a content publishing and educational resource focused on women's history research across STEM, Humanities, Sports, Arts, Politics, and Business categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• She Speaks Herstory: The iFeminist podcast featuring interviews with leaders, historians, and changemakers discussing current events, leadership, mental health, advocacy, feminism, and representation.

Products and services

• iFeminist Articles Database (Our Discoveries)

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ articles published about underrepresented women in history
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UN Women: The United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. Comparable in advocacy mission and educational resource provision, though operating at vastly larger institutional scale and with global policy reach.

Direct peers

• Girl Rising: A nonprofit using storytelling and media to advocate for girls' education and gender equity worldwide. Comparable in combining educational content, multimedia distribution, and gender-equity advocacy aimed at students and educators.
• She's the First: A nonprofit that supports girls' education and empowerment globally through community-led programs. Comparable as a youth-empowerment nonprofit with student-driven content and an international volunteer base.
• Malala Fund: A nonprofit advocating for girls' education and empowerment globally. Comparable as a youth-and-gender-focused advocacy organization targeting students and educators, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• National Women's History Museum: A nonprofit museum and educational platform preserving and promoting the history of American women. Comparable in mission (women's history education), audience (students/educators), and content format (online articles and exhibits).
• Girls Who Code: A nonprofit working to close the gender gap in technology through education programs. Comparable as a youth-led, gender-equity education nonprofit with international student volunteer engagement — explicitly cited as a partner organization by iFeminist team members.
• The New Historia: An organization dedicated to researching and sharing stories of underrepresented women in history. Directly comparable as the inspiration for iFeminist's founder Saba Mehrzad, who interned there under Professor Dr. Walker before launching iFeminist.
• Feminist Majority Foundation: A nonprofit advancing women's equality, non-violence, and reproductive rights through advocacy, education, and research. Comparable in feminist advocacy mission and educational content distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ifeministofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ifeminist

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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