Tag: Women Entrepreneurs
Sarvam AI Startup Programme Fuels Indic AI Builders
Sarvam AI has introduced the Sarvam Startup Programme, providing early-stage companies with up to 12 months of API credits, priority engineering support and production-ready infrastructure to build multilingual AI applications without backend complexities. Founders Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar positioned the initiative to empower India’s developer ecosystem with high-quality models fluent in 22+ Indian languages and English, enabling full agency in creating voice agents,...
Oracle Layoffs Fund AI Data Centre Push Amid Cash Squeeze
Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts across divisions as it grapples with a cash crunch from aggressive AI data centre buildout to support major clients including a $300 billion OpenAI agreement, xAI and Meta, as Bloomberg News first reported. The reductions, potentially broader than typical rolling cuts, may begin this month and target roles expected to diminish under AI automation, coinciding with an...
80% of Women-Led Firms Face Payment Issues
A new report has revealed that 80 percent of women-led businesses in India face challenges with international payments, while 60 percent struggle with complex...
India’s GeM Transforms Government Procurement
The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has emerged as a transformative force in India’s public procurement landscape, fostering transparency, inclusivity, and efficiency. Since its launch in...
Economic Survey: 48% Startups Have a Woman Director
The Economic Survey 2024-25, presented in Parliament, revealed that 48% of India’s 152,139 DPIIT-recognized startups have at least one woman director. A total of...
Women, SC/ST Entrepreneurs to Benefit from ₹2 Crore Loans
The Union Budget 2025 introduces targeted reforms to bolster economic opportunities for women and Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) entrepreneurs. Announced by...
