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Transforming Waste Management
Nexus-trained Aakri uses tech tools to optimize waste collection from homes and integrate segregated waste into a recycling network.
The Flavor of Success
Asmat Faridi’s culinary journey took flight thanks to a networking event at the American Center New Delhi.
Harnessing Mentorship to Scale Women-Owned…
A USAID-supported networking and mentorship program is helping women entrepreneurs find allies, support and funding for their businesses.
Putting Women Forward
USAID and SEWA Bharat collaborate to empower women entrepreneurs across India, fostering economic resilience.
Sustainable Solutions to Tackle Waste
Nexus alumna Vaidehi Naik-Nandola’s start-up Ekobarn is helping protect the environment by transforming how we process trash.
Quilting Stories of Independence
Manjuwara Mullah helps women from riverine communities in Assam craft economic independence, with support from a U.S. Consulate General Kolkata initiative.
Helping Entrepreneurs Power Up
A Kolkata-based start-up is lighting the way to a sustainable future, thanks to the assistance from the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata-supported Global Links Initiative entrepreneurship program.
Tech Solutions Powered by AI
Jagriti Dabas’ start-up Arms4AI uses technology-driven tools to support strategic decision-making and provide information to strengthen national security.
Transforming Menstrual Hygiene
With support from Nexus and USAID, two start-ups are changing the face of menstrual hygiene management in India.
Upskilling the Workforce
Nexus alumna Drishti Medhi’s start-up empowers blue-collar workers with relevant skills and market access through her online platform QuickGhy.
Ethics, Empowerment and Employment
Rema Sivaram, an alumna of U.S. Consulate Chennai’s Women in Indian Social Entrepreneurship Network, owns company Fairkonnect offering sustainable, ethically sourced products.
Tackling Food Waste
Saptkrishi’s innovative storage chamber helps farmers and vendors cut losses by keeping produce fresh for up to 30 days, and its creators received mentorship thanks to the Nexus Start-up Hub.
Subtitles for the Real World
An Indian and an American student come together to co-found a start-up that creates affordable assistive technology for those hard of hearing.
Monitoring Water Pollution
VertoX Labs indexes water quality in ponds, lakes and reservoirs through its time- and cost-efficient robotic monitoring device.
Slam for Social Change
U.S. Consulate General Chennai Women in Indian Social Entrepreneurship Network alum, Jigyasa Labroo’s organization Slam Out Loud empowers disadvantaged children through arts education.
Accelerating Careers
Visiting U.S. speaker Nancy Wang talks about artificial intelligence, innovation and her work to help women land their dream tech roles.
Toward Economic Freedom
Meet four women entrepreneurs from Gujarat and Maharashtra who found economic independence following a U.S. State Department-sponsored training.
Crafts That Empower
Craftizen connects rural artisans with skills and opportunities to market their products to urban Indians.
Upcycling Fashion
Bhavini Parikh’s start-up Bunko Junko creates trendy statement pieces with upcycled fabrics and waste generated by the fashion industry.
Creating Inclusive Fashion
Nexus-trained start-up Zyenika creates adaptive clothing options for people with mobility challenges.
Rewriting the Narrative on Plastics
IVLP alumna Pratibha Bharathi quit her job as a techie to create ecofriendly alternatives to single-use plastic.
Promoting Green Rides
With support from DFC, Yulu is helping mitigate carbon emissions and reduce traffic congestion.
Building a Circular Economy
Remanufacturing can reduce dependence on natural resources and create a resource-efficient economy.
Combating Air Pollution
Nexus alumnus and entrepreneur Sanjay Maurya helps break down how we can contribute to cleaner air.
Creating Wonders
Sonal Shukla’s start-up, econscious, reduces plastic waste pollution through an innovative recycling model.
Living Sustainably
Online marketplace Brown Living wants to make sustainable consumption the new normal.
Crafting Success
IVLP alumna Suruchi Singh helps expand the support system for artisans and women entrepreneurs.
The AWE Factor
A U.S. Embassy program helps women entrepreneurs create and grow their businesses.
Pitching for Inclusion
Small- and medium-business owners learn effective business communication through U.S. Embassy-sponsored programs.
Making Learning Accessible
A Nexus-trained start-up uses text messages and WhatsApp to bridge the digital divide.
U.S. SecNav Del Toro on…
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro speaks on the intersection of start-ups, climate action and defense during his interaction with students and entrepreneurs.
Digitizing Small Businesses
USAID is empowering small and medium enterprises to manage their business operations efficiently through crucial digital skills.
Promoting Excellence in Health Care
The Utkrisht Development Impact Bond helps small private health facilities in Rajasthan improve their quality of maternal and neonatal care.
Developing High Impact Innovations
Development Innovation Ventures funds and supports ideas that can turn into large-scale, cost-effective global projects with high social impact.
Blended Financing for Health Innovation
Blending financing can offset risk, attract multipartner investment and scale up innovations for wide-reaching impact.
Culinary Connections
Renowned chefs push their boundaries to create traditional Indian dishes with American ingredients.
Doing Business in the U.S.
Vijit Chahar, a legal and business expert in the United States and India, outlines how start-ups can navigate American markets.
Investing in the United States
Indian companies looking to invest in the United States have an ally at their side: SelectUSA.
Global Tastes
Ingredients imported from the United States inspire Indian chefs to create new variations of traditional dishes.
Promoting Economic Growth
The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs has helped Tage Rita and many other businesswomen succeed.
Fashioning Sustainability
LIFAFFA partners with ragpickers to convert plastic waste into a leather-like material and create upcycled products.
Helping Women@Work
The U.S.-India Alliance for Women’s Economic Empowerment is helping drive the economic recovery of women workers and entrepreneurs impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Engineering Pure Air
Nexus-trained Schillings Air offers products and services to eliminate air pollutants, reduce cost and help monitor clean air.
Solving the Burning Problem
Kriya Labs, a New Delhi-based start-up, transforms agricultural waste into a valuable resource to make paper and biodegradable products.
Assessing Learning
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow Vyjayanthi Sankar’s Centre for Science of Student Learning aims to build capacity for high-quality assessments and research.
Anytime Water
Hydrotec Solutions’ solar-powered water purification system provides communities with 24/7 safe drinking water on a pay-per-use basis.
A Friend in Need
Nexus-trained Gitanjali Banerjee’s start-up, Femtech Fertility Dost, provides women and couples a platform to talk about fertility-related problems and preventive solutions.
Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs in North India benefit through a variety of U.S. Embassy-supported initiatives.
Breaking the Glass Ceiling
A hybrid-style boot camp led by U.S. Consulate General Kolkata helped women entrepreneurs tap their innovative spirit and grow their businesses.
A Green Way to Hygiene
Mumbai-based Aakar produces affordable and ecofriendly solutions to increase access to menstrual hygiene products.
A Summit for Success
The SelectUSA Investment Summit connects Indian business innovators with international investors and priceless opportunities.
Promoting Equality
Who you are and whom you love is not a justification for discrimination, harassment, and inequitable access to opportunities and resources.
Designing Better Hygiene
Saral Designs, which promotes menstrual hygiene in under-served areas through innovative technology and distribution models, modified its pad-making machines to make surgical masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Investing in Inclusive Development
Through investments and loans in key sectors like infrastructure, agriculture and technology, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is helping propel growth and create jobs in India.
Spotlighting Women Entrepreneurs
WE Hub fosters women entrepreneurship via incubation, access to government resources, and the creation of a global collaborative network for women-led enterprises to thrive.
Revival of India’s Small Businesses
The REVIVE Alliance is facilitating the economic recovery of small business owners and workers in the informal sector, whose livelihoods are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learning Tech, the STEMpedia Way
Futuristic hardware and user-friendly software motivate young students to explore robotics and artificial intelligence.
Green Living
Sustainable bamboo fiber products created by Bio Craft Innovation, a Nexus-trained start-up, help reduce the use of single-use plastic.
Opening Doors to Financial Services
Northern Arc Capital, led by Kshama Fernandes, provides financial access to underserved households and businesses across India.
Trade, Investment, and Economic Growth
U.S.-India commerce has inspired new firms and products and propelled our two countries to become technological leaders in the 21st century.
Lending a Hand to Small…
Hardika Shah’s Kinara Capital supports underserved small businesses, including women entrepreneurs, through collateral-free business loans.
A Fruitful Venture
Purnima Khandelwal’s INI Farms has connected over 5,000 small-scale Indian farms with food retailers around the world through an innovative “farm to fork” model.
Gender Equity Builds Better Businesses
Research supports the idea that empowering women benefits everyone. A 2016 report by the McKinsey Global Institute stated that if every country could enhance the number of women in business leadership, the world could generate trillions of dollars in higher income.
Empowering Awesome Entrepreneurs
The U.S. State Department’s Academy for Women Entrepreneurs program trained women entrepreneurs in Northeast India to grow their ventures, raise capital and network with fellow business owners.
Evolving Economic Bond
Business collaborations with the United States, which include sharing of best practices and expertise, have helped India transform into a force to be reckoned with in the global economy.
