I-WIN Programme for Women Entrepreneurs
I-WIN Programme for Women Entrepreneurs
I-Venture @ ISB (Indian School of Business) in its efforts to provide increased acceleration assistance to women-founded / co-founded start-ups has launched the ‘Women of Innovation (I-WIN)’ program. I-WIN aims to mentor and handhold women entrepreneurs to scale up their business modules and, in the process, pave new growth trajectories. Sector agnostic start-ups with a minimum of one-year incorporation and proof of concept stage ventures can apply and reap the benefits of the I-WIN program.
The objective of the I-WIN Programme
I-Venture @ ISB’s Women of Innovation Program aims to provide acceleration support to women-founded / co-founded start-ups by handholding entrepreneurs through their scaling-up journey.
Program Offerings
The I-WIN Programme will offer the following benefits to women entrepreneurs:
- Fine-tune business model will be offered to women startup
- Go to Market strategies, Process Standardization and Internationalisation Support will be provided to startups
- The eligible startups will also get the Pilot opportunities and Fundraising
- Engagement with domain experts will be provided to women entrepreneurs
- Networking and Startup Kit will be provided to startups
- Strategic Partnerships and ecosystem building
Eligible Startup for I-WIN Programme
The following type of startups can apply for the I-WIN e Accelerator Program
- Individual
- Early Traction Startup
- Scaling Stage Startup
- Corporate
Eligibility Criteria
Any Individual/Startup who is eligible under any of given below categories can apply for the I-WIN Programme:
- Women who founded / co-founded start-ups can apply for the I-WIN Programme
- To apply for the program, the startup should have a minimum of 1 year from Incorporation.
- Both not-for-profit and for-profit ventures can apply for the accelerator program
- Minimum Proof of Concept stage ventures.
- Sector agnostic startups are eligible for the program.
Focus Area
I-WIN Startup Accelerator Program is looking to collaborate & work with startups in any of the following themes:
- Analytics, Advertising, and Architecture Interior Design
- AR VR (Augmented + Virtual Reality) and Automotive
- Art & Photography, Animation, and Chemicals
- Computer Vision, Telecommunication & Networking
- Construction, Agriculture, Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence
- AI, Green Technology, Events and Fashion
- Finance Technology, Enterprise Software, Food & Beverages
- Design, Dating Matrimonial, and Education
- Renewable Energy, Technology Hardware, Healthcare & Lifesciences
- Internet Of Things, IT Services and Human Resources
- Marketing, Nanotechnology, and Non- Renewable Energy
- Pets & Animals, Media & Entertainment
- Retail, House-Hold Services, Professional & Commercial Services
- Sports, Social Impact and Social Network
- Textiles & Apparel, Indic Language Startups
- Transportation & Storage
- Logistics, Travel & Tourism
- Security Solutions, Airport Operations, and Real Estate
Other Specialty Retailers, Safety and Robotics, Toys And Games
Service Type
The relevant service type for I-WIN accelerator Program is as follows:
- Government and Hyperlocal
- Discovery and Location-Based Services
- Manufacturing and Marketplace
- Mobile, Offline, and Online Aggregator
- Peer To Peer, Platform, and Consulting
- Consumer Internet, Engineering and E-Commerce
- Rental and Enterprise Mobility
- Research, Sharing Economy and Social Enterprise
- Passenger Experience, Biotechnology, and Waste Management
TimeLine of I-WIN Accelerator Program
Application Opens | 3rd January 2022 |
Deadline to Apply | 31st January 2022 |
Application Result Date | 25h February 2021 |
Application Procedure
I-WIN Accelerator Program Applications will be open from 3rd January 2022 to 31st January 2022. The applicant is required to access the official webpage of Startup India.
- From the home page click on the Programs option and then select View all active programs.
- By clicking on the Accelerator Programme from the new page, the list of active programs will be displayed. Click on the I-WIN Accelerator Program, the link will redirect to a new page
- Click on the apply now option; the Startup India login page will be displayed.
- The existing users of Startup India can log in to the portal to apply for the program
- New users need to register on the portal to get the user credential. By clicking on the register now option, the applicant can provide all mandatory details for registration.
- The eligible applicants will be shortlisted and the 3-month engagement will be provided to startups.
- Shortlisted applicants will be called on demo day to pitch about the startups. Final results will be announced on 25th February 2022.