❖ Tirunelveli is now garnering attention for its burgeoning entrepreneurial ecosystem.

❖ Over the past few years, more women from this region are breaking the barriers and venturing into the start-up ecosystem.

❖ There were 405 start-ups in the Tirunelveli regional hub.

❖ Districts, including Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Kanniyakumari and Ramanathapuram, constitute this hub.

❖ There are 88 start-ups with women as co-founders.

❖ About 43% of the start-ups have been founded or co-founded by women.