Overview

One of the youngest innovators on our list of the top female entrepreneurs to watch right now is Kathleen Yu. Yu first had the idea to create her own technology business when she was only 23 years old. She decided to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to support a more efficient talent recruitment strategy, helping companies to find the skilled individuals that they needed.

The Rumarocket talent management platform is now incredibly successful, and Yu is still acting as the company's CEO. Kathleen's business is currently worth around $8 million, and it supports clients all across the globe.

https://www.rumarocket.com/

Biography

Kathleen Yu is the Founder and CEO at Rumarocket. After winning in Shanghai, Kathleen will come to Geneva to present her startup, Rumarocket. Kathleen is an Ashoka U Student Changemaker, Global Start-up Youth and Start-up Generations Fellow.

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Education

She is a Data Science Specialist and got her degree in Communications Research from University of the Philippines Diliman.

Tech History

Kathleen has over 9 years of entrepreneurship experience, starting her first business at age 13.

At Rumarocket, she handles business development and algorithm research. She even presented the Algorithm at Brown University as a college student, and was invited to MIT.

Sources

https://www.crunchbase.com/person/kathleen-yu

https://em360tech.com/business_agility/tech-news/top-ten/top-10-female-entrepreneurs