Jan 16
2026
11:00 AM
National Startup Day 2026 | A Decade of Startup India
- Delhi, Delhi, India
About the Event
Womennovators (Global Incubator for Women) with The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is pleased to invite you to National Startup Day 2026, to be celebrated on 16 January 2026, marking ten years of the Startup India Initiative.
The event will be graced by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji as the Chief Guest. A key highlight of the day will be the announcement of the States’ Startup Ranking Framework 5.0, a flagship initiative by Startup India and DPIIT aimed at strengthening startup ecosystems across States and Union Territories.
The occasion will also witness the declaration and recognition of outstanding startups under the National Startup Awards 5.0, celebrating excellence in innovation, scalability, and impact across sectors.
National Startup Day 2026 will serve as a powerful platform bringing together startups, investors, incubators, accelerators, corporates, academic institutions, ecosystem partners, and policymakers to celebrate achievements, share insights, and collectively envision the future of India’s startup ecosystem.
Event Details:
Date: 16 January 2026
Venue: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
Time: 11:00 AM (Tentative)
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About Womennovator ( Gvriksh) Womennovator is the program of Gvriksh (Not for profit society registered under section 12 AA (Section 80G ) of the income tax act ). Gvriksh is also registered with Darpan( Niti Aayog ), which has been actively working ... for women entrepreneurs to help them achieve their ultimate goal. Womennovator is a Global incubator for women supporting Women across the globe and celebrates the triumph stories & records of passionate women who dared to innovate the world and honour them with awards and recognition. It is a Global Incubator for women supporting Women entrepreneurs in scaling operations domestically and internationally and creating distribution networks, Women leaders/ Professionals to be Directors, or become job creators and Women community leaders to be policy change-maker. Impact: Womennovator has created a network of 10,000 women across 50 plus cities in India as well as internationally. The local chapters in each city are headed by curated influencers and mentors through whom we provide assistance. We entered into the Asia Books of Records by having 100 women pitch their products and services in 100 minutes. In 2022 , Launched 10k Womennovator Global Awards In 2021, First time ever - 1000 Women of Asia Awards - Inaugurated by Shri Piyush Goyal , Glimpse of 1000 Women of Asia awards 2021 conducted over a period of 3 years . Click here. In 2020, Womennovator featured among the best 7 VC incubators for women: In 2020 Womennovator was ranked amongst the top incubators in the country for women by a leading daily. In the past 6 months, we created local chapters in Australia, Dubai, South Africa and the US. Click here - Our Success stories and 150 Women Incubatees . In 2018, Most Elevator Pitches on a Single Platform by Womennovator, ASIA BOOK OF RECORDS APRIL, 2018 - Glimpse of 100 Women of India Awards and creating Asia books of records: https://youtu.be/PamLi9Y2XdI and https://youtu.be/GvVBJ0WwRFM Summary of our Previous speakers, Media and Previous events Through their WE-vendor development program, women entrepreneurs have grabbed work orders worth more than c10,000 dollar and loans as well. Having built a network of more than 10,000 Women with a reach of 1 Million Women , Incubated more than 100 Women incubatees with a Influencer pool of 200 plus , 1000 plus mentors and more than 300 plus partners in 100 cities of India and 20 countries. In addition, it helps women in creating distribution networks through their WEMark initiatives, wherein more than 500 women with 1000 plus products and services are listed. About Founder - Tripti Shinghal Somani graduated from SRCC and did her master of business law from National Law School Bangalore is a professional Chartered Accountant with 15 years of experience but she is a social entrepreneur at heart. She started Womennovator in 2015, a social impact incubator & platform to foster women entrepreneurship. She has progressive experience in profit and non-profit organisations both large and SMEs including business and financial advisory for various organisations such as PwC, Grant Thornton (GT) & World Bank. She is a CEO of KGS Advisors, a Financial advisory firm. She is the founder and Co-founder of Womennovator, Gvriksh, QueensXI Cricket League and Ex- Chairperson and Ex- Co-Chairperson of Women Entrepreneurship Committee and MSME Committee – PHDCCI from PHD Chamber of Commerce and industry , ASSOCHAM, MEPSC Skill Council. She has served on the governing council of NIESBUD , Ministry of Skill development and entrepreneurship, and also acted as board member to companies like SMC food ( Madhusudan ) and many more . She is an active Tedx speaker and has been honoured as Economic Times Inspiring leaders awards 2022 , Times 40 under 40 Award 2022 and BMW Unstoppable Women awards. To foster leadership among the women, Ms Tripti has always put them in the front so that they open up and take charge. It reflects her strength as a strategic & institutional leader. She believes in creating leaders and not just being a leader. Deviating from the trend, at the age under 40 years, she was appointed on board by our ministerial body NIESBUD, MSME . She is a regular invitee and contributor to policy making round tables by the Ministry. She has suggested having 3% procurement from women entrepreneurs. It was subsequently acknowledged and implemented by the government as a policy and has created a big impact on women procurement . Top leaders with us - The grand finale of Wommenovator 1000 Women of Asia 2021included Many eminent personalities such as Piyush Goyal (Honourable Minister of Textile, Commerce, Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution), Swati Priamal (Vice Chairman- Piramal Enterprises), Marguerite Reijnen (Aon Holdings), Nandita Das (Indian film actress), Sanjiv Bikchandhani (Founder Naukri.com), Naina Lal Kidwai (Ex country head- HSBC India) and Sonam Wangchuk of Ice-Stupa fame who have supported our initiatives for years. Top partners & association : The Womennovator initiative has been supported by the Ministry of Science & Technology , Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology , NSIC, SIDBI , EDII , Ahmedabad, Google India, Adani Group , Consulate General of India - New York , UN Women , UNESCAP and many others national and international organisations. Our active incubator program funders include KEI wires & cables , DS group and EnY. Website: www.womennovators.co.in and upcoming www.womennovators.com About the upcoming mission: 8th Womennovator Global Summit: 10,000 ( 10k) Womennovator Global Mission. We are happy to share with you that in the month of March, International Women’s Week, we have announced our next initiative Womennovator Global Summit: 10,000 (10k) Womennovator Global Mission. This summit will help us amplify the contribution of Women in India's projected 5 trillion Dollar Economy and Global ecosystem to support our mission to empower Women allowing us to rapidly drive innovation and development across the globe and honouring the women achievers through Womennovator Global 10k Mission . Womennovator 10k - 5 year Mission highlights: 10k+ Global Mission for Women & Mentors from 200+ districts, 100+ (Tier 2 & Tier 3) cities in India , 90+ sectors and 20 countries. 200 + WE Bitch competitions ( WE Bitch Sample) and press conferences across different locations to be conducted to achieve the 10k Mission. Womennovator Global Drive ( Yatra) - 75+ cities by road / 200 district, 75000 km , interaction with 750,000 women Other flagship annual programs planned in the next 3 years include Womennovator Creators (Vloggers ) awards every year, Diversity & Inclusion awards for Corporate every year, QueensXI Cricket league, 100 Women Icons of Modern India in addition to Road shows and WE Bitch competition. 1 Million+ women entrepreneurs, leaders, social activists. Interaction with ministry officials, parliamentarians, diplomats, venture capitalists, mentors, and other Key-Note officials participate in our event. Representation from different countries like the USA, Australia, India, Bangladesh, the Middle East, and Africa. Incubating and training all the selected winners and leaders from different countries through our 14 Week Global Incubation & Acceleration program to scale their business & idea, meet potential corporate clients and industry experts, form a global network, and get access to government grant schemes and funding. Government organisations supporting the initiative previously included the Development Commissioner office - Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises [DC-MSME], Ministry of Science and Technology [DST], Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology [MeitY], Invest India, Agni, NSIC, SIDBI, Consulate General of India - New York , UN Women , UNESCAP and many others national and international organisations. Our active incubator program funders include KEI wires & cables , DS group and EnY. 500+ Industry Associations, Hospitality partners, Value partners & Academic institutions to be part of this record-making summit. Onboarding more than 3000+ Mentors for judging and mentoring the WE Bitch competition from different cities and countries and for the Incubation process. Onboarding 10k + Women’s products and services on WE-Mark (an E-commerce portal for women) to help them by cross-selling their services. Our detailed Presentation about Womennovator 10k Mission is attached herewith (Also find the more about Womennovator & its Initiatives)- Click here Please find attached herewith our: 1. Impact report 2021 : WE - The Catalyst 2. Success stories of our Incubatee and detailed Incubatee portfolio with their products of 3 successfully conducted cohorts. 3. Our leaders portfolio: Change markers Womennovator Social media Website: India : www.womennovator.co.in International: www.womennovators.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womennovator Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womenovator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/womennovator Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WomennovatorOfficial WE Bitch channel www.youtube.com/c/WEBitch Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womennovator Facebook Closed group for leaders : https://www.facebook.com/group Founder Social media www.triptishinghalsomani.com https://in.linkedin.com/in/triptishinghalsomani https://m.facebook.com/triptissomani/ https://twitter.com/triptishinghal https://www.facebook.com/tripti.shinghalsomani https://www.instagram.com/triptissomani How and why to get started with: https://youtu.be/kSSTHGFuSEc Why and how to get started with us? 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Tripti Somani
FounderTripti is a Chartered Accountant, CEO, and serial Entrepreneur with a passion for coaching success. In her roles as Chairwoman, Committee Member, and Co-Chairperson in various organizations, she supports SMEs and MSMEs on their entrepreneurial journe... ys. With over a decade of corporate experience, she transitioned to make a meaningful impact. Tripti's coaching empowers entrepreneurs with a comprehensive ecosystem covering finance, strategy, governance, market validation, and fundraising. She founded Womennovator, a platform connecting influencers and fostering women entrepreneurship. A TEDxSpeaker and award-winning writer, Tripti advocates for government policy changes to support entrepreneurs. Passionate, warm, and selfless, she envisions every woman entrepreneur feeling empowered and successful. Read more
