WEQ winners win trip to California

WEQ winners win trip to California

Pune: Ten women entrepreneurs, including one from Pune, have been announced as winners of the Women Entrepreneur Quest (WEQ) 2017, and are set to receive an all-expense paid experiential learning visit to the Silicon Valley, US. They are the winners of the seventh edition of WEQ, organised by the AnitaB.org India, a nonprofit organisation focused on the advancement of women in computing and technology.

The WEQ 2017 finale was held recently during AnitaB.org’s flagship conference in Bangalore, the Grace Hopper Celebration India 2017 (GHCI 17), the largest conference for women technologists in the country. The top 10 winners were selected from 257 applications received from across India. The applicants were evaluated on their product and business model.

During the Silicon Valley visit, the winners will get the opportunity to network with key stakeholders in the Silicon Valley ecosystem, such as leading technology companies, startups, investors, officials, incubators, accelerators and universities. They will also receive expert guidance on important business functions and aspects that will help them further grow their business.

“The percentage of male entrepreneurs is much more than women and we have to work towards making it 50:50. Women need to be equally included in driving innovation and economic growth that should be enjoyed by all, irrespective of one’s gender,” said Geetha Kannan, Managing Director, AnitaB.org India.

Scientist G/Adviser and Associate Head-Innovation and Entrepreneurship, DST, Government of India, Anita Gupta, said, “Recognising the fact that women are a valued partner in the growth of a nation’s economy, the government is taking several initiatives for women empowerment by nurturing entrepreneurship.”

Executive Director, Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF), Rajiv Tayal, said, “Active participation of women in the entrepreneurial landscape is extremely important to promote inclusive growth and fulfilling the national agenda for rapid socio-economic growth.” 

The Top 10 winners of WEQ 2017

- Bhavjot Kaur, Co-Founder at Clinikk Healthcare (Bengaluru)
- Kausambi Manjita, Co-Founder at Kubric (Bengaluru)
- Madhulika Mukherjee, Co-Founder and CTO at Survaider (Bengaluru)
- Monika Shukla, Co-founder and CEO at LetsEndorse (Bengaluru)
- Meghna Saraogi, Founder of StyleDotMe (Delhi)
- Pallavi Bishnoi, Co-Founder and COO at Real Time Renewables (Lucknow)
- Radhika Choudary, Co-Founder at Freyr Energy Services (Hyderabad)
- Sai Gole, Co-Founder and COO at LeanAgri (Pune)
- Supriya Rathi, Founder and CEO at RoboVR (Mumbai)
- Vishakha Singh, Co-founder at Vicit Infot Tech (Mumbai)

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