I am stealing Neil Armstrong’s quote because it aptly expresses how we, at ChewDa, are feeling today. With everyone investing in “AI” and “tech” startups, we, at ChewDa, felt like our knocks for mentorship and funding were falling on deaf doors. After many many applications, finally, someone felt that we were the milk to their honey. I stumbled upon Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship(G.A.M.E) through Facebook. Like always, I wrote the application hoping for the best, though we were not expecting them to even look at our application. However, I got a shocker when I got a call from them, asking for a pitch deck, followed by a call for an interview. I was, obviously not prepared for these things to happen! G.A.M.E was looking to fund enterprises just like ChewDa that employs and supports women, sells indigenous and agricultural products, and has the potential to grow from micro-enterprise to a mass employer.
Out of 600 applications, ChewDa was among the top 15 winners. This validation was extremely important for us at ChewDa. With rejections everywhere and every day, we were almost doubting if our idea is even a good idea. However, this win has given us the courage to move forward with conviction. Today, we believe in our idea of women-centric business more than ever. This win was one small step towards our dream and one giant leap in our belief.
We were honored to be listed in an article published by yourStory, which you can read here : https://yourstory.com/2020/04/15-women-entrepreneurs-bengaluru-fb-industry