TiE Women SEA 2026 Program

Vision

The vision of TiE Women (tiewomen.org) is to embrace, engage and empower women entrepreneurs across the globe – irrespective of the size of the enterprises, origin, standing or background.

Mission

The vision is set to be achieved through a solid mission of sustainable and easy-to-adapt programming for all 61 chapters of TiE Global that will track the entire entrepreneurial journey with solid outcome metrics. The program is built on the Pillars of TiE Women: Learning, Mentoring, Access to Funding, Scalability, Safe Space, and Community.

Benefits to Participants

Equity free cash prizes up to

$50,000

Mentoring

by successful entrepreneurs

Investor Access

From around the world

Networking

Global participants & members

Global Platform

to showcase your startup

Learning

Sessions and events

Elgibility Criteria

What is the eligibility criteria to apply for TW Program 2025?

Eligibility Criteria are as follows:

  • Female-founded or co-founded startups ONLY. (The opportunity to pitch will only be provided to the female founder/co-founder who applies to the program.)
  • Female co-founder(s) must have majority/equal founder equity in the company. Women co-founder(s) should have a minimum 33% stake in the company
  • Companies in business for less than seven years only at the time of application (Company registration after Jan 1, 2018)
  • Preference to startups raising funds
  • Idea stage startups do not qualify for screening

Note: TiE Women reserves the right to take a decision regarding applications to further the cause of the TiE Women mission

Impact and Journey so Far

11000+ Applications across 62 countries
500+ Women-led Startups Accelerated
1000+ Women Entrepreneurs received chapter level mentoring
100+ Mentors and Experts engaged
22 women-led startups received equity-free grants worth $350K+

TiE Women SEA 2026 Program Timeline

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TiE Women Team

Pratima Amonkar

Co-Chair

Bani Trehan

Chapter Co-Lead

Chandan Deep

Chapter Co-Lead

Ananya Chandra

Chapter Co-Lead