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WErise intends to increase their start-up portfolio through
engagement with innovative ideas and passionate

entrepreneurs.
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offer them support services which their start-up portfolio through of students passing out from
is non-core to their business, so engagement with innovative ideas the esteemed institute. Initially
they can outsource it to us and and passionate entrepreneurs. The I thought, this is it. Realization
focus on their core strength, balance between seed stage and
eventually saving them a lot of growth stage businesses will be dawned after entering the corporate
time, money and effort. They do maintained so we can invest our world. I was not prepared for it.
not need to hire and train staff, but time and resources at the right It was a rigour every day for next
hire experts as and when there is a place to manage efficiencies. We 7 years. I made a lot of mistakes
need. also intend to start a structured which only helped me shape my
incubation programme for selected
Technologically advanced ideas. An angel fund is on the cards career. The corporate grim finally
initiatives as well to support those ideas. took its toll and I quit my 9 to 6

We are working relentlessly in Evolving and overcoming job, which usually extended to
the mid of night being in financial
making systems transparent,
automated and low-cost for our challenges services. I decided to take it slow,
clients who should help raise the think over what I really want, try
bar for the experts and there will India today is on a tremendous different things. In the process
be a level playing field for all the growth path due to the economic I got to work with several tech
players in the industry. We aim to push of the current government. start-ups and it really intrigued me.
see a huge disruption using fintech Our country contributes one-sixth
platform in the B2B consulting to the global population, and 65% I came up with the idea of Werise
space in the next 3 to 5 years. when I realised there is a need for
of our countrymen are the age of 35 genuine mentors in the ecosystem
Inspiration to enter the business years. We are a very young country and there is huge untapped talent of
segment with a huge base for consumers. women wanting to work from the
We realised there is a need for Hence the world is looking at comfort of their home, and I just
genuine, ethical partners in the us. The door is open for global had to bridge the gap. So yeah, it
start-up ecosystem who can provide investors and we are attracting was a roller coaster no doubt, and
the right support and guidance to interest from all around the world.
budding entrepreneurs of the new All we need to do is tap onto the it’s not a smooth path ahead, but
India. Today, professionals are opportunities available. We are in I am happy to take the road less
taking the risk to start new ventures travelled. We cannot claim 100%
which also makes them quite for very exciting times ahead. women in the team, but our efforts
vulnerable. We intend to genuinely are always towards hiring the right
get involved and help them grow WErise’s journey towards
through our network of mentors success talent for the right job, and being a
and investors. woman is never a constraint for us.
The journey of becoming a
Futuristic expansion mode Chartered Accountant was not easy
WErise intends to increase in those days with only handful