Success! Real Moms Who've Gotten Funded

Earlier, we talked about getting funded.But there's nothing like a great success story to get you motivated. Here are three of 'em from real-life moms who've secured millions of dollars of funding for their companies.Amanda Steinberg | DailyWorth.comWhen Amanda Steinberg launched Daily Worth in 2009, she had a clear goal of educating and empowering women about money.Daily Worth sends out a daily email power-packed with useful financial information for women, information that quickly grew a 250,000 subscriber reader base. Steinberg knew she was onto something and so did investors. She grabbed $850,000 in seed money in 2011 with venture capitalists and another $2 million in January 2012.What started as a singular idea to empower the wealth of women is now a booming business with funding over $3 million! Go, Amanda! Joanne Lang | AboutOneJoanne Lang was a busy traveling mama of four young boys, who was finding it frustratingly difficult to organize and access necessary home and personal information while away.Enter AboutOne.com, an online filing cabinet that organizes and stores personal records, information, medical histories, household information and everything else you need to stay organized.In December 2011, AboutOne secured $1.6 million in investor funding from GoldenSeeds.com, which will be used to fuel marketing efforts and reach more women who need help organizing their busy lives.For more funding options, check out Kabbage. They make it easy and painless to get business funding.

Inspired yet? Three mom entrepreneurs who got millions in funding. Don’t ever say you can’t - because these moms say you can!

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