10 Innovative and Successful Female Entrepreneurs in India

November 23, 20213 Minutes
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More than money, a successful business requires a great business idea and a person who completely believes in that idea.

As the year draws close, here is a look at 10 inspiring girls who have created successful business with their innovative ideas.

  1. Priyanshi Chaubey : She is the founder of InstaCar. Her idea? To make it easy to rent cars in India.

  2. Richa Kar : She is the CEO and co-founder of Zivame. Her idea was to start an online platform that would give a wide variety of lingerie to women at a click of a button. With Zivame, Richa successfully made her idea into a reality.

  3. Aditi Gupta : As a founder of Menstrupedia, Aditi introduced a bold yet innovative idea about teaching kids about menstruation through comic books.

  4. Lekhinee Desai: This girl have up a well-paying job to start her own online store -- the Indian ethnic company. What's different about this business? Their unique idea of promoting their products with a song and dance on Instagram is now being taught as a case study in effective marketing.

  5. Richa Singh : A tragic incident, the suicide of a friend pushed Richa to be a social entrepreneur. She is the founder of YourDost -- an online platform that allows users to seek counselling anonymously.

  6. Shreya Lamba & Farah Nathani: When they had babies, they found it difficult to get healthy snacks for their kids. They decided to turn this challenge into an opportunity. They launched -- the Mumum Co. It makes healthy and natural snacks for kids.

  7. Suchita Salwan: She is the founder and CEO of LBB -- short for Little Black Book. This app helps users discover local brands in their cities, such as restaurants, cafes and even tailors! The app has more than 1 million users today.

  8. Jaya Jha: She is the founder of InstaScribe and Pothi.com. Both of these platforms help people to create their Ebooks and even publish them.

  9. Ashwani Asokana: She is the co-founder of Mad Street Den. It makes use of Artificial intelligence and visual design to create innovative visuals for the Indian fashion market.

  10. Isha Chaudhary: She is the founder of Zolostays. Her business idea? To help students find affordable rental accommodation with wholesome food.

    All these ten startups are different from each other. What makes them exciting and successful is how these girls have used out of the box thinking to create something different. They have expanded their horizons, broken existing barriers in the process and shown the world that if a woman dreams something, it is not difficult for her to achieve it. At Glow and Lovely Careers, we believe that girls have a right to equal opportunities. We attempt to be with you at each step as you go ahead building your dream career. From scholarships for girls to free online career guidance, free online courses and a list of exciting jobs and vacancies, we are with you at each step of your career!

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