Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women
A programme by IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre
A structured business education programme for women entrepreneurs, delivered in India with IIM Lucknow EIC as one of the partner institutions.
At a glance
| Best for | Women who own or co-own a business that has been running for at least a year |
|---|---|
| Stage | Early revenue – Growth |
| Run with | Goldman Sachs |
About Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women
IIML EIC is one of the Indian management institutions that delivers Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women. It is a business education programme rather than an incubation programme: modules give practical frameworks for financial management, marketing, negotiation and leadership, taught by faculty, with a focus on innovation and operational excellence. Goldman Sachs says the programme has reached over 200,000 women globally and supported over 3,800 women-led businesses in India since 2008.
Who can apply
- You own or co-own the venture and are its primary decision-maker
- The business has been operating for at least one year
- It has a minimum of three employees
- It meets the programme's annual turnover floor
- You have not graduated from 10,000 Women before
How to apply: Applications go through the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women India apply page. For questions about the IIM Lucknow cohort, write to eic_gs10kw@iiml.ac.in.
Where to apply
Other IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre programmes
- Startup 101 Business Incubation ProgramThe centre's main 24-month incubation programme for India-incorporated, DPIIT-recognised technology startups.
- IIML Business Acceleration ProgramSector cohorts for early to growth-stage startups, run with partners like IIT Kanpur's Technopark and NABARD.
- Pre-Incubation Program (Ideation)A four-month course taking a business idea from zero to one, open to professionals, aspiring entrepreneurs and students.
- EnterpriseHER — Women Incubation ProgramA 12-month incubation programme for women-led startups, extendable by a further six months.
- IIML-Venture FundThe centre's own seed corpus for early-stage startups it already incubates; it invests through compulsorily convertible preference shares.
- NIDHI Seed Support Program (NIDHI-SSP)Seed support from the Department of Science and Technology, disbursed by the centre to startups it has incubated for at least three months.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) at IIML EICThe national seed fund scheme, disbursed by the centre as optionally convertible debt through its own seed management committee.
- IIML Angel NetworkAn investor network of IIM alumni and institutional investors who co-invest in the centre's portfolio startups.
- IIML Startup SchoolThe centre's training arm, running workshops and short courses for founders, investors and corporate venture teams.
- Corporate Venture Capital programmeAn end-to-end service helping public-sector and private companies set up and run corporate venturing and open innovation.