BEIJING, Sept. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- She Loves Tech successfully concluded its global startup competition for the fifth consecutive year, after holding rounds in over 20 international locations in 2019.
She Loves Tech opened its 2019 conference with the announcement of over USD100m funding raised by startups since its first competition five years ago. Co-founders Virginia Tan, Rhea See and Leanne Robers stated that "Our mission is to attract top female entrepreneurs and the best startups in the She Economy. By giving them a global stage, we hope to take them to the next level, the USD100m funding raised so far is testament to the success of that mission."
Winners from each round received an all-expenses paid trip to Beijing and an exclusive week-long bootcamp before pitching at the global finals in front of international investors and tech executives. The winning team will also receive a cash prize of USD15,000 from Teja Ventures, She Loves Tech's official venture partner and Asia's first gender lens VC fund. The 15 finalist teams also stand to win investments from multiple She Loves Tech-affiliated funds, including ADB Ventures, She Loves Tech's official impact partner. Winners of each round also received one to one coaching with investors, and also specially curated visits to unicorn technology companies.
Phantasma Labs, a platform to help self-driving systems predict and understand human behavior using virtual stimulation, emerged as winner of the She Loves Tech 2019 competition. Maria Meier, Co-founder and CTO of Phantasma Labs said: "It feels powerful to be around so many inspiring women entrepreneurs, especially in our field which needs more. We are really grateful to She Loves Tech for providing a platform to meet outstanding founders and gain exposure to top investors and mentors."
On the same day, the She Loves Tech International Conference, with the theme of "Tech for Good", also hosted leading entrepreneurs and investors as speakers including Cindy Mi, Founder & CEO of VIPKID, one of the top edtech companies in the world, Bin Li, Founder of NIO, a unicorn electric car company, Natalie Wang, Founder of Glamor APP, Shirley Wu, Senior Vice President of Dell Technologies, Nicole Chen, Managing Director of Refinitiv China, Ilaria Chan, Group Advisor for Social Impact Investments of GRAB, Daniel Hersson, Investment Lead of ADB Ventures, James Chou, Managing Director & CEO, Microsoft for Startups Greater China, Japan & Korea, and Jaff Shen, Founder & CEO of Leping Foundation.
About She Loves Tech:
She Loves Tech is the world's largest startup competition for women & technology. As a global platform, we are committed to building an ecosystem for technology, entrepreneurship and innovation that creates opportunities for women. Our mission is to create and scale the best women-led and women-impact tech startups.
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