chennai naiyya saggis mother always worried about her in school saggi hated lessons and had no idea what she wanted to do with her life in 2002 saggi entered national law school and decided to stand for class rep and president despite the backlash from men she won it was a defining moment i realised that to be a leader you just need to believe in yourself she says a stint at mckinsey exposed her to solving social problems while working with global organisations kindled her passion for maternal and child health in 2010 saggi went to harvard business school where she received both the j n tata and fulbright fellowships and returned in 2013 to set up parenting platform babychakra which provides information on pregnancy and early childcare with mohit kumar after raising a seed round from mumbai and singapore angels babychakra got its seriesa round from seattlebased roundglass earlier this week babychakra has grown to a community of 500000 mothers requiring parenting advice and support since shes in the mompreneur space most people think babychakra is a hobby or a lifestyle business saggi points out that her journey is quite different women are still fighting at all levels it isnt easy for small businesses or tech ventures led by women to raise capital she says as saggi sees more women take the entrepreneurial plunge and her own team members balance work and family life she believes women just need to be given the confidence and they will soar