Google has announced the first class of 20 women founded/co-founded startups, selected from close to 400 applications, for the inaugural cohort of ‘Google for Startups Accelerator-India Women Founders’. These 20 startups have been selected from from close to 400 applications, as per the company.
The programme, designed specifically for women-founded startups, will place special emphasis on subjects like access to networks, access to capital, hiring challenges, mentorship and many others which, for a variety of social reasons and low representation, prove challenging for female founders. In addition to these, the curriculum will include workshops and support around AI/ML, Cloud, UX, Android, Web, Product Strategy and Growth, as well as provide access to a global community of women founders.
“This program is part of a larger effort by Google towards improving the representation of women across different sections of India’s digitally-trained workforce – be it entrepreneurship, professionals looking to upskill or young graduates seeking a head start on their career – with the ultimate objective of making technology universally relevant and helpful,” said the company in a statement.
The startups include Aspire for Her, Brown Living, CoLLearn Education, Commudle, Dubverse, Elda Health, Fitbots, FreeStand, Jumping Minds, LXME; MeMeraki, Mishry, OPOD Audio, PickMyWork, Rang De, Savage, Sprint Studio, The Bridge, TrackNow and Tradyl.
The programme, designed specifically for women-founded startups, will place special emphasis on subjects like access to networks, access to capital, hiring challenges, mentorship and many others which, for a variety of social reasons and low representation, prove challenging for female founders. In addition to these, the curriculum will include workshops and support around AI/ML, Cloud, UX, Android, Web, Product Strategy and Growth, as well as provide access to a global community of women founders.
“This program is part of a larger effort by Google towards improving the representation of women across different sections of India’s digitally-trained workforce – be it entrepreneurship, professionals looking to upskill or young graduates seeking a head start on their career – with the ultimate objective of making technology universally relevant and helpful,” said the company in a statement.
The startups include Aspire for Her, Brown Living, CoLLearn Education, Commudle, Dubverse, Elda Health, Fitbots, FreeStand, Jumping Minds, LXME; MeMeraki, Mishry, OPOD Audio, PickMyWork, Rang De, Savage, Sprint Studio, The Bridge, TrackNow and Tradyl.
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