TiE Women

Spurred to action by the data that less than 2% of VC funding reaches female entrepreneurs, TiE Women aims at supporting female founded startups towards raising seed capital.

TiE Women is an annual program for mentoring, advising, and providing investor access to female founders. The program culminates in a global pitch competition with a representative from each chapter competing for $50,000 USD equity-free prize money. In the last 3 years, over 5,000+ women from 27+ countries have participated in TiE Women workshops and programs for more than 8,000+ hours of mentoring.

TiE is committed to a minimum of $1million USD annual capital investment in female founded startups through TiE Global Angels.

How to Register

2023 program is now in progress. Applications will open again in Spring 2024.

TiE Vancouver will choose a cohort of 6-8 projects for the Vancouver finals. Three top projects from the local pitch competition will be referred to TiE Global.

The deadline for TiE Women 2023 was July 20th 2023, 9am PST.

FAQs

 

What can I expect?

TiE Vancouver will review the applications and choose a cohort of 6-8 projects for the Vancouver Chapter pitch competition. Three top projects from TiE Vancouver will be referred to TiE Global to represent British Columbia on the global platform.

What does it cost?

There is no cost for founders to participate.

What is the program timeline?

  • TiE Vancouver launch event - May 2023

  • TiE Global Women application close - July 10th, 2023

  • Vancouver Chapter Pitch Competition - August 2023

  • Global Finals - November 2023, Singapore

Do I need to be a TiE member to participate?

You do not need to be a TiE member to apply for, or to participate in TiE Women. TiE Vancouver does not have membership category for founders. We only accept angel investors as members and membership is by invitation only.

Who can apply?

Preference will be given to startups raising pre-seed/seed capital. The three eligibility requirements:

  1. The startup is incorporated no earlier than Jan 1, 2016.

  2. The startup has a female founder/co-founder who owns at least 33% equity in the business.

  3. The startup HQ is located in the province of British Columbia.

Anything else that I should know?

The email address that you provide is the only way for us to reach you. Please use an email that you use frequently. Please also remember to check your spam folder on a regular basis after you apply.

Can male co-founders participate?

Male co-founders are welcome to attend all local and global programming associated with TiE Women. However, the primary applicant needs to be a female.