​Applications accepted through June 1

$55k

Self-select your category based on the definitions below. Unsure? Contact us.

FAST PITCH FINALISTS RECEIVE

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

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• Founder/Co-Founder/CEO must be a woman or business must be majority-owned by a woman

• Must participate in the annual Fast Pitch Event on October 25*

• Must have raised no more than $750K in outside funding, including personal cash funds**

• Business must be based in the United States

• Pre-revenue plans are welcome (need to show customer interest, such as customer sign-ups, surveys, LOI’s, etc.)

• We cannot accept applications from Life Sciences, nonprofit, or cannabis/CBD companies

*Exact format will be determined by health and safety standards. Travel expenses are the responsibility of the applicant.
**Research grants or other non-recourse, non-dilutive grants, and PPP loans do not count towards the $750K maximum.

If you meet the above criteria, we invite you to apply for our competition.

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We recommend that you download our Fast Pitch Guidelines, which includes important tips for the online application process, all questions that appear on each track's application form, and important dates.

Each year Women Founders Network creates a unique opportunity for Female Founders. What makes our pitch competition different than other fast pitch competitions is the valuable mentoring, coaching and in-kind sponsorships that we offer as part of the program.

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This individualized attention allows the top women entrepreneurs to become pitch-ready in a way that sharpens their plans to scale their companies and makes their business more appealing to Angel and VC investors.

In addition, there is cash investment potential from investors that attend the Fast Pitch event and an ongoing support network of successful businesswomen committed to building the female entrepreneur ecosystem.