7th Women Startup Competition Other New Countries

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Our Goals: Grab attention, grow woman participation, meet entrepreneurs and investors

WHO WE ARE

Women Startup Competition is an annual startup competition in Europe. It was founded in order to give opportunities for female entrepreneurs and their team members to meet investors, receive support and advice to reach their business goals. The competition aims to increase the currently very low ratio of women in business.

Women Startup Competition was born in 2012 in Budapest, Hungary. Since then, the movement has constantly been blooming and growing, attracting creative female entrepreneurs, who we accelerate to speed up on the superhighway of business. The community and the network keep rising from the beginning, and we constantly expand geographically. WSC is present in 12 European countries, offering training series and competitions as well.

The Women Startup Competition aims to grow the presence of women in business. To do this, we provide training and opportunities for more-and-more gender diverse startups to realize their dreams and encourage them to do what they love to do.

Our series of competitions increase the number of innovative enterprises where the majority of the founders are women. We want to improve the knowledge of female entrepreneurs, encourage and help them, and would also like to connect them with leading corporate innovation centres, venture capitalists, angel investors and other possible traction generation partners.

WHY APPLY

To get attention, grow women participation in business, and create gender balance.

Increase your chances! All the local semifinal events winners go straight to the Final Demo Day.

Ask questions! All other attendees go through the same as you. You can benefit from each others' questions and answers.

Learn to please your audience! Get the ultimate hints and improve your presentation and pitching skills.

WHO CAN APPLY

Startups that have at least 50% women in the entrepreneurial team or a female CEO or female founder.

THE PROCESS

1. Online application

2. Online selection of valid ideas to the semifinals

3. Intensive online mini-bootcamp ( speed rapid mentoring = 10round with 2min pitches + 15 min Q&A + 3 min change to next mentor)

4. Pitching on the local semifinals (Semifinal winners will be the final shortlist)

5. Finals selection

6. Pitching on WSC Demo Day - winner election

7. Long term, guided follow up, focusing on traction generation and international expansion

Find all the local events here: https://www.womenstartupcompetition.com/#10

FAQ:https://www.womenstartupcompetition.com/#16

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The Schedule of the Demo Day in CET | 2021.12.09:

• 18:00 Demo Day Welcome & Greetings
• 18:20 Keynote speech by the organizers of the WSC
• 18:25 Keynote speeches by Sponsors (15’)
• 18:40 2 min pitches + 4 min Q&A / startup
• 20:05 Jury evaluation session
• 20:20 Winner announcement & Closing speech

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Shortlisted startups:

Congratulations to the shortlisted teams! For those, who did not make it to the shortlist now, do not be upset. Keep up the good work, ask for feedback from the mentors and improve your startup page. We invite you to apply to other upcoming competitions!