Of the 134 U.S. venture capital-backed "unicorn" companies as of May 2018, there were just 14 with a female founder, according to Pitchbook. Weiss, Hyman and Fleiss join founders like 23andMe’s ...

In May 2022, she launched in Walmart, making her the first female black-owned business to own a licensed character brand in major retail. “It was a surreal experience,” she said about her ...