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The Pitches are Over. The Impact is Just Beginning. As the sun sets on Day 3 of Techstars Startup Weekend Women, 30 cities across the globe—from Yemen to Canada, Nigeria to Australia—are finishing their final pitches. The rooms are quieter now, but the impact of this weekend will be felt in these communities forever. We didn’t just host a series of startup up competitions; we catalyzed a global network of female founders who now know that their ideas have a place on the world stage. A massive thank you to our sponsors for providing the "engine" behind these innovations. By bringing a world-class tech stack to these participants, you’ve empowered them to build more, faster: n8n: Our Platinum Sponsor, whose automation tools turned complex ideas into functioning MVPs in record time. Lev AI, Theanna, and Zivo: For providing the AI and infrastructure that allowed these women to scale their visions over a single weekend. To our local organizers and facilitators: you are the heartbeat of this movement. Your tireless work behind the scenes is the reason 30 cities stood united today. You’ve proven once again that women supporting women works. (See you again next year? Or sooner?) The Sunday pitches might be over, but for our winners, the road leads to the Global Pitch Competition in May. We aren’t stopping. We’re just getting started. 🚀 #IWD2026 #StartupWeekendWomen #Techstars #WomenInTech #GlobalImpact #n8n #Innovation