Aurora Tech Award 2025 for Women Founders of Tech Startups ($85,000 prize fund) Deadline: 21 November, 2024

Applications for the Aurora Tech Award 2025 are now open. The Aurora Tech Award is an annual global prize for women founders of tech startups. They believe in breaking down barriers and promoting equality in tech entrepreneurship.

Women entrepreneurs in IT face challenges like investor bias, stereotypes, and a lack of role models, limiting their representation. According to Crunchbase, only 2.3% of venture funding goes to women-led startups. And Aurora is here to change that! Their mission is to discover hidden gems among startups led by women, providing the support they need to shine brightly.

They invite you to participate this year and level up your product’s potential along the way. They are interested in your company and your journey as a founder. Join the Aurora Tech Award and become a role model for women in IT worldwide.

Benefits

• Cash prizes for an extended winners list:
  • First prize: $30,000
  • Second prize: $20,000
  • Third prize: $15,000
  • Fourth prize: $10,000
  • Fifth prize: $10,000
• Guidance from inDrive’s executives and industry experts for the shortlist participants.
• Useful feedback from Venture Capital experts for the longlist participants.
• Media representation for the shortlist participants.
• A safe space to expand your professional network.

Eligibility

To participate, your startup is required to:

• Be founded or co-founded and led by a woman;
• Have a functional prototype of a product;
• Fit in the investment limit of $4 million in funding, including the seed round;
• Be less than 5 years old.

 Deadline: 21 November, 2024

Application

Application deadline is November 21, 2024. The ceremony will be held in the spring of 2025, between March and May. The date and location of the ceremony will be announced no later than February 1, 2025.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Aurora Tech Award.