Sneha Jindal

Indian social entrepreneur empowering rural women through digital literacy and micro-lending platforms

Sneha Jindal's Digital Edge Foundation has transformed lives of 120,000+ Indian women since 2019 through its unique 'Tech+Finance' model. Starting in Rajasthan's desert villages, her initiative provides smartphones along with financial literacy training, creating a network of women entrepreneurs who now manage $22M in microloans. The 2021 launch of her mobile app enabled real-time loan disbursement and savings tracking, reducing default rates to 1.2%. In 2023, Sneha pioneered India's first blockchain-based agricultural insurance system tailored for female farmers, covering 50,000+ users. Her partnership with Google's Digital Garage program has trained 30,000+ girls in coding basics, with 15% progressing to full-stack developer roles. Controversially, she faced backlash in 2022 for bypassing traditional NGOs, but her transparent impact metrics on her platform show a 400% income increase among participants. Recent Forbes features highlight her scalable model's potential to replicate across South Asia. Critics question cultural sensitivity in some regions, but her community-led approach ensures 98% retention rates. Sneha's 2024 goal is to establish a women-led fintech bank serving 1 million customers by 2025.