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        <![CDATA[<p>The second contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Estella Gabriel, CEO of Second Screen.</p> <p>Second Screen is a curated social platform streaming bite-sized sophisticated series for the mobile culture. We rebrand and repackage good-but-unseen independent feature films to view just like a high-quality cable series of 10-minute episodes.</p> <p>You can find Second Screen at <a href="https://watchsecondscreen.com" rel="noopener">WatchSecondScreen.com</a> and rate Estella's pitch at <a href="https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote">https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote</a> </p> <p>Special thanks to our investor co-host, Adam Zuckerman.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The third contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Abigail Edgecliffe-Johnson, Founder of RaceYa.</p> <p>RaceYa educates, entertains and inspires kids through play. Their customizable, programmable radio-controlled car is a hands-on vehicle for STEM connected to a digital community that lets kids share their creations and challenges them to develop skills from engineering to robotics.</p> <p>You can find RaceYa at <a href="http://www.raceya.com/" rel="noopener">RaceYa.com</a> and rate Abigail's pitch at <a href="https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote">https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote</a> </p> <p>Special thanks to our investor co-host, Adam Zuckerman.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The fourth contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Sarah Goodman, Founder of VitalSines.</p> <p>VitalSines creates products that empower individuals to live longer, healthier lives. Their popular device iHeart Internal Age revolutionarily measures arterial stiffness to provide consumers with an affordable way to monitor and improve their overall health.</p> <p>You can find VitalSines at <a href="http://www.goiheart.com" rel="noopener">VitalSines</a> and rate Sarah's pitch at <a href="https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote">https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote</a> </p> <p>Special thanks to our investor co-host, Adam Zuckerman.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The fifth contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Rachel McCrickard, Founder of Motivo.</p> <p>Motivo is an online platform providing remote consultation services to mental health professionals. In the past, these consultation hours have occurred through expensive in-person sessions. Motivo provides access to a robust network of mental health professionals through secure video conference.</p> <p>You can find Motivo at <a href="https://wearemotivo.com/" rel="noopener">Motivo</a> and rate Rachel's pitch at <a href="https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote">https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote</a> </p> <p>Special thanks to our investor co-host, Adam Zuckerman.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The sixth contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Patricia Lopez, Founder of NotesFirst.</p> <p>NotesFirst is a smartphone and cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) platform designed for doctors and healthcare providers in emerging markets to capture, access, and curate patient information at the point-of-care. It is an intuitive, customizable, and quickly deployable platform.</p> <p>You can find them online at <a href="http://www.notesfirst.com" rel="noopener">NotesFirst</a> rate Patricia's pitch at <a href="https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote">https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote</a> </p> <p>Special thanks to our investor co-host, Allie Burns.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>The sixth contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Patricia Lopez, Founder of NotesFirst.

NotesFirst is a smartphone and cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) platform designed for doctors and healthcare providers in emerging markets to capture, access, and curate patient information at the point-of-care. It is an intuitive, customizable, and quickly deployable platform.

You can find them online at NotesFirst rate Patricia's pitch at https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>The sixth contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Patricia Lopez, Founder of NotesFirst.

NotesFirst is a smartphone and cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) platform designed for doctors and healthcare providers in emerging markets to </itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The seventh contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Camilla Olson, Founder of Savitude.</p> <p>Savitude’s comprehensive, AI-based solution makes buying decisions easier. With Savitude's easily installed SaaS technology, shoppers answer 6 simple questions, then Savitude's Knowledge Base and machine learning automatically curate goods into personalized collections for each shopper’s individual shape and proportion.</p> <p>You can find them online at <a href="http://www.savitude.com/" rel="noopener">Savitude.com</a> rate Camilla's pitch at <a href="https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote">https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote</a> </p> <p>Special thanks to our investor co-host, Allie Burns.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The seventh contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Camilla Olson, Founder of Savitude.</p> <p>Savitude’s comprehensive, AI-based solution makes buying decisions easier. With Savitude's easily installed SaaS technology, shoppers answer 6 simple questions, then Savitude's Knowledge Base and machine learning automatically curate goods into personalized collections for each shopper’s individual shape and proportion.</p> <p>You can find them online at <a href="http://www.savitude.com/" rel="noopener">Savitude.com</a> rate Camilla's pitch at <a href="https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote">https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote</a> </p> <p>Special thanks to our investor co-host, Allie Burns.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>Women Who Tech</author>
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Savitude’s comprehensive, AI-based solution makes buying decisions easier. With Savitude's SaaS technology, shoppers answer 6 simple questions, then Savitude's Knowledge Base and machine learning automatically curate goods into personalized collections for each shopper’s individual shape and proportion.

You can find them online at Savitude.com and rate Camilla's pitch at https://www.womenwhotech.com</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>The 7th contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Camilla Olson, Founder of Savitude.

Savitude’s comprehensive, AI-based solution makes buying decisions easier. With Savitude's SaaS technology, shoppers answer 6 simple questions, then Savitude</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The eighth contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Faith Kimeu, Founder of Dial A Pad.</p> <p>Dial A Pad is a multifaceted platform that employs hardware and software solutions to holistically tackle lack of menstrual equity and sexual reproductive health for Kenyan women aged 13-45 years through e-commerce (including self-testing kits for HIV and other STIs), chats with gynecologists, and smart pad dispensers.</p> <p>You can find them on Twitter and WhatsApp at <a href="mailto:at@dialapad">@dialapad</a> and rate Faith's pitch at <a href="https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote">https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote</a> </p> <p>Special thanks to our investor co-host, Allie Burns.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The eighth contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Faith Kimeu, Founder of Dial A Pad.</p> <p>Dial A Pad is a multifaceted platform that employs hardware and software solutions to holistically tackle lack of menstrual equity and sexual reproductive health for Kenyan women aged 13-45 years through e-commerce (including self-testing kits for HIV and other STIs), chats with gynecologists, and smart pad dispensers.</p> <p>You can find them on Twitter and WhatsApp at <a href="mailto:at@dialapad">@dialapad</a> and rate Faith's pitch at <a href="https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote">https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote</a> </p> <p>Special thanks to our investor co-host, Allie Burns.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Dial A Pad is a multifaceted platform that employs hardware and software solutions to holistically tackle lack of menstrual equity and sexual reproductive health for Kenyan women through e-commerce, chats with gynecologists, and smart pad dispensers.

You can find them on Twitter and WhatsApp at @dialapad. Rate Faith's pitch at https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>The eighth contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Faith Kimeu, Founder of Dial A Pad.

Dial A Pad is a multifaceted platform that employs hardware and software solutions to holistically tackle lack of menstrual equity and sexual reproductive</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Contestant 9: CloQ</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The ninth contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Rafaela Cavalcanti, Founder of CloQ.</p> <p>CloQ provides easy to reach nano-credit, via app, to the poor and the unbanked while educating them to make better financial decisions. CloQ uses AI to improve results, increase the reach and scalability and minimize the cost of traditional microcredit.</p> <p>You can find them online at <a href="https://cloq.app/" rel="noopener">CloQ.eu</a> and rate Rafaela's pitch at <a href="https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote">https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote</a> </p> <p>Special thanks to our investor co-host, Allie Burns.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The ninth contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Rafaela Cavalcanti, Founder of CloQ.</p> <p>CloQ provides easy to reach nano-credit, via app, to the poor and the unbanked while educating them to make better financial decisions. CloQ uses AI to improve results, increase the reach and scalability and minimize the cost of traditional microcredit.</p> <p>You can find them online at <a href="https://cloq.app/" rel="noopener">CloQ.eu</a> and rate Rafaela's pitch at <a href="https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote">https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote</a> </p> <p>Special thanks to our investor co-host, Allie Burns.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>Women Who Tech</author>
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CloQ provides easy to reach nano-credit, via app, to the poor and the unbanked while educating them to make better financial decisions. CloQ uses AI to improve results, increase the reach and scalability and minimize the cost of traditional microcredit.

You can find them online at CloQ.eu and rate Rafaela's pitch at https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>The ninth contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Rafaela Cavalcanti, Founder of CloQ.

CloQ provides easy to reach nano-credit, via app, to the poor and the unbanked while educating them to make better financial decisions. CloQ uses AI to im</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:keywords>competition,startup</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The tenth and final contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Andrea Higuera, Founder of Yask.</p> <p>Yask combines a global community of native speakers with cutting-edge AI technology to offer human quality translations and proofreading in real time. It helps people and businesses to cross borders by communicating correctly and effectively in foreign languages.</p> <p>You can find them online at <a href="http://www.yask.ai" rel="noopener">Yask.ai</a> and rate Andrea's pitch at <a href="https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote">https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote</a> </p> <p>Special thanks to our investor co-host, Allie Burns.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The tenth and final contestant in the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Andrea Higuera, Founder of Yask.</p> <p>Yask combines a global community of native speakers with cutting-edge AI technology to offer human quality translations and proofreading in real time. It helps people and businesses to cross borders by communicating correctly and effectively in foreign languages.</p> <p>You can find them online at <a href="http://www.yask.ai" rel="noopener">Yask.ai</a> and rate Andrea's pitch at <a href="https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote">https://www.womenwhotech.com/vote</a> </p> <p>Special thanks to our investor co-host, Allie Burns.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>Women Who Tech</author>
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Yask combines a global community of native speakers with cutting-edge AI technology to offer human quality translations and proofreading in real time. It helps people and businesses to cross borders by communicating correctly and effectively in foreign languages.

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Yask combines a global community of native speakers with cutting-edge AI technology to offer human quality translations and proofreading in real tim</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode>
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      <itunes:title>Last Chance to Vote!</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://womenwhotech.com/women-startup-challenge/podcast">Vote</a> for your favorite contestants in The Women Startup Challenge Podcast today! The winner will be announced in the final episode of Season 1 on July 26, 2018.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://womenwhotech.com/women-startup-challenge/podcast">Vote</a> for your favorite contestants in The Women Startup Challenge Podcast today! The winner will be announced in the final episode of Season 1 on July 26, 2018.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>Women Who Tech</author>
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      <itunes:duration>111</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>Vote for your favorite contestants in The Women Startup Challenge Podcast today! The winner will be announced in the final episode of Season 1 on July 26, 2018. http://womenwhotech.com/women-startup-challenge/podcast</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Vote for your favorite contestants in The Women Startup Challenge Podcast today! The winner will be announced in the final episode of Season 1 on July 26, 2018. http://womenwhotech.com/women-startup-challenge/podcast</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>And the Winner is: Yask!</title>
      <itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The winner of the first season of the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Andrea Higuera, Founder of Yask!</p> <p>Yask combines a global community of native speakers with cutting-edge AI technology to offer human quality translations and proofreading in real time. It helps people and businesses to cross borders by communicating correctly and effectively in foreign languages.</p> <p>Listen to this final episode to learn what advances Yask has made since we recorded their episode and how they'll be using their $5,000 grant.</p> <p>Find them online at <a href="http://www.yask.ai/" rel="noopener">Yask.ai</a></p> <p>Thanks to everyone who voted and support Women Who Tech and the Women Startup Challenge!</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The winner of the first season of the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Andrea Higuera, Founder of Yask!</p> <p>Yask combines a global community of native speakers with cutting-edge AI technology to offer human quality translations and proofreading in real time. It helps people and businesses to cross borders by communicating correctly and effectively in foreign languages.</p> <p>Listen to this final episode to learn what advances Yask has made since we recorded their episode and how they'll be using their $5,000 grant.</p> <p>Find them online at <a href="http://www.yask.ai/" rel="noopener">Yask.ai</a></p> <p>Thanks to everyone who voted and support Women Who Tech and the Women Startup Challenge!</p>]]>
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      <itunes:summary>The winner of the first season of the Women Startup Challenge Podcast is Andrea Higuera, Founder of Yask!

Yask combines a global community of native speakers with cutting-edge AI technology to offer human quality translations and proofreading in real time. Listen to this final episode to learn what advances Yask has made since we recorded their episode and how they'll be using their $5,000 grant. Find them online at Yask.ai

Thanks to all who support Women Who Tech and the Women Startup Challenge!</itunes:summary>
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Yask combines a global community of native speakers with cutting-edge AI technology to offer human quality translations and proofreading in real tim</itunes:subtitle>
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