The pandemic happened to be a blessing for me as an individual and for us as a company. NSRCEL has facilitated us in changing our approach and thinking beyond our limits to expand our startup.
How to be a wonder woman and a wonderpreneur was a key lesson that gave me the confidence to speak up and share my thoughts. NSRCEL's network provided me with access to intellectual minds, expert mentors and professors and this was a true blessing for a new startup such as ours. We are always thankful to NSRCEL for being our guiding star through our difficult and happy times. We owe a significant part of our success to this great institute; under whose shadow we have learnt to go beyond our limits and aspire to achieve them too. Most importantly we have been able to get out of a whirlpool and find our path ahead. I have been able to evolve as an individual and entrepreneur and have also been able to unlearn and relearn with NSRCEL.

The only silver lining of the pandemic years (2020-2021) has been NSRCEL’s Women Startup Program 3.0 for me. When I look back at the WSP 3.0 journey - The online course of WSP3.0 was a first-of-its-kind for NSRCEL and every step that the organizers took indeed benefitted the cohort of 210 women immensely. The sharp mentoring by established mentors, amiable admin members who were available 24x7 to explain salient features, alumni network, and select Founders who spoke of their venture journey at perfectly chalked-out e-sessions, all these lessons - completely overhauled my mindset and empowered me to explore the ‘Power of Collaboration’. NSRCEL team lauded my conviction. WSP cohort colleagues soon became my dependable friends, where we found some soul-searching moments to tide over tough days. Today, when I identified as a Social Venture Founder incubated at NSRCEL, IIMB, I gained instant recognition globally. With gratitude to entire NSRCEL team and IIMB stalwarts, you are the ‘wind beneath my wings’.

“Kutuki's journey began at NSRCEL. At the time that we were incubated we were still at the idea stage. It was at NSRCEL that we built our team, fleshed out our product and launched our MVP. The mentors and faculty members are extremely approachable and just a call or message away in case you need a connect or have a doubt. Through the network of entrepreneurs incubated here you get access to real world insights and innovative approaches for everything from marketing, building technology to fund raising. NSRCEL also provides a bunch of opportunities that you can leverage keeping in mind your business needs. I got a chance to travel to Israel and interact with Founders from some promising Ed-Tech startups who are building cutting edge tools to personalise learning and provide meaningful insights. Opportunities like these push your thinking and give you ideas that you may have not thought of before. We are very grateful to be part of the NSRCEL community.”