Jonah Engler talks about women who have done well in the mobile entrepreneurship industry.

1. Female Entrepreneurs Who Are Advancing
Mobile Technology
Many women have made their mark as entrepreneurs in the mobile industry across developing
and emerging markets. They have been at the forefront of advancing mobile technology and are
having no problem holding their own against their more celebrated male counterparts. These are
women who can manage huge product launches, who know the ins and outs of mobile app
development and mobile advertising, and who can speak on any number of industry topics.

2. Below is a list of 6 mobile companies that have been founded by ambitious female
entrepreneurs:
1. Obopay
Founded By: Carol Realini
Founded in 2005, Obopay is one of the first companies to offer money service technology
products. Obopay offers mobile payment solutions, business solutions, and agent solutions with
a reliable backend, secured open API’s, and multiple financial instruments while providing
seamless transactions.

3. 2. HTC
Founded By: Cher Wang
Regarded as the most powerful woman in technology, Cher Wang, founded the smartphone and
tablet manufacturer in 1997. She has since turned HTC into one of the most respected and
popular brands in the industry.
3. Mobsmith
Founded By: Ingrid Lestiyo

4. Mobsmith is an ad platform that allows users to change their content for personalized ads and
integrate with other ad networks.
4. Khush
Founded By: Prerna Gupta
With now over 50 million users worldwide, Khush develops intelligent mobile music
applications such as LaDiDa, which composes music to match a user’s voice. In 2011, Prerna
was named one of the most influential women in tech.

5. 5. A La Mobile
Founded By: Pauline Alker
A La Mobile is an open linux and open source technology provider for mobile devices. A La
Mobile openly criticizes the mainstream operating systems for handicapping development and
customization by micro-controlling their source code. A La Mobile believes their open approach
is where the mobile industry needs to be.

6. 6. Blazing Cloud
Founded By: Sarah Allen
Blazing Cloud prides itself on innovating mobile products. They have clients ranging from
startups to large corporations, most recently, Indiegogo.
These are just a few of the woman who are taking the mobile technology industry by storm.
Their success has inspired other women to enter this male dominated field at all levels. They are
not only making groundbreaking contributions to technology, but they are also making a huge
contribution to society at-large.
Jonah Engler is a financial expert from New York City.