20-25% of businesses in India are run by women but less than 2% are able to raise capital: Vineeta Singh, Sugar Cosmetics“As women, we struggle with equity as well as debt fund raising and the number of women founders should go to 30-40% over the next decade. ...
24 Jun, 2022, 11.25 AM IST
VCs without women in key position find difficult to understand women centric biz: Nykaa's Adwaita NayarNykaa CEO Adwaita Nayar at a FICCI event said that the founders of her company approached several investors but were rejected because of th...
21 Mar, 2022, 09.56 AM IST
Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bumble’s 31-year-old CEO, becomes a rare female billionaireShares of Bumble Inc., the owner of the dating app where women make the first move, soared 67% on trading debut to $72 in New York, valuing...
12 Feb, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
Priyanka Chopra Jonas looks to invest in Indian startupsPriyanka Chopra said she is currently scouting for startups that are at the cross-section of tech and beauty and education
16 Jan, 2021, 12.17 PM IST
Capital call for businesswomen: Finding funds for women entrepreneurs remains a challengeTapping the banking system and getting governmental clearances are the first set of hurdles.
17 Dec, 2020, 04.14 PM IST
MSME-EPC to hold meet to boost NE entrepreneursEntrepreneurs, innovators, venture capitalists, consultants, policy makers, academicians, business practitioners, innovators, banks and fin...
16 Jan, 2020, 12.30 PM IST
One of Uber’s most powerful women leaves to start a VC fundJust 12% of startup investment firms in the U.S. have women in decision-making roles with the power to write checks.
15 Jan, 2020, 03.06 PM IST
PM's extensive budget consultations reserved only for crony capitalist friends: Rahul GandhiTaking it to Twitter, the Congress leader wrote: "Modi's "most extensive" budget consultation ever, is reserved for crony capitalist friend...
10 Jan, 2020, 12.42 PM IST
MEITY to award women entrepreneurs in the software products spaceThe government has recently come up with a draft policy for software products in an effort to create boost the software products space in t...
18 Oct, 2019, 05.49 PM IST
Consortium for women entrepreneurs formedThe consortium is an outcome of the UN India Business Forum (UNIBF) CEO Roundtable held in collaboration with NITI Ayog in Bengaluru on Thu...
07 Jun, 2018, 10.17 PM IST
Niti to set up dedicated cell to promote women entrepreneurs"The cell would handhold women entrepreneurs and acts as a facilitator and catalyst," he told reporters after conclusion of the three day G...
01 Dec, 2017, 08.49 AM IST
Women-run startups hindered by bias among male investorsAccording to the researchers in the US, men make up 90% of venture capitalists. This creates a "chicken and egg" situation faced by women e...
20 Nov, 2017, 11.19 PM IST
Women-run startups hindered by bias among male investorsAccording to the researchers from University of California, San Diego in the US, men make up 90 per cent of venture capitalists.
20 Nov, 2017, 12.10 PM IST
300 startup women enterpreneurs register for mentorship& fundsThe declaration of entrepreneurs who have been selected would be made between August 29 and August 30, he added.
26 Jul, 2017, 06.39 PM IST
Women entrepreneurs judged as women first and entrepreneurs laterA study by CB Insights revealed that only eight per cent of funded startups in America were founded by women. All-male teams were four time...
06 Mar, 2016, 11.52 AM IST
Businesses and consumers will only gain from having more women entrepreneurs in the fray"Entrepreneurship is hard for men and women alike. You need the fighter gene to succeed, and that requirement is really gender-agnostic," s...
27 Mar, 2015, 06.49 AM IST
- ISB raises Rs 1.7 crore funding for nationwide 'iDiya' contest
iDiya is ISB's annual nationwide idea competition for working professionals interested in setting up socially relevant ventures.
13 Sep, 2012, 09.04 PM IST