Accenture Launches Women Founders Program in India

Accenture—a global professional services company that works in all spectrum of digital business transformation sectors. Their prime component of 360-degree view caters to the visions and professional requirements of startups globally. 

Multinational professional service providers like Accenture provide global services in technology, interaction, operations, and strategy & consulting. Partners like—Microsoft, Google, Oracle, Adobe, AWS, and 180 renowned business and tech leaders are expanding the service sector with them. 

In the words of Julie Sweet, Chair & CEO, Accenture, "Diversity is critical to innovation."

The company is launching Accenture’s Women Founders Program in India. They aim to help early-stage women-led Indian startups in the B2B deep tech and enterprise SaaS domain grow and advance their businesses. 

Under this program, Accenture will provide selected technology startups in India with an equity-free grant of up to $60,000, along with market and network access and mentoring.

Accenture Launches Women Founders Program in India

Registrations are now open for qualified applicants.

What: Accenture has launched the Women Founders Program in India. They will help early-stage, women-led Indian startups in the B2B deep tech and enterprise SaaS domain grow and advance their businesses. 

Under this program, Accenture will provide selected technology startups in India with an equity-free grant of up to $60,000, along with market and network access and mentoring.

Who: Registrations for the Women Founders Program are currently open to early-stage B2B technology businesses that have at least one woman founder and are focused on advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, internet of things, cloud, blockchain, Web 3.0, metaverse, big data and analytics, and extended reality.

Startups applying for the program must be based out of India and have a working prototype with early adoption metrics. Applicants will be shortlisted and selected by leaders from Accenture. 

And the ecosystem-based on product differentiation, disrupt-ability quotient, leveraging of deep technologies, commercial viability and founder profile. 

“The technology industry needs the active participation of women as technologists and entrepreneurs to strengthen its innovation abilities and drive market-relevant solutions using deep tech,” said Mahesh Zurale, senior managing director, lead—Advanced Technology Centers in India, Accenture. 

“Accenture is committed to supporting women in technology and helping female entrepreneurs grow their businesses, and the Women Founders Program in India is one of many initiatives underway to contribute to these efforts.”

When: Registrations are open to qualified applicants as of February 23, 2022