Women at the Helm of Bangalore’s Startup

Woman Innovator:

A startup is an entrepreneurial venture in the early stages of operations, typically created for resolving real-life problems. As many startups solve society's needs, they attract investors and funders because of the tremendous growth opportunities. Women entrepreneurs are women who start, own, and operate businesses. They are individuals who take on the role of founders or co-founders in various types of enterprises, from small startups to large companies. Women entrepreneurs contribute significantly to the global economy and often face unique challenges and opportunities in the business world. Their ventures can span across diverse industries and sectors, and they play a crucial role in fostering innovation and economic growth. Efforts to support and empower women entrepreneurs have gained momentum in recent years to promote gender equality and economic development.

Support of Madame:

Women entrepreneurship is a compelling factor to drive economic growth. Entrepreneurship presents a path for women to close the pay gap and rise to leadership positions, on their own terms. Running their own company also offers the opportunity for women to collaborate with and hire other ambitious, like-minded women, fostering a new generation of women in leadership roles. They create new jobs for themselves and others. And by being different they also provide society with different solutions to management, organization and business problems as well as to the exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities. They tend to be less risky, more efficient, and better at delegating tasks. These qualities can lead to a successful business.

Monetary Regulations by Madame:

According to global statistics, there are about 252 million female entrepreneurs in the world. These women own and operate 153 established and successful businesses. Women-owned businesses generate around 1.9 trillion dollars in revenue. A total of 100 companies have women as their managing directors or CEOs and the total number of directorships held by women as MD & CEO are 109 The growing rate of women-owned businesses is 5 percent. The rise of women entrepreneurs has a far-reaching impact on the future of the startup ecosystem. In fact, businesses founded by women have a higher success rate than those founded by men. India has 13.5 to 15.7 million women-led startups, and women run 20.37 percent of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises sector.

In this issue, the Women Entrepreneur magazine brings a list of ‘Top 10 Women Startup Leaders from Bangalore – 2023’, who are domineers of change in the corporate realm of the country. This list of ten leading and inspiring women is crafted by a team of CEOs, VCs, and the editorial board, delivering inspiring stories of their journey and the contributions & roles played by them in the creation and empowerment of an economically powerful nation.