Blackbird Ventures-backed start-up Kiki has apologised for its “incredibly offensive” handling of its plans for a New York “girls’ club”, clarifying the shift aims to prop up lagging demand for its subletting marketplace.
Kiki, which raised $7 million at a $42 million valuation last year, announced in January that the company’s first female employee in America, Caitlin Emiko, had “enlightened” the team about women feeling isolated in New York.
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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
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