The Technovation Challenge is a program to promote women in technology by giving girls the skills and confidence they need to be successful in computer science and entrepreneurship by developing a mobile phone app prototype, writing a business plan and pitching their idea to a panel of venture capital and technology startup judges.
During the ten-week program girls are supported by high school teachers and female mentors in the technology industry. This spring over 500 girls are participating in programs across the country in the San Francisco, Mountain View, Berkeley, San Jose, Boston, New York City and Los Angeles.
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