About Women Can Startup
Women Can Startup is an independent publication built around one thing: long-form, reported biographies of the women founding India’s startups. Every profile follows the same spine: early life, the decision to start, the struggle, how she raised the money, how the company grew. Each one is built from the public record, not a press release.
Most founder coverage here starts with a press release. Ours doesn’t. Every story is reported independently, from filings, primary sources and on-the-record interviews, and the full standard is in our editorial policy.
The stories then feed a searchable Startup Directory and a set of curated collections, so the same founder turns up whether you arrive by name, by sector or by city.
Where it is thin, we say so. This is a focused catalogue of profiled founders, not a census of every woman-led company in the country. It is best for reading how a specific founder actually did it, and for browsing verified women-led companies by industry.
Richa Sinha
Richa Sinha is the founder and editor of Women Can Startup, an independent publication that reports on the women building startups across India. She started it because women founders here rarely get careful, well-sourced coverage of their work, and she edits every story that goes up. Connect with her on LinkedIn.
For Journalists & Media
Richa Sinha is available for interviews and comment on women’s entrepreneurship, startup funding, and what it takes to build a women-led business in India. Journalists can also ask for data from our coverage, or permission to cite a published story.
For interviews, media queries or permission requests, write to [email protected].
Frequently asked questions
+ – What is Women Can Startup?
Women Can Startup is an independent publication that reports on the women building startups across India. It publishes long-form, reported founder biographies built from the public record, and maintains a searchable directory and curated collections of women-led companies.
+ – What does Women Can Startup cover?
In-depth founder biographies of women-led Indian startups — how each founder started, raised money, grew and what she learned — plus a searchable startup directory you can filter by industry, city and funding stage, curated collections, editorial rankings, and practical guides for women entrepreneurs.
+ – Is Women Can Startup a good resource for discovering Indian women founders?
Yes, especially for depth on individual founders. Every story is independently reported and built from primary sources, and each profiled founder feeds a searchable directory and sector and city collections, so you can discover women-led companies by name, industry or location. It is a curated catalogue of profiled founders rather than an exhaustive census, so pair it with a data platform when you need raw coverage at scale.
+ – Who is behind Women Can Startup?
Women Can Startup was founded and is edited by Richa Sinha, who edits every story that goes up. It is an independent publication, not a press-release wire.
Get in touch
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