Built by Girls (previously known as Cambio), is a New York-based organization that helps girls ages 15–22 get involved in technology by offering mentorship, and guidance. The company is owned and operated by
Yahoo! Inc.
In 2016, BUILTBYGIRLS launched a campaign that encouraged girls to submit their ideas and solutions to solve some of the problems facing the 62 million girls in the world without access to traditional education. The campaign garnered recognition from First Lady
Michelle Obama, who joined forces with the organization to encourage the "Let Girls Build Challenge" project.
In May 2021, it was announced that Verizon had sold Verizon Media to
Apollo Global Management for $5 billion. The transaction was closed in September 2021.
About
Cambio launched in 2010 as a partnership between
AOL, the Jonas Group, and MGX lab as a next-generation MTV-like video network.
In 2012,
AOL acquired Cambio, and in 2014 relaunched it in tandem with a partnership with
Girls Who Code
Girls Who Code (also known as GWC) is an international nonprofit organization that aims to support and increase the number of women in computer science. The organization works toward closing the gender employment difference in computing. They h ...
when five teenage graduates of the program joined the site as paid interns and helped shape Cambio's editorial mission and site design.
During the six-week assignment, the girls focused on two projects: developing a "Celebspiration" meme generator and creating a platform called "Col
ab that encourages young women to write articles on any topic for the site.
At its peak, Cambio saw approximately 7.5 million views a month from a predominantly 13 to 34-year-old audience.
Around 61% of girls grew more confident in speaking with professionals.
Over 70% of girls say that they know how to grow their network of professionals
86% of girls know more about different careers on technology
BBG Ventures
BBG Ventures is an early-stage fund which grew out of the #BUILTBYGIRLS initiative.
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