Apply to Pitch | MIT Women's Venture Challenge

Application

Criteria

At least one founder or equity-holding C-Suite member must be a woman who is an MIT student, graduate, professor, or postdoc from a degree program. Online degree programs, certificate holders, micro-masters, etc. are not eligible.
Less than $1M ARR | Less than $10M in Equity funding
The deadline to apply is by midnight, March 6th, 2026, 11:59 PM EST
Prior applicants may reapply
The event will take place March 26th in NYC.
The MIT Woman Founder must be able to attend in person and must be the person who will pitch on stage.

First Name

Last Name

Email | Must be an MIT email address @mit.edu or @alum.mit.edu

Your LinkedIn

LinkedIn of the MIT-affiliated female founder/equity-hodling-C-Suite on the team

Company Name

Company Website

Your MIT or Sloan Affiliation

Short description or elevator pitch for your startup (Only a few sentences please.)

List the founding team with equity split

Who would be presenting (female required) for your company if chosen?

LinkedIn (or other) URLs for each member of your founding team

Summarize your funding history to-date (including non-dilutive funding)

If you are currently fundraising, please provide the terms of this round.

Where is your founding team physically located? Where is the MIT woman who will be presenting physically located?

What are the university affiliations of your founding team. University/Program/Year

Link to a 2-minute pitch presentation (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) * Make sure you've given the appropriate permissions so we can access your video.

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If I am selected to pitch, I agree to these terms and conditions. The pitch event will have a videographer and photographer. A video of your pitch, including your presentation, as well as photographs of the event, will be posted on our website and social media channels, and used for promotional purposes. By applying to pitch and by attending the event, you consent to the use of any video or photography at the event for such purposes. In addition, I agree to the terms and conditions of attedance.(view terms & conditions)

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