She Loves Tech - Startup Competition

The Award

Startups have the opportunity to win up to US$50,000

The Offer

Local Rounds

Local pitch rounds will be hosted in different countries and regions with the winner of each round moving into the next phase of the Competition.

Bootcamp

A week-long boot camp especially curated for the winners of each local round will take place at the end of October. The boot camp is based on experiential learning, mentorship and peer coaching. It covers market, innovation and fundraising topics.

Global Finals

The culminating final round of the competition will be held during the She Loves Tech Global Conference, and will also serve as an investor demo day, allowing startups to pitch to investors directly for funding. Startups have the opportunity to win up to US$50,000 investment and cash prizes.

The Ask

See above

Sector

Sectors covered include:

• Fintech
• Enterprise Solutions
• Health & Well-Being
• Education
• CleanTech & Sustainability
• Consumer & Retail
• Food & AgriTech
• Women’s Issues
• Smart Cities

Funding Stage

We are looking for early stage startups who are seeking seed, angel or A round funding (under US$5M) with at least a minimum viable product or working prototype (past ideation stage).

Requirements

You also must have a technology startup fulfilling ONE of the following gender lens:

(a)  Female founder

(b)  Majority female users

(c)  Majority female consumers

(d) Technology impacting women positively

Countries

Australia - Bangladesh - Cambodia - Chile - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greater China - Iceland - India - Indonesia - Israel - Italy - Japan - Kenya - Latvia - Lithuania - Malaysia - Mongolia - Nepal - Nigeria - Norway - Pakistan - Poland - Portugal - Philippines - Russia - Singapore - South Africa - South Korea - Spain - Sri Lanka - Sweden - Thailand - USA - UAE - UK - Vietnam - Zimbabwe and more