Nikhil Jha
Senior Software Engineer at Cisco
Nikhil graduated from Manipal in 2020, studying computer science and he has mixed experience in both Tech and Operations.
He started his first venture during his second year of college - a campus-centric food delivery platform that connects campus students and local restaurants, delivering food to student hostel rooms. He bootstrapped that business to $50K ARR in one year.
He is currently working with Cisco as a senior software engineer, Previously, he worked with the unicorn startup Razorpay, and prior to that, he worked with an early-stage startup where he worked across multiple roles in software and product lifecycle and scale the product from 0 to 1 while also being involved in hiring, onboarding, and planning.
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Upcoming events in Bengaluru
Bengaluru
eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru
Draper Startup House Koramangala
June 08, Sun, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
26 slots booked
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Bengaluru
AI x Marketing: The New Growth Formula for Startups - Bengaluru Edition
Urban Vault Headquarters
June 14, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
2 slots booked
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Bengaluru
Bengaluru Startup Meetup
Draper Startup House Koramangala
June 14, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
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Bengaluru
eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru
Draper Startup House Koramangala
June 15, Sun, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
2 slots booked
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Bengaluru
[Bangalore] Workshop: Building a RevOps Backbone - Scaling from $500K to $5M
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June 21, Sat, 03:00pm (GMT+05:30)
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Bengaluru
Failcode Bengaluru : Failure Lessons from Startups and Operators
Urban Vault Headquarters
June 21, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
1 slot booked
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Bengaluru
eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru
Draper Startup House Koramangala
June 22, Sun, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
2 slots booked
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Bengaluru
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: June Edition
Draper Startup House Koramangala
June 28, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
1 slot booked
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Bengaluru
eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru
Draper Startup House Koramangala
June 29, Sun, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
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Bengaluru
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Bengaluru: July Edition
Urban Vault Headquarters
July 05, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
1 slot booked
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Bengaluru
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: July Edition
Draper Startup House Koramangala
July 26, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
1 slot booked
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Bengaluru
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Bengaluru: August Edition
Urban Vault Headquarters
August 02, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
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Bengaluru
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: August Edition
Draper Startup House Koramangala
August 30, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
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Bengaluru
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Bengaluru: September Edition
Urban Vault Headquarters
September 06, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
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Bengaluru
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: September Edition
Draper Startup House Koramangala
September 27, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
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Bengaluru
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Bengaluru: October Edition
Urban Vault Headquarters
October 04, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
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Bengaluru
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: October Edition
Draper Startup House Koramangala
October 25, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
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Bengaluru
eChai Women Founders Initiative in Bengaluru: November Edition
Urban Vault Headquarters
November 01, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
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Bengaluru
eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: November Edition
Draper Startup House Koramangala
November 29, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
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The eChai Effect - In Their Words
"eChai has played a truly pivotal role in HummingBird’s journey — even before Day Zero. From ideation to establishment and into growth, it’s been a constant source of support. It connected me with incredible people who’ve become more than just friends. One of the biggest reasons I chose to stay in Ahmedabad is because of the eChai community. It has shaped my growth — both personally and professionally — in ways that are hard to articulate. Honestly, words fall short when I try to express what eChai means to me. I’m deeply thankful and forever grateful to eChai for being such an integral part of my journey."
Harsha Bhurani
Founder, HummingBird Consulting Group
"For me, eChai is a second home. I've been associated with it since the early days, when it was already setting a different tone for how startup communities could work. As a traditional business owner entering the new-age D2C space, eChai supported me in every direction. Over the years, it became my window to the startup world — and also gave me lifelong friends who continue to show up, for business and beyond."
Pankaj Bhimani
Founder, 58miles
"The eChai platform has been super valuable for me - it has helped me gain a deeper understanding of domains in the startup and tech ecosystem. What stands out most is the celebration of knowledge, professional growth, and entrepreneurship - it’s one of the best for the Indian ecosystem. Along the way, I’ve also been fortunate to make some great friendships and connections too."
Shalin (Shawn) Parikh
Founder, MyCPE One
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