Apply Now: Women Founders Network Fast Pitch Competition 2025!
WOMEN FOUNDERS NETWORK 13th ANNUAL FAST PITCH COMPETITION
Applications for the 2025 competition will be accepted 4/1 - 5/31
Each year Women Founders Network creates a unique opportunity for Female Founders. What makes their pitch competition different than other fast pitch competitions is the valuable mentoring, coaching and in-kind sponsorships that they offer as part of the program.
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.
There are two tracks in this competition:
Tech/Tech-enabled
B2B or B2C company that relies on significant development of technology to deliver the product or service.
1st place winner receives $25k cash grant
Consumer/CPG/Other Non-tech
Any product sold to consumers as physical units or consumer focused media/content, e-commerce sites, or services provided to consumers.
1st place winner receives $25k cash grant
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Founder/Co-Founder/CEO must be a woman or business must be majority-owned by a woman
- Must attend in person and participate in the annual Fast Pitch Event on October 28 at UCLA*
- 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.)
- They cannot accept applications from Life Sciences, nonprofit, or cannabis/CBD companies
Women Founders Network is waiving the application fee for businesses based in Southern California who were impacted by the wildfires.
Application deadline: May 31, 2025