Applications Open · Summer 2026

Empowering the Next Generation of Female Entrepreneurs.

Through bootcamps, competitions, and networking, we build the next generation of female entrepreneurs — giving girls aged 14–22 the tools, community, and confidence to turn ideas into impact.

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Female Entrepreneurship in Numbers

0.0%of founders are female
0.0%of female founding teams receive VC funding30-year average
0.0%of founders in their 20s are female

What We Offer

Our Programs

Free · 2 Weeks · Rising 9th–12th Grade

Online Summer High School Bootcamp

Our free two-week online bootcamp gives high school girls hands-on entrepreneurship experience — from ideation to a live pitch in front of real judges and investors. The top teams win real cash to kickstart their ideas.

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Prize Pool
🥇1st Place$500
🥈2nd Place$250
🥉3rd Place$100
Special AwardsMore prizes to help kickstart your project
Girls Who Innovate — program participants in action

What you get

  • Project-based learning with a real startup challenge
  • Live sessions with female founders and industry leaders
  • Final pitch event judged by entrepreneurs & investors
  • Certificate of completion + alumni network access

Who We Are

About Girls Who Innovate

Girls Who Innovate — community members collaborating

Our Mission

We’re Changing the Way Girls Approach Entrepreneurship.

Girls Who Innovate (GWIN) is a program dedicated to empowering high school and college girls with the skills they need to become innovators. Through bootcamps, competitions, and networking, we aim to build the next generation of female entrepreneurs.

Our Story

Girls Who Innovate (GWIN) was founded to address a critical gap: the lack of accessible and empowering entrepreneurship resources for girls and young women aged 14 to 22. We believe that innovation has no age limit, and confidence should never be a barrier.

Too often, young girls with brilliant ideas are held back by self-doubt, limited opportunities, and a lack of mentorship. GWIN is here to change that — providing the tools, community, and support they need to turn vision into action, and ideas into impact.

What We Stand For

Dream Big

We push girls to think without limits — every audacious idea starts here.

Take Risks

We teach that calculated risk is not reckless; it's how breakthroughs happen.

Embrace Failure

Failure is a feature, not a bug. Every setback is a lesson we build on.

Own the Room

Confidence is a skill. We practice it, build it, and celebrate it.

Our Traction

The Impact So Far

0Girls Impacted
0Girls Interested in the Program
0Schools & Universities Reached

Bootcamp alumni have launched 12+ student ventures

Speakers drawn from Forbes 30 Under 30, UN, and Fortune 500

Operating across 3 time zones with fully remote programming

Ready to be part of the next chapter?

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