This new competition will give women-focused startups an opportunity to shine

Calling all women-focused start-ups!

A competition titled She Loves Tech Pakistan 2017 is set to take place in July and the winner gets to go to China for a week-long bootcamp!

The competition is open to all female-founded start-ups seeking angel, seed or A round founding or startups that impact women positively using technology. In the competition, entrepreneurs will present their businesses to investors and other tech influencers. The exact date and location of the competition is yet to be announced, but interested participants can register themselves here before June 23.

The top finalist of the Pakistani round will get to participate with finalists from Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore in the global competition in China in September this year.

The competition is not only an opportunity to receive constructive feedback, but also gain lots of international exposure.

The global competition takes the form of a week-long immersive bootcamp, which will consist of talks and panels, visits to leading tech companies, networking opportunities, and personalised pitch preparation workshops.

In addition to this, Teja Ventures (a venture capital fund with a gender lens), SOSV (#1 in VC seed funding for female-founded startups, according to TechCrunch), and other affiliate funds of the She Loves Tech global initiative will also be actively looking to invest in women impact startups from the competition.

The Pakistan round has been organised by Circle, a social enterprise focused on women’s economic inclusion and leadership development.