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—Guelay Bilen-Rosas, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2021
2027 Cohort Applications Open!
Applications for the 2027 Equalize cohort are OPEN. If you're a woman academic innovator working on a technology with the potential to make an impact beyond the lab, Equalize can help you take the next step. Equalize is a pitch competition and symposium for academic...
2026 Equalize Culmination Pitch Event
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | 1:00pm ET Join us for this year’s Culmination Pitch Competition and Symposium on June 17 at 1pm ET. This event is not only a celebration of innovative ideas but also a platform for supporting women in their entrepreneurial journeys. Equalize...
Building Your Support Network: From Startup Team to Ecosystem
https://youtu.be/64HCsmOp4RA Join Equalize Startups for our inaugural virtual event designed specifically for Equalize almunae and aspiring first-time founders ready to expand their entrepreneurial horizons. "Building Your Support Network: From Startup Team to...
Equalize 2025 Culmination Pitch Event: A Celebration of Innovation and Community
On Wednesday, July 25th, Equalize Startups hosted its 2025 Culmination Pitch Event, spotlighting the brilliance of academic women entrepreneurs across four dynamic tracks: MedTech, Physical Sciences, Tools, and Therapeutics. With over 300 attendees, the...
Equalize 2025 | Culmination Pitch Event
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | 1:00pm ET Join us for this year's Culmination Pitch Competition and Symposium on June 25 at 1pm ET. This event is not only a celebration of innovative ideas but also a platform for supporting women in their entrepreneurial journeys. Equalize...
Equalize 2025 In-Person Experiential Learning Day
Equalize started in 2020 with a focus on training, connecting, and advancing budding academic women entrepreneurs. With the onset of the pandemic, we went completely virtual and have stayed that way in the intervening years. However, we heard time and again from both...
Equalize 2025 Pitchers Announced
Equalize is a virtual mentor program and pitch competition designed to take national action around the disparity of women academic inventors forming university startups. In our biggest cohort yet, 36 women academic entrepreneurs have been selected for the Equalize...
Pitt Women Startup Leaders Selected for National Innovation Program
Three Pitt women innovators have been selected to participate in the 2025 cohort of the Equalize Startups pitch competition. Established in 2020, Equalize Startups is a nonprofit program with the goal of increasing the number of women-led academic startups by...
Equalize Startups 2024 Impact Report: Empowering Women Innovators
Equalize Startups is excited to share the highlights from our 2024 Impact Report.