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    Women rising in start-up club, but there’s a long way to catch up

    Less than 2% of venture capital money goes to women founders.

    Synopsis

    Indian women founders are battling the odds of securing a seat at the start-up table.

    CHENNAI: The number of start-ups led by women is much lower than those helmed by men even at the incubator stage, ET’s interactions with several incubators across the country have revealed.While the number of women starting up has been increasing, there is still a long way to go before the numbers can catch up with that of startups founded by men.“Women’s participation in all economic activity in Kerala is 23%,” said Riyas PM, project director
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