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Ankiti Bose: The Woman Who Took on FinTech, Fashion, and the Status Quo

She built a Unicorn. She shook the System. And she made the World listen.

Who Is Ankiti Bose? Just Another Girl From Mumbai? Not Even Close.

She wasn’t born with a Silver Spoon — she forged one in Fire.

At just 23, Ankiti Bose Dared to Dream what few even speak:
“What if I build a Billion-Dollar Start-Up — and I’m not a man in a Hoodie?”

That question became Zilingo — the Start-Up that connected Fashion sellers across Southeast Asia, turned tech into Empowerment, and Proved that YES, Women can run FinTech empires too.

Zilingo: Where FinTech Met Fashion — And Women Found Power

Zilingo wasn’t just about Selling Clothes.
It was about giving Digital Power and Credit Access to Thousands of Small Women Entrepreneurs who were never even on the Grid.

“We weren’t just disrupting Fashion; we were disrupting inequality.”
– Ankiti Bose

She added Data, Analytics, Financing, and Built a Platform that became the Life-Line for Small Businesses — especially for those owned by Women with Big Dreams and No Backing.

From Start-Up Queen to Unicorn Slayer

Ankiti Bose became the First Indian Woman to Co-Found and lead a $1.2 Billion Start-Up in Southeast Asia.

She raised Millions.
She walked into Board-Rooms full of Men — and owned the Room.
She became a Symbol of What Women in Tech were told they couldn’t be.

2% of Venture Capital goes to Women-Led Start-Ups. Ankiti said — “I’ll take Mine, Thanks.”

And Then... The Storm Hit

In 2022, just when Zilingo was at its Peak, the Unthinkable happened —
Ankiti Bose was Suspended over Alleged Financial Discrepancies.

Whispers turned into Headlines. Support turned into Suspicion.
And just like that, the World that cheered her rise was now watching her fall.

Was it Mis-Management?
Was it Sexism in Disguise?
Or was it a Start-Up System too quick to throw its Women Leaders under the bus?

The Bigger Picture: She Sparked a Movement

Whatever the Outcome of the Zilingo saga, one thing is Undeniable:
Ankiti Bose lit a Fire in the Hearts of Every Young Woman who’s ever been told: "You can’t."

She showed us what’s possible when a Woman: