Blackbird Ventures-backed start-up Kiki has pivoted away from the subletting business the fund once valued at $42 million, and will develop a New York “girl’s only club” to help Manhattan women “thrive” and “not just live”.
The five men who run Kiki welcomed their first female employee, 25-year-old Caitlin Emiko, who appears to have spearheaded the change, to their New York team late last year.
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This article previously referred to Blackbird’s Samantha Wong as a principal at the fund. She is a partner.
Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jessica.sier@afr.com
Nick Bonyhady is a technology writer for the Australian Financial Review, based in Sydney. He is a former technology editor, industrial relations and politics reporter at the Sydney Morning Herald and Age. Connect with Nick on Twitter. Email Nick at nick.bonyhady@afr.com
