Kathryn Minshew, Alex Cavoulacos, Melissa McCreery made our list.
They make up less than 10% of venture capitalists, and they leave the industry at twice the rate of men, according to a recent study by the Kauffman Foundation.
There's also a shortage of women pursuing engineering, particularly software engineering.
But the women who do choose to enter the tech industry in one way or another are doing incredibly important work.
Over the last couple of weeks, Business Insider accepted nominations for the most important women 30 years old or under in tech. We combined those nominations with our own research to give our readers a definitive list.
Co-founder, Peek
Age: 29
About: Ruzwana Bashir is a rising star in the startup industry. Her startup Peek attracted investments from two top-notch tech execs: Jack Dorsey of Twitter and Square, and Google chairman Eric Schmidt.
Bashir started her career at Goldman Sachs, and then went over to Blackstone. She got her first taste of the startup world when she joined Gilt Groupe, working under Kevin Ryan. She later went to Artsy where she was a member of the founding team.
Product Manager, Percolate
Age: 28
About: Stacy-Marie Ishmael is the former founder and editor at market news service FT Tilt. Since the FT shut down FT Tilt in 2011, Ishamel has gone on to work as a product manager at Percolate where she helps brands create, promote, and manage social media content. Ishamel is also an active blogger over on her site Galavant Media, and works as a part-time visiting lecturer at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism.
CMO and CEO, Blerdology
Ages: 26 and 29
About Spann: Amanda Spann has played an instrumental role in the formation of Blerdology, a social enterprise dedicated to increasing the number of African-Americans in tech. Blerdology, formerly known as Black Girls Hack, is the company behind the signature hackathon series #BlackHack.
In addition to her media and marketing work at Blerdology, Spann is also the founder at Brandspan Consulting, and interactive PR and branding firm. The entrepreneur and media strategist has worked for and with big-name companies including Atlantic Records, Sean John, and Ciroc, and startups including Mobli and Hinge.
About Calvin: Kat Calvin is a serial entrepreneur with a background in law. Her company, Blerdology produced the country's first all black female hackathon last year, and continues to host events throughout the country to help African-Americans become fluent in computer programming.
Calvin's other startup, Character's Closet, helps fans find and purchase outfits they see on TV and in movies.
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