The 25 coolest women in Silicon Valley

The tech industry has a reputation for being male-dominated, but women are carving out a growing and increasingly important presence. Our recently released edition of the Silicon Valley 100, our annual list of the people who matter most and define what it means to be in Silicon Valley, is still largely male, but it also features 25 women who have changed the game in the past year.

From household names like Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer to new faces like the founders of Project Include, a nonprofit aimed at diversifying tech companies, these women are taking charge and proving Silicon Valley isn't just a boy's club.

Read on to learn about 25 of the coolest women in Silicon Valley right now.

Additional reporting by Kaitlyn Yarborough, Tanza Loudenback, and Alexa Pipia.

Edited by Alex Morrell and Matt Rosoff.