TECHRISE IMPACT
Real capital. Real growth. Real impact.
TechRise is more than a competition — it’s a platform providing access, funding, and support to ALL Chicagoland founders.
TechRise is more than a competition — it’s a platform providing access, funding, and support to ALL Chicagoland founders.
pitch competitions hosted across Chicago and the region
non-dilutive capital awarded
in follow-on funding raised by our alumni
founders supported on stage
jobs created in Chicagoland and beyond
When you support TechRise, you support every founder across Chicago fighting for their chance to make a difference.
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This was the third season of TechRise, the diversity initiative created by local tech organization P33 that aims to support Chicago's underrepresented founders.
Six founders of Chicago-area startups will compete for a $100,000 grand prize on Thursday at a live pitch competition in the West Loop.
At the TechRise Season 5 kickoff, Bernagene took the stage alongside four other female founders to pitch to a live audience. After the presentations, the judges deliberated and awarded The Dev Difference the top prize
