Women Entrepreneurship Quest by Anita Borg Institute

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Notes: Capacity building program for women entrepreneurs in tech industry

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* Applications to WEQ 2018 are open now. Stage 1 deadline is September 30, 2018

WEQ India
Website	WEQ India
Hosted by	Anita B.org Institute
Stage 1 Deadline	September 30, 2018
Stage 2 Deadline	October 7, 2018
Application Link	Apply here

Introduction

About WEQ

Women Entrepreneurship Quest (WEQ) is a flagship contest of Anita Borg Institute (ABI) India for women entrepreneurs, who are founders of startups in the technology sector. WEQ is a comprehensive platform that provides networking, mentoring and learning opportunities to grow one’s business.

Reward

• The WEQ 2018 Top 10 winners will each receive an all-expenses-paid experiential learning visit to Silicon Valley, US. The visit is for five working days and will take place in 2019 (dates to be announced).
• The 25 finalists of WEQ 2018 will receive a free one day-pass for attending the Grace Hopper Celebration India (GHCI) 18 conference on 14-16 November, 2018 in Bangalore. GHCI is the largest technical conference for women in India and is a great opportunity to learn and network with some of the best minds in the industry.

Eligibility

• The applicant must be a woman
• The applicant must be a founder/co-founder of an early stage technology startup
• The startup must be an Indian operating and registered entity and should be under 7 years of operation as on 31st July 2018
• The startup needs to be primarily driven by technology and can cover any sector of technology such as the Internet, Mobile, Clean Tech, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Web-based Applications, Cloud, IT Enabled Services, Agriculture, Energy, Education, Financial Inclusion, Healthcare Applications, Social Media and any tech startup having a social impact.
• Winners of past WEQ contests are not eligible to apply

Application

Application Process

Stage 1

Complete WEQ 2018 Application Form 1 on the online tool

Stage 2

All applicants who meet the eligibility requirements for WEQ 2018 and are selected from Stage 1 will move to Stage 2 Applicants will be informed about the status of their submission by email Selected applicants will have to complete the WEQ 2018 Application Form 2 on the online tool Stage 2 online submissions will be evaluated by a panel of eminent judges to select 25 finalists. The panel will comprise of representatives/nominees from Knowledge Partner Organizations

Stage 3

All applicants from Stage 2 will be informed about the status of their submission by email The 25 finalists from Stage 2 will be invited to make an in-person 3 – 5 minute pitch presentation in Bangalore to a panel comprising of ecosystem influencers and representatives/nominees from DST and IUSSTF . The pitch presentations for the 25 finalists will be held on November 13, 2018 in Bangalore. More details on this session to be provided closer to date. The WEQ 2018 Top 10 winners will be selected from the 25 finalists and announced at an Award Presentation that will be held on November 14, 2018 during the Grace Hopper Celebration India (GHCI) 18 conference

Application Form

Apply here

Timeline

Event	Date
Stage 1 Applications Open	Sun Sep 02 2018
Stage 1 Applications Close	Sat Sep 29 2018
Stage 2 Applications Open	Sun Sep 30 2018
Stage 2 Applications Close	Sat Oct 06 2018
Stage 2: Announcement of 25 finalists	Sun Oct 21 2018
Stage 3: 3-5 minutes Pitch Presentation in Bangalore for 25 finalists	Mon Nov 12 2018
Stage 3: WEQ Top 10 Announced during GHCI 18 in Bangalore	Tue Nov 13 2018

Support

You may reach us at volunteers@rethinkfoundation.in for guidance. Disclaimer: ABI is the official authority hosting this opportunity and NOT Rethink. Should you wish to reach the ABI team directly, please write to them in their support email listed in References section below

Previous Winners

No.	Name	Startup	Year
1	Kausambi Manjita	Kubric	2017
2	Radhika Choudary	Freyr	2017
3	Meghna Saraogi	Style Dot Me	2017
4	Monika Shukla	Lets Endorse	2017
5	Bhavjot Kaur	Clinik	2017
6	Sai Gole	Lean Agri	2017
7	Madhulika Mukherjee	Survaider	2017
8	Pallavi Bishnoi	Real Time Renewables	2017
9	Vishakha Singh	Vicit	2017
10	Surpriya Rathi	RoboVR	2017
11	Richa Singh	YourDOST	2016
12	Pooja Kothari	Storemore	2016
13	Suhani Mohan	Saral Designs	2016
14	Binal Doshi	PlexusMD	2016
15	Tanvi Bhardwaj	Mishipay	2016
16	Ishita Anand	BitGiving	2016
17	Roli Gupta	Oorjan	2016
18	Myukhini Pande	Greenopia	2016
19	Arti Agrawal	Anaxee	2016
20	Shrishti Sahu	Aqaya	2016
21	Vineeta Singh	Fab Bag	2015
22	Kalaivani Chittaranjan	Mintbook	2014
23	Pooja Sharma	White Sepal	2014
24	Sreepriya Koppula	Turnaround Systems	2014
25	Ashwini Asokan	Mad Street Den	2014
26	Lavina Mahbubani	Lumos	2014
27	Naiyya Saggi	Baby Chakra	2014
28	Arpita Ganesh	Buttercups	2012
29	Valerie Rozycki Wagoner	ZipDial	2012
30	San Banerjee	Apartment ADDA	2011

References

1. WEQ 2018 website
2. WEQ Wall
3. GHCI Website
4. ABI's Website
5. ABI Twitter id: @AnitaB_org
6. Official Support email: indiaqueries@anitab.org