How the Founders of FIGS, Bumble and Poshmark are Building the Billion-Dollar Path Forward for Women

A lucrative merger. A landmark acquisition deal. A high-profile company’s initial public offering. Such capital-markets speak might conjure up images of a cluster of mostly male executives on the balcony of the New York Stock Exchange, overlooking the trading floor—also a sea of men in suits. But when Figs went public on the NYSE in 2021, the scene was less about suits, more about scrubs. Heather Hasson and Trina Spear launched the California-based direct-to-consumer (DTC) medical-apparel company in 2013 to build the “Nike or Under Armour for healthcare workers,” as Spear puts it. At first, investors dismissed them. The idea… Read Full Article