Girls in Tech Startup Challenge 2022 now open for female entrepreneurs

Girls in Tech Startup Challenge 2022 now open for female entrepreneurs

Published: 03-11-2022 09:15:02 | By: Pie Kamau | hits: 3083 | Tags:

Girls in Tech, a global nonprofit working to erase the gender gap in tech, has launched the Girls in Tech Startup Challenge 2022, the organization's signature entrepreneurship pitch competition. Applications are currently being accepted through November 25th.

Since the Girls in Tech Startup Challenge series launched in 2014, more than 15,000 entrepreneurs have been funded, mentored and supported. Sponsored by McKinsey & Company, TIAA, and Nike, the competition invites young women to provide a pitch video – five minutes in length maximum – detailing the problem they aim to solve, their vision, the unique value proposition, a business model and other details on their proposed web app, mobile app or physical product.

Pitches will be judged based on the innovation, framework, and market viability of the product. Finalists get cash prizes to help them grow and launch the business, while all submissions benefit from exposure to the VC community and mentoring.

Adriana Gascoigne, Founder and CEO, Girls in Tech: "The state of the economy and interest rates means money has dried up for all but the most well-connected entrepreneurs, which is why it's so essential right now to create opportunities for innovators who are often overlooked. If you're sitting on a brilliant idea, then the Girls in Tech Startup Challenge is your chance to win funding, gain exposure and receive mentorship from experts in the tech and VC world."

Founded in 2007, Girls in Tech has grown into a global leader in the gender equality movement with a membership of 130,000+ women and allies in 50 cities in 42 countries on 6 continents. Along the way, it has become one of the most prominent voices in promoting diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) in tech and the business world as more than just something to do because it's right, but because it also drives innovation and enhances a company's bottom-line.

The application, requirements, terms and conditions are available here.

www.girlsintech.org