Women Startup Challenge: Tech Startup Grant
Awarded $20,000 in equity-free grants to women-led tech startups after a live investor pitch.
The program runs as a single open call: applicants submit an online grant application, and an investor jury narrows the field to five finalists. Those finalists spend six weeks in a virtual program built around one-on-one pitch coaching and introductions to investors, and their startups are shared with venture firms including HearstLab, W Fund, RareBreed VC, Portfolia and Goodyear Ventures. At the…
Open to overlooked, women-led tech startups worldwide, regardless of sector. The program looks for founders ready to sharpen their fundraising pitch and connect with investors, not just take a cash prize.
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