T-Hub and Anthill launch SWAN in India
- T-Hub and Anthill are launching SWAN (Smart Women Angels Network) encouraging women to invest in startups
Hyderabad, March 7 th : T-Hub, India’s fastest-growingstartup engine, and Anthill, a speed scaling platform for early-growth stage startups,arelaunching a prestigious international startup initiative in India –the Smart Women Angels Network.
To celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit in women and create awareness about investing and recognizing the need for women investors, T-Hub and Anthill are launchingSWAN.
SWAN, which has its roots in Barcelona has now spread its wings to reach India to create a network of women angel investorswho will then collaborate with their counterparts from across the world to interact with and invest in startups.
The objective behind SWAN is to:
- Createan exclusive network for Women Business Angels
- Create a deal flow of quality, innovative and high impact global startups
- Conduct training and activities to promote Women Business Angels & Entrepreneurs
Jay Krishnan, CEO, T-Hub said, "The Indian startup ecosystem is one of the most thriving environments in the world. To encourage women to be active members of the ecosystem, T-Hub in collaboration with Anthill, is pleased to launch SWAN in India. We truly believe this reputed programme will not only suffuse the culture in the country,but change the dynamics of the community to make it more inclusive.”
Prasad Vanga, founder and CEO, Anthill said, “In the Indian and global startup ecosystem, women are at the forefront of the business world. With the launch ofSWAN, we want to boost the presence of more women investors in India. Along with our partnership with T-Hub, we hope to transform the Indian startupecosystem, by creating valuable partnerships both nationally and internationally that will help startups scale.”
Cristina Ventura, president of SWAN and an Angel and Fund-of-FundsInvestor, said, “ We recognize the potential of women investing in startups and how they are a crucial part of the global startup ecosystem. The percentage of women investors around the world is very less. For example, in the US just 20 per cent of the investors are women, in Europe it is 5 per cent, in the UK it is 14 per cent while in Spain it is just 8 per cent. In India, the numbers are very low. SWAN believes in creating an inclusive network that can make a positive difference.”
About T-Hub
T-Hub is India's fastest-growing startup engine catalyzing Innovation, Scale and Deal flow. T-Hub is a unique public/private partnership between the government of Telangana, three of India’s premier academic institutes (IIIT-H, ISB and NALSAR) and key private sector leaders. T-Hub aims to forge many such partnerships with governments and corporates across the world to setup T-Bridge centres, strengthening trade relations and attracting investment into the state of Telangana.
T-Hub is one of the largest start up ecosystem builders in India, with over 2000 start ups in its database clustered into various stages of growth across sectors of specialization - a model of community development that is unique to Hyderabad. Such a unique model enables investors and corporates to plan programs and capacity building initiatives in a targeted and organized manner. T-Hub is also the only model where the government is working intensely with the investor and the partner to fuel innovation and facilitate enterprise.
For more information about us, please visit – www.t-hub.co
About Anthill
Anthill is a speed scaling platform for early-growth stage Start-ups. We have alliances with right partners globally among funds, family offices and accelerators and we collaborate with them to co-invest in highly scalable business ideas that have growth opportunities in Asia.
Within just two years, Anthill has built a Start-up portfolio of 16 companies across India, US and SE Asia that has grown by 150% in portfolio value. Anthill has been able to do this through their robust curation process to identify highly scalable Start-ups and value creation in Start-ups through their speed scaling services.
For more information about us, please visit – www.anthillventures.com
