Synopsis The three-month programme included curriculum and engagement opportunities addressing areas like access to networks, capital, hiring challenges, mentorship, and many others for women founders. Google on Tuesday announced the completion of the first cohort of its startups accelerator programme for female founders in India. The three-month programme included curriculum and engagement opportunities addressing areas like access to networks, capital, hiring challenges and mentorship. Started last year, the programme is aimed at helping startups begin, build and grow. According to a Zinnov-Nasscom study, between 25,000 and 27,000 tech startups had been set up in India in the last decade, but women currently make up less than 18% of the startup leaders and founders. Srishty Jain of startup CoLLearn, one of the 20 founders who participated in the programme, said: "Our vision changed. We started thinking beyond India and about how to cater to global citizens. It has also given us an approach for structured thinking for product launches, scaling up, digital marketing, all of which have helped us as a team and set the course for our next phase of growth. " Another participant, Aakanksha Varude of OPOD Audio, said the programme “enabled us to go down to our roots, straight to fixing the leaks in our pipeline”. Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories The inaugural cohort points to the potential of a community of peers who experience shared challenges, Paul Ravindranath, programme manager of the Google for Startups Accelerator India, said in a blog. "Not only have the women founders struck collaborations amongst themselves, several have become each other’s customers," he said. “We are looking forward to opening up applications for the next cohort,” he said. Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp. click here! Tuesday, 07 Mar, 2023 Experience Your Economic Times Newspaper, The Digital Way! Read Complete Print Edition » Front Page Pure Politics Companies ET Markets More India may Pull Plug on FAME II After Next Fiscal India is likely to discontinue the second phase of the ₹10,000 crore Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India or FAME II scheme after the next financial year, government officials familiar with deliberations said. Foxconn Reassures K’taka, Telangana on Investments Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn, has assured the governments of Karnataka and Telangana that it will work with them to further the expansion of its electronic manufacturing base in the country. Platform to Update DigiLocker Docs Via Aadhaar in Works The government is developing a platform to help citizens who store their documents in DigiLocker to auto-update their address and other demographic details across departments through Aadhaar, officials told ET. Read More News on google for startups accelerator startups in india google google india startups Stay on top of technology and startup news that matters. Subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest and must-read tech news, delivered straight to your inbox. . . . more less ETPrime stories of the day Strategy Stock Radar: Down 20% from highs! A bounce back on cards as IRFC is trading near crucial support area 3 mins read OTT Pay to peek! Will Netflix’s password-sharing policy open new revenue stream for the OTT player? 8 mins read Ed-tech Key calls Unacademy has to make: focus on verticals or services; and unlocking value in acquisitions 8 mins read Subscribe to ETPrime.