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Meet 6 institutions supporting women-led startups
What do women-led startups in India need? Funding, yes, but also access to different networks, technical assistance, a go-to-market strategy, and mentorship.
For women founders, it's about who gets seen, funded, and taken seriously. Chasing the big dream and starting up is not enough. They need all the support they can get to scale, sustain and be part of the big league. Women can build unicorns, too!
Over the past few years, state-led platforms, institutional incubators and accelerators have been designing pathways specifically for women founders through dedicated cohorts, targeted outreach and capital-linked support.
Funding news
Pavestone invests $5M in Tsavorite
Hyderabad-based venture capital firm Pavestone VC has invested $5 million (about Rs 46.6 crore) in deep-tech startup Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence, aiming to tap into the growing demand for high-performance, energy-efficient artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The funding will be used to accelerate product development and expand go-to-market efforts, the companies said in a statement on Monday.
Founded in 2023, Tsavorite is building a full-stack AI compute platform spanning edge, enterprise, and data centre environments. Its core offering is an Omni Processing Unit (OPU), a chip architecture that integrates CPU, GPU, memory, and connectivity into a single system to improve performance and reduce data movement.
HealthFab raises Rs 20 Cr in Series A from Atomic Capital
Menstrual hygiene-focused startup HealthFab has raised Rs 20 Crore in Series A from Atomic Capital. Funds raised will be strategically deployed to expand its holistic period care product portfolio, scale distribution, including quick commerce, and increase manufacturing capacity to support growth.
In the next 12 months, HealthFab plans to grow revenue 3x, deepen retention through digital engagement with its existing consumer base, and establish itself as India's leading holistic period care brand - not just a product, but a complete period wellness ecosystem.
Other news
Codingal appoints Praveen Kumar as VP-Operations
Codingal has announced the appointment of Praveen Kumar as Vice President of Operations, overseeing end-to-end operations across teacher management, customer experience, and program delivery.
In this role, he will lead teacher operations and community, customer service, and delivery systems, while working closely with sales, product, and customer relations teams to streamline execution and reduce operational gaps across markets.
Praveen brings over 16 years of experience across internet, edtech, and marketplace businesses.
Most recently, at Apna, a networking platform, he led operations and helped scale annual recurring revenue from $0 to $11 million in two years. Prior to that, at Udacity, a California-based edtech platform, he helped scale their India vertical to $6 million ARR within 18 months and later managed a global mentor network supporting a $100 million business.
Zscaler announces collaborations with Anthropic and OpenAI
Zscaler, Inc. has announced its participation in Anthropic's Project Glasswing and OpenAI's Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program-two strategic moves aimed at strengthening enterprise cybersecurity in the AI era.
These collaborations integrate advanced AI models with Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange™ platform, helping organisations reduce their attack surface, secure software environments, and defend against increasingly sophisticated, AI-driven threats.
As part of Anthropic's Project Glasswing, Zscaler, Inc. is leveraging Claude Mythos Preview, embedding the model into its secure development lifecycle to quickly detect and fix flaws across its software stack and Zero Trust Exchange, while also contributing insights back to the wider security community.
Through OpenAI's Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program, Zscaler will deploy GPT-5.4-Cyber within its secure development workflows to identify, prioritise, and remediate vulnerabilities earlier, enabling faster and more efficient patching.
Aman Gupta invests in Rosier Foods
The Rosier team with Aman Gupta
Rosier Foods, a premium staples brand focused on A2 Gir cow ghee and organic pantry products, has raised investment from Aman Gupta via SailThru Ventures.
Founded by content creator and entrepreneur Gaurav Taneja along with Ankur Tyagi and Sumit Mishra, the company is steadily expanding its footprint in India's premium health and wellness food segment.
The company plans to use the fresh capital to strengthen its sourcing and supply chain, expand its farmer network, and invest in brand building and customer acquisition.
A key priority will be scaling its farm-to-table ecosystem by deepening farmer partnerships and upgrading backend infrastructure to ensure consistent quality at scale.
Google opens applications for third cohort of Google Play Accelerator India
Google India has opened applications for the third cohort of the Google Play Accelerator India, a three-month, equity-free program supporting AI-powered apps and game startups. Up to 20 startups will be selected for the cohort starting in July 2026.
The program is open to India-based startups (Seed to Series A) with a published app on Google Play and that leverage AI/ML as a core part of their offering.
Applications close on May 24, 2026.