Style and confidence defined the contestants of Women Startup Competition in Warsaw!

The competition’s Pre-final events are currently calling for ambitious female entrepreneurs with pre-final events held in 7 countries, including Finland, Poland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the UK. The online application is open for all teams until the 4th of April! The only requirement set by the organizers is, that the founders must have at least an equal gender diversity representation (50%-50%) within the entrepreneurial team.

„Rain and snow storm did not stop anybody. Venue was fully packed with amazing female entrepreneurs and guests. We really enjoyed the inspirational keynotes of the guest speakers.“ — Andrea Lukács, WSC CEO

“I really like the idea behind the project and it was interesting to see how many active women startupper Poland has. Some of our questions were maybe painful what the presenters will be thankful for them later on.”- Marzena Bielecka, Managing Partner, Experior Venture Fund

The Warsaw competition was one of the rather typical WSC moment, where mothers could gather and many baby related ideas popped up — so we could really witness the talent and enthusisam of female entrepreneurs. Mobaby, for example is a smart navigation app for babies and parents, that helps to find the baggy friendly routes across busy cities. An other great initiative, was GreatKiddo, the playful, modern kind of motivational board and a source of knowledge in the field of parental competence. GreatKiddo is a motivational platform helping to educate happy and smart children. This source of the newest knowledge of psychology dispels myths and provides effective solutions to help in solving educational and care problems.

Since 2014, Women Startup Competition has given numerous opportunities for female founders and gender diverse startups, to expand their businesses and meet the investors of their dreams. With prizes like co-working office space and personal mentoring, tickets to several international conferences; WSC offers a chance to network and possible promotion for all lucky participants. In regards to the application, there are no thematic requirements: any idea owner, entrepreneur or startup can apply who believe that their idea might appeal to their target audience and attract investors. All applications are welcome!

Introducing the winners of the Warsaw pre-final:

• I. A PelviFly E-health in pelvic floor muscles training with the use of a wireless intravaginal probe cooperating with the mobile application. The concept is supplemented by a remote, daily feedback provided by physiotherapist based on data transmitted from the device via the smartphone to a computer database. Women can do exercises effectively in an intimate environment. They have special programs for different disorders: urinary incontinence, sexual therapy, sport active woman and young moms. https://www.f6s.com/pelvifly

„We are scientists, we know all about our product, and we are really glad that now we can Go to London, elaborate our business model and prepare a stunning pitch. We are looking already to be in London!” — Urszula Herman, founder of PelviFly, winner of the Warsaw contest

• II. Mobaby Be more mobile with your baby. Find a suitable tots spot in the city. Mobaby makes both rushing or strolling through the city with baby pram easier and more pleasant by providing detailed information about useful places to visit on the way. https://www.f6s.com/mobabyapp

“The Jury’s spotted within a minute those points that I need to develop within our project, never the less they inspired all of us, so now we can only push ourselves even harder to succeed!”- Anna Szpiganowicz-Waśniewska, founder of Mobaby

• III. Blue Birds provides mass personalization for the middle market.
  BB produce best quality clothing that can be personalized online when placing an order (choosing the cut, colours etc.) & on a daily basis while being used (eg. a modular dress consisting of elements compatible like Lego bricks). https://www.f6s.com/bluebirdsco

Teams, who didn’t have a chance to attend, please apply to the competition online at the following link until the 4th of April, 2017: http://www.womenstartupcompetition.com/

High resolution images of the competition are available here

Since 2014, Women Startup Competition has received and professionally supported more than 300 applications from 4 continents. This year we already reached over 200 pre-registrations — and we hope this will further encourage young talents to follow this path! At the 4th Women Startup competition, we are proud to welcome a growing number of innovative, gender diverse entrepreneurs and startups to participate in this life changing experience. The 4th Women Startup Competition brings many new changes for participants, sponsors and followers of the movement. By extending the structure, beyond the online selection process and the week-long workshop-based mentoring and Demo Day teams will have an opportunity to pitch their ideas to the mentors in person.

“I saw a lot of presenters during the semi-finals some felt to be in hell, some in heaven during the presentation on stage and this is not just about how prepared they were. Making great pitches can be learnt but presenters have to study the right method that fits to their personality. WSC is here for their personal and business development.”- Andrea Kurucz, Owner, Brandsurfer, International Branding Consultant, Women Startup Competition mentor

PARTNERS

Ministry of Human Capacities .:. GE Digital .:. HiVentures .:. Mercedes-Benz Hungária Kft .:. Fidor Bank .:. Cursor.fi .:. Google.:. F6S .:. Prezi.com .:. STRV .:.

CONTACT

Tamas Müller | +36 30 340 0695 | tamas@womenstartupcompetition.com
Zsuzsa Gulyas | +36 30 849 7927 | zsuzsa@womenstartupcompetition.com