Sindhuja Microcredit, a digital rural-focused microfinance institution, has raised $5 million (INR 47 crore) in a Pre-Series D round to expand lending and strengthen its capital base. Backed by investors including Abler Nordic, GAWA Capital via Huruma Fund, and Oikocredit, the funds will boost access to responsible credit for underserved communities, particularly self-employed women entrepreneurs.
Mumbai’s Koli women are upgrading their age-old fish trade into a branded seafood enterprise. Through Daryavardi Producer Company Limited, they’re adopting packaging, logistics, and marketing while processing community identity into a corporatized model. The WhatsApp-driven, order-based approach is expanding reach beyond local buyers, aiming to improve incomes and reclaim social standing without losing cultural roots.
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Standard Chartered and LIFTWOMEN® are expanding their SC WIN Now & Next flagship programme to India and the Greater Bay Area, building on last year’s Hong Kong edition. The 12-week Global Accelerator will back 10 women-led businesses from each region with mentorship, awards and cross-border networking. Applications are open until 12 June 2026.
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