VEDA Data Solutions’ Meghan Gaffney Buck won the Vinetta Project Venture Challenge

VEDA Data Solutions CEO Meghan Gaffney Buck was named the winner of the Vinetta Project Venture Challenge at a pitch event held last week.

The win gives the startup $20,000 in cash from GSP and Paley Rothman, as well as four free months of offices space at MakeOffices.

As Technical.ly DC reported, Buck and VEDA recently closed on $1 million in seed funding. The startup’s platform uses machine learning to make sure health provider directories have the correct information.

Btwn her first @VinettaProject pitch in March & winning the finals last night @meghangaffney CEO of @Veda_Data raised $1M 💲🙋🏼 💥#DCtech pic.twitter.com/XoKrkK8tvZ

— Anna Mason (@AnnaMasonDC) September 15, 2017

Buck, who made her first public pitch at the Vinetta Project’s semifinals in March, was one of four female founders who pitched at the Sept. 14 event. The other finalists included Yulia Yaani of RealAtom, Carey Anne Nadeau of Open Data Nation and Steph Speirs of Solstice.

The Vinetta Project’s D.C. chapter launched in 2015  to support female founders, and help provide connections to investors.