Women Founders in Tech Pitch Competition

The BIPOC and Rural Tech Founders event series (Nov. 2022- Nov. 2024) aims to help foster more access into the innovation sector by accelerating startup companies by diverse founders to advance problem-solving, social impact, create jobs and fuel the economy.  Our sixth event in the series will be Women Founders in Tech, scheduled for April 30^th, 2024 in celebration of International Women’s day and is dedicated to spotlighting and empowering women talent in the innovation sector. This showcase aims to celebrate Women innovators in tech, provide support for Women innovators, and shed light and learn more about the barriers that Women innovators face.

The deadline to apply is April 20th, 2024 at 11:59 pm. Apply below!

Here is a Reference Document (PDF) with application details, including eligibility, the application process and a heads-up on the application questions. Only applications submitted using the application form below will be considered.

Application Form

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Phone Number

How do you identify

City or Town

Province

Are you a University of Calgary (UCalgary) student or alumni?

If “Yes” to above, in what year did you graduate?

What faculty did you graduate from or are currently enrolled in?

Company Name

Is your company registered in Alberta?

Is your company a tech business or a general small/medium business (SMB)?

Do you confirm that your company is Women-led either as Founders, CEO’s or in the C-Suite?

From which country did you migrate and when?

Do you have a team with at least one dedicated founder?

Provide a description of your business (2-4 sentences)

What sector or industry does your business operate in? (i.e. Tech, Construction, Food, Healthcare, etc.)

Company website URL or link to product demo

Years in operation

What is your business model or how do you make money?

Who is your target customer?

Is your business fostering social impact? If yes, what is it and how do you measure social impact?

How much revenue is your company generating (i.e 2022, 2023)?

Have you received any non-dilutive funding to date?

If “Yes”, please list amount:

Why is your team uniquely suited to build this company?

How does your solution work?

What is your company’s biggest challenge right now?

Upload your logo (this will be used if you are a finalist and/or if we spotlight your business)

Please upload a high quality headshot (this will be used if you are a finalist and/or if we spotlight your business)

Please upload your company’s pitch deck.

Please add a link of your 3 min pitch. We recommend that you upload the video to YouTube as an unlisted video and provide the link below. (This will be used to provide you with pitch support if you are chosen to be a finalist.)

If selected as a finalist, do you agree to be present at the pitch event competition on April 30th at the Social Innovation Hub?

Would you like to attend our investors zone before the event on April 30th from 4-5pm at the Social Innovation Hub?