Women's Fast Pitch 2026
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 3:00 PM PDT – 5:00 PM PDT
Virtual event
Hosted by Women's Venture Summit
Women’s Fast Pitch 2026 is a national virtual pitch event connecting high-potential women founders with investors, expert support, and a direct pathway to capital. Selected founders from across the U.S. will pitch live on October 1, 2026 for the opportunity to advance to Women’s Venture Summit, November 2–5, 2026, in San Diego and continue their fundraising journey through WVS’s partnership with Wefunder. September 16 — Applications Close September 18 — 10 Selected Founders Announced September 18–30 — Pitch Coaching & Preparation October 1 — Women’s Fast Pitch Finalist Presentations | Virtual | 3:00–5:00 PM PT October 5–18 — Wefunder Campaign Development for 5 Advancing Founders October 19 — Wefunder Campaigns Launch November 4 — Pitch Competition @ Women’s Venture Summit | San Diego November 5 — Women’s Fast Pitch Champion Named at WVS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Women’s Fast Pitch 2026 — Virtual Competition Agenda Thursday, October 1, 2026 | 3:00–5:00 PM PT MC: Lex Lewis Judges: Silvia Mah (Investor | She Invests!), Naseem Sayani (VC | GCWC), Debbie Chen (Founder & CEO| Hydrostasis) & Chaitra Vedullapalli (Investor | The Impact Seat Foundation / Women in Cloud) Times / Agenda 3:00–3:05 PM Welcome + Opening — Lex Lewis welcomes the WFP community, founders, investors, partners and judges 3:05–3:08 PM The Impact Seat Foundation — Representative or video 3:08–3:15 PM Meet the Judges + Competition Overview — Introduce Silvia Mah, Naseem Sayani, Debbie Chen and Chaitra Vedullapalli; Lex reviews pitch format and judging 3:15–3:17 PM Women’s Fast Pitch Opening — Brief framing of the five-region competition and what happens next for the founders 3:17–4:48 PM Regional Fast Pitch Competition — 13 finalists pitch, organized by region ⭐ SOUTHEAST 3:17–3:38 PM 1. HEARD 2. Book with Eva 3. The After Cancer ⭐ WILDCARD 3:38–3:44 PM 1. Raya Power Inc. ⭐ SOUTHWEST 3:44–4:02 PM 1. Thallus Foods 2. StoryVerse 3. Forela Health ⭐ MIDWEST 4:02–4:20 PM 1. Dohjoy 2. LOO ⭐ NORTHEAST 4:20–4:38 PM 1. Quarterlife 2. Flood Dynamics ⭐ NORTHWEST 4:38–4:56 PM 1. Redyoos 2. FanWagn 4:48–4:55 PM Judges' Final Deliberation — Brief WVS/Wefunder next-steps conversation for the audience while judges deliberate 4:55–5:00 PM Closing + What Happens Next — Thank founders, judges and partners; explain advancement to WVS and next steps