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Women In AI Pitch Competition
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Sep 17 (Thu) @ 04:00 PM
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Oasis Collective AI After 5 present...
The Women in AI Pitch Competition: NYC
Join top early-stage, investor-ready women AI founders, investors, technologists, & builders for an evening of live startup pitches, candid Q&A, & meaningful connection at Cooley's beautiful Hudson Yards office.
APPLY TO PITCH
Interested in pitching your AI startup? Please complete this application form
Submission Deadline: September 3, 2026
Finalists Announced: September 8, 2026
AWARDS
Cash prize of $10,000, plus packages filled with perks like coworking space, VC advising, financial advising, bookkeeping, & more!
Additional prize & partner benefits will be announced soon.
THE EVENT
Part of a national series, the Women in AI Pitch Competition brings together trailblazing founders, leading investors, technologists, & community champions to showcase transformative ideas & support the next generation of AI leadership.
6 pre-seed to seed stage AI startups with founding teams that are at least 50% women will be selected through a competitive application process to pitch live & receive feedback from top investors & industry experts.
WHAT TO EXPECT
An Elevated Experience. This is not your average pitch competition - we believe in thoughtful, exceptional curation that honors & reflects our finalists & guests. That's why we take extra care - from opening to closing receptions, with elegant bites & drinks, to ensure your evening is both enriching & beautiful.
Startup Pitches - 6 rigorously vetted founders will pitch their startups for 5 minutes, followed by 3-5 minutes live Q&A from our panel of judges.
Curated Networking - Network with founders, VCs, & industry leaders in the room before & after the pitches.
Insights - Get a front-row view into what makes a pitch land, how investors evaluate early-stage companies, & what separates an idea from a fundable business.
Full schedule TBA soon.
JUDGES (more TBA soon!)
Dennis Thankachan
Co-Founder & CEO of Lightyear; former public-equity investor at PointState Capital & former investment banker at Goldman Sachs.
Eduardo Ynaty
Head of GTM Eng @ Genspark, former Head of Solutions at Ramp & former AVP of Sales & Head of Global Solutions at monday.com.
Mirit Lugassi
Early-Stage Investor at Laconia Capital; Venture Capital Fellow at Included VC, former B2B Fintech Growth Operator at DueDil, & former VP of Customer Operations at an early-stage Edtech startup.
Joy Marcus
Co-Founder & General Partner at The 98; Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Princeton University, former Managing Director at Gotham Ventures, & former executive at Cond Nast Entertainment & Dailymotion.
Past judges in our series have included partners & leadership from a16z, McKinsey, Canvas Ventures, & Microsoft Healthcare AI
See What Happened Last Time
Our NY Tech Week edition sold out & brought together an exceptional room of founders, investors, & AI leaders View the event gallery.
Hosted by:
Oasis Collective is a San Francisco-based national 501(c)(3) nonprofit advancing women's leadership in AI & closing the funding gap for female founders. Through premier events, strategic partnerships, & founder programming across San Francisco, New York, & Boston, Oasis connects exceptional AI founders with the investors, executives, & resources they need to build category-defining companies.
Mina Abdulla is the Founder of AI After 5 - a community for ambitious women using their 5-9 to build the skills their 9-5 needs. She's also the Founder of Genee, an AI coaching platform. A former Googler, her experience spans across Privacy & AI, including go-to-market for Gemini Apps. Mina's grown AI After 5 to 350+ members globally across four countries, hosting workshops & founder events.
Thank you to our sponsor, Cooley:
Cooley is a leading global law firm where innovation meets the law. Deeply embedded in the venture ecosystem, the firm advises more than 7,000 high-growth private companies & has helped build some of the world's most influential technology businesses-including forming NVIDIA in 1993 & guiding it through its IPO & beyond.
& thank you to our Venture Community Partner, Laconia:
Laconia backs serious founders building must-have technology in enduring industries. With a focus on applied AI & specialized software, we invest at pre-seed & seed in verticals like fintech, healthtech, & retailtech & more, where our network opens doors to customers before we even invest.
For sponsorship inquiries, partnerships, or press please contact: juliet@oasiscollective.org & mina.a@genee.coach
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