Raja Prashanth (@raja-prashanth)

Raja Prashanth

founder

🚀 Hey everyone! Tony here, the founder and CEO of Local Mama, a reward-based search engine app connecting local users with businesses. We're all about rewarding users for engaging with businesses, while providing valuable leads and promotion opportunities for business owners. With over 15k users and 500+ paying businesses onboard, we're ready to scale up!

I've made the journey from a tier 3 city to Bengaluru to pitch Local Mama for pre-seed funding. It's an exciting step, but I'm a bit of a newbie in this big city and could really use some mentorship and guidance to navigate the funding landscape.

If you're interested in mentoring or helping out with funding, shoot me a message at [email protected]. Let's connect and make Local Mama the next big thing together! 💼💡

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Mar

28

Sat

eChai Women Founders Initiative in Bengaluru: March Edition

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11:00am — 01:00pm

Mar

28

Sat

Product Growth Playbook: Insights from Top Product Leaders and Founders - Bengaluru Edition

UrbanVault 477 HSR Layout

6:00pm — 08:00pm

Mar

28

Sat

eChai Startup Demo Day in Bengaluru: March Edition

Draper Startup House Koramangala

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Mar

29

Sun

eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru

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