India, Dec. 30 -- Entrepreneur Divyanshi Dhouni's Instagram post has sparked a conversation about gender representation in the startup ecosystem. After attending a recent event filled with "fresh ideas," she noted a stark lack of female presence, stating she could count the women in the room on her fingers.

"Walked into a startup event that was genuinely good. The energy was great, the ideas were fresh, and it was good to learn about new ideas and things people are building and thinking big. But there was one thing I noticed, and I have been thinking about it since. There were very few women in the room. I could count them on my fingers, maybe five at most," wrote Divyanshi Dhouni.

She added, "Not as a complaint, just an observation tha...