If you’ve never been to the Diane von Furstenberg flagship store in Manhattan, add it to your must-see list for your next trip to New York City. A haven for female creativity, ingenuity and confidence, it was the perfect place for our community to gather earlier this month for An Evening With DVF x Women in Retail. We had a fantastic time celebrating and uplifting all of our female leaders, joining Diane von Furstenberg’s #InCharge movement to empower, inspire and advocate for women everywhere.

While at the event, we learned about #InCharge and Diane von Furstenberg’s upcoming Pitch Night competition to empower female entrepreneurs from the fashion, retail and consumer goods space. This is a perfect fit for so many founders in our community. Selected finalists will present their pitches in front of a panel of judges at the event for a chance to win prizes ranging from:

  • $10,000 in micro-funding from IRL Ventures
  • A free 90-minute strategy session with the IRL Ventures team
  • Placement in the DVF flagship store
  • Placement in Showfields’ NoHo store
  • A seat at Vanderbilt University’s entrepreneurship course for one semester
  • Mentorship from Lindsay Albanese and up to $500 in patent funding from The Fileist’s “Be a Fileist” grant program
  • Legal and business advisory services from Fixer Advisory
  • A feature on @InCharge and a chance to be a DVF Woman

To apply for the Pitch Night competition, please submit via email to InCharge@dvf.com a one-minute video of your company’s elevator pitch, a pitch deck with a maximum of five slides outlining your business mission (which includes future plans for your business as well as its current status), and confirmation that you’re able to attend the Nov. 3 event at DVF’s flagship store in New York City in person. Apply by Oct. 21 (this Friday!) for a chance to win!

Let us know if you apply. We love nothing more than to see women founders from our community recognized and supported.