Tom York on Business: Women’s Venture Summit Invests in Women-Led Startups

A networking panel during the 2020 Women’s Venture Summit. Courtesy of the organizers

The annual Women’s Venture Summit, a nationwide effort focused on helping women-led startups, will be held Sept. 17-18 with seven finalists competing for a $10,000 investment plus $35,000 in business services.

Pree Walia of Preemadonna, the maker of Nailbot, an intelligent at-home manicure in San Diego, is one of the final seven competing in this national competition.

UC San Diego Extension, UC San Diego Rady School of Management, and UC San Diego Office of Innovation and Commercialization are among the sponsors for this national fast pitch competition.

According to a spokeswoman, Stella Labs, Stella Angels and Ad Astra Ventures, co-hosts for the event, intentionally included overlooked regions like the Midwest, which received very low amount of funding in 2020.

The virtual event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept….