Enthuse Foundation Women Founders Pitch Competition

The Enthuse Foundation is accepting applications for its Women Founders Pitch Competition.

Donor Name: Enthuse Foundation

State: All States

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Competition

Deadline: 10/03/2022

Size of Grant: $10,000

Details:

An annual celebration of women who are making their mark on the food, beverage, and CPG industries. Five entrepreneurs pitch their business live in New York City in front of a panel of industry experts.

The Enthuse Foundation is a non-profit organization investing in a new generation of women entrepreneurs and cultivating the next generation of business leaders. It empowers women entrepreneurs to take their business from new to next.

Focus Industries

Agriculture
Consumer Products
Food and Beverage

Prize Information

Grand Prize
- $10,000 no strings attached cash
- 20 hours of in-kind business services from Enthuse Marketing
- Additional prizes
- Total prize package = $20,000+
Runner-Up
- $5,000 no strings attached cash
- 20 hours of in-kind business services from Enthuse Marketing
- Total prize package = $15,000+

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to enter this Contest;

You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or older
You must be a founder of a food, beverage, or consumer package goods (CPG) business founded
by a woman that is headquartered, located, and doing business within any of the fifty (50) United
States and/or the District of Columbia at the time of entry (hereinafter referred to as “you”, “your”,
or your “Company”).
You may enter the Contest only on behalf of your Company, and not for yourself in an individual
capacity. You must be authorized by your Company to enter this Contest on its behalf.
At least 51% of your business must be owned by women
Your Company must have sales (pre-revenue startups are not eligible)
Your Company must have been in business for no more than 4 years (any company founded after
January 1, 2018 will not qualify)
Your Company’s lifetime revenue does not exceed $500,000
You must attend the LIVE IN-PERSON pitch night on November 3, 2022 if selected as a finalist).
- A travel stipend will be allocated to out of town finalists.
If selected as a finalist, you must send four product samples to Enthuse Foundation (address to be
sent upon notification) by October 26 2022.