In the second cohort of Upsurge, a WE HUB programme run in conjunction with the Australian Consulate General that aims to help prospective business owners in Telangana use technology to innovate, eleven firms graduated.
70 qualified applications were received for the program's second cohort, and 23 women entrepreneurs from nine different industries and three different states made the shortlist. Zero Waste Store, Solutions for Online Learning, Logistics App, Apic Book, Sri Raghavendra Granites, Reze, JaldiDesi, C&S Technologies, PALL Healthcare, Khansland, and Akunera Foods were among the cohort's graduating start-ups.
Over the course of the three-month programme, 70% of the entrepreneurs from the cohort produced workable prototypes, and 80% produced actionable business plans.
Sara Kirlew, Consul-General of Australia in Chennai for South India, stated: “highly impressed with the ideas of women entrepreneurs and happy to support more women entrepreneurs through the Direct Aid Program”.
Deepthi Ravula, CEO-WE HUB remarked, “We are happy to collaborate with the Australian Consulate to ensure that women have an opportunity to enter the economic workforce through programs such as Upsurge.” She also announced that the applications for the 3rd cohort of Upsurge program are live and those who are interested to take part in this, can apply before July 30.
