A leading incubator and accelerator for women entrepreneurs
Built by women entrepreneurs who have personally faced the challenges of the entrepreneurial journey, STEP is dedicated to empowering women in business.
Since 2019, we have been pioneers in building a supportive ecosystem for women entrepreneurs.
Testimonials From Steppers
"STEP's greatest power is women supporting women by empathizing with gender-based challenges compounded with being a founder."
Praapti Jayaswal
Co-Founder Aarogya AI
"STEP supported us with the funds under SISFS and guided in digital marketing, facilitated connections with investors and fellow entreprenurs, driving growth."
Surbhi Bhatia
Co-founder, The Mom Store
"STEP's commitment to promoting entrepreneurship is commendable and deeply appreciated. The skills and knowledge I have acquired through this program will undoubtedly benefit me in my future endeavors. I would like to acknowledge the exceptional support and assistance provided by the STEP team, whose dedication and expertise have made this journey all the more enriching.
Karan Bidve
Fellow- District Fellowship (Nashik)
"STEP facilitated us with funding that helped us in allocating resources towards our initial manpower requirements, research and pre-development marketing efforts."
Anjuben Padaliya
Founder, Kumkum Wellness
STEP allowed me to introspect on who I am as an entrepreneur. The sessions made us feel we were ‘back in school’ and challenged us in many areas.
Sruti Harihara Subramanian
Co-founder, Goli Soda
The STEP community was my sanctuary, a dance floor where I could let my hair down and learn and indulge myself, which was very replenishing.
Bhavana Issar
Caregive Saathi
Aspire For Her was a fairly amorphous organization when I joined STEP. It helped me structure my organization, figure out my profit and non-profit arm, and gave me insights on funding and the impact.
Madhura Das Gupta Sinha
Aspire for Her
Our Impact
800
+
Startups Incubated
2.5
million
Lives Touched
23
million+
Funding support by STEP
290
million+
Follow-on funding raised by startups
Transform Gender Inequality in Entrepreneurship through STEP