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Empowering female founders across Europe

REGISTRATION for 2025!
Registration form of Women Startup Competition
Please fill in our pre-registration form to register your interest. The information you provide will help us decide which of our semi-final competitions we recommend for you. More detailed information will be sent to you shortly to help you finalise your application.

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Empowering female founders
WSC is an independent not-for-profit business incubation platform with the mission to support female entrepreneurs in the critical early years.
We run our signature program in 10 countries.
We are a network of individuals who are true believers that we can create a better world.
Advocating for a more gender-balanced world
Female entrepreneurs are a huge untapped potential of the world economy. Still, only less than 3% of VC capital is going to female-founded startups.
Leading to a better world
Gender diversity is not only about making things fair, it directly translates into social, economic and business impact.
Women bring new priorities and topics into the innovation scene, and they are also more likely to reinvest their profit into society.
Our work and impact
To date, WSC has completed 10 years of the program, and cumulatively supported 620+ female-founded early-stage startups with WSC Ambassadors in 15 countries.
Through our events, we act as a catalyst to build a supportive ecosystem, we empower women with skills, visibility and important connections.
Women Startup Cards
Women Startup Cards is a community dedicated to supporting women and gender-diverse startups. Our mission is to create an independent fund to provide startups with investments, mentoring, & publicity. Do you want to decide who the most promising female founders are? Do you want to support them and benefit from their success?
Join our Community for supporting to the next generation of female entrepreneurs!
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Last Winners of Women Startup Competition
Congratulations! The winners of the 9th Women Startup Competition Final are...
Clearchain (Italy)
Ira Sulejmeni and her team reduces food loss and waste by providing an efficient, transparent and safe tracking system for agri-food companies.
NoLimbah (Indonesia)
Startup of Charlotte Charbit has developed a mobile app that connects households to waste collectors and provides transparency in the waste supply chain.
Sensivr-health (Poland)
Katarzyna Koba and her team presented a unique solution in the metaverse's interactive world, offering mental health assessment and improvement for children using smart sensors and data analysis.
Meet with the Last Finalists
NoLimbah ( Indonesia)
What's your FLAN? (Philippines)
Cyber Morfosis (Albania)
Clearchain (Italy)
Livert (France)
mCubed (Greece)
Fertitude (Nigeria)
Plearn (Italy)
SensiVR-health (Poland)
SkoolTek by EdFolio (Philippines)
Our signature program
Application rules - categories
Application process and program
European Pitching Competition Roadshow
2025 Program
You can follow our ever-expanding semi-finals here.
Your country not in our list? Do not panic, use the Semifinal for Other Countries event!
*some countries still in the pipeline

Pre-Registration form of Women Startup Competition 2025
The semi-finals will be available soon!

11th Women Startup Competition
FINAL 2025
WSC is an independent business incubation with the mission to support female entrepreneurs.
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Our Team & Ambassadors
Contributing to social change in local countries

Tamás Müller
Women Startup Competition
Founder
Andrea Lukacs
Women Startup Competition
Mother of WSC
Anett Pénzes
Women Startup Competition
Team of Operation
Pavlína Zychová
Prague, Czech Republic
Founder of MyStay
Jennifer Elias
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Co-founder of Tech it forward
Jessica Rosner
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Co-founder of Tech it forward
Anna Gaivan
Moscow, Russia
Founder of Joinmamas
Arbresha Talla
Vienna, Austria & Pristina, Kosovo
Entrepreneur
Albana Mucaj
Tirana, Albania
Founder of Kallz,
Educational Center
Andrea Zsapka
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Global Empowerment Hub

Weronika Reszela
Warsaw, Poland
CEO & Founder @ Thrive app & Mind your English
Istela Shena
Milano, Italy
Entrepreneur
Paulina Kania
Zurich, Switzerland
Startup Live
Lebogang Mashaba
South Africa
Founder & CEO: RealPPE Marketplace
Become our partner
We're committed to partnerships that benefit us both.

Partnerships for a greater purpose
Gender diversity leads to a better world
Partnerships are key
for our success
WSC acts as a catalyst enabling female-founded and diverse startups to spring their business at the vulnerable early stage of inception, through the crucial seed investment.

We are an independent nonprofit organization, we provide all our support for female founders free of charge. Partners make it possible to create change that we otherwise would not be able to achieve.

To learn more about partnership opportunities please email hello@womenstartupcompetition.com
Corporate partnerships
Social good and corporate innovation

By sponsoring our programs your organization is not only contributing to social good, but it is also an excellent opportunity to meet some of the most promising early-stage female founders from your own industry.

Each year, we engage with about 300 female-founded or female-led teams from all kinds of industries/verticals (software, AI, biotech/health, sustainability, ed tech, beauty, fashion, media, etc.).

Media partnerships
Gender diversity is not a women's issue. It is the world's interest.

Visibility, addressing unconscious bias, showing positive role models, encouraging more women to start their own business are all important means to create social change.

Help us to bring this topic to the table!
Ambassador
of country or region
Be unique and reach the local startup ecosystem easily with us!

Be our ambassador and connect your community knowledge with the power of our WSC network! Use the power of WSC events to increase your local connections and business opportunities. We work with amazing people around the world that build their local startup community with great events every year. More details click here.
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Other collaborations

We are always open for any kind of collaboration that is aligned with our mission.
Please contact us, so we can have a chat about how we can support each other.
Our first cards are available!

Using the Galaxis platform, we offer services and discounts to supporters, founders, mentors, and investors, including exclusive products and early access to new innovations. Sustainability is ensured by selling micro-investments and mentorship shares in early-stage startups.

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WSC FAQ

What is Women Startup Competition?
WSC (Women Startup Competition) is the biggest event of its kind in Europe, where the ratio of female-founded startups is below 27%, and women investors represent as low as 7% of the funding scene. We invite gender-diverse startups (min. 50% has to be owned by women) from all over Europe to inspire, educate and unite female entrepreneurs, and to increase the aforementioned ratios.

The aim of Women Startup Competition is to grow the presence of women in business, therefore we provide trainings and opportunities for more and more gender-diverse startups. We wish to grow Women Startup Competition worldwide and resupply the startup ecosystem with fresh projects and creative talent.
Who can apply?
Startups with a majority of females amongst its founders/co-founders may apply, along with female founded startups, or where 50% of the ownership belongs to women, or where at least 50% of the members are women, or where an equal gender diversity representation (50%-50%) can be found within the entrepreneurial team.
How can you apply?
If your team meets the requirements, register your start-up or idea for any of the countries listed here, or if you are in the process of updating your events, you can pre-register here and we will notify you when registrations open.
What is the application deadline?
Application closes one week before each semifinal.
How are the events built up?
Startups can apply to pitch at one of our semifinal events around Europe. After the maximum 1/2-day long mini Bootcamp, after Our Jury chooses the top-ranked teams from the semifinal winners.
How do you know that you were selected to attend the semifinal?
We will inform you on F6s.com that the system will also send out to your email address. Please check the promotions and spam folders as well.
Is it required to participate in a semifinal before the final event?
Yes. :)
Who can pitch at the semifinal and final?
Any female member who can represent the startup properly.
How much time do you have to pitch?
Your presentation consists of a 2 minute-long pitch and a 4 minute Q & A, where you will be asked questions about your project.
Can another team member join the pitcher at the Q&A?
Yes, any member.
In which languages can you pitch?
English is the official language of our events. Therefore we use this language at all of our trainings, mentoring and require the pitches to be presented in English as well.
What should your presentation include?
In most cases, the presentation should include: the problem, the solution, the business model, the method of spreading it in the market, the competitors, your team and what you need for the next step.
Can you check the pitches of the previous years?
Of course, you can find them on our Youtube channel.
From which stage can you enter the competition?
You can register at any stage. The jury will select startups with best ideas and where the team is already established.
Do you need a confirmation before coming to participate in the semifinal and final?
Yes, you will receive an official confirmation and invitation via our platforms (pozi.io or f6s.com).
What platforms can you use for your pitch deck?
Any platform you prefer (PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi, ...). Keep in mind that you should send us the presentation in advance, so our mentors can prepare appropriately to help you in making it even better.
What materials should your presentation include?
Any material can be used that may help you in presenting your idea in 2 minutes - presentation, short video, tangible product, etc.
Does the startup need to be established?
No, but it can be an advantage when it comes to investors’ and sponsors’ support.
Is the higher percentage of women members an advantage?
No, our only aim is a balanced gender diversity.
If there will be no semifinal in your country, can you enter another country?
Sure, you can choose any semifinal to participate in.
Who will be in the jury?
International and local startup geeks, venture capitalists, angel investors, innovation lab leaders of top companies.
Is there a possibility to watch the pitches in person?
We are looking forward to welcoming anybody in our audience.
What prizes do the winners get?
Above all, our aim is to help our winners continue to thrive through high publicity and direct contacts with investors.
But we also aim to provide valuable, necessary tools, useful gadgets and services to Teams 1, 2 and 3 that can help them in their daily lives and growth.
In previous years, prizes have included Macbook Air, Apple iPad, Chinese Investor Program, European coworking passes, Timeular time trackers, etc.
Last but not least, all our winners and most of the finalists received an investment following the demo day.
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