Google Accelerator to support 20 women-led start-ups in first cohort

Firm will focus on subjects like access to networks and capital, hiring challenges and mentorship, which for a variety of reasons, prove challenging for female founders

Google has announced the first class of 20 women founded/co-founded start-ups for the inaugural cohort of its “Google for Startups Accelerator - India Women Founders” programme. The first cohort was selected from close to 400 applications.

“This programme is part of a larger effort by Google towards improving the representation of women across different sections of India’s digitally-trained workforce - be it entrepreneurship, professionals looking to upskill or young graduates seeking a head start on their career - with the ultimate objective of making technology universally relevant and helpful,” the company said in a statement.

The firm will place special emphasis on