Call for applications: Emerging Tech Grants for women-led VR companies
Women-led startups across Africa, Europe and North America working in the entertainment and virtual reality (VR) industry are encouraged to apply for the Emerging Tech Grants programme.
This call targets companies focused on emerging tech and solving systemic problems facing the world. The grant is funded by Women Who Tech, a non-profit organisation building a culture and inclusive economy to accelerate women tech entrepreneurs and close the funding gap.
The organisation will award two equity-free grants: An Innovation Grant of $15 000 and an Impact Grant of $5 000. Finalists will also receive pitch coaching, mentorship and investor introductions.
Eligibility
- The startup must be based within Africa, Europe or North America.
- The product must be in beta or already launched to the public.
- The startup must incorporate technology into the product's approach, which allows the company to rapidly and massively scale in a manner that traditional, independent small businesses cannot. Please note that using tech (i.e. hosting a blog, selling products on your website, or using social media in your marketing) does not qualify as using tech to scale on a mass level nationally and globally.
- All ideas must be original work or an improvement upon an existing idea without infringements.
Note:
- A company cannot raise more than $5m from combined sources.
- Applications are also welcomed from transwomen, genderqueer women and non-binary people who identify as gender-nonconforming, female, and/or woman.
Rules and guidelines
- Agencies or consulting businesses are not eligible unless they have created a product that fits the eligibility criteria.
- Non-profits are eligible to apply as long as they meet all of the criteria and rules.
- The (co)founder applying for the grant must be a woman.
- All applications must be submitted in English, and all pitches must be given in English.
- No applicant may reach out to judges, sponsors, and/or partners in advance of the grant process advocating for their startup. Anyone who does will be disqualified. Reach out to the Women Who Tech team at info@womenwhotech.com before applying if there are any conflicts of interest.
- Startups that have been awarded a grant through the Women Who Tech Startup Grants programme may not reapply.
- Finalists who were not awarded a grant and finalists of previous Women Startup challenges are eligible to apply.
- All grant finalists will be required to participate in the pitch series virtually.
How to apply
- Applications will only be accepted online through the application portal here.
- Applications will be accepted until 19 February.
View the original call here.
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