Pitch Competition — WHN 2026

Pitch to the room that funds
women’s health.

Ten founders get five minutes each on the main stage at Women’s Health Nexus 2026 — judged live by the day’s round-table panelists. Built into the conference itself, co-branded with CINERGY.

Date
Thu, Nov 5, 2026

Venue
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda MD

Format
5-min pitch, panel judged

Slots
10, by application

How it runs

One stage, one day, ten shots.

No separate pre-conference event and no surcharge to pitch — your standard WHN ticket seats you at the competition either way.

Apply. Up to ten companies are selected jointly by CINERGY and Women’s Health Nexus from applications received.

Secure your ticket. Selected finalists must purchase a conference ticket to attend and pitch.

Pitch. Each founder gets five minutes on the main stage, back-to-back within a single one-hour session.

Judged live. That day’s round-table panelists — investors, operators, and health system leaders from the conference — score every pitch as it happens.

Winner announced. Results are read at the closing keynote and dinner, in front of the full room.

For the winner

What the win is worth.

Winner’s package

In kind

1-year CINERGY membership — full network access
Legal hours — from McGuireWoods, courtesy of Harry Ambizas
Accounting & QoE hours — from Forward Firm, courtesy of Mitch Petracca
10+ investor introductions — including SPV structuring support from SSV, sourced from the CINERGY and WHN networks
Two Capital Quest evaluations — formal capital-readiness scoring

Package is still being finalized with partners — confirm final terms before this goes out publicly.

Not pitching? There’s a row for that

Startup Row.

A lower-cost way in for companies that want a presence at WHN without competing for a pitch slot — table placement at the entrance, where every attendee walks past.

Startup Row table

$2,500^/table

2 event passes
Table at the conference entrance — high-traffic placement
Capital Quest evaluation — a capital-readiness score
Batch of investor meetings

Roughly ten tables available — first confirmed, first placed.

The co-host

What CINERGY brings to the stage.

CINERGY runs peer-to-peer growth cohorts for mid-market companies — the same network judging, mentoring, and backing this pitch competition.

Why CINERGY. Ideas, relationships, and 10x partnerships — members collaborate, market, and sell together.

How we do it. Three roles in one: strategic business coach, catalyst for 10x partnerships, and outsourced sales partner for ICP hunting.

What we do. Peer-to-peer learning for mid-market growth companies — solving big problems, driving KPIs, and inspiring growth.

Get in

Apply, or reserve a table.

Applications open

Apply to pitch

Ten slots, selected jointly with Women’s Health Nexus. Takes about five minutes to fill out.

Start application →

Prefer email? Write to [email protected] with your company name, stage, and a two-line pitch.

10 available

Reserve Startup Row

$2,500 secures a table, two passes, and a Capital Quest evaluation.

Email to reserve →

WHN x CINERGY Pitch Competition

Pitch to the room that fundswomen’s health.