From Academia to Tech Leadership: Empowering Women and Revolutionizing Open Source – Tech.Strong.Women. EP 36

In this episode of Tech.Strong.Women., Jodi Ashley and Tracy Ragan are joined by Garima Kapoor, a remarkable founder with a PhD in finance and economics who transitioned from academia to entrepreneurship. She co-founded MinIO, an open source object storage company, alongside her engineer husband. Garima highlighted the challenges she faced as a woman founder, including gender discrimination in fundraising and business meetings. She underscored the need for greater female representation in leadership and the support of women-led companies. MinIO’s success is attributed to its open source model and robust community engagement, with Garima emphasizing the importance of strong licenses and ecosystem contributions. She also discussed building an inclusive company culture at MinIO, prioritizing work-life balance, and making meaningful investments for long-term growth.