She Loves Tech, a competition for women and technology is returning to the Philippines through its partnership with QBO Innovation Hub.
Scheduled for October, the global competition鈥攁nd accompanying conference鈥攈as expanded its reach over the last five years. Alumni startups have gone on to raise over US$100 million in aggregate funding from some of the world鈥檚 top investors, including Sequoia Capital, Vertex Ventures, Wavemaker, Microsoft, and Amazon.
Due to the pandemic, the sixth edition of the competition will be held virtually in over 30 countries across North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. 鈥淥ne of the things we鈥檙e most excited about is that going fully online gives us a great opportunity to reach a wider audience and help even more entrepreneurs than we ever could have,鈥 says Rhea See, co-founder of She Loves Tech.
Winning the local edition of She Loves Tech in 2019 inspired Vesl, a platform for SMEs that provides per invoice-based insurance, 鈥渢o keep aiming for scalable impact,鈥 said Maureen Nova Ledesma, Vesl鈥檚 co-founder.
The winner of the local round will get to pitch their idea on a global stage. The global winner will receive an equity-free cash prize of $15,000 from She Loves Tech affiliate fund, Teja Ventures; media and mentorship prizes; fast-track access to partner funds and accelerator programs; and in-house advisory services.
鈥淨BO has been growing our efforts to develop the participation of female founders in the tech startup ecosystem鈥 and She Loves Tech has been a key partner,鈥 said Katrina Rausa Chan, director of QBO Innovation Hub. 鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to what this year鈥檚 participants will bring to the now-virtual stage.鈥
Applications will be accepted until Sept. 4 at .听
