Nine women have been selected for the second cohort of the Shell Foundation -backed, three-month Powered Accelerator programme in UK . Launched last year , the scheme aims to support ventures led by women whose products and services focus on core issues, including access to energy, smart energy, waste to value and sustainable mobility. As well as offering mentoring and meetings with industry experts, selected companies from the cohort will receive equity-free seed funding of up to $10,000 . The programme offers the women a last year 's support. Launched in April last year by the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), Shell Foundation (a UK-based charity), Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology, and Zone Startups India, the programme has since hosted its first cohort comprising 10 startups, extended equity- free seed fund of $10,000 to 6 startups and hosted a bootcamp for 5 very early-stage startups. The fund is also backed by the India and Indian governments, and Bhavana Chittawar India .
Nine women have been selected for the second cohort of the Shell Foundation -backed, three-month Powered Accelerator programme in UK . Launched last year , the scheme aims to support ventures led by women whose products and services focus on core issues, including access to energy, smart energy, waste to value and sustainable mobility. As well as offering mentoring and meetings with industry experts, selected companies from the cohort will receive equity-free seed funding of up to $10,000 . The programme offers the women a last year 's support. The fund is also backed by the India and Indian governments, and Bhavana Chittawar India .