15 successful startup founders who can include the title of 'Mom' on their resumes

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Beatriz Acevedo USE

Beatriz Acevedo

Beatriz Acevedo, founder and president of Mitú, with her daughter

If you think every startup founder has to be a college dropout like Mark Zuckerberg, you'd be wrong.

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A new generation of startup entrepreneurs are working hard to solve problems - while working just as hard at being a parent.

Business Insider talked to venture capitalists and startup CEOs to find the moms who have risked it all to build a business.

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Many are solving the pain points in their own lives, like the craziness of carpool schedules. Others are tackling subjects like genomics or cloud infrastructure.

If anything is clear, being a mom doesn't mean you can't build a startup. Rather, these startup founders are an inspiration to future generations of women who can really have it all.

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