Akanksha Chaturvedi: A Budding Entrepreneur With A Vision Of Democratizing Education Delivery In India

Top 10 Women in Ed-tech Startups - 2022

Women are muscling their way in the world of entrepreneurship to compete with male counterparts, who have been handling all the entrepreneur roles for a long time, and establish their own strong kingdom of entrepreneurship. According to studies, 30 percent of education startups have at least one woman on their founding team ­ nearly double the number of companies started by women in other tech sectors. The Ed-tech startups have created a revolution in country like India, where quality education is a distant dream for many families under poverty line. Today children will be able to access good quality education from all parts of the country.

There are many teenagers in India who were unable to pursue higher education as they have to go finding work, to earn bread for their family. For such children Ed-tech sartups and distant education schemes are beneficial and would help them to settle in their life. This will also help to increase the overall standard of country by reducing crimes and bringing out a new way of thinking, as education not only makes people literate but also makes them socially fit and discrete.

Many women from different pockets of country are contributing to such overall growth and prosperity of the country, by taking initiatives to make education reach even to remote parts of India through their Ed-tech startups. They need to be recognized and encouraged and their stories should set out example or thousands of girls out there.

Women Entrepreneur, in this issue is introducing a list of such `Top 10 Women in Ed-tech Startups - 2022'. These young women have risen to top positions and have become inspiring leaders; their stories will be a true motivation to women all over the country, who want to chase their dreams. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board.