Hyderabad: TiE Hyderabad hosted a two-day entrepreneurship bootcamp for 29 women-led startups from across Asia ahead of the TiE Women Asia Summit 2026. The programme brought founders from different countries into a shared learning track focused on business models, artificial intelligence, fundraising and market expansion.
The bootcamp marked the first time TiE extended this format beyond chapter-level programming across the region. Founders therefore had an opportunity to learn, question and work alongside peers operating in different Asian markets.
The TiE Women Asia Summit 2026 is being hosted by TiE Hyderabad from September 24–26. The three-day summit follows four pillars: Learn, Connect, Compete and Explore.
The programme was designed to help women entrepreneurs build connections with investors, mentors and fellow founders. It also aimed to create opportunities for cross-border collaboration and access to new markets.
The bootcamp curriculum focused on challenges founders commonly face.
Sessions covered business models, product-market fit, AI applications, fundraising and expansion across Asian markets.
The sessions included Business Model and Product-Market Fit, AI for Entrepreneurs, Scaling Across Asian Markets, and Investor Readiness and Fundraising. Experienced entrepreneurs, mentors and ecosystem leaders led the sessions.
Rather than relying only on lectures, the organisers designed the sessions to encourage interaction. Founders could apply the frameworks to their own businesses and receive direct feedback during the programme.
An Ask Me Anything session with TiE Charter Members provided another opportunity for interaction. Participants could seek informal guidance from experienced entrepreneurs who had dealt with similar scaling challenges.
The bootcamp also included shared meals, campus walks and unstructured networking sessions. These activities gave founders additional opportunities to exchange experiences and discuss market-specific challenges.
For many participants, these peer conversations added practical value beyond the formal sessions. Founders could compare experiences with peers facing similar business questions in different markets.
Woxsen University hosted the bootcamp as the knowledge partner for the programme. The Telangana-based business school provided the venue for the two-day entrepreneurship development programme.
Following the bootcamp, delegates moved to the next part of the summit. An evening Gala Dinner was scheduled before the summit’s third and final day.
The final day features the TiE Women Asia Global Semi-Finals Pitch Competition.
The competition forms part of the wider summit journey for participating women founders.
Murali Kakarla, President of TiE Hyderabad, said the summit was designed as a broader journey for women founders. He said the programme aimed to strengthen businesses rather than simply celebrate women entrepreneurs through a single event.
Kakarla said the journey moved from strengthening business fundamentals to pitching before investors from across the region. He also said the organisers wanted the programme to create lasting value for participating founders.
Sakthi Chevuturi, Core Committee Member of TiE Women Hyderabad, highlighted the participation of 29 women founders from across Asia. She said the interaction demonstrated the talent available when entrepreneurs receive a suitable platform.
Chevuturi also said she hoped separate platforms for women entrepreneurs would eventually become unnecessary. She called for women and men founders to receive equal access, support and recognition as a standard practice.
TiE Women Asia Summit expands cross-border founder learning
The TiE Women Asia Summit 2026 brings together founders from multiple Asian markets through a programme combining learning and networking. The Hyderabad bootcamp added a regional dimension to TiE’s existing chapter-level entrepreneurship programmes.
Participants explored practical questions around building and refining business models. They also examined how entrepreneurs could use AI meaningfully while preparing their companies for future growth.
Fundraising formed another central part of the curriculum. The investor-readiness sessions focused on preparing founders for conversations with investors as their businesses scale.
Market expansion was also addressed through sessions on scaling across Asian markets. The focus reflected the challenges founders can encounter when considering opportunities beyond their existing markets.
The organisers also built informal interaction into the programme. Shared meals, walks and networking sessions gave participants additional time to develop relationships outside the structured sessions.
These interactions enabled founders to exchange experiences from different markets. They also created opportunities for participants to discuss practical issues that may not arise during formal panel discussions.
The bootcamp was held as part of the wider TiE Women Asia Summit 2026. The summit’s four pillars — Learn, Connect, Compete and Explore — shaped the broader programme.
The event was hosted by TiE Hyderabad from September 24–26.
Its schedule combined founder learning with networking, competition and opportunities for broader ecosystem engagement.
The final stage of the summit includes the TiE Women Asia Global Semi-Finals Pitch Competition. Delegates moved towards this stage after completing the two-day entrepreneurship development programme.
The bootcamp also connected participants with mentors and experienced entrepreneurs. Through these interactions, founders received feedback and insights related to business growth and market expansion.
The programme’s regional format brought founders from across Asia into one shared learning environment. This distinguished it from TiE chapter-level bootcamps held previously.
The organisers positioned the initiative as a way to strengthen women-led businesses over the longer term. The programme combined formal learning with peer exchange, mentorship and investor-focused preparation.
For participants, the Hyderabad programme provided exposure to founders working across different markets. Meanwhile, the wider summit created a platform for continued interaction through its final competition and other activities.
The TiE Women Asia Summit 2026 therefore connected the bootcamp with a broader programme for women entrepreneurs. The Hyderabad event moved from classroom-style learning into networking and competition as the summit progressed.