BITS Pilani’s technology business incubator, Pilani Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Society (“PIEDS”), has announced the launch of its start-up program, ‘Womenpreneur for Bharat 1.0,’ in association with the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), incubated within NITI Aayog, and supported by Aditya Birla Capital Foundation, the CSR arm of Aditya Birla Capital Limited. Aditya Birla Capital Foundation is the apex body, which sets the strategic direction for all of Aditya Birla Capital’s development projects. The foundation hasMrs. Rajashree Birla as the mentor; Mrs. Vishakha Mulye, Dr. Pragnya Ram andMr. Subhro Bhaduri serve as Directors of its Board.
The partnership was announced at a state workshop on ‘Enabling Women-Led Development through Entrepreneurship’ in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, on November 24, 2023. The ‘Womenpreneurs for Bharat 1.0’ program provides funding and incubation support to women entrepreneurs in Tier 2/3/4 cities in Northeast, Rajasthan, Haryana, and J&K, aiming to support both for-profit and non-profit start-ups solving UN-SDG challenges.
Mrs.Vishakha Mulye, Director, Aditya Birla Capital Foundation, and CEO of Aditya Birla Capital Limited, expressed, “Through ‘Womenpreneurs for Bharat 1.0’, we aim to provide a platform to nurture the growth of women entrepreneurs in the country, who have the potential of impacting a large number of underserved Indians through innovative solutions.”
