Puneeth Suraana - Producer, Galata Productions

Puneeth Suraana

Producer, Galata Productions

I am a producer at Galata Productions and host of The Galata Podcast.

Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada, meaning the noise caused by a ruckus.

Each episode features an interview about starting up, testing ideas, creating a team, building something worthwhile and adding value to other people’s lives. Most of all, The Galata Podcast is about how you are delivering on your audacious promise.

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Upcoming events in Bengaluru
Jul
19
Sat
Bengaluru Startup Meetup
Bengaluru
Draper Startup House Koramangala
6:00pm — 08:00pm
6 slots booked
Srinidhi Nagendra - Research scientist Gooduru Vineeth - SDE 2 at Smallcase Chirag Choudhary - SDE 2 at Meesho Pratik Kesharwani - Developer
Jul
19
Sat
Marketing for Startups in 2025: Creativity, Content & Conversion - Bengaluru Edition
Bengaluru
UrbanVault 477 HSR Layout
6:00pm — 08:00pm
5 slots booked
Anish Kumbhar - Software Engineer @ Verint Mayank Tripathi - Founder Tanush B D - Founder & CEO Dipayan Dey - Founder of adinfinity
Jul
20
Sun
eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru
Bengaluru
Draper Startup House Koramangala
11:00am — 01:00pm
Jul
26
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: Koramangala Edition
Bengaluru
Draper Startup House Koramangala
12:30am — 02:30am
32 slots booked
Aditya Salunkhe - Founder, Adiha.One shashank bhardwaj - Digital Marketing Manager, Algates Insurance Abhishek Jagatap AJ - Entrepreneur Amit Mohan - Founder & Product Manager, Expenses Manager Deepak Prabakar - Founder, Polama Sonam Nayak - Founder, Sapient & Savage Marketing Solutions Sarthak Gupta - Investment Banking Analyst, Wells Fargo Junaid Khan - Senior Sales Business Development Manager Soma Sekher - Founder Anirudh Madhava Rao Gopinath - Standard Chartered Bank Afreed AJ - branch manager Xpressbees Akshay Chikkodi - Butterfly Mayur Kasal - Kasalfarms Anish RM - Investment analyst, GSF India Pramod Patil - Brushtrek.com
Jul
26
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: HSR Layout Edition
Bengaluru
UrbanVault 477 HSR Layout
6:00pm — 08:00pm
1 slot booked
E MOHIT KUMAR PATRO - Software Devloper Neuropixel
Jul
27
Sun
eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru
Bengaluru
Draper Startup House Koramangala
11:00am — 01:00pm
Aug
02
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Bengaluru: August Edition
Bengaluru
Urban Vault Headquarters
6:00pm — 08:00pm
3 slots booked
BINDU SUNDHARAN - Founder - ScaleHatch Solutions (OPC) Pvt Ltd., E MOHIT KUMAR PATRO - Software Devloper Neuropixel
Aug
30
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: August Edition
Bengaluru
Draper Startup House Koramangala
6:00pm — 08:00pm
6 slots booked
Parimmal Modii - Founder Soma Sekher - Founder Afreed AJ - branch manager Xpressbees Anish RM - Investment analyst, GSF India Jade .N - User Experience Lead at Persistent systems E MOHIT KUMAR PATRO - Software Devloper Neuropixel
Sep
06
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Bengaluru: September Edition
Bengaluru
Urban Vault Headquarters
6:00pm — 08:00pm
Sep
27
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: September Edition
Bengaluru
Draper Startup House Koramangala
6:00pm — 08:00pm
Oct
04
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Bengaluru: October Edition
Bengaluru
Urban Vault Headquarters
6:00pm — 08:00pm
Oct
25
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: October Edition
Bengaluru
Draper Startup House Koramangala
6:00pm — 08:00pm
Nov
01
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Bengaluru: November Edition
Bengaluru
Urban Vault Headquarters
6:00pm — 08:00pm
Nov
29
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: November Edition
Bengaluru
Draper Startup House Koramangala
6:00pm — 08:00pm
Dec
06
Sat
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Bengaluru: December Edition
Bengaluru
Urban Vault Headquarters
6:00pm — 08:00pm
Dec
27
Sat
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: December Edition
Bengaluru
Draper Startup House Koramangala
6:00pm — 08:00pm
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