All-women Investor Cafe in Kochi on July 31

KOCHI:
Kerala Startup Mission has planned its upcoming monthly edition of Investor Cafe as an exclusive event for women start-ups, to be held on July 31 at the Integrated Startup Complex here.

Significantly, the event comes a day ahead of India’s largest Women Startup Summit, being organised by KSUM at the same venue on August 1, seeking to impart an added thrust to women entrepreneurship in the country. The Investor Café, spanning from 9 a m to 5 p m, will be exclusively for women startups and startups that focus on products which positively impact women.

Investor Café is an investor startup meetup held on the last Wednesdays of every month. This month, the theme for the Investor Café will be “Developing an Inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystem.” Women Investors from various parts of the country will be invited to the programme and they will meet selected women founders.

Startups looking for funds can meet investors by applying to this programme at https://startupmission.kerala.gov.in/pages/investorcafe.

The Women Startup Summit, being organised in partnership with the Indian Women Network floated by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)), will see successful women leaders and entrepreneurs sharing their experiences and aspirations, besides celebrating success stories centring the theme “Developing an inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystem”.

Significantly, Kerala has 13 per cent women participation in the technology startup ecosystem and the state Government has taken pro-active measures to increase women participation in the sector.