Founder Collections
Women-led startups in Pune
Agritech, energy, deep tech and consumer founders from Maharashtra’s second city.
Pune mixes a strong engineering base with a growing consumer scene, and its women founders reflect both. You will find agri-biotech, distributed energy and deep tech alongside food and lifestyle brands. Every Pune-based woman-led company we track sits here.
24 companies · 4 with a founder story · Last updated 23 September 2026
24 companies · 4 with a founder story
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Apurva Purohit
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2022
- Industry
- Impact / Social
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 1993
- Industry
- AgriTech
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2017
- Industry
- AgriTech
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2016
Shalini Santosh Kumar
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2022
- Industry
- HR Tech
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2011
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2012
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2017
Sulajja Firodia Motwani
- Industry
- Electric Vehicles · Manufacturing
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- HealthTech
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- HealthTech
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2014
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2023
- Industry
- Medical / Pharma
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2018
- Industry
- Deep Tech
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2017
- Industry
- D2C / Consumer
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2011
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2014
- Industry
- D2C / Consumer
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2021
- Industry
- D2C / Consumer
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2018
Anushka Iyer
- Industry
- HealthTech
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2019
Aazol VenturesVerifiedApurva PurohitRead our story → | Food & Beverages | Pune, Maharashtra | — | 2022 |
| Impact / Social | Pune, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 1993 | |
| AgriTech | Pune, Maharashtra | Series A | 2017 | |
| AgriTech | Pune, Maharashtra | Series A | 2016 | |
Early FoodsShalini Santosh Kumar | Food & Beverages | Pune, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2015 |
| Food & Beverages | Pune, Maharashtra | Seed | 2022 | |
| HR Tech | Pune, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2011 | |
| Fashion | Pune, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2012 | |
| Fashion | Pune, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2017 | |
Kinetic Green Energy & Power SolutionsVerifiedSulajja Firodia MotwaniRead our story → | Electric Vehicles · Manufacturing | Pune, Maharashtra | — | 2015 |
| HealthTech | Pune, Maharashtra | Seed | 2020 | |
| HealthTech | Pune, Maharashtra | Series A | 2014 | |
| Fashion | Pune, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2016 | |
| Fashion | Pune, Maharashtra | Series B | 2023 | |
| Medical / Pharma | Pune, Maharashtra | Seed | 2015 | |
| Food & Beverages | Pune, Maharashtra | Seed | 2020 | |
| Fashion | Pune, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2018 | |
| Deep Tech | Pune, Maharashtra | Pre-Series A | 2017 | |
| D2C / Consumer | Pune, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2011 | |
| Fashion | Pune, Maharashtra | Seed | 2016 | |
| Fashion | Pune, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2014 | |
| D2C / Consumer | Pune, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2021 | |
| D2C / Consumer | Pune, Maharashtra | Pre-Series A | 2018 | |
Wiggles.inVerifiedAnushka IyerRead our story → | HealthTech | Pune, Maharashtra | — | 2019 |
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What the data shows
Companies tracked
24
With a full founder story
4
Leading sectors
Fashion, Food & Beverages, HealthTech
Most-represented cities
Pune
Common funding stages
Bootstrapped, Seed, Series A
How we choose what’s on this list
This collection is built straight from our verified startup directory. Every women-led company that matches this theme appears automatically, and any founder we've profiled also gets the in-depth "Read our story" link. We confirm a woman founder or co-founder, and corroborate each company's details across multiple independent sources, before it is counted — and we never pad the list to make it look fuller.
See our editorial & verification policy for how every entry is checked.
Frequently asked questions
+ – How many companies are in "Pune"?
24 women-led companies right now, 4 of them with a full founder story on Women Can Startup. The list grows as we verify and profile more founders.
+ – How is this collection put together?
This collection is built straight from our verified startup directory. Every women-led company that matches this theme appears automatically, and any founder we've profiled also gets the in-depth "Read our story" link. We confirm a woman founder or co-founder, and corroborate each company's details across multiple independent sources, before it is counted — and we never pad the list to make it look fuller.
+ – Can I get my company added to this collection?
If your company has a woman founder or co-founder and fits this theme, pitch us your story. Curated collections only include companies whose published profile supports the claim, so a full founder story is the way in.