India’s women-led AI startups raise US$26.4 billion, but gender gap remains

As of October 2025, India has over 7,000 women-led startups—representing 7.5% of active startups—according to Tracxn data. These ventures, many in AI, have cumulatively raised US$26.4 billion in funding. Despite the sizeable number, women occupy just 22% of all AI roles in India. The trend underscores growing female entrepreneurship in the tech sector, yet reveals persistent under-representation in technical leadership and VC access. The rise supports the government’s ‘AI for Bharat’ vision and may attract targeted policy support and funds.