#WECon6 Pitchfest getting underway! First, we're kicking things off with Jessica M. Berg, director of MN Cup.

Next up: Sandy Yu, Assistant Professor at Carlson School of Management with some insights and fundraising trends. #WECon6

In 2017, all-women founding teams accounted for less than 5% of all VC deals. We still have a long way to go. Sandy Yu #WECon6

"Minneapolis is a top City for crowd funding for start ups" Great insight from Professor Lu @ Pitch fest WEstart.mn

First round of pitches are: Kara with deltPRO, Beth with @busybabymat, Lori with BinaryBridge, Elyse with @fruitfulfert & Melissa with @joshincare. Get it!

95% of companies mis-hire every year. Hundreds of billions of dollars are lost. deltPRO believes fit is more important than skill, and offers a pre-interview assessment tool that helps organizations excel at hiring for fit. #WECon6

Turns out, being a new mom is hard—especially when baby starts grabbing everything in sight! To help, Beth Fynbo created Busy Baby—a dishwasher safe, suction-attached mat to keep baby busy & fed. Because life is a little easier when you have a busy baby. #WECon6

Remote villages are desperate for access to healthcare. Pop-up clinics are limited in their impact and aren't well tracked. Introducing: BackpackEMR, a portable electronic medical records solution. Thanks to Lori Most for sharing BinaryBridge with us today! #WECon6

Infertility is the 4th most traumatic life event a woman can experience. Yet the only other people who understand the magnitude are people who've been through it. Introducing: @FruitfulFert. A free fertility mentorship program providing meaningful emotional support. #WECon6

Melissa and Melanie, co-founders of @joshincare, grew up with a special needs brother, Josh. Today, they're committed to providing quality care—and joy—to families with special needs. @joshincare is an on-demand, first-of-its-kind disabilities care app.

Next up: Women to watch! 1-min pitches from: - Cecelia Isaac of HerStoryArc - Carla of SOAK iT UP - Michelle of CurvCollectiv - Kate Kuehl of Mobineo - Kristen of TARINI #WECon6

Time for the rest of the pitches! Final pitchers are: Sue with Kakookies, Angie with AbiliTech Medical, Susan with @spavenow, Alisa with Planet Princess and Erin with Smart Beat Infant Monitor. Good luck! #WECon6

.Kakookies are delicious, grab-n-go soft-baked cookies made with clean, superfood ingredients. They're plant-based and GF—offering the taste and comfort of a cookie, without all the processed ingredients. #WECon6

AbiliTech Medical (abilitechmedical.com) is working to restore independence using technology and innovation to empower every body forward. Their solutions restore function and independence to those affected by neuromuscular conditions. #WECon6

.@spavenow is the only mobile app that uses your everyday spending to help you give to causes you care about and save for your future, without changing your lifestyle. Will will you spave? #WECon6

.Planet Princess makes gluten-free, grain-free buns and bagels. Toastable, delicious, paleo and keto friendly. Who's hungry? 🙋‍♀️ #WECon6

.Smart Beat Infant Monitor is a video baby monitor with breath detection—no wearables. Smartbeat tracks baby's breathing by analyzing how the pixels change color every time baby moves. It can identify more than 16 million shades of color—more than twice as many as the human eye! #WECon6

Thanks to our Q&A panelists for sharing your wisdom and questions with the pitchers today! #WECon6

That's a wrap! Thanks to all #WECon6 conference and Pitchfest attendees, sponsors, speakers, networking partners, pitchers and panelists for a great day!

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