Cohort 5 of Women Start-up Programme gets inspiring welcome

NSRCEL hosted the Phase 1 Pre-Incubation and Incubation Kickoff of the Women Startup Program, and welcomed the newest cohort from across the country for a deep dive into the vast entrepreneurship and NSRCEL ecosystem.

Bringing together 150+ Women Entrepreneurs over three days, the launch featured sessions like ‘Wisdom from the Best’ that had inspiring stories and actionable insights from industry leaders set the tone for innovation; ‘Crafting Big Ideas’ that offered a deep dive into Design Thinking helped refine ideas into impactful solutions; ‘Strategizing for Growth’ that had practical workshops on Value Propositions and Business Model Canvas laid the foundation for success; and ‘Collaborate to Elevate’ with networking moments sparked connections, collaboration, and community. The session ‘Vision to Venture’ had a founders-first approach, and showed how NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore supports ideas as they scale into impactful businesses.

Speakers included Tim Draper, well known VC; Himanshu Nivsarkar, Senior EVP and Head CSR & ESG, Kotak Mahindra Bank; Lathika Pai, Founder, SonderConnect, Board of Advisors, TiE Delhi NCR; Mili Srivastava, Business Development, DIAGEO India; Gladis Nair, Senior Manager, l&D iCreate; Dr. Pavan Soni, Author of the book ‘Design Your Thinking’ and Adjunct Professor, IIM Bangalore; Rohith Veerajappa, Head of Tech & Product, Upekkha; and Vinod Chandramouli, Co-Founder, Mycelium Ecology.