"Women-led startups usually received half of the investment received by men-led businesses. Despite this disparity, startups founded and co-founded by women actually performed better over time, generating 10% more in cumulative revenue over a five-year period.
That’s why ACCELERATE HER , in partnership with INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship, La French Tech Singapore and Facebook, aims to give women entrepreneurs access to funding, training and visibility that will take their business to the next level."
10 women led startups working in Asia were chosen for the final pitching contest from more than 50 participants from all over Asia. Pad2Go, being one of the finalists, had the privilege to be mentored by the INSEAD alumni for a day and pitch the enterprise's work in front of ans esteemed panel of judges in Facebook Headquarters, Singapore. The team came in second!