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Pitch competition · Seville, Spain

WOW UP

A competition and mentoring programme for women entrepreneurs in southern Spain, run by the CESUR business association in Seville. Projects are mentored from February to June; three winners get up to EUR 8,000 and an incubator place.

Open · closes 7 Jan 2027 Run by CESUR (Asociación de Empresarios del Sur de España)

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Verified 19 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding
not published The three most outstanding projects receive up to EUR 8,000 in prize money and a place in an incubator or accelerator
Instrument
Prize
Equity taken
not published
Programme fee
not published
Duration
not published
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
not published
Delivery
Hybrid
Stages
Idea
Sectors
Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from
Spain
Perks
  • Mentoring by a group of experts
  • Plenary sessions from February to May 2027
  • Pitch day

Only the first 300 complete applications are assessed. Projects are due on 21 May 2027, finalists are announced on 31 May and the pitches and awards are on 10 June 2027.

Application dates

Open · closes 7 Jan 2027

Who can apply

  • Women aged 20 or over, or teams led by a woman
  • Living or working in Andalusia, Extremadura, Ceuta or Melilla, or from there and living elsewhere
  • The project must not yet be operating, selling or invoicing
  • Companies created through the programme must set up in southern Spain
  • Attendance at the training and mentoring sessions is compulsory
  • Stage: idea

What founders should check

  1. The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
  2. It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
  3. It mixes remote and in-person sessions in Seville. Ask how much time on site it expects.
  4. Applications are open until 7 January 2027.

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