Call for the Boldest Female Founders From Colombia

Pitch live at Colombia Tech Week. Fast-track your way to the Aurora Tech Award semi-finals for a chance to win $50K, connect with top investors, and step into the global spotlight.

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A worldwide prize for women founders of tech startups created and supported by inDrive

$85,000 prize fund

Providing financial support for the Top 5 winners

Networking opportunities

Building a community for women in IT

At inDrive, we challenge social injustice by fostering impactful connections.

Our goal is to address gender inequality in the venture world and help your startup succeed in the global market.

The Aurora Tech Award is an annual global prize set up by inDrive for women entrepreneurs in IT.

We invite you to participate this year and level up your product’s potential along the way. We're interested in your company and your journey as a founder. Join The Aurora Tech Award and become a role model for women in IT worldwide.

Only 2.3%

of venture funding goes to women-led startups

34%

of female founders reported burnout in a 2023 research

649

women founders of Tech startups enrolled in the Aurora Tech Award last year

5x growth*

of business revenue in a year boosted by participation in the Aurora Tech Award

*Growth rate provided by Marie-Reine Seshie, 2023 Aurora Tech Award finalist

To learn more about the gap between men and women founders of startups in different countries, check out our latest research:

Our partners from VC funds provide valuable feedback for the longlist applicants, and our community partners make sure that more people get to know about Aurora Tech Award.

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Winner

2023

Elizabeth Mwangi

Gwiji for Women

Kenya

“This means a lot not just to me, but to women that I work with. The impact of this moment will be felt for generation. It’s going to ensure that their children go to school, they are fed. And we are going to break the cycle of poverty in Kenya.”

Award calendar

August 12, 2025

Open call starts

November 12, 2025

Open call endss

December 8, 2025

Top 100 Female Founders Announced (Quarterfinalists)

January 14, 2026

Top 30 Female Founders Announced (Semifinalists)

February 16, 2026

Top 10 Female Founders Announced (Finalists)

February 23 – March 13, 2026

Mentorship Program for the Finalists

March 28 –
April 1, 2026

Award Ceremony (Exact Date TBD)

The date and location of the ceremony will be announced no later than February 1, 2026.

What
Aurora Tech Award offers you

Guidance

from inDrive's executives and industry experts for the shortlist participants

Useful feedback

from Venture Capital experts for the longlist participants

Media representation

for the shortlist participants

A safe space

to expand your professional network

Cash prizes for an extended winners list

First prize

$50,000

Second prize

$20,000

Third prize

$15,000

To participate, your startup is required to…

Be founded or co-founded and led by a woman
Have a functional prototype of a product
Fit in the investment limit of $6 million in funding, including the seed round
Be less than 5 years old

Applications are now closed

Call for the Boldest Female Founders From Colombia

$85,000 prize fund