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Indian women are storming the gates of the investor ‘boys club’

Ragini Das is one of several women who, as a founder, is up against male biases [File: Company handout]

Mumbai, India – Last June, in an unconventional move, Ragini Das tweeted a request to female angel investors to join her young startup’s equity financing round.

In October, leap.club, the woman-focused professional network Das co-founded two years ago, raised just under $1m in a round led by Enzia Ventures, a woman-led venture capital firm, including investments by 13 of the startup’s members.

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