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Logitech, Aspire For Her Set Women-Only Generative AI Record
Logitech and Aspire For Her held a large Generative AI hackathon only for women in India.
Nearly 129,000 women registered for the event.
Guinness World Records created a new category to recognize it.
More than half of the registrations came from smaller or emerging cities.
Participants learned about Generative AI, machine learning, and low-code development.
The final competition took place at Logitech’s headquarters in Chennai.
Kritika Yadav won for creating HerFinance, a tool to help women make better financial decisions.
The organizers said the program was meant to help women gain skills, mentorship, and career opportunities in technology.
Logitech and Aspire For Her announced a Guinness World Records title for India’s largest women-only Generative AI hackathon.
The event attracted nearly 129,000 registrations, with more than 60% coming from Tier 2, Tier 3, and emerging cities.
A total of 112 finalists from 15,000-plus colleges and more than 5,000 cities competed at the Grand Finale in Chennai.
Kritika Yadav won with HerFinance, an AI-powered tool designed to help women understand money, risks, and financial choices.
Priti Kumari Pandey and Mridul Singh Soam placed first and second runner-up with AI career and artisan-business solutions.
- Who
- Logitech and Aspire For Her organized the hackathon, with women from across India participating.
- What
- A nationwide women-only Generative AI hackathon received a Guinness World Records title in a newly created category.
- Where
- The Grand Finale was held at Logitech’s headquarters in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, after zonal rounds in eight Indian cities.
- When
- The Grand Finale and announcement took place on September 15; the article does not specify the year beyond the dateline.
- Why
- The initiative aimed to build women’s practical skills in Generative AI, low-code development, and machine learning while creating mentorship and career pathways.
Key facts
- Registrations
- Nearly 129,000
- Guinness category
- Largest Women-Only Generative AI Hackathon (Multiple Venues)
- Finalists
- 112
- Reach
- More than 15,000 colleges across 5,000-plus cities
- Regional rounds
- 2,800 participants advanced to rounds across eight hubs
- National winner
- Kritika Yadav for HerFinance
- Geographic participation
- More than 60% of registrations came from Tier 2, Tier 3, and emerging cities
Quotes
Polina Anokhina
IMEA Region Director at Logitech
“Nearly 129,000 registrations tell us something much bigger than the scale of a hackathon, they reveal a massive wave of ambition among women ready to lead and build the AI economy.”
theprint.in
“Winning this hackathon is incredibly meaningful because it gave me the opportunity to build a solution around a challenge that affects women in a very real way.”
theprint.in
Sources
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