India’s startup ecosystem has rewritten the rules of scale, speed, and ambition — but not yet the rules of access. As the CXXO Report makes plain, women receive just 9% of VC funding, lead fewer than 1% of funded startups, and make up a vanishingly small share of the country’s angel investors.

In this conversation at SheSparks 2023, Vani Kola puts data behind what many have long felt: that inclusion requires more than goodwill — it demands deliberate shifts in policy, capital allocation, and the cultural scripts that shape how women relate to money and risk.

Her message is both systemic and personal: build better networks, yes, but know that the hardest stretch of the road is one you walk yourself.

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