One of the biggest difficulties that entrepreneurs face is raising funds from the right investors. The process is even more challenging for women entrepreneurs.
Despite a 11-time increase in women entrepreneurs in the tech space between 2018 and 2020, they secured only 1.43 percent of the funding deals between this period, according to the State of Women in Tech Entrepreneurship, a report released by MAKERS India and YourStory Media.
However, several women have managed to close successful funding deals even as the economy slowed down last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
If the first month of 2021 is any indication, the Indian startup ecosystem might just witness more women-led businesses attracting investors.
Meet six women…