Chunauti 2.0 Launched By STPI, Will Focus On Women Tech Entrepreneurs In Tier-II Cities
- BySheetal Sidhu | August 7, 2021
The Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) on Friday launched the second edition of CHUNAUTI to boost promising tech startups in Tier-II cities, with a special focus on women entrepreneurs. The online challenge under Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) will be accepting applications till August 31. Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), clicked open to unveil the contest during the event, “Enabling Women Entrepreneurs to Co-author the Innovation Growth Story of India.” STPI is looking for startups based in non-metro cities with an innovative idea, product, or solutions in domains like fintech, healthcare and wellness, education and skill enhancement, ecommerce, enterprise software, environment, e-governance solutions, tourism and hospitality, agriculture, cybersecurity, assistive technology for persons with disabilities, and beyond.
Selected startups will receive physical incentives like ready-to-work, plug-and-play incubation, full-fledged security and vulnerability testing of software products, mentorship, networking opportunities, and greater access to funding opportunities from VCs. The beneficiaries will also receive a seed funding of Rs 25 lakh, along with cloud credits from third-party service providers. STPI — an autonomous organisation under the MeitY — is implementing Next Generation Incubation Scheme.
In the first batch of CHUNAUTI, It selected 42 tech startups from a pool of 1,820 applications from non-metro cities, including Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Bhilai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Jaipur, Patna, Mohali, and Vijaywada, among others. Three prominent women in the tech and startup ecosystem. “Being a woman myself and working with a plethora of startups over the last few years, I can relate to the fact that the journey is not easy. A startup is a tough and lonely journey, and it gets even more difficult for women. This dedicated focus on women is a step in the right direction,” Deepti said.
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