Competition format & key facts
Organized detailsOverview
Startup pitch competition for women-led early- to growth-stage ventures, with selected founders pitching live at Wetech Conference 2026 in Lagos.
Complete competition details
PitchHer is Wetech’s startup pitch competition for women-led ventures with validated ideas or early traction. Selected founders pitch live to investors and ecosystem leaders during the Wetech Conference, with N8.5 million in organizer-stated cash funding across the 2026 competition.
Eligibility requirements
Women-led startups with a woman founder or co-founder; early-stage to growth-stage ventures with a validated idea or early traction, a scalable impact-driven solution, a clear value proposition and a defined target market.
Tips for this competition
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Study the scoring criteria and previous winners before deciding what evidence, prototype, essay, research or portfolio will best support the entry.
- Confirm country, age, team, education and organization restrictions and whether one person may enter multiple submissions.
- Follow the required file format, word/time limits and naming rules exactly; technical non-compliance can disqualify a strong entry.
- Keep proof of submission and submit before the deadline rather than relying on the final hour.
Verification notes
Official Wetech PitchHer page currently shows Apply To PitchHer and confirms women-led startup eligibility, live pitching to investors and ecosystem leaders, and N8.5 million in cash funding for 2026. The page does not state a reliable application deadline or prize breakdown, so neither is invented. The Wetech conference schedule places PitchHer on 26 September from 3:45 PM to 5:00 PM in Lagos. The current repository V2 category enum has no startup_pitch value, so the valid category is competition while the title and taxonomy preserve the startup-pitch subtype.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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