In the last decade, women entrepreneurship in India has witnessed a massive advancement, with many women joining the ranks of prominent startups. While innovators like Kiran Majumdar-Shaw remind us that nothing can stop them from pursuing their dreams, emerging unicorn entrepreneurs like Nykaa's Falguni Nayar are carrying the trend forward, breaking all gender stereotypes. There are nearly 16 million women-led businesses in India (20% of total businesses in India). Women's Entrepreneurship holds significant potential to accelerate the economic development of India.
ZONE STARTUPS
Zone Startups India (BSE's innovation ecosystem), is India's leading incubator, accelerator and an innovation ecosystem located in the iconic BSE Building on Dalal Street, Mumbai. It has been nurturing tech start-ups for over nine years via multiple marquee programs.
Zone Startups India was the first incubator in the country to launch an accelerator program for Women Tech entrepreneurs called empower in 2016. In the course of last 7 years, empower has grown to become one of the largest women accelerator programs in India and the only one with a global footprint having grown overseas via the association with TiE Women.
On Feb 16, 2023, ZSI hosted the India Grand Finale of the 7th edition of the ZSI empower Program at the iconic International Convention Hall, BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), Dalal Street, Mumbai. Over the last 7 years, this has become a marquee event that celebrates Women Start-Ups in Tech. This power-packed event (by invitation only) had an impressive line-up of speakers, jury members and panelists and was attended by representatives of Indian corporates, the start-up ecosystem as well as women entrepreneurs. The agenda included pitches from top 10 startups from the 43 startups of the empower cohort. The 10 pitched for cash prizes from BSE totaling to ₹15 lakhs.
This story is from the March 2023 edition of Banking Frontiers.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the March 2023 edition of Banking Frontiers.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Kamdhenu & Sammrudhi loans top rural customers
Unnayan Bharat Finance Corporation (UBFC) Director & Co-Founder Avneesh Trivedi shares the company's attempts to enhance the rural lending environment & deliver better services to its consumers:
It's going to be a 'world' of CBDCs
Practically, every central bank in the world is testing and readying a CBDC system:
Training for behavioral & social skills is key
3 CHROs from the top BFSI companies in India open up about their training and motivation programs aimed at enhancing employee effectiveness. The story is divided into 4 parts: (i) functional and behavioral training, (ii) manager to leadership training, (iii) learning-based training, (iv) motivational programs:
THE AI COMPASS
Artificial Intelligence has risen to be the hottest topic of discussion today. It is expected to impact everyone, and the impact could exceed that of war, global warming, supply chain disruptions, geopolitics, and much more.
To mentor & coach emerging leaders
Manish Shah, MD & CEO of Godrej Capital, outlines his focus areas today and in the future:
Innovation will unlock India's Mission 'Atmanirbhar’
Sunita Handa is Chairman, Toyota FSIN and Principal Advisor & TLAB Chairman, Protectt.ai Labs. She shares her current activities and her deep insights on innovaiton in an interaction with Manoj Agrawal:
Algorithm is the Boss
Irem Sayeed, Chief Credit Officer at U GRO Capital, dwells into business focus and modernization at the lender:
Fintech and Neobank under the same Umbrella
It was started in 1902 to build what came to be called Israel:
Bajaj Allianz Revolutionizes Employee's HR and IT Experience with WhatsApp, MS Teams, Al and Automation
A productivity booster shot at BALIC:
Small Beginning for a Big Opportunity
AMU Leasing's focus on serving the underserved market of individuals and fleets looking for financing for electric 3-wheelers and 2-wheelers:
