Pinky Promise eliminates the cost, quality and social barriers to sexual and reproductive health through technology, via a mobile app that provides an instant symptom assessment, doctor's consultation, testing and community support chat rooms.

Incubated: 2022

Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Sector: Health; Sexual and Reproductive Health & Family Planning

Website: http://www.askpinkypromise.com

About the Entrepreneurs 

Divya Balaji Kamerkar

Divya Balaji Kamerkar is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pinky Promise. Before Pinky Promise, Divya worked in the Government and in management consulting, on issues of gender and healthcare across rural and urban India, Southeast Asia, MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa. Divya holds a B.S. in Biology from Yale University, and an MBA from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania. She is also a Yale Global Health Fellow and a published author in medical and scientific journals.

Rahul Kamerkar

Rahul Kamerkar is the Co-Founder of Pinky Promise. He is an Advocate in the High Court of Bombay and the Supreme Court of India. He has vast experience in economic offences and commercial disputes. Rahul is a coder and has built the company’s tech stack. He was also a published author with Hay House at the age of 21! Rahul holds a BA in Economics and an LLB from Mumbai University.

The Solution

Pinky Promise eliminates the cost, quality and social barriers to sexual and reproductive health through technology, via a mobile app that provides an instant symptom assessment, doctor’s consultation, testing and community support chat rooms.

The Impact 

Pinky Promise will enable women around India and the world to access healthcare with no barriers. This will reduce mortality and morbidity by enabling early access to care and preventative health. It will also increase favorable reproductive healthcare outcomes. Finally, our solution builds the capacity of the healthcare industry as a whole.

Greendelight Innovations Private Limited is a social enterprise on a Mission to reduce plastic waste created by feminine hygiene products by manufacturing eco-friendly and healthy feminine hygiene products made of Kenaf Fibre in the brand name called Bliss Natural that's not just beneficial to women but also to the environment. Bliss Natural is India’s First FDA-approved and Biobased Certified feminine hygiene product. Bliss Natural (Final Year project turned startup) started as a student startup and is now available in 5 countries including India having a customer base of 25000+ women in India alone.

Incubated: 2022

Headquarters: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Sector: Health; Sexual and Reproductive Health & Family Planning

Website: https://www.blisspads.com/

About the Entrepreneurs

Gowtham S

Gowtham S is a first-generation entrepreneur from Coimbatore and is a Fashion Technologist with 2 years of work experience as a Research Associate at Natural Fibre Research Center and 4 years of experience in Entrepreneurship.

Niveda R

Niveda R is a first-generation entrepreneur from Coimbatore and is a Fashion and Apparel Technologist with 4 years of experience in Entrepreneurship.

The Solution 

Greendelight Innovations has developed Sanitary pads from Kenaf fibre that is naturally antimicrobial and absorbent called as ‘Bliss Natural’.Bliss Natural is India’s First FDA-approved and biobased certified Sanitary pads that are not just beneficial to women but also to the environment.

The Impact

• 35 lakh + Pads Degraded 
• 1.5 lakh + pads donated to 5000+ women and created awareness among rural women 
• 15 jobs created and 30+ jobs will be created with women in leadership positions 

GetIntimacy is a sexual wellness platform spreading awareness and offering affordable treatment options to our clients and users with our panel of sexual wellness experts. We also have a range of sexual wellbeing courses focusing on specific problem areas of clients such as porn addiction, premature ejaculation, vaginismus, marriage 101, these courses are self-paced and can be accessed by the user in the privacy of their home, a key concern while accessing services on sexual wellness.

Incubated: 2022

Headquarters: Noida

Sector: Health; Sexual and Reproductive Health & Family Planning

Website: https://getintimacy.com/

About the Entrepreneurs

Pallavi Barnwal

Pallavi Barnwal is a nationally renowned coach and certified sexuality educator. She has coached thousands of men, women, and couples with their sex, and relationship issues. She is passionate about helping people experience better intimate life and keeping relationships and families thriving together.

The Solution 

GetIntimacy’s solution approach is essentially a 4 pronged solution consisting of content, community, consultation and courses. 

• Content is curated for general consumption and to familiarising individuals with the idea and importance of sexual wellbeing. 
• Community is essential to dismantling the ‘shhh’and ‘haww’ factor that discourages people from seeking help and actively owning their sexuality. 
• Consultation provides dedicated one on one support for individuals to address their specific challenges and courses fulfill that vital last mile gap in terms of empowered education to lead a better intimate life.

The Impact

GetIntimacy has a 100k+ community across all social media channels where people actively participate in sexual wellness-related discussions, reflect, and implement best insights and practices to improve their intimate relationships. GetIntimacy has conducted 50+ workshops across different cities with an average participation of 15+ people per workshop and we are seeing a rising demand for more such workshops. GetIntimacy is India’s first organization to launch sexual wellness courses targeting adult problems.

StandWeSpeak is a youth-centric, health-tech venture that blends Artificial-Intelligence with expert support to help them make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health.

Incubated: 2022

Headquarters: Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Sector: Health; Sexual and Reproductive Health & Family Planning

Website: https://standwespeak.com/

About the Entrepreneurs

Priyal Agrawal
Priyal is a gender equality activist, social entrepreneur, and the founder of StandWeSpeak – a for-profit social SexTech venture in India. She is also the recipient of the Diana Award 2022 for her social and humanitarian efforts.

Dr. Keshav Maheshwari
Dr. Keshav is a Medical Doctor (graduated from Davao Medical School Foundation). He has previously worked in Anesthesia Department as a Junior Resident Doctor at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Hospital (Mumbai). As a professional, he helps in generating business leads and networking with domain experts.

The Solution

StandWeSpeak is a youth-centric, health-tech venture that blends Artificial-Intelligence with expert support to help them make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health.

StandWeSpeak leverages technology to build Mae – an anonymous AI-driven sexual wellness platform that provides personalized solutions to users based on their age, gender, location, and needs.

Mae provides users access to:

1. Medically-legally accurate SRHR information.
2. Healthcare experts.
3. Menstrual hygiene, sexual wellness, and contraceptive products.
4. Digital content, podcasts and resources.

StandWeSpeak is building an affordable, accessible, and gender-inclusive “Digital Sexual Health Ecosystem for youth”.

The Impact

StandWeSpeak has impacted 10,000+ young people across 3+ countries via workshops and Mae — its flagship product.

An end-to-end ecosystem that leverages technology to help teens make informed choices. ThatMate is using the "content, counseling and community" approach to help teenagers. Teenagers can use content to understand various problems, reach out to counselors or their peers and discuss their problems.

Incubated: 2022

Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra

Sector: Health; Sexual and Reproductive Health & Family Planning

Website: https://www.thatmate.com/

About the Entrepreneurs

Madhavi Jadhav

Madhavi is the Co-Founder & CEO, ThatMate. She is a Petroleum Engineer from Pune University, has worked with companies like Reliance, Schlumberger and Shell, has around 9+ years of work experience in operations and business development. She is a Tedx speaker and has been featured in reputed media in the country. She was in the USA today in 2014 as New Faces of Engineering, she has also received Young Member Outstanding Service Award in 2013 by Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Nishant Neeraj

Nishant Neeraj is the Co-Founder & CTO, ThatMate. He is a Mechanical Engineer from IIT Kharagpur, a Software architect with 13 years of experience and has helped several startups w.r.t their products in the past.

The Solution

ThatMate is a mental wellness app for adolescents. The app is built around three pillars:

i) education- knowledge repository/ in-house developed content to impart knowledge on adolescent-specific mental issues

ii) self- management: contextual self-help techniques to deal with issues such as stress, anger, loneliness

iii) seek professional assistance.

ThatMate uses adaptive personalised content such as interactive stories, comics, videos, and quizzes curated by a team of psychologists.

The Impact

ThatMate is building an end-to-end ecosystem that leverages tech and partners with schools, parents, doctors and organisations to help adolescents make informed choices.

Uvi is a digital health platform that offers specialized services for reproductive & sexual health concerns to women. Uvi offers affordable, science-backed subscription plans and diagnostics services to women, starting at ₹999.

Incubated: 2022

Headquarters: Bangalore, Karnataka

Sector: Health; Sexual and Reproductive Health & Family Planning

Website: https://uvihealth.in/

About the Entrepreneur

Mehak Malik

Mehak is the Founder and CEO of Uvi Health. Prior to Uvi, she worked as an impact investor for a US-based fund for 3 years, where she doubled the emerging market portfolio. She also led the fund’s investment in Africa’s first femtech e-commerce platform, which inspired her to come back to India and build something for this market. She has herself been living with PCOS for over a decade now and her own experience helped her identify gaps in care delivery experience that impacts women with reproductive & sexual health concerns. Mehak is an Economics graduate, with a Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard. She was featured as a Forbes 30U30 Asia 2022 in the healthcare and life sciences category.

The Solution

Uvi’s all-in-one App is focused on giving women personalised access to trainers, doctors, diagnostics, community & resources. The focus of the product is to enable a care journey that is evidence-driven and holistic. Uvi’s initial focus is on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, PCOS – a condition that affects 45M+ Indian women.

The Impact

Uvi has over 30,000 registered women users on the platform. Uvi has seen over a 90% success rate with symptom management in women engaged in paid care programs.

1Care offers standardized and affordable primary phygital healthcare services for the vulnerable population at affordable costs and accessible delivery points through a network of quality services. This approach builds trust in rural communities and enhances the long-term value of patient care.

Incubated: 2023

Headquarters: Gurgaon

Sector: Healthcare

Sub-sector: SRH [Women’s Health]

Website: https://www.lastmilecare.in/

About the Entrepreneurs 

Anupam Biswal (CEO, LMC)

15+ years of management consulting experience; Cornell University- EPM; XISS, Ranchi; NDA, Pune; Designed & managed strategic national interventions in social sector; Leads strategy, product design, market outreach and growth at 1Care.

Pooja Jaiswal (COO, LMC)

12+ years of rural management experience; IIM Bangalore- EPM entrepreneurship & XISS, Ranchi; Chairperson - Jharkhand Women Entrepreneur Development Council; Built & operated startups in skill development & livelihoods; Manages the operations and process improvement at 1Care.

Gaurav Sangar (CTO, LMC)

14+ years of digital transformation experience; M.Tech & B.Tech - IIT Kharagpur; Serial entrepreneur in digital technology; Experience in social sector projects, public administration and delivery systems using digital solutions; Heads technology platform & product development at 1Care

The Solution

1Care provides affordable and accessible primary healthcare services for vulnerable populations. It ensures standardized care, accountable digital documentation, and transparent transactions. With a network of quality services, LMC offers affordable partner-led phygital healthcare, prioritizing the patient journey and promoting health equity. This approach builds trust in rural communities and enhances the long-term value of patient care.

The Impact 

Last Mile Care has 10 operational centers in tier 2 and 3 cities with over 25,000 registered patients. So far, the enterprise has achieved ~30% cost reduction in out of pocket expenditure and has successfully handled over 10k diagnostic cases.

Newmi Care is an omnichannel Women Health Lifecycle Management Platform designed to deliver personalized journey based care covering all products & services needs of women

Incubated: 2023

Headquarters: Gurgaon

Sector: Healthcare

Sub-sector: SRH [Women’s Health]

Website: https://www.newmi.in/

About the Entrepreneurs 

Aditi Mittal

She is a 2X Cancer Conqueror (@age 25 & 35), gave birth with Cancer building in her body. She is passionate about Preventive Care for Women and brings deep knowhow on women health issues. She is an active public speaker on Breast Cancer. Prior to starting Newmi Aditi was ex-Head Fashion Designer with Sabyasachi Couture for 15+ Years. She is a fashion graduate from NIIFT.

Sanchit Agarwal

Sanchit survived a fatal accident few years back, promised himself when given a chance will do something more meaningful & impactful in life. Lived Aditi’s (his wife) health journey, got passionate about women health. Prior to starting Newmi, Sanchit spent 22+ years with marquee companies like Accenture (Global MD), Deloitte, Barclays, Lehman Brothers, HP etc. where he built and ran large businesses. He is an ex-investor and board member at multiple organizations. He is an engineer from Pune University and MBA from GIM & INSEAD.

The Solution

Newmi is a women's health lifecycle management platform, offering self-customizable life journey-based care through programs and DEI offerings through phygital model. They offer a combination of both products & services through a single interface for both direct and B2B customers.

The Impact 

Newmi Care is a trusted provider of women's health and wellness services to a robust ecosystem of over 12K+ users with 1000+ experts and presence in more than 700 cities.

iWill offers context-specific, multilingual mental health support to individuals and families with a strong focus on rural and urban healthcare. The platform offers online-digital interventions to support mental and emotional wellbeing during all life stages.

Incubated: 2023

Headquarters: Delhi

Sector: Healthcare

Sub-sector: SRH [Women’s Health]

Website: https://iwill.epsyclinic.com/

About the Entrepreneurs 

Shipra Dawar

Founder IWill and ePsyClinic, Co-founder bbvf.org, a not for profit think tank, B20 official taskforce member, G20, 2023. Contributor to T20. Mental Healthcare Champions from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Alumni of The Boston Consulting Group, Australian National University. Winner of several international awards. BW40 under 40

Ashish Dwivedi

Co-Founder, IWill and ePsyClinic, previously Co-Founder at Aryaman Ayush Pvt Ltd, PGDM and BSc Hons. Mathematics from Banaras Hindu University, India. Winner of several awards for his contribution to healthcare and technology.

The Solution

IWill offers programs targeted at women and couples, with a focus on promoting reproductive choice and mental wellbeing through counseling and knowledge-sharing. Individuals identified with underlying mental-health issues will have access to a mental health chatbot, paid therapy program as well as family planning-related counseling with a paired therapist.

The Impact 

IWill has supported a social community of over 500,000 individuals and helped over 600,000 people gain access to online counseling. The company has launched a English AI CBT product for free, and their social campaigns have reached over 10 million individuals. They have also worked with 12 district and state governments during and after the pandemic to build mental health awareness and provide professional services.

Safe, convenient and personalised app-based subscription service for birth control pills with in-app medical consultation, prescription and doorstep pill delivery are all included in the subscription.

Incubated: 2023

Headquarters: Delhi

Sector: Healthcare

Sub-sector: SRH [Women’s Health]

Website: https://www.thisisprev.com/

About the Entrepreneurs 

Hannes Lewné

Hannes is a Medical doctor with international experience from India and Ethiopia and previous experience of building and scaling Healthcare companies. He is a Specialist doctor in Anesthesiology and Intensive care with a Master of Science in Medicine from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden.

Gaurav Dixit

Gaurav is an experienced product leader with over 15 years of global techno-business experience. He has built and scaled multiple Cloud and Machine Learning businesses and teams from the ground up. Gaurav has gained rich multicultural experience from living and working in Europe, the US, and India during his roles with Ericsson, DataRobot, and Deloitte. His educational background includes a B.Tech. in Electronics & Communication Engineering from NIT Jalandhar, as well as an MBA in Marketing & Strategy from IIM Lucknow and Università Bocconi in Milan, Italy.

Olle Andreasson

Olle is a marketing leader with experience of growing global consumer businesses as brand and retail partnership lead at Meta Inc. Olle's educational background includes an M.Sc. in Sociotechnical Engineering from Uppsala University and Kyoto University, along with specialized training in Business of Media and Entertainment from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

The Solution

Prev is a safe and personalised app-based subscription service that provides safe and personalized access to birth control pills. With in-app medical consultation, prescription services, and doorstep pill delivery, Prev offers users a simplified and holistic journey to obtain birth control.

The Impact 

The app has more than 10,000 installations, with over 5,000 registered users and about 300 active subscribers getting access to birth control pills.

Affordable medicines through the offline-online pharmacy to help find the right generic medicines for their prescription from well-known brands at the right price through discovery on their website, physical pharmacy stores and kirana stores.

Incubated: 2023

Headquarters: Jaipur

Sector: Healthcare

Sub-sector: SRH [Women’s Health]

Website: https://www.dawaadost.com/

About the Entrepreneurs 

Amit Choudhary

Amit is a CA by education, and has had a successful career in finance. He has worked with companies like P&G, JP Morgan and Snapdeal before taking the entrepreneurial plunge finally with Dawaa Dost.

Yash Harlalka

Yash comes with a decade of experience in executing complex projects in India bringing in project management skill sets for on-ground execution.

Anirudh Batwara

Anirudh is a Tech Architect and a SaaS enthusiast with more than 10 years of experience in building and shaping products from scratch. He is a serial entrepreneur who has led small and medium sized teams in the past.

The Solution

Dawaa Dost is revolutionizing healthcare in India through a blend of human behavior, data, and technology. Their goal is to create an equitable and sustainable platform for 1 billion Indians, enhancing health outcomes by providing affordable, high-quality medicines and essential products like sanitary napkins, sexual health items, menstrual health products, and basic hygiene necessities.

The Impact 

Delivered medicines to more than 3 million consumers. Dawaa Dost has also partnered with 2500 kirana stores & SHGs to originate orders in places which are difficult to reach otherwise – smaller towns & villages.

Boondh is a social enterprise that works specifically on Menstrual Literacy, Policy, Programs and Interventions, M&E, Advocacy and Art Activism. Boondh also promotes and propagates the use of sustainable menstrual products.

Incubated: 2023

Headquarters: Bangalore

Sector: Healthcare

Sub-sector: SRH [Women’s Health]

Website: https://boondh.co/

About the Entrepreneurs 

Sonal Jain

Sonal is a trans menstruator who lives with multiple menstrual conditions and has been working on gender & environment sustainability for over a decade. hey are the co-author of I have a Question, an illustrated book on menstrual disorders, head of the The Crimson Wave, India's first travelling menstrual art exhibition and led the Ungender Menstruation campaign with Schbang For Good which bagged multiple media awards for Gender Sensitivity. You can watch more about their story on videos at Laureate Global Fellowship & TED.

Bharti Kannan

Bharti is an engineer by qualification and an alumnus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences. She founded Boondh in 2016. She is growing as a compassionate leader with feminist principles, team player, upskilling managerial and thematic know how. Invested in a multi year therapy program for self-improvement to amplify personal and organizational outcomes/impact.

The Solution

Boondh reaches rural India through community interventions and collaborations, offering the Boondh cup—a simple and sturdy menstrual cup for menstruating individuals. They have established a strong brand in urban areas and now prioritize sales to beneficiaries in tier 3 and below. They also offer customer support in 8+ Indian languages, on WhatsApp text, and on call and cater to menstruators looking to switch to a healthier option that is cost-saving, generates less waste, and is easy to use.

The Impact 

Their products have benefitted 70,000+ people in under-served places like Sikkim (partnership with SIRDPR, Govt of Sikkim), Telangana (Office of the Collector, Siddipet district), Nagaland, villages near Aurangabad, Maharashtra (CSR), Durgapur, West Bengal (CSR) and several non-profit (NPO) partnerships leading to beneficiaries in tribal Jharkhand, fisherwomen in Kerala, youth groups in Nagaland, adolescent athletes in Uttar Pradesh and SHGs in Uttarakhand, Leh Ladakh, and multiple locations via Tata Trusts to list a few.

Wysa is an AI-enabled Coach for mental and emotional wellness that provides early intervention to high-risk groups through 3 methods: an AI chatbot, a library of evidence-based self-help tools, messaging-based support from human therapists.

Incubated: 2023

Headquarters: Bangalore

Sector: Healthcare

Sub-sector: SRH [Women’s Health]

Website: https://www.wysa.com/

About the Entrepreneurs 

Ramakant Vempati

Ramakant Vempati is the co-founder and leads the business and commercial side of Wysa. Previously, he has worked in investment banking and consulting, notably at Goldman Sachs in London supporting the $10b EMEA capital markets business, and served as a Senior Advisor to a UN and World Bank-backed entity building a $100m+ impact investment portfolio in the Arab region. Ramakant holds an MBA from the London Business School, and has a bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), in Kanpur, India.

Jo Aggarwal

Jo Aggarwal is the co-founder and leads the product and innovation side of Wysa. Previously, she was the founding director for Technology & Innovation for an UN-backed foundation and has been the managing director of Pearson Learning Solutions in the U.K. She's recognized as a global thought leader in education tehcnology, and has been recently recognized by World Economic Forum as one of the Top Innovators of 2022. Jo holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), in Lucknow, India and has a bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), in Delhi, India.

The Solution

The Wysa solution is an AI-driven conversational chatbot, that uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to reframe negative thoughts, alongwith self-help tools on wellness (e.g. sleep, meditation), and a guided program on depression/anxiety. To provide mental health support to millions of low-income women, Wysa is building its globally-accredited, user-approved and clinically-proven app in Hindi language.

The Impact 

Wysa has over 6 million users across 95 countries and over 500 million AI CBT sessions delivered annually with a 90% user helpfulness rating, 4.9 star rating, and 80% completion rate in 4-8 week digital therapeutic programs.

DrSafeHands is a digital health platform for sexual health and wellness, focused on preventive, promotive, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehab services through an online counselling technology centre to provide immediate access, support & care delivery across the value chain, and across genders. They provide a complete suite of full sexual health & wellness screenings, STI & HIV tests, prophylactic services for HIV like PEP and PrEP, cervical cancer screenings at home, e-pharmacy services and so on.

Incubated: 2023

Headquarters: Delhi

Sector: Healthcare

Sub-sector: SRH [Women’s Health]

Website: https://drsafehands.com/

About the Entrepreneurs 

Dr. Ashish Arora

Dr. Ashish Arora, is a seasoned healthcare professional, entrepreneur, and author, currently serving as the CEO and co-founder of DrSafeHands. His unwavering passion lies in leveraging technology to deliver healthcare solutions at scale, making a positive impact on the lives of countless individuals. Through his work, he is dedicated to creating a vibrant and judgement-free sexual healthcare ecosystem in India and beyond. Ashish has also served as guest faculty at prestigious institutions such as Delhi University, NHSRC, Public Health Foundation of India and so on.

Dr. Sudhir Gupta

Dr. Sudhir Gupta is a serial entrepreneur and a trailblazing radiologist who brings a wealth of expertise to the helm of DrSafeHands. As the co-founder at DrSafeHands, he plays a pivotal role in shaping strategy and maintaining financial control. Driven by his extensive experience in the hospital industry and adeptness in launching startups, Sudhir has been instrumental in steering DrSafeHands on a trajectory of consistent growth and innovation.Beyond his entrepreneurial pursuits, Sudhir also serves as the National Advisor at Sarthak Trust, a prominent NGO dedicated to empowering Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).

The Solution

Dr SafeHands addresses broken care options due to societal taboos, quality concerns, and gender indifference. They offer comprehensive gender-agnostic care through multiple centers, online counseling, and a strong panel of medical professionals. Their services include sexual health screenings, STI tests, HIV prophylaxis, at-home cervical cancer screenings, e-pharmacy services, and more.

The Impact 

Sexual Health services made available across 400+ cities in India through a network of partner labs, doctors & healthcare professionals. Provided in-person and online support for sexual & mental health to over 100k individuals via website and clinics

Evolve is the world’s most inclusive mental health platform, with 400,000+ users worldwide and they are committed to making therapy and wellness tools accessible to everyone through our innovative digital interventions.

Incubated: 2023

Headquarters: Mumbai

Sector: Healthcare

Sub-sector: SRH [Women’s Health]

Website: https://evolveinc.io/

About the Entrepreneurs 

Anshul Kamath

Anshul began his career in London, working in Finance, following which he moved back to India to work in the startup ecosystem. After being diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune disease, he realized the importance of managing his own mental health and the severity of mental health problems in general. He has facilitated workshops for thousands of individuals collaborating with psychologists and other experts. He founded Evolve to make mental health a priority for millions across the globe.

Rohan Arora

Rohan is a graduate from IIM Ahmedabad & BITS Pilani & has 10 years of leadership experience at Mondelez, ExxonMobil & Publicis spread across functions like growth & analytics. He lost someone very close to him to a mental health illness & wants to create impact by focusing his energy & time on solving this problem. He is a Vipassana meditator & believes in Anicca or impermanence.

The Solution

The Evolve app is a virtual safe space for LGBTQIA+ individuals, providing interactive digital therapy sessions with queer-informed therapists, supportive communities for sharing experiences, and daily self-care activities such as meditation and journaling.

The Impact 

400k users globally and around 60k monthly active users on the mobile application. 55% users identifying as queer or belonging to the LGBTQ+ community owing to their queer-informed content.

Project Baala is a Delhi based organisation working on innovative menstrual health solutions primarily in rural India, Nepal, Ghana and Tanzania. Led by Cornell and Warwick University alumni, Baala has directly benefited over 3,50,000 women and girls in the past five years.

Incubated: 2023

Headquarters: Delhi

Sector: Healthcare

Sub-sector: SRH [Women’s Health]

Website: https://projectbaala.com/

About the Entrepreneurs 

Soumya Dabriwal

Soumya Dabriwal is the founder of Project Baala based in India. With vast development sector expertise, she engaged in projects across Ghana, South Africa, and India. She is a CommonWealth Youth Winner , Acumen Fellow, World Bank Youth Summit Winner, Global Good Fellow, Entrepreneurship World Cup Finalist,Swedish Institute Gender Advocate and a TedX Speaker.

Aradhana Rai Gupta

Aradhana, Co-Lead, is an MBA graduate from Cornell University. She has worked with multinationals such as P&G and EY in their marketing and risk advisory departments. Her work on sustainability leadership at the University of Cambridge brings valuable expertise to the project.

The Solution

Project Baala's pads have prevented 113 million pieces of pad waste, benefiting sanitation workers and dispelling myths. By decentralizing awareness and product distribution, they create sustainable knowledge ecosystems, promote behavior change, and foster self-sufficiency through livelihood models.

The Impact 

They have distributed over 1.5 million reusable pads and conducted workshops benefiting women and girls across multiple locations. Over 500 rural women have been transformed into focal points of awareness and product access, accessing additional income for themselves as well.

Avni is feminine care & hygiene startup that makes tested, functional and sustainable products for intimate hygiene, menstruation and incontinence suited for each body type.

Incubated: 2023

Headquarters: Delhi

Sector: Healthcare

Sub-sector: SRH [Women’s Health]

Website: http://www.myavni.com

About the Entrepreneurs 

Sujata Pawar, Founder, CEO

Healthcare professional, Menstrual educator and 2X entrepreneur with experience of building brands in the healthcare sector in India. A marketing professional with a keen eye for well researched innovative products. Before starting up she has a 7 year long corporate career with big pharma - GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Serono and Sanofi

Apurv Agrawal, Co-founder, COO

Healthcare professional with a particular interest in launching technical products in international markets. He has over 9 years of experience establishing & expanding business in USA, Europe, South East Asia during his tenure with ACG and Borosil.

The Solution

Avni offers washable cloth pads made from 100% certified organic cotton, featuring an antimicrobial layer for infection prevention. These pads are safe, rash-free, and chemical-free, with a unique design for improved functionality.

The Impact 

Avni has sold over 1.5 Lac reusable pads sold in 9 months. These pads are manufactured in women managed & women run units to support the economy in rural areas.