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Globally, there is a lot of push around gender diversity and inclusion – across Governments, Management Boards and Entrepreneurship.

As a small step towards the above, empoWer is an initiative by Zone Startups India, for supporting women entrepreneurs.

Launched in 2016, as India’s first tech accelerator for women entrepreneurs, empoWer provides mentorship, industry connects, peer network, investor meets through a 6-week accelerator program followed by a 1-year support program. Over the past 2 years, 35 women entrepreneurs have been a part of 2 cohorts, and 1 bootcamp. Each cohort is a 6-week accelerator program comprising 15 women entrepreneurs selected from a pan-India application pool. We have disbursed INR 1.2 Cr in grants, and post program, a large majority of startups have raised further funding amounting a cumulative of ~ INR 32 Crores.

This year the program will be supporting 30 women entrepreneurs through two dedicated tracks. The two tracks for 15 entrepreneurs each will focus on technology for businesses and technology for social impact. Indian Clearing Corporation Limited (“ICCL”) a wholly owned subsidiary of BSE Ltd. (“BSE”) has joined in as the Industry Sponsor for the 2018 Edition of the program.