eChai Ventures has been bringing founders together since 2009. Today, across 25+ cities in 10+ countries, founders at every stage meet at eChai meetups to discover the ecosystem, find their people, and grow together.

India

Ahmedabad 4 upcoming events Bengaluru 3 upcoming events Hyderabad 2 upcoming events Surat 1 upcoming event Pune Delhi-NCR 1 upcoming event Mumbai 1 upcoming event Indore Jaipur Udaipur Vadodara 1 upcoming event Bhopal Nagpur Rajkot Raipur

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How Founders & Operators Use AI | Ahmedabad
Founders and operators on the AI tools they actually use.
6:30 PM · GVFL Ahmedabad · Ahmedabad
R Sumit Kasardekar Brajrajsingh Rao Rudraksh, Sumit + 1 going
3 new RSVPs this week
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AI x Manufacturing
Honest discussions about AI on the shop floor, pilot to production, and what is actually working.
6:30 PM · House of Starts · Ahmedabad
Brajrajsingh Rao Viraj Rajani H Brajrajsingh, Viraj + 29 going
27 new RSVPs this week
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20
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Delhi-NCR Startup Meetup
11:00 AM · DevX Noida · Delhi-NCR
Saurabh Jadhav San Giri Mr Mujtaba Saurabh, San + 2 going
4 new RSVPs this week
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How Founders & Operators Use AI | Surat
Founders and operators on the AI tools they actually use.
11:00 AM · DevX Piplod · Surat
Ankit Jesar Jaymin Bhavsar Smit Shekhada Ankit, Jaymin + 2 going
4 new RSVPs this week
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Product Management Meetup | Mumbai
Product people on the actual work of shipping.
11:00 AM · DevX Dynasty · Mumbai
K N Kaushik, Nikunj going
2 new RSVPs this week
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20
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Ahmedabad Startup Day
Founders, investors, and operators across sectors, in one place.
5:30 PM · iHub Gujarat · Ahmedabad
R Sumit Kasardekar Rutvik, Sumit going
2 new RSVPs this week
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20
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Bengaluru Startup Meetup
6:00 PM · Urban Vault 477 · Bengaluru
K A Sarvan King, Anjan + 13 going
15 new RSVPs this week
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20
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Fundraising for Startups: Panel Conversation with Founders & Investors | Bengaluru
Founders and investors on what a raise actually takes.
6:00 PM · Founder Startup House Koramangala · Bengaluru
R Nivin Joseph C Rishabh, Nivin + 5 going
7 new RSVPs this week
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How Founders & Operators Use AI | Vadodara
Founders and operators on the AI tools they actually use.
6:00 PM · DevX Vadodara · Vadodara
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20
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How Founders & Operators Use AI | Hyderabad
Founders and operators on the AI tools they actually use.
6:00 PM · DevX Hitec City · Hyderabad
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eChai's Startup Open House in Hyderabad
11:00 AM · DraperU India · Hyderabad
S C T Shravani, Chakravarthi + 3 going
5 new RSVPs this week
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21
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eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru
11:00 AM · Founder Startup House Koramangala · Bengaluru
G S J Gagan, Shabaz + 4 going
6 new RSVPs this week
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eChai Startup Demo Day - Ahmedabad Edition
An open house where founders demo their startups to the community.
6:30 PM · GVFL Ahmedabad · Ahmedabad
Brajrajsingh Rao Kush Prajapati Viraj Rajani Brajrajsingh, Kush + 18 going
18 new RSVPs this week
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eChai's Startup Open House in Hyderabad
Jun 14, 2026 · DraperU India · Hyderabad
Silaparasetty Ashritha S V Silaparasetty , Subhash + 53 went
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eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru
Jun 14, 2026 · Founder Startup House Koramangala · Bengaluru
Sidheswar Apata P S Sidheswar , Prem + 28 went
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eChai After Party of 21by72 Private
An eChai after party alongside 21by72. tea, snacks, and easy networking.
Jun 13, 2026 · Surat
Harsha Bhurani Anuj Dalal Rahul Kumar Harsha, Anuj + 16 went
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13
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Bengaluru Startup Meetup
Jun 13, 2026 · Founder Startup House Koramangala · Bengaluru
Sidheswar Apata D K Sidheswar , Don + 26 went
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Scaling Food Brands: Growth, Franchising, and Operations - Udaipur Edition
Jun 13, 2026 · DevX Paras Prime · Udaipur
Ritwik Joshi K H Ritwik, Kailash + 7 went
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Scaling Food Brands: Growth, Franchising, and Operations - Bengaluru Edition
Jun 13, 2026 · Urban Vault 477 · Bengaluru
Jatin Chaudhary S S Jatin, Saravanan + 27 went
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Scaling Food Brands: Growth, Franchising, and Operations - Indore Edition
Jun 13, 2026 · DevX Vijay Nagar · Indore
V Akash Rathore S Veer, Akash + 1 went
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Scaling Food Brands: Growth, Franchising, and Operations - Vadodara Edition
Jun 13, 2026 · DevX Vadodara · Vadodara
Malav Warke Koumal Kalantry Ojas Gandhi Malav, Koumal + 8 went
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Scaling Food Brands: Growth, Franchising, and Operations - Bhopal Edition
Jun 13, 2026 · IBT Pvt Ltd · Bhopal
Riya Shah Anshuman Sharma R riya, Anshuman + 2 went
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Scaling Food Brands: Growth, Franchising, and Operations - Hyderabad Edition
Jun 13, 2026 · DevX Hitec City · Hyderabad
Vishnu Chitanya Silaparasetty Ashritha S Vishnu, Silaparasetty + 20 went
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Nikita Lalwani
Ahmedabad
Nikita Lalwani
Founder & First Bicycle Mayor from India · Crooze Fitness App

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.

About Founder, Pre-seed, in Healthtech.

Find me

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, and Distribution.

Went to Climate Startups Meetup · 5 Jun

Bhavesh Patel
Ahmedabad
Bhavesh Patel
Co-founder · Brands.live

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.

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

Find me

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, and Founders & operators in my city.

Pinned play.google.com

Went to eChai Social with eChai Partner Brand Founders · 1 Jun

Anil Motwani
Ahmedabad
Anil Motwani
CEO & Founder · ATOA Technologies

Building Building technology platforms and growth systems for businesses across industries. Currently focused on helping founders create more predictable sales processes, streamline operations, and scale without everything depending on them.

About Founder and Agency, Bootstrapped and Profitable, backing Pre-seed / seed and Growth, in B2B / enterprise + AI/ML + Marketplace.

Find me

Hoping to meet Founders solving interesting business problems and Conversations around growth, sales, and scaling.

Pinned linkedin.com

Went to AI x Marketing · 12 Jun

Utpal Vaishnav
Ahmedabad
Utpal Vaishnav
Founder · Upsquare

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

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

Find me

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, and Founders & operators in my city.

Pinned utpalmv.com

Went to AI Cafe · 5 Jun

S.Vamshi Kannan
S.Vamshi Kannan
Founder · VERITAS

About Solo founder and Building on the side, Pre-product (building), in Vertical SaaS + AI/ML + HR tech / future of work.

Find me

Hoping to meet Angel / seed investors for my startup, Capital for my next round, Startups to invest in, Intros to paying customers, Enterprise / GCC buyer intros, Partners for my services or agency, A co-founder, Senior hires for my team, A startup role I would love, at any kind, Vetted service providers (design, dev, legal), Founders past $1M ARR, Founders with US / global reach, Bootstrapped, profitable founders, Engineering leaders / CTOs, Product leaders, Growth & marketing leaders, People obsessed with AI workflows, Others in my exact role to swap notes with, and Founders & operators in my city.

Going to Fundraising for Startups: Panel Conversation with Founders & Investors | Bengaluru · 20 Jun

Mannoj Tewari
Mannoj Tewari
Founder · ZappyERP.com

About Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Pre-PMF, in SaaS and B2B / enterprise.

Find me

Hoping to meet Entrepreneurs, Investors, Chartered Accountants, Accountants, and SME /MSME Business owners.

Smit Shekhada
Surat
Smit Shekhada
Founder & brand director · AURIXA

About Founder, Pre-product (building) and Bootstrapped, in D2C / consumer.

Find me

Hoping to meet Angel / seed investors for my startup, Intros to paying customers, Senior hires for my team, Bootstrapped, profitable founders, Product leaders, Growth & marketing leaders, People obsessed with AI workflows, Others in my exact role to swap notes with, and Founders & operators in my city.

Going to How Founders & Operators Use AI | Surat · 20 Jun

  • 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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