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IIMV FOUNDATION FOR INCUBATION ENTREPRENEURIAL

LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT(IIMV FIELD)

WSP Graduation Day

9 AUGUST
Women Startup Program (WSP) Graduation Day was held on the IIMV campus in May this year. The event’s

chief guest, Neha Mishra, CEO of the Fin Lit Project and an alumna of IIT Madras, quoted Oscar Wilde when
she addressed the audience: “Success does not rush; the greatest reward is the journey.” Prof. Mohammed
Shameem Jawed, the programme director, congratulated the graduating entrepreneurs and emphasised

that they are a special cohort that has achieved even more success milestones than their predecessors. He
also discussed the key partnerships and collaborations of IIMV FIELD, including AWS/Azure credits, access to
platforms like RazorPay and Kotak Mahindra banking solutions for startups, and funding support platforms
like YONOS, FundEnable, and Arthayan. Approximately twenty startups graduated from this cohort.

Prof. M. Chandrasekhar, Director of IIMV, emphasised
the significance of Patience, Passion, and Perseverance
in the entrepreneurial journey. He also discussed IIMV-
recent FIELD’s accomplishments and collaboration with
organisations such as MTAR Technologies Ltd. He also
discussed a number of new programmes that IIMV FIELD

will launch this year, including NSTDEB’s flagship NIDHI
Accelerator programme, which supports women-led
ventures, and the Vidhyarthi 2 Vevasayee programme for
Andhra Pradesh students from Engineering and Science
institutions in collaboration with S2Tech Pvt. Ltd. (a Silicon
Valley-based tech fund).

Several WSP female entrepreneurs also shared their
experiences.The founder of All is Well, Ms. Harshita
Lalchand, stated, “Hard work, patience, and faith helped
me throughout my entrepreneurial journey. In addition,
guidance and mentoring received from IIMV-FIELD
have enabled my vision to become a reality. Ms. Sruthi

Ajmera Reddy, the founder of Hapup, added, “Sincerity
and the support of all the IIMV-FIELD mentors enabled
me to overcome all the obstacles and continue my
entrepreneurial journey.” Ms. ArunaGali, the founder of
School Radio, also spoke at this event, highlighting her
key entrepreneurial insights and how she overcame
obstacles.

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