The Women Can Startup Directory
Women-Led Startups in India
Search every women-led and women-founded company we can verify in India, by sector, city, funding stage and the year it started. New founders join the moment we profile them, so the list only gets deeper.
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- 31states & UTs
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About this directory
A working tool, not another list of the usual dozen names.
Most “top women entrepreneurs” lists circle the same handful of founders. We built this one the other way around. It starts from the companies, every women-led and women-co-founded business we can verify, and lets you move through them the way you actually think: by sector, by city, by how far the funding has gone, by the year it all started. The famous names are here. So are the founders you have not met yet, who are usually the more useful half of any list.
It is made for people who treat a directory as a tool. An investor mapping a category. A journalist after a founder who is not on every panel. An operator deciding where to work next. Each company gives you the founder, the sector, the headquarters, the latest reported funding stage, and a link to the full story wherever we have written one.
Two rules keep it honest. Every entry has at least one confirmed woman founder or co-founder, not a woman in a senior seat. And we corroborate the sector, city, stage and founding year across independent sources before anything goes in. When the record is thin, the company waits. That discipline is exactly why you can cite what you find here. Want the wide-angle view first? The trends & data page charts the whole dataset, live.
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- Industry
- Beauty & Personal Care
- Location
- Gurugram, HR
- Founded
- 2024
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- New Delhi, DL
- Founded
- 2009
Priya Krishnamoorthy
- Industry
- Impact / Social
- Location
- Mumbai, MH
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- New Delhi, DL
- Founded
- 2012
- Industry
- HealthTech
- Location
- Chennai, TN
- Founded
- 2021
- Industry
- Beauty & Personal Care
- Location
- Mumbai, MH
- Founded
- 2021
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Jaipur, RJ
- Founded
- 2018
- Industry
- Impact / Social
- Location
- Mumbai, MH
- Founded
- 2002
- Industry
- HealthTech
- Location
- Mumbai, MH
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Medical / Pharma
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA
- Founded
- 2019
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Mumbai, MH
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Udaipur, RJ
- Founded
- 2008
Apurva Purohit
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Pune, MH
- Founded
- 2022
- Industry
- Medical / Pharma
- Location
- Chennai, TN
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Mumbai, MH
- Founded
- 2020
| Startup | Industry | Location | Funding Stage | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauty & Personal Care | Gurugram, HR | Series A | 2024 | |
| Fashion | New Delhi, DL | Bootstrapped | 2009 | |
200 Million ArtisansPriya Krishnamoorthy | Impact / Social | Mumbai, MH | Bootstrapped | 2020 |
| Fashion | New Delhi, DL | Bootstrapped | 2012 | |
| HealthTech | Chennai, TN | Seed | 2021 | |
| Beauty & Personal Care | Mumbai, MH | Seed | 2021 | |
| Fashion | Jaipur, RJ | Bootstrapped | 2018 | |
| Impact / Social | Mumbai, MH | Bootstrapped | 2002 | |
| HealthTech | Mumbai, MH | Bootstrapped | 2020 | |
| Medical / Pharma | Bengaluru, KA | Seed | 2019 | |
| Fashion | Mumbai, MH | Seed | 2020 | |
| Fashion | Udaipur, RJ | Bootstrapped | 2008 | |
Aazol VenturesVerifiedApurva PurohitRead our story → | Food & Beverages | Pune, MH | — | 2022 |
| Medical / Pharma | Chennai, TN | Seed | 2015 | |
| Fashion | Mumbai, MH | Bootstrapped | 2020 |
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A full founder story is editorial, so we choose who we profile. If your company has a woman founder or co-founder, pitch us yours. The founders we pick get a full profile on Women Can Startup, and the company lands in this directory, in front of the investors, journalists and operators who come here to find India’s best women-led businesses.
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Frequently asked questions
+ – What is the Women Can Startup Directory?
It is a searchable, regularly updated directory of women-led and women-co-founded startups and companies in India. You can filter it by industry, city, funding stage and founding year, and open the founder story or company site for each.
+ – How are companies added to the directory?
Every founder we publish a profile for is added automatically, and we supplement that with a curated list of other verified women-led companies. Each entry has at least one confirmed woman founder or co-founder.
+ – How can my startup get listed in the directory?
If your company has a woman founder or co-founder, pitch us to be profiled. Selected founders get a full story on Women Can Startup, which adds the company to this directory. Use the “Add your startup” link on this page.
+ – How do you verify the companies you list?
We confirm a company has at least one woman founder or co-founder and corroborate its industry, city, stage and founding year across multiple independent sources before adding it. When sources conflict or are thin, we leave the company out rather than guess.
+ – Is the funding-stage data accurate?
Funding stage reflects the latest publicly reported round and is indicative — always confirm current details with the company. Where we have not verified a round, the stage is left blank.
+ – Is the directory free to use?
Yes. Individual company profiles are open to everyone. The full searchable table unlocks with a free name-and-email signup, which also keeps you posted as new founders are added.
Read exactly how we verify the companies in this directory.
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