Enthuse Foundation Pitch Competition

Enthuse Foundation Pitch Competition is sponsored by Enthuse Foundation. Awards women-owned food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods businesses with cash prizes and in-kind services.

2026 Grant Program | Enthuse Foundation Learn more about the program below. The Enthuse Foundation offers a series of financial grants to assist entrepreneurs with critical business needs. We awarded eight grants to eight women entrepreneurs, totaling $37,000.

Identify as a woman entrepreneur with an established consumer packaged goods (CPG) business Business must be the entrepreneur’s full-time job. Must not have received money from the Enthuse Foundation before through the Pitch Competition or Grant Program. If selected, submit Required New Vendor Forms.

* Individual grants may have their own specific grant criteria Demonstrate financial need Strength of interview and written answers A clear plan for the use of grant Recipients notified & grants distributed Thanks to the financial support of the KSI Foundation, we are proud to award $5,000 to a woman CPG entrepreneur who has an environmental component to their business Funds are allocated towards business-related insurance costs, including equipment, products, disaster-related, and warehouse costs.

Funds go towards technological resources, including web hosting platforms, inventory management, and other software needed. Provides a woman entrepreneur with funds for health insurance or health-related costs (including mental health services). It is more important than ever to save for retirement.

This grant will provide a woman founder with funding for her retirement savings. Personal Investment Account This grant is designed to help women entrepreneurs begin building personal wealth today through a dedicated investment account. Unlike traditional retirement savings, this account is intended to be accessible now.

Funds specifically for external support to help fuel business growth, including finance managers, lawyers, or tax professionals. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS “We are extremely proud of our grant program. Since day one, Kim and I have wanted to pay it forward for the new generation of women entrepreneurs and the next wave of women business leaders.

This program helps provide a solid foundation for them and supports the entire founder both professionally and personally. ” Kristy Snyder, Co-Founder of the Enthuse Foundation and Chief People Officer at Enthuse Marketing Thank you to our sponsors for helping to make this possible.

Chiara Munzi and Izzy Gorton Lexx Mills and Livv Mills What they’re saying "Thank you Enthuse Foundation for creating a space for women founders to grow and also, paying it forward allowing other entreprenurial women to rise" -LaKeasha Brown, 1987 Juices "Enthuse's belief in women founders created space for us to build Stursi's foundation strategically rather than reactively, positioning us to scale with integrity and strength."

"This grant will help us cover funds to get a much-needed glow up for our website." -Amie Kesler, Carolyn's Krisps