Flipkart says it has created more than 2.5 lakh direct and indirect festive-season jobs across its logistics network, with women now making up over 20 percent of its supply chain workforce and increased participation from persons with disabilities.
The Female Founders Fund's 2026 annual review found that the top five female-founded startups accounted for 79% of all venture capital raised by women-led teams, with the remaining 87 funded companies splitting just $257 million among themselves.
France's public co-investment programme Bpifrance requires funds seeking state backing to commit at least 30% of capital to female founders, a policy that industry data links to a 35% rise in female-founder funding in France since its introduction.
Bengaluru-based fashion-tech startup UniqYou has raised Rs 15.8 crore in a seed round led by Arkam Ventures and Antler, with angel investors including Tracxn's Abhishek Goyal and former Myntra CEO Nandita Sinha, to build an AI-led fashion discovery platform for women.
Women's health technology continues to command significant consumer attention and demand, yet FemTech startups still capture only about 3% of global digital health investment, according to sector analysis released this month.
New data on the Netherlands' startup ecosystem shows women represent 38% of entrepreneurs yet receive only 13.7% of business funding and less than 2% of venture capital, highlighting a persistent gap despite a capable founder pipeline.
The European Union's Women TechEU programme plans to distribute €12 million in equity-free grants of €75,000 each to 160 women-led deep-tech startups between 2026 and 2028, alongside expert mentoring and business support.
Noida-based beauty brand Peep Beauty has raised undisclosed funding backed by actor Triptii Dimri, part of a growing wave of celebrity investment flowing into India's fast-expanding direct-to-consumer beauty category.
HerSpace Manufacturing, which builds low-cost employee accommodation, has raised $40 million from Gray Matters Capital, part of a strong week for Indian startup funding that also included spacetech, restaurant and women's wellness deals.
Indian women's wellness brand Nua has raised $50 million from Peak XV Partners, Filter Capital, Mirabilis Investment Trust and Footpath Ventures, one of the largest rounds in India's women's health and personal-care category this year.