Registration is Now Open!

Welcome to the 2024-2025 Technovation Girls season! Registration is now open, and we’re thrilled to have you with us, whether you’re joining for the first time or returning. Ready to start? Register below or simply log in to your past account!

Join us for Pitchapalooza on April 12th!

🎤 Technovation Teams: Get Ready to Master the Art of Pitching! 🎤

A brilliant idea is just the beginning—how you tell your story is what makes all the difference!

We’re beyond thrilled to have Technovation Alum Payton Maas as our facilitator! 🌟 Payton competed in Technovation for five years, went on to study Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas, and co-founded Grow With Flora, a company reimagining period education for girls. She knows firsthand what it takes to deliver a winning pitch—and now she’s here to help YOU do the same!

Pitchapalooza (open to Technovation teams and their mentors!)

📅 Date: Saturday, April 12th
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Minneapolis College (formerly MCTC), 3rd floor of Technology Building, 1501 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

At This Session, You’ll:

✅ Learn expert tips on storytelling and public speaking to enhance your presentation skills.
✅ Get guidance on filming your pitch video to meet all submission requirements.
✅ Receive feedback to help refine your pitch and make it stand out.

And of course, we’ll have snacks to keep you energized! 🍎✨

What to Bring:

A device with recording capability (mobile phone or iPad).
One of the following (no need to bring all three):
- A 100-word description of your app/project.
- A script for your pitch video.
- A script for your live presentation to the judges.

Come ready to learn, practice, and perfect your pitch with insights from a Technovation Alum who has been in your shoes! 🎤✨

REGISTER HERE!

What is the Technovation Girls Challenge?

Technovation Girls is a global development challenge. In the state of Minnesota, Code Savvy manages the local program for girls and non-binary students across the state.

For 12 weeks between January and April, teams work with dedicated mentors to ideate, plan, develop, and pitch a mobile or web application that solves a community issue that the teams have identified. These projects can be iterated over a number of years, and ideally, monetized so the teams can experience entrepreneurship through technology. The way this work happens is extremely flexible: in-school, after-school, home-school, in-person, or remote – it’s up to the teams and their mentors to find the ways that work best for them to work together most effectively.

Code Savvy provides workshops, mentor matching, and overall program tech support to the teams over the entire course of the program. Then, in May, local judging occurs with the teams participating in a live pitch event and award ceremony.

The lessons learned and confidence built through participating in the Technovation Challenge is immeasurable, and many of the students go on to pursue higher education and careers in Computer Science and other STEM fields.

TECHNOVATION GIRLS COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS & DIVISIONS

Participants– Teams of up to 5 girls in middle school or high school (ages 8-18)
Commitment– 40-60 hours: 2-4 guided hours per week from Jan through Apr; Appapalooza live pitch event in May
Experience– No prior programming experience is needed
Accessibility– The entire curriculum can be accessed online and there is no charge to participants

Beginner Division – Students between 8-12 years old as of August 1 compete to win recognition for their work developing an app or an AI program. They then participant in the Technovation Girls World Pitch to show off their talent.

Junior Division – Students between 13-15 years old as of August 1 compete to win seed funding to bring their app to market and participate in the Technovation Girls World Pitch to show off their talent.

Senior Division – Students ages 16 – 18 years old as of August 1 compete to win funding to bring their app to market and participate in the Technovation Girls World Pitch to compete on the global stage.

For more information, please email contactus@codesavvy.org to connect!