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Acquired women-led startups in India
Women-founded companies that exited through acquisition.
61 women-led companies · 13 with a full founder story · Last updated 23 September 2026
An acquisition is an exit, and exits are how a lot of founder value actually gets realised. The women-led companies here were bought by a larger player, which usually means they built something a strategic acquirer wanted badly enough to own outright. That is its own kind of success, and often a quieter one than an IPO.
Browse the list and read the founder stories where they exist to understand what made these companies worth acquiring.
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- Industry
- HealthTech
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2017
- Industry
- HR Tech
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Puducherry, Puducherry
- Founded
- 2010
- Industry
- HealthTech
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- D2C / Consumer
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 2017
- Industry
- D2C / Consumer
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2010
- Industry
- D2C / Consumer
- Location
- Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2013
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 1990
- Industry
- HealthTech
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Beauty & Personal Care
- Location
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Founded
- 2018
- Industry
- EdTech
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Beauty & Personal Care
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Beauty & Personal Care
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 2019
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- EdTech
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2012
- Industry
- SaaS
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- E-commerce
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Beauty & Personal Care
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2000
- Industry
- D2C / Consumer
- Location
- Hyderabad, TS
- Founded
- 2021
- Industry
- E-commerce
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2017
- Industry
- EdTech
- Location
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Founded
- 2014
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2009
- Industry
- E-commerce
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2012
Anisha Dossa Aibara & Anusha Ramakrishnan
- Industry
- FinTech
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2021
- Industry
- HR Tech
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2011
- Industry
- Beauty & Personal Care
- Location
- Chandigarh, Chandigarh
- Founded
- 2010
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2017
- Industry
- D2C / Consumer
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 2012
- Industry
- Media
- Location
- Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2010
- Industry
- Deep Tech
- Location
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Founded
- 2013
- Industry
- HealthTech
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2011
Arpita Kapoor
- Industry
- Media
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2013
- Industry
- Media
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2008
- Industry
- D2C / Consumer
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- AgriTech
- Location
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Founded
- 2019
- Industry
- FinTech
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2018
- Industry
- HealthTech
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2017
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Beauty & Personal Care
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- FinTech
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2012
- Industry
- Media
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2007
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2013
- Industry
- Media
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2013
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- HealthTech
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 1969
- Industry
- E-commerce
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 2011
- Industry
- SaaS
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 2012
- Industry
- Beauty & Personal Care
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2021
- Industry
- Beauty & Personal Care
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2013
- Industry
- Beauty & Personal Care
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana
- Founded
- 2019
- Industry
- Media
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2019
Mehak Malik & Jyotiska Khasnabish
- Industry
- HealthTech
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2020
- Industry
- HealthTech
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 1989
- Industry
- Fashion
- Location
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Founded
- 2012
Shruti Kapoor
- Industry
- SaaS
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2018
- Industry
- Food & Beverages
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2014
- Industry
- FinTech
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- E-commerce
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2011
| HealthTech | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2017 | |
| HR Tech | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2016 | |
| Fashion | Puducherry, Puducherry | Acquired | 2010 | |
| HealthTech | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2015 | |
| D2C / Consumer | Gurugram, Haryana | Acquired | 2017 | |
| D2C / Consumer | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2010 | |
| D2C / Consumer | Delhi, Delhi | Acquired | 2013 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 1990 | |
| HealthTech | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2020 | |
| Beauty & Personal Care | Kolkata, West Bengal | Acquired | 2018 | |
| EdTech | Gurugram, Haryana | Acquired | 2016 | |
| Beauty & Personal Care | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2015 | |
| Beauty & Personal Care | Gurugram, Haryana | Acquired | 2019 | |
| Fashion | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2020 | |
| EdTech | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2012 | |
| SaaS | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2020 | |
| E-commerce | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2015 | |
| Beauty & Personal Care | New Delhi, Delhi | Acquired | 2000 | |
| D2C / Consumer | Hyderabad, TS | Acquired | 2021 | |
| E-commerce | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2017 | |
| EdTech | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Acquired | 2014 | |
| Fashion | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2009 | |
| E-commerce | New Delhi, Delhi | Acquired | 2012 | |
JifyAnisha Dossa Aibara & Anusha Ramakrishnan | FinTech | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2021 |
| HR Tech | Pune, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2011 | |
| Beauty & Personal Care | Chandigarh, Chandigarh | Acquired | 2010 | |
| Fashion | Pune, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2017 | |
| D2C / Consumer | Gurugram, Haryana | Acquired | 2012 | |
| Media | Delhi, Delhi | Acquired | 2010 | |
| Deep Tech | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Acquired | 2013 | |
| HealthTech | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2011 | |
Mech MochaArpita Kapoor | Media | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2013 |
| Media | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2008 | |
| D2C / Consumer | New Delhi, Delhi | Acquired | 2015 | |
| AgriTech | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Acquired | 2019 | |
| FinTech | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2018 | |
| HealthTech | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2017 | |
| Food & Beverages | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2016 | |
| Beauty & Personal Care | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2016 | |
| FinTech | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2015 | |
| Fashion | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2012 | |
| Media | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2007 | |
| Fashion | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2013 | |
| Media | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2013 | |
| Fashion | Gurugram, Haryana | Acquired | 2015 | |
| HealthTech | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2020 | |
| Fashion | Gurugram, Haryana | Acquired | 1969 | |
| E-commerce | Gurugram, Haryana | Acquired | 2011 | |
| SaaS | Gurugram, Haryana | Acquired | 2012 | |
| Beauty & Personal Care | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2021 | |
| Beauty & Personal Care | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2013 | |
| Beauty & Personal Care | Gurugram, Haryana | Acquired | 2016 | |
| Fashion | Gurugram, Haryana | Acquired | 2019 | |
| Media | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Acquired | 2019 | |
Uvi HealthMehak Malik & Jyotiska Khasnabish | HealthTech | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2020 |
| HealthTech | New Delhi, Delhi | Acquired | 1989 | |
| Fashion | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Acquired | 2012 | |
WingmanShruti Kapoor | SaaS | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2018 |
| Food & Beverages | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2014 | |
| FinTech | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2015 | |
| E-commerce | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Acquired | 2011 |
Funding stage reflects the latest publicly reported round and is indicative — always confirm current details with the company.
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+ – What does acquired mean here?
A company with at least one confirmed woman founder or co-founder that was bought by another company. We track it as a stage because an acquisition is a meaningful outcome in a founder’s journey.