This year’s competition includes USD 10,000 for 2 selected startups.
Presented by Villgro Philippines and Creatella Impact, WE Rise x SheDisrupts Philippines is taking application for WE Rise x SheDisrupts Philippines Venture Competition and Pre-Acceleration Program 2022. Applications are due by April 10.
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WE Rise x she disrupts Philippines 2022
WE Rise x SheDisrupts Philippines 2022 is a Venture Competition, Mentorship, and Pre-Acceleration Program for women-led early-stage social impact startups. This fully remote program offers tools, resources, and opportunities to help women entrepreneurs to get access to capital to grow their businesses and advance the socio-economic progress and empowerment of women in the Philippines.
Selected participants will have the opportunity to win a cash prize of $10,000, $150,000+ of in-kind prizes as well as access to 50+ global mentors and investors.
Eligibility Criteria:
Early stage startup
Your startup needs to be at the development stage, having product launched and with revenues of less than 15,000,000 PHP (~300K USD) in revenues over past 12 months or with funds raised less than 50,000,000 PHP (~1M USD) in total.
Women-Led, tech driven
Your leadership team needs to have at least 1 woman, and 20% of your startup needs to be owned by one or more women.
Philippine market
Your startup product/services must focus on and positively impact the Philippine market.
SDGs Impact Oriented
Your startup needs to positively contribute to at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Impact
Your product/service needs to show how it will positively impact women in the Philippines.
Non-political affiliation
The Founders or Board Directors of your startup should not be affiliated with any political party or hold a position in government entities.
Why Apply:
Intensive pre-acceleration
The top 15+ startups of the competition will be invited to a 3-weeks intensive pre-acceleration program.
Access to investors
The top 15+ startups of the competition will enhance their visibility and outreach by showcasing their business and networking with world class investors
High quality mentorship
Shortlisted applicants will go through up to 6 mentorship sessions with leading entrepreneurs and industry experts
Prizes for winners
The top 15+ startups of the competition will get the chance to win prizes and enjoy benefits offered by our partners
Pitch Training
Perfect your pitching skills by showcasing your ideas to seasoned judges and get valuable feedback from mentors
Hassle and cost free
An efficient process, 100% online. No transportation cost, no complex platform to use nor time consuming activities
Timeline:
For the Rules for Participation, see https://she-disrupts.org/sdp22-participationrules/
ABOUT Villgro Philippines :
Villgro is an early-stage social enterprise incubator and investor. Villgro funds and mentors innovative social enterprises that are building solutions to improve the lives of the poor. Through its intensive hands-on model, Villgro works closely with entrepreneurs at the early stages, helping them navigate the challenges of getting to market faster and cheaper.
Set up in 2001, Villgro has supported over 120 social enterprises in India, who have gone on to raise almost USD 20 million in follow on funding, created about 4000 jobs and impacted the lives of around 15 million people.
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