$50,000 award for women-led VR, AR and AI startups

Nonprofit organization Women Who Tech, is awarding women-led virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and artificial intelligence (AI) startups with $50,000 cash and other startup friendly services. Women Who Tech who describes itself as a nonprofit organization working to break down barriers to women in the tech industry, announced the fourth Women Startup Challenge pitch in partnership with Craig Newmark of craigslist and the Craig Newmark Foundation. The event is also sponsored in part by startup investors Fred and Joanne Wilson. "VR, AR, and AI are the new frontier in tech and it's vitally important that women and their companies get funded so that their perspective on these life changing products is brought to market," said Allyson Kapin, founder of Women Who Tech, which organizes the competition. "It's estimated that there will be 170 million VR users by 2018. Every major tech company is investing heavily in AI, and it's critical that women-led ventures claim their stake in the space."