Girls in Tech Startup Challenge 2022 for Female Founders

Girls in Tech Startup Challenge 2022. A Focus on Helping Bring Brilliant Ideas to the Tech Market. Apply below.

When is Application Deadline?

25th November  2022, 23:59:59 PST

What is the Award?

The Girls in Tech Startup Challenge has helped many female founders access funding, mentorship, and media exposure over the last 8 years. And perhaps more importantly – it’s given them the nudge they needed to properly ideate, map out, and prepare their product for launch to market!

If you’re sitting on a brilliant idea, then the Girls in Tech Startup Challenge is your chance to give it legs. Finalists get cash prizes to help them grow and launch the business, while all submissions benefit from exposure to the VC community and mentoring.

A Startup Challenge for Female Entrepreneurs

During this exciting virtual startup competition, female founders will submit a video pitch for their early-stage startup and fill out a short application form. Pitches will be judged based on the innovativeness, framework, and market viability of the product.

Now’s the time to get your idea in front of an esteemed panel made up of seasoned investors, professionals, and executives.

Which Countries are Eligible?

Any

What Type of Award is This?

Entrepreneurship

Who is Eligible?

• Individual participants must be at least 18 years old.
• All teams must have at least one female founder.
• All startups must be younger than 24 months.
• The startup must have a software or hardware product.
• The startup cannot have received more than 2M in funding.

How are Applicants Selected?

1. Business Description
2. Market Analysis:
3. Product Analysis:
4. Competition:
5. Marketing Strategy:
6. Presentation:

What is the Benefit of Award?

• 1st Place:   $20,000
• 2nd Place:   $10,000
• 3rd Place:   $5,000

How to Apply:

1. . Submission form
   • Submit your project to the Girls in Tech YouNoodle before the deadline and complete the submission form questionnaire. Submission (including both a video pitch and pitch deck) can be edited until the deadline.
2. 2. Pitch Deck Video Presentation
   • a) ProblemExplain the problem that you are solving and how consumers will benefit from your solution. Use a story to paint the picture so investors can understand your business.
   • b) VisionExplain your vision and the mission of your company. Keep it short and straight to the point.
   • c) Unique Value PropositionWhat makes your solution different from other companies who are addressing the same customer problem?
   • d) About the TeamHighlight key team member expertise and how these will contribute to the startup.
   • e) MilestonesTell us about any growth or milestones you have achieved so far and how a new funding round might expedite that growth.
   • f) Business ModelTell us how the business works or will work? How does the business make or will make money? Do you have a marketing strategy?
   • e) CompetitionWho are your competitors and what makes you better than them?

Goodluck!

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