Background
herSTART is a focused program with an aim to create more women entrepreneurs. Being an early stage startup support system, GUSEC is running this program every year which would be seeding idea-stage women entrepreneurs by giving them access to our resources and a dedicated acceleration program to help them take some jumpstarts in the initial stage of their startup. herSTART is a comprehensive program that will result in more female entrepreneurs in giving wings to their own ideas, thereby benefiting the ecosystem as a whole.
GUSEC, in association of TiE Ahmedabad, had launched herSTART 2019, an initiative to promote women-led startup ideas on January 31, 2019. More than 650 participants applied for the program, out of which 120 were selected for a two-day bootcamp. The bootcamp was followed by a pitching session of these young, women ideators, based on which 35 ideas were selected for pre-incubation support.
The top 5 ideas were further awarded by the Motwani Jadeja Foundation. The program was open to first-time women ideators, aged under 30.
herSTART 2020 will be announced soon.
Support Organisations

National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board

Education Department, Government of Gujarat

Student Startup and Innovation Policy, Government of Gujarat

Atal Innovation Mission

Gujarat Council of Science and Technology

Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board

Centre for Communication of Child Rights
Partner organisations

Ecosystem Partner

Ecosystem Partner

Youth Partner

Global Partner
