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Women Founders Network
Fast Pitch Competition
Amount
$25,000-$55,000
Deadline
May 31, 2025
Can you get this?
✓Founder/Co-Founder/CEO must be a woman or majority-woman-owned
✓Business must be based in the United States
✓No more than $750K raised in outside funding
✕Nonprofits, life sciences, and cannabis/CBD businesses are not eligible
✓Must attend in person in Los Angeles
What it takes
Submit an application through Women Founders Network during the open application period.
If selected as a finalist, attend in person and participate in the annual Fast Pitch Event in Los Angeles, CA.
Finalists receive one-on-one pitch coaching, financial mentoring, and practice pitch events to prepare for the competition.
Compete at UCLA in front of investors and Junior Venture Capitalists who vote on grant recipients.
Worth knowing
Research grants and other non-recourse, non-dilutive grants do not count toward the $750K funding maximum, and there are two separate tracks, Tech/Tech-enabled and Consumer/CPG/Other, each with a $25K first-place cash grant.
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