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Q4 Women in Tech Summit
The Women in Tech Summit is almost here.
A Girl Tech HQ summit for women founders, leaders, and technologists — connection, visibility, and real strategies for building in the AI era.
New at the Summit
The Found(her)s Stage semifinals
This December, selected women founders will pitch virtually during the Women in Tech Summit for a place on the championship stage in Denver in March 2027.
Discover The Found(her)s StageNew from Girl Tech HQ
The Found(her)s Stage
Put your company on the stage.
Girl Tech HQ is looking for women founders building companies worth paying attention to. The Found(her)s Stage is a new multi-stage founder competition from Girl Tech HQ, beginning with an open application, moving to virtual semifinals during the Women in Tech Summit this December, and culminating on the championship stage in Denver in March 2027.
One founder will receive a growing prize package currently valued at $6,000+, including a $1,000 cash award and three months of private business advisory.
Applications are now open.
$6,000+
Current prize value
$1,000
Cash award
3 months
Private business advisory
Additional
Partner prizes may be added
The competition path
- 1
Open application
Now
- 2
Virtual semifinals
December 1–6
Women in Tech Summit
- 3
The championship
March 2027
Denver, Colorado
Who can apply
Open to U.S. women founders
Early-stage, pre-revenue and revenue-generating founders are welcome. Applicants do not need to be Girl Tech HQ members, Women in Tech Summit speakers or venture-backed. Technology companies are not required.
Check eligibility + applyThe community
Make community your competitive advantage.
600+ women founders trading real strategy, referrals, and honest feedback — plus live sessions, workshops, and a searchable resource library.
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Bootstrap CEO.
Bootstrap CEO is a Girl Tech HQ podcast and YouTube series for women and allies building, working and creating in tech, AI and beyond — honest conversations about the work, the bets and the lessons behind the headline.
The real stories behind what women and allies build and do in tech, AI and beyond — before the headline, the hype or the perfect plan.
The Build
How the work, idea or product became something real.
The Bet
The risks, decisions and experiments behind it.
The Receipts
What worked, what failed and what you learned.
Tools, templates + guides you can use today.
All resources- Founder Tools
Eisenhower Matrix Notion Dashboard
A free Notion dashboard that sorts everything on your plate into urgent, important, delegate, and delete — so you spend your week on the work that actually moves your business.
- AI
ChatGPT Prompt Library — 10,000 Prompts
A massive Notion library of 10,000 ready-to-use ChatGPT prompts across marketing, content, sales, operations, and strategy — so you never start from a blank chat box again.
About the founder
Jessica Anderson
Business Growth & Visibility Strategist for Women Founders
I'm a business growth and visibility strategist, AI educator, speaker, advisor, and founder of Girl Tech HQ. I help women founders grow their visibility, use AI strategically, strengthen their positioning, and build community-driven businesses designed for the AI era. Through Girl Tech HQ, I provide resources, education, and community for female entrepreneurs and founders.