Deadline: 30 September 2017
Applications are open for WeXchange Pitch Competition that is organised by MIF/IDB and NXTP Labs. This Competition is open to high-growth women entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The aim of this competition is to identify and recognize businesses with a strong technological and innovation component, which have at least one woman in the founding team and is targeted to Latin America and the Caribbean. The theme of this year’s forum is “Women Entrepreneurs Transforming the World through Technology.”
WeXchange will be held on December 4 and 5 in Santiago, Chile. During the event, participants will have opportunities for networking, mentoring, and access to potential investors. The forum will be one of the satellite events at the Gender Summit.
This edition will also feature the Pitch Competition, which will award a prize to the most innovative and dynamic STEAM-focused entrepreneur in the region. Six finalists will be selected, who will make their pitch to a panel of independent experts during the WeXchange forum in Santiago, Chile. The prize for the winner and her business partner will be participation in a one-week immersion program in Silicon Valley.
Eligibility Criteria
Women entrepreneurs who seek to solve problems using their knowledge of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) are invited to participate.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
Eligible Country: Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Panama, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
For more information, please visit WeXchange Pitch Competition.