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Girl Geek Academy scored $1.3 million to encourage 1,000 women to establish tech startups

Girl Geek Academy scored $1.3 million to encourage 1,000 women to establish tech startups

An Australian organisation promoting female participation in tech startups has received a huge boost. Melbourne’s Girl Geek Academy announced on Tuesday that it completed a $1.3 million funding round, including $300,000 from the state government’s LaunchVic scheme The funds will be used for the #SheHacks program, which the Academy claims as a world-first, to recruit 1,000 women interested in establishing startups.