CWE Role Models
Information & communication technology
Radhika Patil, Co-Founder Cradlewise
CWE Incubatee whose baby cradle with smart sensors has won patents; launched in US market; received $7 million seed funding
Anitha Kanagaraj, Founder SmartStart Services
Into E-publishing and specialised ICT services, SmartStart is now working to digitise India’s voter database
Uma Balakrishnan, Founder Axcend Technologies
CWE Member whose unique AI\ML product is leading to cost and time efficiency, lower bottlenecks in manufacturing sector
Sumana Iyengar, Founder Goavega Solutions
Goavega combines the latest technologies, best practices, and global talent as a product and innovation centric engineering and design centre. Her business has been resilient to the pandemic, growing more than 22% in 2020-21 with a new product in the AI space
Sucharitha Dasireddy, Founder & CEO Kriyo
CWE Incubatee who managed pregnancy, childbirth and her start up which enabled schools to go digital; has received 1 cr seed fund
CWE Role Models
Biotech, Health & Wellness
Janani Venkatraman, Founder Biomoneta
CWE Incubatee whose device destroys microbes including Covid 19 in hospital, lab, home environments; won patents and funding
Dr Fathima Benazir, Co-Founder Azooka Lifesciences
Patented biotech innovations addressing Covid and lab test processes; has won awards, funding and global customers
Shrilakshmi Desiraju, Founder Triphase Pharma
Revolutionary patented probiotic product has won awards and global customers; on Series B funding path
Maushumi Thakurta Nag, Founder Maushui’s Wellness
Maushumi’s Wellness produces 100% vegan & natural agro based products with zero chemical preservatives. Maushumi strategized, revamped her business model and went 100% digital, positioning herself as an influencer in the field during pandemic. Providing indirect livelihood to at least 60 women farmers from North-east, she turned her business 100% in one year with the support of CWE
Shwetha Prem, Founder Siri Chaithanya
Started her business by selling 10 kg of health drinks and organic food products a month before joining CWE. Shwetha now sells 120 kg per month and is actively connected with the CWE network
CWE Role Models
Biotech, Health & Wellness
Anita Reddy, Founder Dwaraka Foundation
Reviving the art form of handpainted kalamkari and empowering communities, Anita promotes self employment for 120 artisans, mostly rural women.
Bhavna Belani, Founder Bagatella
Already an established entrepreneur in leather bags for export, Bhavna’s unique startup creates vegan leather bags and upholstery from paddy stubble. Stops animal slaughter, prevents air pollution from burning paddy waste, and pays farmers for not burning it
Saritha S S, Founder Jivan Organics
Saritha S S started this company back in 2013 when she harvested vegetables without using any chemicals. Today sales are skyrocketing at Jivan Organics with a turnover of over 2cr as customers are shifting to a more sustainable lifestyle
Kayan Motashaw, Founder Beelicious Honey
With a turnover of more than 1 crore domestic and export business, Beelicious organic honey has an unique single serve packing which is on the way to get design patent.
Preeta Chaudhuri Ghosal, Founder Wear Equal
Wear Equal is an initiative towards organic and sustainable lingerie. With CWE’s mentorship, Preeta started her sustainable journey by using the surplus organic textile from her family’s garment business to create affordable lingerie for women
CWE Role Models
Value added services
Bharathi Kamath, Founder Carewel Facilities
Growing her facilities maintenance and support services business from a INR 3 crore to a INR 50 crore company with support from CWE platform
Ratnasri Karra, Founder Her-mony
Creating a difference to financial and social structure for women through programs like Ignite, Ratnashri empowers women to take ownership of their financial lives. As a verified service provider with CWE, Ratnashri’s business has grown 3 times as an expert in the field