GIFT City Launches Women in Fintech Accelerator to Boost Startups
The initiative focuses on addressing key challenges faced by women-led fintech ventures, including limited access to investor networks, gaps in fundraising preparedness, and structural barriers within traditional funding systems.
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Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) has launched a Women in Fintech Accelerator to boost the participation of women-led startups in India’s International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) ecosystem.
The programme, introduced under the GIFT International Fintech Innovation Hub (GIFT IFIH), aims to help women entrepreneurs strengthen their investment readiness and scale their businesses.
The initiative focuses on addressing key challenges faced by women-led fintech ventures, including limited access to investor networks, gaps in fundraising preparedness, and structural barriers within traditional funding systems. By bridging these gaps, the accelerator seeks to improve access to institutional capital.
Sanjay Kaul, Managing Director and Group CEO of GIFT City, said, “Through initiatives such as the Women in Fintech Accelerator, we aim to support high-potential women-led startups with the capabilities and access required to engage with institutional capital and scale sustainably.”
The programme will follow a hybrid format, starting with an in-person immersion at GIFT City, followed by virtual sessions that include curated investor interactions. Startups will receive mentorship, investor matchmaking opportunities, and one-on-one guidance from capital providers.
Over the past year, GIFT IFIH has supported 37 startups across sectors such as digital banking, insurtech, regtech, and cross-border financial services. Officials believe the new accelerator will further strengthen diversity and resilience in the fintech ecosystem while enhancing the quality of investment-ready startups emerging from GIFT City.
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) has launched a Women in Fintech Accelerator to boost the participation of women-led startups in India’s International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) ecosystem.
The programme, introduced under the GIFT International Fintech Innovation Hub (GIFT IFIH), aims to help women entrepreneurs strengthen their investment readiness and scale their businesses.
The initiative focuses on addressing key challenges faced by women-led fintech ventures, including limited access to investor networks, gaps in fundraising preparedness, and structural barriers within traditional funding systems. By bridging these gaps, the accelerator seeks to improve access to institutional capital.
Sanjay Kaul, Managing Director and Group CEO of GIFT City, said, “Through initiatives such as the Women in Fintech Accelerator, we aim to support high-potential women-led startups with the capabilities and access required to engage with institutional capital and scale sustainably.”
The programme will follow a hybrid format, starting with an in-person immersion at GIFT City, followed by virtual sessions that include curated investor interactions. Startups will receive mentorship, investor matchmaking opportunities, and one-on-one guidance from capital providers.
Over the past year, GIFT IFIH has supported 37 startups across sectors such as digital banking, insurtech, regtech, and cross-border financial services. Officials believe the new accelerator will further strengthen diversity and resilience in the fintech ecosystem while enhancing the quality of investment-ready startups emerging from GIFT City.
