Trend 7: Successful IPOs by several women-led Internet companies

Successful initial public offerings of high-profile women-led technology and Internet companies such as Vitria, eBay, Exodus Communications, Digital Island, and Pilot Network Services are making it easier for women entrepreneurs to raise money. In 1999, more women took their companies public than ever before. As more women-led companies experience successful IPOs, their founders are helping other women break into the boys' network that links venture firms with the companies they build. As a result, VCs and angels are more inclined to fund other promising women entrepreneurs.

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