Meet 10 up-and-coming women-led startups in India

Mishipay allows customers to walk out of the store, scan and pay items with the app, reports Tech in Asia

Walk into the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, an event held in December in Bangalore, and a sea of female entrepreneurs and students rush between conference sessions.
 

Aqaya
 

Aqaya is a software and mobile app combo that helps micro-entrepreneurs in rural communities access financial services, makes capital less expensive for borrowers, and creates more transparency within the banking system for them.
 

Anaxee
 

Indore-based Anaxee Technologies works with biometrics, identity management, and pattern recognition. Its products include fingerprint sensors, photo imaging products, and address verification. 
 

Bitgiving
 

Bitgiving is a crowdfunding platform for artists, engineers, and other creators. It emphasizes storytelling as a campaign tool.
 

Greenopia
 

Greenopia engineers smart gardening products. It focuses on design planters that self-water to take some of the work out of gardening.
 

Mishipay
 

The company allows customers to pick an item from a store, scan it with the MishiPay app, and walk out with their item. If customers try to walk out without paying, the app will trigger an alarm within the store.
 

Oorjan
 

Oorjan hooks homes and workplaces up with solar power. It can monitor and show power generation, as well as how much a user has saved in energy costs. 
 

PlexusMD
 

PlexusMD is a healthcare network of doctors, medical students, and healthcare organizations. It keeps medical professionals up-to-date on jobs and seminars.
 

Saral Designs
 

Saral Designs uses technology to create feminine hygiene solutions for India. Its products include long-wear pads and a vending machine that dispenses the products.
 

Storemore
 

Storemore is a storage service for households and businesses. 
 

YourDost
 

Emotional wellness startup YourDost connects people with trained counselors for free online checkups, or with voice and/or video calls for a fee. 

This is an excerpt from Tech in Asia. You can read the full article here