Why Women's Health is India's Most Underserved Startup Opportunity
India has 700 million women and less than 2% of startup funding goes to women's health. That's not a gap — that's a crater.
Delhi, India
Founder · Investor · Traveller — building at the intersection of women's health, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.
Who is Vinita Thakur?
I'm Vinita — a Delhi-based founder, investor, and traveller with over 6 years of domestic and international marketing experience, having worked across India, Europe, Africa, and Asia from 2019 to 2025.
I build at the intersection of women's health, climate tech, and entrepreneurship — because I believe the most commercially powerful businesses are the ones that also solve something real.
My company, Aurang India, operates at the intersection of women's health and sustainability. Under it, I'm launching CycleAlign — a decision intelligence brand for women in leadership.
When I'm not building, I'm investing in early-stage founders, creating content on Indian entrepreneurship, and travelling the world.
Get in TouchWhat I'm Building
Women's Health · Sustainability · Company
A company working in D2C consumer brands at the intersection of women's health and sustainability — built for the Indian market, with global ambition.
Learn MoreFemtech · Hormonal Health · Brand by Aurang India
The first decision intelligence platform designed to bridge the gap between biological awareness and executive efficiency — helping women in leadership understand their cycle, optimise performance, and lead without burning out.
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My Story
"I didn't set out to build a women's health brand. I set out to build something real."
I started my career in 2019 in domestic and international marketing — working across pharma, FMCG, and consumer brands, helping them enter new markets across Europe, Africa, and Asia.
I've represented brands at global trade platforms including CPhI, Medexpo, Iphex, and Ipheb, with deep experience in market entry strategy, cross-border partnerships, and brand internationalisation.
Somewhere along the way, I started noticing a pattern: the most underserved consumers in every market were women. And the most underinvested category in Indian startups — despite the massive market — was women's health.
That gap became my obsession.
Aurang India — my company — was born from that obsession. CycleAlign, our first brand, came from watching brilliant women in leadership burn out because no one had connected their hormonal health to their performance.
I'm doing it from Delhi — because the next great women's health brands won't just come from Silicon Valley. They'll come from here.
Find Me Online
Behind-the-scenes of building Aurang India and launching CycleAlign.
Follow @vinitathakur284 →For investor conversations, collaborations, media, and partnerships.
Vinitathakur284@gmail.com →"I respond to every message that's genuine. Pitch decks, partnership ideas, and chai conversations all welcome."
Writing
India has 700 million women and less than 2% of startup funding goes to women's health. That's not a gap — that's a crater.
I've represented brands at CPhI, Medexpo, Iphex and Ipheb. Here's why the hardest market I've ever worked in is my own.
Hormonal health isn't a personal issue. It's a productivity issue, a retention issue, and a leadership issue.
LinkedIn Articles
Published on LinkedIn — thoughts on women's health, entrepreneurship, and building in India.
Why scheduling your week around your hormonal cycle isn't a wellness trend — it's a productivity strategy backed by biology.
Read on LinkedIn →The next frontier of women's leadership isn't hustle culture or leaning in harder. It's understanding the biology you've been working against.
Read on LinkedIn →Burnout, brain fog, low performance — we've been calling it stress. But for millions of women, it's something far more specific.
Read on LinkedIn →The fourth trimester doesn't end at 12 weeks. Here's what postpartum women in leadership are navigating — and what nobody talks about.
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Whether you're an investor, founder, collaborator, or just curious — I'd love to hear from you.