Inaugural $50k Stanford Female Founder Startup Competition

​Room: Gates 403

​5 of the best Stanford Women founded startups will be pitching live in front of an investor panel and audience of 100+ for a $50,000 investment!

​​Each startup will pitch for 5 minutes and have 5 min of Q&A. After all 5 pitches, the panel will debrief and then make the $50k investment decision live on the spot! The first 60 minutes will be the pitches and then there will be time to network afterwards.

​​There will be drinks and food provided for all the investors and founders attending to network and meet one another

Judging Panel:
Aditi Maliwal, Partner @ Upfront
Katherine Zhang, Investor @ Upfront
Caroline Clark, Founder & CEO of Arcade
Caren Cioffi, Founder & CEO of AgendaHero

More about ORCA:
ORCA is a Stanford founded startup network connecting founders, investors, and resources to accelerate innovation across the world. The network has over 2,000 startups, 400 active investors, and facilitated over 20M in funding to startups in the last 6 months. Onboard here: https://theorcanetwork.com

​More about Upfront: Upfront Ventures is proud to be an early investor and long-term partner to innovative founders and startups. Founded in 1996 in Los Angeles with investing professionals based in LA and San Francisco, Upfront has backed teams across all technology sectors. Aditi Maliwal and Katherine Zhang are part of Upfront's investment team. Learn more at upfront.com. 

Stanford Women in Computer Science (WiCS) is a student organization at Stanford University that strives to promote and support the growing community of women in computer science and technology. Our goals include building and strengthening the community of women in computer science, raising awareness about issues women face in the field, and encouraging their educational and professional development.