ClioVis: Kendra Scott WEL Female Founder Competition Semi-Finalist and Crowd Choice Winner
The Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (KS WELI) held the inaugural Female Founder Pitch Competition in October 2021. 25 finalist teams, including ClioVis founder Erika Bsumek, competed for cash prizes, in-kind resources and future mentorship opportunities in a virtual, livestreamed event, which showcased emerging businesses and technologies founded and developed by women in the UT and Austin community, who are paving the way to have a significant impact on the world.
While Bsumek was not selected as a winner in the Faculty and Staff category, ClioVis was selected as the "Crowd Choice" winner, voted by event participants, and received a custom technology package for their startup from Dell Technologies, the founding technology partner of the Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute.
Watch the livestream competition video below, or view Bsumek's original pitch on the ClioVis Impacts page.
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