The result was announced at closing plenary of the summit, which concluded here Thursday.
Her startup, Frontier Markets, is a last mile distribution solution for energy products with a focus on solar technology that empowers women. It gives women the tools they need to teach their communities about the benefits of solar power and sell solar products, said a statement.
As the Grand Champion, Shah will receive $50,000 in Amazon Web Services credits; a Dell laptop computer; admission to the 2018 Circular Summit from Alice; an exclusive virtual mentoring session with an Amazon Executive; $100,000 in Google Cloud credits; an interview for Inc. Magazine by Elizabeth Gore, Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Chairman of the Board of Alice; and admission to the 2018 Circular Board Accelerator cohort from Alice.
She will also be designated the Cognizant "Genesis Award" Winner and receive $2,000 in cash, courtesy of Cognizant.
Jainesha Sinha, founder of GyanDhan, from India; Fiona Edwards Murphy, founder of ApisProtect, from Ireland; and Vaishali Neotia, founder of Merxius Software, from India; all made to the finals for the GIST Catalyst pitch competition. As finalists, they will receive $10,000 in Amazon Web Services credits, a Dell laptop computer, a Circular Summit scholarship from Alice, and $100,000 in Google Cloud credits.
Molly Morse, founder of Mango Materials, from the US, received the Women First Award from Amazon Web Services. She will receive $50,000 in Amazon Web Services credits, an exclusive virtual mentoring session with an Amazon executive, and a Dell laptop computer.
Runner-ups will receive $5,000 in Amazon Web Services credits, $20,000 in Google Cloud credits and a Dell laptop computer. And each of the remaining semifinalists will receive $1,500 in Amazon Web Services credits. In total, GIST Catalyst semifinalists competed for over $400,000 in startup resources.
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