The Government of Telangana through G.O.Ms.No. 7 dated: 27-07-2021 has adopted the under-mentioned definitions for identifying and supporting Women Entrepreneurs & Women-led Start-ups in the State:
A. Women-led Startups:
A women-led startup is a startup registered either with DPIIT (or) the Government of Telangana (or) an enterprise registered through Udyam registration with the Ministry of MSME, GOI, which meets the following criteria:
At the time of registration, the startup should be owned and controlled by a woman or a group of women having a minimum financial interest of 51% of capital in the startup.
Subsequently, even after funding rounds, at least 33% of the startup should be owned by a woman or a group of women with:
I. At least 33% of the votes in the Board of Directors being held by women
II. At least 33% of the leadership (or) CXO team made up of women.
B. Woman Entrepreneurs:
A Woman Entrepreneur is defined as a woman that meets any one of the following criteria:
I. The woman should be a founder or a co-founder of a registered start-up either holding voting rights in the Board of Directors or holding a leadership role in the start-up.
II. The woman should hold a minimum financial interest of 20% of capital in a registered start-up with voting rights in the Board of Directors or holding a leadership role in the start-up.
