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Anisha is a noted speaker on entrepreneurship, diversity and the start up ecosystem globally, having spoken at marquee international conferences like: [[World Economic Forum|World Economic Forum (Davos)]], [[Mobile World Congress|The Mobile World Congress (Shanghai)]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Mobile World Congress Shanghai: Quick takeaways for marketers {{!}} Marketing |url=https://www.campaignasia.com/article/mobile-world-congress-shanghai-quick-takeaways-for-marketers/437743 |website=Campaign Asia}}</ref> [[Slush (event)|Slush (Helsinki)]], Founders Forum (London), London Tech Week,<ref>{{cite web |title=Anisha Singh |url=https://londontechweek.com/speakers/e70988d0-0634-4354-bb43-42d583a3fcfd/ |website=londontechweek.com |language=en}}</ref> Superreturn (Middle East),<ref>{{cite web |title=Anisha Singh - She Capital {{!}} SuperReturn Middle East Speaker |url=https://informaconnect.com/superreturn-me/speakers/anisha-singh/ |website=informaconnect.com |language=en}}</ref> Unlimited India (Sweden), [[TEDx]],<ref>{{cite web |title=TEDxIIMIndore {{!}} TED |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/14386 |website=www.ted.com}}</ref> [[Boao Forum for Asia|The Boao Forum (China)]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goodrich |first1=John |title=Anisha Singh: Indian online pioneer with global ambitions |url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d63444d32497a4d/share_p.html?from=timeline&isappinstalled=0 |website=news.cgtn.com}}</ref> and SeedStars Summit (Thailand) to name a few.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Speakers at the 2017 Seedstars Asia Summit |url=https://press.seedstars.com/meet-the-speakers-at-the-2017-seedstars-asia-summit |website=Seedstars |language=en |date=20 November 2017}}</ref>
Anisha is a noted speaker on entrepreneurship, diversity and the start up ecosystem globally, having spoken at marquee international conferences like: [[World Economic Forum|World Economic Forum (Davos)]], [[Mobile World Congress|The Mobile World Congress (Shanghai)]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Mobile World Congress Shanghai: Quick takeaways for marketers {{!}} Marketing |url=https://www.campaignasia.com/article/mobile-world-congress-shanghai-quick-takeaways-for-marketers/437743 |website=Campaign Asia}}</ref> [[Slush (event)|Slush (Helsinki)]], Founders Forum (London), London Tech Week,<ref>{{cite web |title=Anisha Singh |url=https://londontechweek.com/speakers/e70988d0-0634-4354-bb43-42d583a3fcfd/ |website=londontechweek.com |language=en}}</ref> Superreturn (Middle East),<ref>{{cite web |title=Anisha Singh - She Capital {{!}} SuperReturn Middle East Speaker |url=https://informaconnect.com/superreturn-me/speakers/anisha-singh/ |website=informaconnect.com |language=en}}</ref> Unlimited India (Sweden), [[TEDx]],<ref>{{cite web |title=TEDxIIMIndore {{!}} TED |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/14386 |website=www.ted.com}}</ref> [[Boao Forum for Asia|The Boao Forum (China)]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goodrich |first1=John |title=Anisha Singh: Indian online pioneer with global ambitions |url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d63444d32497a4d/share_p.html?from=timeline&isappinstalled=0 |website=news.cgtn.com}}</ref> and SeedStars Summit (Thailand) to name a few.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Speakers at the 2017 Seedstars Asia Summit |url=https://press.seedstars.com/meet-the-speakers-at-the-2017-seedstars-asia-summit |website=Seedstars |language=en |date=20 November 2017}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
Anisha’s career has been mentioned in the books "Female Innovators at Work: Women on Top of Tech" by Danielle Newnham,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Newnham |first1=Danielle |title=Female Innovators at Work |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-2364-2 |website=SpringerLink |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-1-4842-2364-2 |date=2016}}</ref> "Super Women, Inspiring Stories of 20 Women Entrepreneurs" by [[Prachi Garg]], and "Dare to Be: 14 Fearless Women Who Gave Wings to Their Dreams" by Rinku Paul.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Singhal |first1=Pooja |title=Mansi's review of Dare to Be 14 Fearless |url=https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1772042392 |website=Goodreads.com}}</ref>

She is also the host of female founder events in the country called “Together”. Which is a by invite only networking event for top founders and investors.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shree |first1=Anu |title=Anisha Singh: A Journey of a Successful Indian Business Woman |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/business/anisha-singh-a-journey-of-a-successful-indian-business-woman |website=BruTimes |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2023, Anisha did a show with [[Amazon Prime]] - Mission Start Ab, where she is one of three main judges at the show.<ref>{{cite web |title=‘Prime Video’s ‘Mission Start Ab’ has been made with a lot of heart’ |url=https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/anisha-and-manish-on-mission-start-ab-prime-video |website=IN About Amazon |language=en |date=19 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New on Amazon Prime Video this week: ‘Dry Day’, ‘Mission Start Ab’ and more |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/new-on-amazon-prime-video-this-week-dry-day-mission-start-ab-and-more/article67653604.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=19 December 2023}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==

Revision as of 06:09, 3 January 2024

Anisha Singh
NationalityIndian
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forFounder & CEO Mydala and She Capital, Amazon Prime's Mission Start Ab
Notable workJury at Cartier Women's Initiative Awards

Anisha Singh is an Indian businesswoman and founder of She Capital, a female-focused venture capital firm. She is also the founder and former CEO of Mydala.[1][2][3]

She is one of the mentors of Startup India programme, an initiative of the Government of India.[4]

Anisha is one of the three judges in Amazon Prime's series season1 Mission Start Ab.[5][6]

Education and career

Singh did her MA and MBA from American University in Washington, D.C. She started her career as a Strategic Alliance Manager for a software company in the United States. Additionally, she collaborated with the Clinton administration on the Springboard project, which assisted female entrepreneurs in raising money. Later she came back to India and founded a digital technology content company called Kinis Software Solutions.[7]

She established Mydala in 2009, a local services marketing platform with 100+ cities in India and the United Arab Emirates.[8]

Singh founded SheCapital in 2018, an early-stage fund that invests in businesses run by or with a focus on women.[9]

Other work

Anisha Singh is the president of the jury of the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards for the South Asia-Oceania region.[10] She was also a judge in MTV's reality show MTV Dropout Pvt Ltd.[11][12]

Anisha is a noted speaker on entrepreneurship, diversity and the start up ecosystem globally, having spoken at marquee international conferences like: World Economic Forum (Davos), The Mobile World Congress (Shanghai),[13] Slush (Helsinki), Founders Forum (London), London Tech Week,[14] Superreturn (Middle East),[15] Unlimited India (Sweden), TEDx,[16] The Boao Forum (China)[17] and SeedStars Summit (Thailand) to name a few.[18]

In popular culture

Anisha’s career has been mentioned in the books "Female Innovators at Work: Women on Top of Tech" by Danielle Newnham,[19] "Super Women, Inspiring Stories of 20 Women Entrepreneurs" by Prachi Garg, and "Dare to Be: 14 Fearless Women Who Gave Wings to Their Dreams" by Rinku Paul.[20]

She is also the host of female founder events in the country called “Together”. Which is a by invite only networking event for top founders and investors.[21]

In December 2023, Anisha did a show with Amazon Prime - Mission Start Ab, where she is one of three main judges at the show.[22][23]

Awards

  • Singh was recognized as one of The Top 100 Global Diversity Leaders in 2020[1]
  • Champions of Change 2017[24]
  • 50 Most Influential 2018 under the Business category in Women in Asia[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "These Women Venture Capitalists Are Redefining The Start-up Space And How!". femina.in.
  2. ^ "Anisha Singh | WEF". Wef.org. World Economic Forum. 21 April 2016.
  3. ^ "GSMA outlines new developments for Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 9 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Women Entrepreneurship". www.startupindia.gov.in.
  5. ^ "Mission Start Ab: Prime Video Series Follows The Stories Of Ambitious Entrepreneurs". news.abplive.com. 9 December 2023.
  6. ^ Daliya, Ragini. "Masaba Gupta, Anisha Singh, Aparna Purohit On What Makes Women Better Business Leaders". shethepeople.tv.
  7. ^ McCrary, Jamie (22 June 2017). "Kogod Alumna Advocates for Women Entrepreneurs". www.american.edu. American University.
  8. ^ "Astrology, cricket, Bollywood: mydala's secret to success". Wired UK.
  9. ^ Sabharwal, Punita (10 March 2021). "9 Shepreneurs carved in niche". Entrepreneur.
  10. ^ "Jury | Cartier Women's Initiative". www.cartierwomensinitiative.com.
  11. ^ "Prime Video: Dropout Pvt Ltd". www.primevideo.com.
  12. ^ "From dropouts to start-ups at MTV Dropout Pvt. Ltd.: Best Media Info". www.bestmediainfo.com. 26 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Mobile World Congress Shanghai: Quick takeaways for marketers | Marketing". Campaign Asia.
  14. ^ "Anisha Singh". londontechweek.com.
  15. ^ "Anisha Singh - She Capital | SuperReturn Middle East Speaker". informaconnect.com.
  16. ^ "TEDxIIMIndore | TED". www.ted.com.
  17. ^ Goodrich, John. "Anisha Singh: Indian online pioneer with global ambitions". news.cgtn.com.
  18. ^ "Meet the Speakers at the 2017 Seedstars Asia Summit". Seedstars. 20 November 2017.
  19. ^ Newnham, Danielle (2016). "Female Innovators at Work". SpringerLink. doi:10.1007/978-1-4842-2364-2.
  20. ^ Singhal, Pooja. "Mansi's review of Dare to Be 14 Fearless". Goodreads.com.
  21. ^ Shree, Anu. "Anisha Singh: A Journey of a Successful Indian Business Woman". BruTimes.
  22. ^ "'Prime Video's 'Mission Start Ab' has been made with a lot of heart'". IN About Amazon. 19 December 2023.
  23. ^ "New on Amazon Prime Video this week: 'Dry Day', 'Mission Start Ab' and more". The Hindu. 19 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Niti Aayog's Champions Of Change programme: PM Modi to talk jobs, growth with 200 CEOs today". The Indian Express. 22 August 2017.

External links

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