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Women Startup Ecosystem @ KSUM
Turning Ideas into Investable Startups
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Turning Ideas into Investable Startups
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OVERVIEW
Kerala Startup Mission is committed to building a strong, inclusive, and future-ready women startup ecosystem in Kerala. Through a structured pipeline of programs, from idea to scale-up, KSUM supports women founders at every stage of their entrepreneurial journey.
Our initiatives focus on enabling access to mentorship, market, capital, capacity building, and peer networks, while creating a safe and supportive ecosystem for women-led innovation across sectors.
A structured 3 month hybrid pre-incubation program for early-stage women founders or aspiring women entrepreneurs to move from idea to MVP. Focuses on idea and problem validation, business models, product thinking, and early customer discovery and building a working MVP.
A structured five month incubation programme for women-led startups to move from MVP to sustainable revenue. It offers focused workshops on business model validation, MVP refinement, go-to-market strategy, and fundraising, along with group mentoring and peer learning. The programme culminates in a Demo Day, preparing startups for growth and investment readiness.
A talk series featuring accomplished women leaders, founders, and investors sharing real journeys, lessons, and leadership insights to inspire women entrepreneurs.
An annual summit bringing together women founders, investors, mentors, policymakers, and ecosystem partners to showcase, connect, and celebrate women-led startups.
A co-incubation initiative with NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore, offering structured mentoring, learning, and ecosystem access to women-led startups all over the Nation.