New Delhi Aug 8 (IANS) In a bid to support the next generation of innovative female entrepreneurs in India Google on Wednesday joined hands with co-working community hub 91springboard.
Delhi-based 91springboard connects over 8 000 entrepreneurs across the country.
"With Google for Entrepreneurs building its presence in India we now have an end-to-end mentoring and support programme helping entrepreneurs across all stages of their startups " said Rajan Anandan Vice President southeast Asia and India Google.
As part of the partnership a Google Lounge was opened at 91springboard s flagship hub in the Capital.
The Lounge is sponsored by "Google for Entrepreneurs" initiative which provides financial support and the best of Google s resources to co-working spaces and community programmes across 135 countries.
There will be one training programme a month led by 91springboard in tier 2 cities.
The trainings will focus on honing leadership skills running design sprints fostering tech-focused discussions and will include one-on-one mentorship for female entrepreneurs.
91springboard will join Google for Entrepreneurs partner network which has a global footprint of 50 partners and includes six campuses (Google owned and operated space for entrepreneurs).
"Together we are committed to enabling women s entrepreneurship and strengthening entrepreneurship throughout India not just the big cities " said Pranay Gupta co-founder of 91springboard.
"The training programmes will focus on educating and upskilling female entrepreneurs over a period of two years with 24 engagements planned across the country " he added.
"We re thrilled for Google for Entrepreneurs to partner with 91springboard to empower the next generation of female founders in India " said Michael Kim APAC Partnerships Manager for Google for Entrepreneurs.

--IANS na/mag/sed