The Levo League

Revolutionary virtual corner office enabling Gen Y to find jobs, connect with one another, and experience crowd-sourced content mentorship.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Internet / Web Services
  • Location New York City, NY, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Employees 5
  • Website community.levoleague.com

Company Summary

The Levo League is the first content, career, and community platform of its kind, created by and customized for professional women ages 18-30. Levo, a Latin word, means “to smooth, polish, or otherwise improve” and is the root of the word "elevate," which captures the company’s mission for the young professional through innovative technology and e-relationships.

Team

  • Amanda Elizabeth Pouchot
    Co-Founder, Chief Innovation Officer

    Oversees product development and editorial strategy at the Levo League. 2008 grad of UC Berkeley. Post graduation worked in the Organization Practice at McKinsey & Company, specific involvement in the McKinsey Women Initiative and Centered Leadership research (with Director Joanna Barsh).

  • Caroline Ghosn
    Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer

    Oversees strategy, branding and investment at the Levo League. Graduated with Honors in 2008 from Stanford University, and led Students in Social Enterprise seminars and D.School brainstorms. At McKinsey & Company, worked in the Sustainability and Resource Productivity Practice (formerly the Climate Change Special Initiative) in both strategy and field operations, from Kinshasa (D.R. of Congo) to San Francisco.

  • Pavel Rybczynski
    Development Lead

    Rich Media/Web Developer specializing in interactive, client-side, and server-side applications. Experience includes being a Lead Design Technologist at Rare Medium Inc. for over 6 years, a Web Developer for Virgin Mobile USA and Boost Mobile for 3 years, as well as numerous freelance work for agencies such as Razorfish, Broadstreet, and Todd Street Productions. Main skills include Flash (AS3) development, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, and PHP.

  • Elizabeth Burke
    Managing Editor

    Elizabeth graduated from Columbia University in 2008. She spent two years as a
    technology, media & telecommunications analyst at McKinsey & Co. and a stint as a manager in the research department of New York Magazine. In these roles, she has spent significant time analyzing and working with dynamic print and online media markets.

Advisors

  • John Chory and Susan Mazur, Latham & Watkins
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed
    Steve Cooperberg, Todres
    Accountant
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Sheryl Sandberg, Gina Bianchini, Carlos Ghosn, Lubna Olayan
    Unconfirmed

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