10 startups that won Women Entrepreneur Quest’16

NEW DELHI: The Anita Borg Institute India (ABI) has announced the top 10 winners of the 6th edition of the Women Entrepreneur Quest (WEQ) 2016 at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing India (GHCI).

The contest is organized along with the Department of Science and Technology (DST)and Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF).

The top 10 winners were selected from 329 entries received from across India. The applicants were evaluated on their product and business model.

The top 10 winners of WEQ 2016 are:

1. Myukhini Pande, CO-FOUNDER, Greenopia
2. Roli Gupta, Founder & CEO, Oorjan
3. Tanvi Bhardwaj, CTO & Co-Founder, Mishipay
4. Suhani Mohan, Co-Founder, Saral Designs
5. Ishita Anand, Founder & CEO, Bitgiving
6. Richa Singh, Co-Founder, YourDost
7. Arti Agrawal, Co-Founder & COO, Anaxee
8. Shrishti Sahu, Director, Aqaya
9. Pooja Kothari, MD, Storemore
10. Binal Doshi, Founding Team Member and AVP – User Engagement at PlexusMD.

All the top 10 winners received an all-expenses-paid experiential learning visit to the Silicon Valley, US.

During the Silicon Valley visit the WEQ Top 10 winners will receive exposure, capacity building and networking opportunities. The entrepreneurs will get to visit leading technology companies, startups and hackerspaces in the Valley. The capacity building will comprise of visits to universities, workshops and interactions with mentors and investors.

‘The startup ecosystem in India is gaining momentum and it is heartening to note that many of the tech startups are driven by women successfully. Capturing the essence of the tech-age, women entrepreneurs are foraying in different verticals, building smart and innovative solutions that are life-enhancing,” said Geetha Kannan, Managing Director, ABI India.

“It is highly encouraging to note that a number of women have also taken the lead in the startup movement, a positive sign reflective of an empowered and a progressive nation,” said Dr. Anita Gupta, Director / Scientist-F & Associate Head at the NSTEDB of the DST.