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eChai Ventures has been bringing founders together since 2009. Across 25+ cities, founders at every stage meet at eChai to discover the ecosystem, find their people, and grow together. Explore events by city and see who's going, meet the founders behind them, and catch what the network's rating in polls, looking for in asks, learning the hard way in FailCode, watching and recommending on the watchlist, trading takes on the books and podcasts worth your time, saving long-form to come back to in the reading room, or sharing which AI tools they use, and for what, on HowIAI. See the startups founders are showing, and the ones the network's backing, on Demo Day. The gallery shows what these gatherings are actually like. Create your profile so other founders know what you're building.

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Events to discover

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eChai Startup Demo Day in Delhi-NCR
Where founders show what they're building.
11:00 AM · DevX Noida · Delhi-NCR
Megha Verma Satish Kumar A Megha, satish kumar + 20 going
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FailCode Pune: Failure lessons from startups and operators
11:00 AM · DevX ABZ · Pune
K B A Krushna, Bhavesh + 7 going
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Women Founders x AI : Ahmedabad edition Private
11:00 AM · Ahmedabad
Hirva Bhatt Harsha Bhurani D Hirva, Harsha + 6 going
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eChai Startup Demo Day in Mumbai
Where founders show what they're building.
11:00 AM · DevX Atrium · Mumbai
Ansh Varma N J Ansh, Nagesh + 25 going
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FailCode Surat: Failure lessons from startups and operators
11:00 AM · DevX Piplod · Surat
Bhushan Patil Parth Parmar Yadav Neeraj Bhushan, Parth + 11 going
sat
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eChai Startup Demo Day in Pune
Where founders show what they're building.
4:00 PM · Ideas To Impacts Baner · Pune
Uday Tamrakar N Prajval Rasik Uday, Naman + 34 going

Highlights across eChai

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A look at what recent eChai gatherings around the network were like.

AI Soundboard Ahmedabad · Jun 25, 2026 AI Soundboard eChai Startup Cricket Night in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad · Jun 24, 2026 eChai Startup Cricket Night in Ahmedabad eChai's Startup Open House in Hyderabad Hyderabad · Jun 21, 2026 eChai's Startup Open House in Hyderabad eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru Bengaluru · Jun 21, 2026 eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru Fundraising for Startups: Panel Conversation with Founders & Investors | Bengaluru Bengaluru · Jun 20, 2026 Fundraising for Startups: Panel Conversation with Founders & Investors | Bengaluru Bengaluru Startup Meetup Bengaluru · Jun 20, 2026 Bengaluru Startup Meetup Ahmedabad Startup Day Ahmedabad · Jun 20, 2026 Ahmedabad Startup Day Delhi-NCR Startup Meetup Delhi-NCR · Jun 20, 2026 Delhi-NCR Startup Meetup How Founders & Operators Use AI | Surat Surat · Jun 20, 2026 How Founders & Operators Use AI | Surat The chitralai story: building applied AI for creatives Hyderabad · Jun 19, 2026 The chitralai story: building applied AI for creatives

Network pulse

What the network is rating, looking for, and learning from right now.

Where does your team chat all day?
Sammon Babu Dhruv Dattani Pragnesh Shah Raj Shah Rohan Shah Mannoj Tewari +22
28 responses Which bank do you use and recommend for your startup?
Chinmay Parekh Pragnesh Shah Shrijay Sheth Ankur Kumar Mannoj Tewari Anil Motwani +19
25 responses Which email service runs your work inbox?
Ashutosh Raval Anil Motwani Kunal Chaudhari Anuj Dalal Vishal Tiwari Apoorva Bhayani +13
19 responses Which AI agents are running in your stack right now?
Pragnesh Shah Bhagirath Saini Ankur Kumar Anil Motwani Bhavesh Patel Kunal Chaudhari +10
16 responses How do people book time with you?
Rohan Shah Anil Motwani Anuj Dalal Vishal Tiwari Manish Nayee Jatin Chaudhary +7
13 responses
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Looking forward to connecting with startup folks in Ahmedabad who play cricket. We are hosting eChai Startup Cricket Night in Ahmedabad this Wednesday night.
Jatin Chaudhary Jatin Chaudhary CEO · eChai Ventures
Reach out to Jatin
Tech & engineering
Looking for a CTO / Tech Co-founder for the next B2B2C pivot of existing B2C app with 35k+ users across India. Someone who can take full product ownership. If you're a builder waiting for the right idea, the right moment, and the right mission to fuel India’s Fitness Revolution
Nikita Lalwani Nikita Lalwani Founder & First Bicycle Mayor from India · Crooze Fitness App
Reach out to Nikita
Customers & demand
We are looking to connect with food distributors in US, UK, Africa and Gulf countries.
Nadeem Jafri Nadeem Jafri Founder · Heartymart
Reach out to Nadeem
I would like to connect with someone who is doing research in Consumer Psychology who is doing research in AI use in content and its impact on buying behaviour.
Viraj Rajani Viraj Rajani Co Founder · Digipple
Reach out to Viraj
Team & hiring
Looking for performance marketers for an agency client. If you have run paid campaigns across Google, Meta and other channels, or know someone who would be a strong fit, reach out to me.
Harsha Bhurani Harsha Bhurani Founder · Hummingbird Talent ( An eChai Company )
Reach out to Harsha
All asks
Chinmay Parekh Something else · Chinmay Parekh Cafe Venture Utpal Vaishnav Team / co-founder · Utpal Vaishnav Assuming Past Alignment = Present Priority Rahul Sharma Something else · Rahul Sharma Entrepreneurial journey: The Hard Way
All FailCodes
Silicon Valley
Viraj Rajani Jatin Chaudhary Rushabh Shah Kunal Chaudhari
2 watched · 2 want to TVF Pitchers
Viraj Rajani Jatin Chaudhary Kunal Chaudhari Dhruv Dattani
4 watched Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Viraj Rajani Jatin Chaudhary Rishit Shah Kunal Chaudhari
2 watched · 2 want to Guru
Viraj Rajani Rahul Sharma Kunal Chaudhari Tushar Prajapati
3 watched · 1 want to Shark Tank India
Rahul Sharma Jatin Chaudhary Tushar Prajapati
2 watched · 1 want to
All titles
Claude
Yash Shah Rushabh Shah Vishal Tiwari Anil Motwani Dhruv Dattani
5 founders use this · 3 recommend Gemini
Rushabh Shah Vishal Tiwari Dhruv Dattani
3 founders use this · 2 recommend ChatGPT
Vishal Tiwari Anil Motwani Dhruv Dattani
3 founders use this · 2 recommend Claude Cowork
Sagar Thakker Rushabh Shah
2 founders use this · 2 recommend Higgsfield AI
Siddharth Patel Dhruv Dattani
2 founders use this · 1 recommend
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Zero to One
Jatin Chaudhary
1 read
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No podcasts yet.

Nothing in the reading room yet.

We are building game Based on Indian Culture and heritage for PC | Durga The Lionhearted
Tushar Prajapati
Tushar Prajapati · 2 upvotes EverEdition is an AI publishing platform where you write once, and AI turns it into personalized books, audiobooks, and
Hemish Pancholi
Hemish Pancholi · 1 upvote Voice AI Built for Real Business Calls
Abhirath Dubey
Abhirath Dubey · 1 upvote We are building an eco-friendly and sustainable Stationary Products Brand.
Vishal Savani
Vishal Savani · 1 upvote Guild turns India's unproven students into supervised teams that build AI systems for small businesses at low cost.
Abid Khan
Abid Khan · 1 upvote
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Founders to meet

A few of the founders across the eChai network. Tap a card for the full profile, what they're building, and how to reach out.

Anuj Dalal
Ahmedabad
Anuj Dalal
Founder & CEO · Zestard

Engineer / builder and Educator / mentor, Seed and Profitable, backing Pre-seed / seed and Strategic / corporate, in SaaS + D2C / consumer + E-commerce / retail.

Hoping to meet
  • A co-founder
  • Senior hires for my team
  • A startup role I would love, at any kind
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • Founders & operators in my city
checkmywarranty.app
Utpal Vaishnav
Ahmedabad
Utpal Vaishnav
Founder · Upsquare

Founder, Bootstrapped and Profitable, backing Angel and Syndicate / scout, in Fintech + SaaS + Deeptech.

Building Transforming my legacy tech business, Upsquare Technologies, into a Lab that does experiments with Digital & Physical AI, Robotics, Reusable Systems, models & architectures.

Hoping to meet
  • Startups to invest in
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Engineering leaders / CTOs
  • Product leaders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • Others in my exact role to swap notes with
  • Founders & operators in my city
utpalmv.com
Jayesh Kadivar
Ahmedabad
Jayesh Kadivar
Founder · Growthnest Advisors LLP

Founder and Educator / mentor, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Pre-seed, in Healthtech + Deeptech + Mobility / EV.

Hoping to meet
  • Angel / seed investors for my startup
  • Startups to invest in
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Founders & operators in my city
Rushabh Shah
Ahmedabad
Rushabh Shah
Managing Partner · STIR Advisors

Solo founder and Advisor, Profitable, backing Strategic / corporate, in Vertical SaaS + AI/ML + Deeptech.

Building Working on a lot of interesting tech projects, alongside the Investment Banking firm

Hoping to meet
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • Engineering leaders / CTOs
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
linkedin.com
Nadeem Jafri
Ahmedabad
Nadeem Jafri
Founder · Heartymart

Entrepreneur | Startup Mentor | IIMA Guest Speaker | Speaker.

Hoping to meet
  • Intros to paying customers
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
Nikita Lalwani
Ahmedabad
Nikita Lalwani
Founder & First Bicycle Mayor from India · Crooze Fitness App

Founder, Pre-seed, in Healthtech.

Building Fitness community of 37K users, making fitness fun through Rewards, Challenges, and National Fitness Leagues backed by DST, IT Ministry, IIMA Ventures, i-Hub & Mahindra Rise. Now pivoting to B2B2C Corporate Fitness Leagues and urgently looking for a CTO / Tech Co-founder.

Hoping to meet
  • Angel / seed investors for my startup
  • Intros to paying customers
  • A co-founder
  • Founders past $1M ARR
  • Engineering leaders / CTOs
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • Co-founder
  • Fundraising
  • Distribution
Shrijay Sheth
Ahmedabad
Shrijay Sheth
Founder · Legalwiz.in

Founder and Solo founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Seed, in SaaS and E-commerce / retail.

Hoping to meet
  • Capital for my next round
  • Founders past $1M ARR
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
Kush Prajapati
Ahmedabad
Kush Prajapati
COO · DI AI

Co-founder, Seed, in AI/ML and Healthtech.

Building AI that reads any health document and turns it into clinical intelligence.

Hoping to meet
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • Founders with US / global reach
Bhavesh Patel
Ahmedabad
Bhavesh Patel
Co-founder · Brands.live

Co-founder and Advisor, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Series A, backing Pre-seed / seed and Growth, in SaaS + B2B / enterprise + Media / creator.

Building Building India's Most favourite Branding and Business Growth tool Brands.live which help them to go digital first in just seconds. With 10M Downloads leading the MSME content space with power of Ai for Bharat. Raised Funds from Indian Quotient and DevX. Looking for partnership.

Hoping to meet
  • Startups to invest in
  • Founders past $1M ARR
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
  • Founders & operators in my city
play.google.com
Rahul Kumar
Ahmedabad
Rahul Kumar
Founder & CEO · Retner.ai

Co-founder, Seed, in SaaS + D2C / consumer + E-commerce / retail.

Hoping to meet
  • Intros to paying customers
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • Founders past $1M ARR
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • Founders & operators in my city
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Stories, podcasts, and notes from across eChai. A few of the most recent. tap any one to read in full.

  • Naval and Nivi: The AI Industrial Revolution with Guillermo Rauch, Blake Scholl, Max Hodak

    Naval and Nivi: The AI Industrial Revolution with Guillermo Rauch, Blake Scholl, Max Hodak

    Naval and Nivi sit down with Guillermo Rauch (Vercel), Blake Scholl (Boom Supersonic), and Max Hodak (Science) on AI as the next industrial revolution. The conversation covers software factories and waste tokens, vibe coding hardware (Blake's turbine blade), the regulatory frontier (why China's FDA is beating ours), and the autonomous company (what it means when your job becomes training the agent). Worth watching for how three founders building in very different stacks converge on the same questions.

    Jatin Chaudhary · 7 Jun 2026

  • Nikunj Kothari built Nock: a Claude Code skill that pitches like him

    Nikunj Kothari built Nock: a Claude Code skill that pitches like him

    Nikunj Kothari (partner at FPV Ventures) used Claude Code to build Nock, a personal skill grounded in his real conversations. He pulled 200+ founder pitch notes captured by Granola, narrowed to ~53 with the strongest debate, layered in his essays on the kind of founders he loves, then iterated against 5-10 real decks until the output matched what he'd actually ask in the room. Founders raising can try it at nikunjk.com/nock; VCs who want their own can build at nikunjk.com/buildnock.

    Jatin Chaudhary · 7 Jun 2026

  • Can Tech Legends Find the Liar? Mafia with Founders Fund

    Can Tech Legends Find the Liar? Mafia with Founders Fund

    Founders Fund gathered Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, Bryan Johnson, Dylan Field, Moxie Marlinspike, Tim Urban, Ryan Petersen, Liv Boeree, Cyan Banister, Trae Stephens, Josie Zayner, and Michael Solana for an evening of Mafia, the murder-mystery parlor game. Players are secretly assigned roles and must use deception and debate to eliminate the opposing team before they are outnumbered. Worth watching for how some of the sharpest people in tech read each other under pressure.

    Jatin Chaudhary · 7 Jun 2026

  • How eChai Built a Global Startup Community from Ahmedabad

    How eChai Built a Global Startup Community from Ahmedabad

    Jatin Chaudhary on the Magenta Insights podcast, telling the story of eChai's journey from casual chai meetups in Ahmedabad in 2009 to a global network across Bengaluru, Mumbai, Singapore, London, and San Francisco. The conversation covers community-led growth, why impact matters more than numbers, the economics of running a community platform, and what most communities get wrong about sustaining engagement.

    Jatin Chaudhary · 6 Jun 2026

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