Leading Women Program

The applicant must be a female founder, co-founder, company officer or CEO whose company is at a minimum of pre-seed ($50K minimum) to growth stage, but maximum of pre-series A.

Each essay question will be used in conjunction with your bio, elevator pitch video, and application. This will allow our committee to get to know you. Your essay is the most enjoyable part of the application process. We do not offer an initial interview as part of the evaluation process, so it is through your essays that we can hear your voice and get to know the real you. The word count for each question is 300-500 words. The selection of candidates for the cohort is extremely competitive. It is critical that you can articulate your responses in a manner that allows the committee to evaluate your entire submission.

Applicants are asked to provide a professional bio and headshot (hi-resolution). Please upload word document for your bio of not more than 150 words.

Applicants are asked to make a two-minute video of their elevator pitch in which they pitch themselves as an ideal candidate for the program. The video file must be attached to the application.

"Employee" means full-time or full-time equivalent W-2 reporting worker of a business. "Founder" means an individual who established a business by: (a) assuming a portion of the risk of the business; and (b) having the initial rights to a portion of the profits of the business.