Startups
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Progcap's Pallavi Shrivastava is on a mission to change the gender narrative
The cofounder and CEO that provides working capital to small and medium sized businesses, believes that after a point gender doesn't matter, so you should ignore the noise and run behind your mission
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Community capital: Tamanna Dhamija's double engine of Baby Destination and Convosight is running on full steam
Tamanna Dhamija started by building a community for mothers with Baby Destination. The first-time founder then went on to create Convosight, one of the biggest global community monetisation platforms from India
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Blissclub: Born out of founder Minu Margeret's passion
Ultimate Frisbee player Minu Margeret discovered the play of 'lift and drag' during her motley corporate stint and wobbly part-time gigs. Finally, she found the perfect trajectory with Blissclub
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Why ApnaKlub Shruti doesn't mind being an angry young woman
The cofounder and CEO of of the B2B wholesale FMCG platform channelises her anger to defy norms, discard labels and fight gender bias
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How CoutLoot helps you bargain and sell with a click
A fortuitous pivot, propelled by heady pandemic tailwinds, has made CoutLoot gallop at a brisk pace. The big task now is to cut down losses and grow sustainably
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Ahana Gautam's Open Secret: Be unapologetic and fight for your dream
Gautam's mom inspired her to fight the odds, and with Open Secret, she is inspiring moms to switch to healthy snacking options for their children
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Beating the odds: Why Melorra's Saroja Yeramilli believes being a solo woman founder is the toughest job
The founder and CEO of the D2C jewellery brand had to face several odds, lows and rejections. But the tenacious founder refused to give up
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SuperBottoms: An army of young mothers, led by Pallavi Utagi, will defend this baby care brand
SuperBottoms has seen two near-death experiences, including an imposter wanting to clone it, but the force of young moms put together by Utagi will do anything to protect and scale the reusable cloth diaper and baby products
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Transition of women founders and cofounders to CEOs important: Aishwarya Arunkumar, Shweta Bhatia
Women have founded companies and held the cofounder and founder chair but today many are transitioning to CEOs, which is an important transition, Arunkumar is vice president at Eight Roads Ventures India, while Bhatia is partner and head of technology (consumer and financial services investments) at Eight Roads Ventures India
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This is me: Indian women founders are taking up space by being unapologetic
An army of new-age founders is scripting a bold story, moving away from the clichéd gender narrative. What's helping them is their valuable higher education, a sizeable corporate stint, and the courage to be unapologetic
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Where is 10-minute grocery delivery headed?
After a frenzied 2021 for quick commerce startups, it might seem as though the bubble has popped with several companies shutting shop, sacking staff or being acquired. But some are still tackling the market which they believe is only set to grow