Shark Tank India popularized Namita Thapar, Vineeta Singh, and Gazal Alagh. Yet, there are many Indian women entrepreneurs away from popular platforms who deserve a mention. Here in this blog, we shall briefly discuss 4 such entrepreneurs. We shall be including Indian women entrepreneurs in India, meaning those who operate within India, not abroad,
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However, before we dive into the blog, let us go through the most important question:
What has led to the rise of women entrepreneurs in India?
Factors like education, internet access, funding opportunities, government aid, and community support are some of the prime reasons why we are experiencing such exponential growth in women-led start-ups and enterprises.
Now, let us get back to the main topic- top 5 female entrepreneurs in India
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- Vandana Luthra
Vandana Luthra created VLCC. One of the oldest well-being and beauty brands in India, VLCC was started on a small scale with limited resources on loan. Over the years, VLCC has become a brand in itself making Vandana one of the pioneers of women entrepreneurship in India.
- Khusboo Jain
After spending over a decade in the fashion industry, Khusboo Jain, in 2014, set out to establish ImpactGuru.com, a crowdsourcing platform for patients. With a mission to offer support to people who could not afford medical expenses, ImpactGuru went on to help thousands of patients. Her altruistic approach to entrepreneurship is commendable and applaudable. A valuable name in the conversation around female entrepreneurs in India, she was sure to be included in our list.
- Pranshu Bhandari Patni
Next on the list of female entrepreneurs in India, we have Pranshu whose achievements got her listed in Forbes 30 Under 30. She created Hello English, an English language learning platform. At present Hello English is being used by approximately 50 million people, bagging accolades like India’s Best Mobile App and Google’s Best of 2016 Apps.
- Hemalatha Annamalai
She started Ampere Electric, a company that primarily manufactures electric scooters. Bringing a revolution in the Indian automobile scenario, Hemalatha has successfully registered herself in the list of female entrepreneurs to look up to.
This is all for now.
Kindly note this is not an exhaustive list. The number of Indian women entrepreneurs is rising and there is no way we may ever finish summing that up in a small blog.
Who do you think could be added to your list? Please comment and we shall add your suggestions, if suitable.
