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Supporting startups across the Innovation Continuum of incubation, acceleration, insights and capital.

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The AI stack is expanding end to end, from infrastructure and frontier models to agents, data, and distribution, giving fintechs more room to build and
scale.

Where do you see AI creating the most meaningful impact in financial services?

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AI in financial services is moving beyond experimentation. The question now is where it can create real value at scale.

At our recent roundtable in partnership with @googlecloud, founders, operators, and technologists came together to discuss how AI is being applied across India's financial services landscape, from lending and insurance to collections and customer experience.

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India's multilingual challenge needs a different approach: speech-to-speech models for more fluid interactions across languages.

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The session brought together 230+ founders and partners from across India's fintech ecosystem to mark the occasion.

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Glad to announce the launch of our playbook, Driving Fintech Partnerships: From Pilot to Scale, in partnership with @MicroSave and supported by JPMorganChase.

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Get to know the first cohort of the AI Accelerator for Women’s Economic Empowerment.

Meet @farm_didi
Unlocking the food-processing potential of women micro-entrepreneurs by providing market access and end-to-end supply chain management solutions.

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Are you attending the Global Fintech Fest 2026?

We’ll be at the Global Fintech Fest from 9 to 11 September, showcasing our work across fintech, and our knowledge pieces, along with the 85+ startups we’ve supported.

📍 Find us at J9, Jasmine, Jio World Convention Centre.

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The day also brought investor perspectives on what makes a startup investable, with a clear focus on post-PMF businesses and strong unit economics, with Emmanuel Murray, Caspian; Shilpa Maheshwari, Aavishkaar Capital; and Subhadeep Sanyal, 100x100, moderated by Chintan Bakshi, IIMA Ventures.

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Day 2 of the AI Accelerator for Women’s Economic Empowerment Bootcamp asked a different question: what does it take to build a startup that is ready to partner, scale, and raise?

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Through conversations with Dr. Rajashree Joshi, BAIF Development Research Foundation; Himanshu Kumar Shambhu, Professional Assistance For Development Action (PRADAN); Meenakshi Rathore, ACCESS Development Services; Dr. Priyanka Dale, Hand in Hand India; and Saurabh Bhitkar, PCI India, startups explored how credibility, trust, and the right partnerships can help them reach women at scale.

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What does it take to build a business when every setback can threaten the stability you have worked so hard to create?

Read here - https://t.co/AwXgmJ6o2o

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Meet Gitika, from our recent Women of Bharat blog series.

This blog explores the realities shaping her entrepreneurial journey, from limited earnings and access to finance to the physical demands of weaving and the impact of unexpected crises.

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The afternoon brought founder perspectives from Jaydeep Mandal, @aakarinnovation , Natasha Jethanandani, @kaleidofin, and Raj Seelam, @24MantraOrganic, moderated by Chintan Bakshi, IIMA Ventures, with one message coming through strongly: “Partnerships are key to reaching women at scale.”

Stay tuned for the Day 2 learnings.

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We kicked off Day 1 of the AI Accelerator for Women’s Economic Empowerment Bootcamp yesterday!

The bootcamp explores the journey of 10 startups building across fintech, agritech, spacetech, deeptech, and more, working to expand women’s participation in the economy. Over the next 3 days here at IIMA Ventures, the program stretches across panels, roundtables, and the D-day - pitches.

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Through the Building Scale Strategy: Project to Product sessions, founders mapped their propositions, growth ambitions and the realities that could hold them back, from dependence on global tech and AI platforms to foreign supply chains, rising data costs, access to finance and long revenue cycles.