StartHer Awards, the first European contest for female-founded startups

The Paris-based NGO StartHer (formerly Girls in Tech Paris), dedicated to supporting female entrepreneurship and careers in tech, is holding the first Europe-scale contest for startups founded by women.

The contest will take place on October 19th at Station F, the brand new biggest startup campus in the world, in Paris. The event will include a pitch competition and conferences on women in tech.

Any tech startup (internet, mobile, video games, AI, VR, etc.) that is between six and thirty-six months old, is headquartered in a European country, and has at least one woman on the founding team, is eligible to apply online until 31 August.

Applications and more information

Crafting Tuesday : DIY Fanzine workshop

December 16, 2025 / December 16, 2025 - Tallinn

Creative workshop in french : make your own fanzine ! With your imagination and the help of Julie and Luna, build a complete fanzine to bring home or to offer as a gift.  For adults and teenagers 15 and up 18h30-20h30 materials included workshop in french (punctual use of english if...

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Exhibition “What remains”

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In a world saturated with data, images, and signals, what truly persists? What survives the disappearance of bodies, the silence of voices, the fading of memories? This exhibition brings together digital works by French artists Donatien Aubert, Stéphane Galienni, and Quentin Lannes. Through short...

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Crafting Tuesday: Linocut workshop

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Crafting Tuesdays are coming back on the 3rd of February with a linocut workshop! Linocutting is a type of block printing technique. You carve a linoleum block, creating a design in negative space. The block is then inked and stamped onto paper to obtain an artistic print.  Come create your...

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