BEACON DC announced the women-led ventures that will receive support from the inaugural round of its grant program this week.
The grants are designed to help female founders connect, and find new ways to support women entrepreneurs, Beacon board member Xina Eiland told Technical.ly DC in June. For this first round, the program provided 19 grants for a total of $50,000. The program drew 85 applicants, and the recipients were chosen with the help of a public vote.
The grantees were announced Wednesday night at Union Market.
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