Women Founders Win Big at WMNtech Pitch Competition 2023 

Women Founders Win Big at WMNtech Pitch Competition 2023

On 03.30.23, 1871 hosted their second WMNtech Pitch Competition. The 3-round competition started with 80+ applicants, 20 founders moved to the semi-finals, and the top 5 women founder finalists pitched their startups in front of a live audience.

Congratulations to the 2023 WMNtech Pitch Competition finalists 

1. kweliTV, taking home $20k dollars & $10k in Aloa dev credits 

2. Here Here Market, taking home $15k dollars & $2.5k in Aloa dev credits 

3.Clickvoyant, taking home $5k dollars & $2.5k in Aloa dev credits 

4. Hyivy Health, taking home $5k dollars & $2.5k in Aloa dev credits 

5. Neofin, taking home $5k dollars & $2.5k in Aloa dev credits 

Judges for the competition included: 

• Betsy Ziegler, CEO of 1871 
• Dana Sun, Senior Associate at OCA Ventures
• Victoria Bujny, U.S. Startup Partner Manager at Google for Startups 

We are grateful for the support from investors 7Wire, Hyde Park Venture Partners, OCA Ventures, Subconscious Ventures, and Troy Henikoff, as well as our competition sponsors Aloa, Molson Coors, and State Farm. Thank you for helping make this competition a success and helping 1871 continuing our mission of supporting well-deserving entrepreneurs with resources and funding. 

About WMNtech 

WMNtech is 1871’s umbrella of programming centered around supporting, equipping, and elevating women founders and leaders in tech through curated programming and mentoring initiatives. 1871 has several programs dedicated specifically to women, including WMNtech Founders, WMNtech Leaders, and WMNfintech.