women for Startups

Women for Startups

Startup India, Department For Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), conducted the 'Women For Startups: State Workshops' for aspiring and existing women entrepreneurs between November 2022 and November 2023. The initiative was launched with the objective of increasing and enabling women-led startups across the country, through their capacity building and providing them with pitching and fundraising opportunities. The workshops, conducted in collaboration with the Startup Nodals of the State Governments, included sessions on legalities, marketing and branding, sales and customer acquisition, pitching and fundraising, and product development, among others.

22

States
1400+

Aspiring & Existing Women Entrepreneurs
200

Mock Pitches
90+

Experts & Mentors

Agenda

S.NO	Session	Time
1	Tea and Offline Registration	10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
2	Opening Remarks	10:30 AM – 10:35 AM
3	Journey of the Startup Ecosystem in the State - Support by State Startup Nodal	10:35 AM – 10:50 AM
4	Session on Startup India Initiative and its Schemes and Benefits, including DPIIT Recognition and Seed Fund Scheme	10:50 AM – 11:05 AM
5	Session on Brand Building of a Startup	11:05 AM – 11:25 AM
6	Fireside Chat on Startup Up and Going Beyond	11:25 AM – 12:00 PM
7	Capacity Building session on Government e-Marketplace for Startups	12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Lunch Break
8	Capacity Building Session on Accelerating Early-Stage Startups (Parallel)	2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
9	Pitching to Investors and Incubators (Parallel)	2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Disclaimer

This is the broad structure of the workshops that had taken place. However, owing to the unique ecosystems of different states, a variety of topics through different modes of engagements were covered.