Names of 10 winners of the 8th edition of the Women Entrepreneur Quest (WEQ) 2018 were announced recently by the AnitaB.org India, a non-profit organsation focused on the advancement of women. WEQ is a unique contest for technology start-ups founded by women. All winners received an all-expenses-paid experiential learning visit to the Silicon Valley, US.
The WEQ 2018 finale was held during AnitaB.org’s flagship conference in Bangalore in November. More than 5,000 women from across the world attended the conference. The winners were selected from 266 applications received from across India. The applicants were evaluated on their product/solutions and business model. Anushka Shetty, founder of Bangalore-based Plop Chat; Kalyani Khona, founder of Delhi-based Inclov and Neha Satak, founder of Bangalore-based Astrome were among the top three winners.
WEQ 2018 is sponsored by the AnitaB.org India and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. — TNS
Most Read In 24 Hours
Don't Miss
View All
Top News
Lok Sabha election: After women wrestlers' protests, BJP drops 6-time MP Brij Bhushan Singh from UP’s Kaiserganj; fields his son
UP minister and Legislative Council Member Dinesh Pratap Sin...
US President Joe Biden calls India, China, Russia and Japan ‘xenophobic’ nations
Biden’s remarks came three weeks after he had hosted Japanes...
Stop registering voters for beneficiary schemes under guise of surveys: Election Commission to political parties
Poll body issues advisory to all national and state politica...
'Part of Indian territory': India lodges protest with China over construction activities in Shaksgam Valley
Shaksgam valley is a strategically key region that is part o...
Religious freedom: US body red-cards India, pussyfoots around Israel
USCIRF a biased organisation, publishes propaganda masquerad...
