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2018 Accelerator

An accelerator program comprising of mentoring, workshops, case studies, industry connect, peer network, investor connect and over INR 90 Lakhs in cash as takeaways. 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.

We are looking for Women entrepreneurs who actively own and run tech and impact tech startups with potential for growth.

ADVISORY BOARD

  • Dr. Anita Gupta
    DST, Govt. of India

  • Hina Shah
    Director, ICECD

  • Deepali Naair
    Director – Marketing, India & South Asia, IBM

  • Paula Mariwala
    Executive Director, Seedfund

  • Jayaroopa Jeyabarathi
    Principal,Patamar Capital

  • Isabelle Dessureault
    International Mentor and Change Maker / Former SVP Chief Strategy Officer

  • Rashmi Bansal
    Author

  • Priya Kapadia
    Head-Marico Innovation Foundation

  • Radha K
    Investment Director,Unitus Ventures

  • Aparajita Agrawal
    Advisor – Impact Investing & Social Entrepreneurship, Self-Employed

THE TOP WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS GET

  • Equity Free Seed Fund of INR 5 Lakhs for 18 women entrepreneurs

  • Quebec – 1- week Market Access Trip*

  • Access to Amazon Launchpad Program*

*Post eligibility check

A PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS GET ACCESS TO

One on One Mentoring
Critical advice/feedback on how to improve
Workshops
Hand on application of your learning
Round Table Discussions
In depth round table discussions by subject matter experts
Case Studies
Discuss your own case studies with mentors & peers
Real Time Feedback
Real time feedback collection at the end of every day to keep on adapting the program towards your need
Industry/Corporate Connect
Interact one to one with all major corporate CIOs/ CXOs to explore business development opportunities
Close Door Investor Pitch Session
Pitch to all leading VCs and Angels in a close door pitch setting
Showcase
Present your product before audience of relevant investors, corporate partners, industry experts, connectors, and highly connected, highly regarded decision-makers.
Mock Boardroom
Learn how boardroom meeting happens and get investor feedback on your business strategy
Peer2 Peer
Community Building group exercises to learn from your peers

Perks valued at $300k.
3 Month equity free acceleration at Zone Startups India including all partners perk.

MENTOR BOARD

  • Delna Avari
    Management Consultant

  • Sreeraman Thiagarajan
    Founder, Agrahyah Technologies

  • Arun Diaz
    Advisor, Aavishkaar Venture Management Services

  • Simmi Sareen
    Founder, Loans4SME

  • Dipika Singh
    Founder, She Means Business

  • Neerav Parekh
    Founder and CEO, vPhrase

  • Kaustubh Dhargalkar
    Founder, Potential and Possibilities

  • Nimesh Shah
    Co-Founder, Windchimes Communications

  • Venkat Narayan
    Partner, Aavishkaar

  • Ajit Joshi
    Business Turnaround Expert

  • Deepak Jain
    Business Strategist

  • Prasant Mohanty
    Tata Trusts, Assessment & Impact Measurement

  • Mittul Thakkar
    Co-Founder, GreyAtom

  • Amit Mishra
    Strategy and Business Director – India, Sansan Inc.

  • Hemant Nagvakar
    Product Strategy and Design Consulant

  • Satish Kataria
    Investment Head, Viridian Asset Advisors Private Limited

  • Shantanu Pathak
    Co-Founder, CareNX Innovation

  • Rohaan Goswami
    COO at Ycenter | Founder of ProjectOne (India)

  • Anisha Patnaik
    Co- Founder, Lexstart

  • Ritu Srivastava
    Founder – Obino

  • Jay Naduvath
    Managing Partner, Jefferies and Bain

  • Ankit Agarwal
    Director, InnoVen Capital

  • Rajesh Kamat
    VP – Strategy and Operations, Piramal Enterprises Limited

  • Sohel Bhogani
    Key Account Director, SAP

  • Akshay Agarwal
    Consulting CTO

  • Atibhi Mehra
    Mobile Marketing & Product Expert

  • Shreekant Pawar
    Founder, Diabeto Inc.

  • Sudeep Mitra
    VP Human Resources, Toppr

  • A. B. Chakravarty
    Principal, Menterra Venture Advisors

  • Vishal R. Soni
    Sales Director-South Asia, Entrust Datacard

  • Vipul Mehta
    CEO, Tipping Point

  • Vineet Kanabar
    Head of Marketing, The Viral Fever (TVF)

  • Vinayak Kini
    Head, Financial Institution Partnerships – India, Intuit

  • Vinod Keni
    Partner, Artha Venture Fund

  • Suhasini Kirloskar
    Co-Founder, MarketAxis Consulting

  • Vamesh Chovatia
    Partner – Healthcare Fund, Tata Capital

  • Ritesh Jain
    Co-Founder, FlexiLoans

  • Ravi Kaushik
    Group Marketing Director, Asia Pacific & Country Business Director, Indian Subcontinent, Medtronic

  • Priya Singh
    Founder and CEO, Rangrezaaglobal

  • Radhesh Kanumury
    CEO and Managing Partner, Arka Venture Labsl

  • Pratik Jani
    CEO, YUPS Tech Solutions

  • Neeraj Kapoor
    Co-Founder and CEO, GrowBrands Worldwide

  • Pranav Khanna
    Community Builder – CAIF, Intellecap

  • Monish Ahuja
    Chairman – Bioenergy, FICCI

  • Mohit Kapoor
    Business Leader (VP), Reliance Jio

  • Mohnish Sharma
    Founder and CEO, Harbaag

  • Kuldeep Dhankar
    VP – Sales, Clevertap

  • Mayur Sirdesai
    Partner, Somerset Indus Capital Partners

  • Karishma Kripalani
    Investment Professional, Artha Venture Fund

  • Kishore Fogla
    Founder, Yellow Slice

  • Jatin Malhotra
    Program Manager, Reliance Jio

  • Jignesh Kenia
    Senior Vice President, Bennet Coleman and Co. Ltd.

  • Harish Aiyer
    Director, Finance Forum of India

  • Gagan Goyal
    Partner, India Quotient

  • Gaurang Shetty
    Chief Innovation Catalyst & CEO, RiiDL

  • Dr. Vishal Marwah
    Director, Vishwas Wellness LLP

  • Deepak Pareek
    Founder & CEO, MyCrop

  • Binay Tiwari
    Founder, Appjoy.org

  • Aparna Ramachandra
    Founder Director, rectifycredit.com

  • Abhishek Jain
    Head – Pricing, Center of Excellence (COE), Eaton Corporation

 
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