Techstars Startup Weekend

From 40+ Cities to 1 Global Stage: Announcing the Startup Weekend Women Winners! 🏆 In March, we celebrated International Women’s Day by mobilizing the @Techstars community across the globe. From Dublin to NYC, 40+ cities hosted Startup Weekend Women events to move the needle for women-identifying innovators. Today, we are thrilled to announce the winners of our Global Pitch Competition! 🥇 First Place: ToolsEV (Dublin, Ireland) – Empowering independent mechanics to service electric vehicles, lowering costs, and extending vehicle lifespans. 🥈 Second Place: Closure (Loulé, Portugal) – Creating a holistic, trusted workflow for legacy planning and bereavement support. 🥉 Third Place: Hi Felicia (New York City, USA) – Turning networks into a trusted system for hiring and high-quality referrals. It has been truly beautiful to see this initiative move the needle in so many local communities. To all the teams who pitched: the journey doesn't end here. Keep building! 🚀 For those looking for their next step, check out Techstars’ free resources in the Entrepreneurs Toolkit: http://tsta.rs/pTb350Z0hrv A massive thank you to our sponsors for making this possible: @n8nio , @Theannaio , Zivo, Lovable, and @getLevAI . #Techstars #StartupWeekendWomen #WomenInTech #Entrepreneurship #FemaleFounders

What can you achieve in 68 days? For these 10 teams, the answer is: A Global Pitch Final. 🌍✨ Tomorrow, we celebrate the culmination of Techstars Startup Weekend Women. These founders aren't just pitching "ideas"—they are solving massive gaps in healthcare, elder care, urban development, and education. Whether it’s FloraBal revolutionizing women’s health in Mexico, Cuida Comigo supporting caregivers in Brazil, or Domeai using AI to build homes in Algeria—the talent on this stage is unmatched. Come out and support these incredible women as they pitch for the global title! Link in bio 😄

The world’s most promising female founders are taking the stage! 🌎✨ In March, we celebrated #InternationalWomensDay by launching Startup Weekend Women in 40 cities globally. Now, the local winners have been narrowed down to the Global Top 10. From solving the childcare gap to revolutionizing EV repairs, these women are building the future. 🛠️💡 🔥 THE FINALS powered by n8n: May 13 Come cheer on your favorite business and see who takes home the global prize! 🏆 🇧🇷 Cuida Comigo 🇲🇽 FloraBal 🇺🇸 LAND 🇹🇭 Medalverse 🇵🇹 Closure 🇩🇿 Domeai 🇹🇷 Musiconnect 🇮🇪 ToolsEV 🇧🇷 Recreação Flex 🇺🇸 Hi Felicia 🔗 Link in Bio to RSVP and join the audience! #StartupWeekendWomen #Techstars #WomenInBiz #EntrepreneurLife #GlobalInnovation #PitchCompetition

🔥 40+ communities worldwide | 92% satisfaction | 3 winning teams That’s a wrap on Startup Weekend Women Macao 2026 – our International Women’s Day celebration of women founders & builders. Grateful to every participant, mentor, judge, speaker, sponsor, partner, organizer and volunteer who proved: when more women build, everyone benefits. 📊 Full post-event report & impact data 👉 [/presentation/d/1UKtZuFzNSDm5S4jwErIbAHpvN-QqjtKguPcLpGQnxYg/edit?usp=sharing] #StartupWeekendWomen #SWWMacao #IWD2026 #WomenInTech #Techstars #WomenFounders #Macao

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The world is watching what these women are building. 🌎✨ Since the International Women’s Day weekend, the energy from Startup Weekend Women has spread across 6 continents and 29 cities (with 11 more still to come!). But we aren’t about "one-off" events. We’re about long-term impact. 🛠️ We are so excited to help the winning teams take their ideas to the next level. The local winners are now vying for a spot in the Global Pitch Competition on May 13, where we will showcase the Top 10 ideas from around the globe. Success isn’t a weekend project. It’s a journey, and we’re just getting started. 🚀 #StartupWeekendWomen #FemaleFounders #Techstars #GlobalCommunity #Innovation

54 hours. 5 teams. Real products. Real pitches. A winning team heading to the Techstars Global Pitch Competition in May. This is what happens when you open the room. We are just getting started. #StartupWeekendWomen #WomenInTech #WomenFounders #BuildInPublic

3 days. 54 hours. 1 unforgettable experience. 💚 Techstars Startup Weekend Istanbul Women was everything we dreamed of and so much more. From the very first pitch on Day 1 to the final presentations on stage, every single moment was filled with passion, courage, and an incredible energy that just kept growing. We watched ideas come to life, strangers become teammates, and raw concepts turn into real visions, all in just one weekend. Our participants brainstormed, our mentors guided, our judges challenged, and together, something truly magical happened. This video is just a glimpse of what went down, the laughter, the late-night hustle, the breakthroughs, and the moments that made it all worth it. To every participant, mentor, judge, and supporter who made this weekend possible. Thank you for being part of something so special. This is what happens when women-led teams come together to build, create, and lead. And this is only the beginning. ✨ #TechstarsIstanbul #TechstarsStartupWeekend #StartupWeekendIstanbul #Techstars #WomenInStartups

A day mentoring at startup weekend women edition 2026, CDMX #mentoring #startupbusiness #womeninstem

El 8M se ve de muchas formas. 💜💚❤️‍🔥 En consignas. En pañuelos verdes. En algo morado que decidimos ponernos ese día. En nuestro grito interno que se hizo canto colectivo Este fin de semana en más de 40 ciudades del mundo se vio en salas llenas de mujeres en STEM, women in tech, emprendedoras, trabajando ideas, construyendo proyectos y apostando por su independencia. Este reel es un pequeño purple spotting durante el @startupweekend Women Edition 2026 en @swmexicocity . Mentoras, organizadoras y participantes llevando algún símbolo en su vestir mientras hacían algo igual de poderoso: crear. Porque sí, las mujeres sostenemos el mundo. Y también estamos construyendo el que viene.

This weekend was for me one of those moments that words are not enough, I guess some photos and a nice song can explain better…👇🏽 I beleive. I truly beleive we have the power to create a difference. For many years I could not see it but finally I’m awake. This weekend so many women came, so great talent, so many hidden gems. From students with 19 years old to moms holding a baby in arms while pitching. I’m so fucking proud of them and taking my humble hat out I’m so fucking proud of myself. I knew I could do this and I knew how impactful it could be, so I’m extremely proud of not giving up and making it happen. It was such a gift to be surrounded by amazing friends, by people I admire, by my husband and doggie, by aligned partners and by people who once gave me opportunities now being by my side helping give opportunities to others. THANK YOU 🙏🏼💖 To every person that was in the room from Friday to Sunday, I really hope you had an amazing and transformative experience. Keep building, keep showing up, keep believing in the power to create things with love, passion and impact. Keep vouching for community, grassroots initiatives and the mindset of collaboration + abundance. We are heading into a whole new world and we will need more of that. Expect more posts to come for sure 😂 Startup Weekend Women Loulé was all I ever envisioned. Let’s see where Startup Weekend Women takes us in 2027 💖😉 🚀 @startupweekend happy to be part of this network 📸 Thanks @calliope.pt 🫶🏼 @local.foundation @loftcommunity.pt @351startups @algarveevolution @montalvoschools @geeksessionsfaro @womenleaderscircle @shesapiens @ladiesthatux_lisbon @metime.portugal @portimaodigitalnomads @saltylavendermarketing