<div>eChai Ventures and iHub Gujarat are hosting Ahmedabad Startup Day. It’s a city-wide gathering of founders, investors, enablers, and startup folks coming together to connect, learn, and share.<br><br></div><div>The evening will feature mulitple parallel tracks focused on key themes:<br><br>> FinTech <br>> AgriTech<br>> AI x SaaS<br>> Healthcare<br>> SportsTech<br>> ClimateTech<br>> Consumer Brands<br>> Marketing for Startups<br>> Family Office and VCs RoundTable<br><br></div><div>Each track will bring together founders and operators who are shaping these sectors through hands-on experience and experimentation. After the track sessions, everyone will come together to share key takeaways and insights.<br><br>Each track will host a curated group of founders and operators relevant to specific track driving the conversation forward.<br><br></div><div>The evening will close with an open dinner, bringing together all attendees and ecosystem enablers for deeper conversations and new connections.<br><br></div><div>If you’re building, investing, or simply staying close to the action — this is where the Ahmedabad startup community meets.</div>
eChai Ventures and iHub Gujarat are hosting Ahmedabad Startup Day. It’s a city-wide gathering of founders, investors, enablers, and startup folks coming together to connect, learn, and share.
The evening will feature mulitple parallel tracks focused on key themes:
> FinTech
> AgriTech
> AI x SaaS
> Healthcare
> SportsTech
> ClimateTech
> Consumer Brands
> Marketing for Startups
> Family Office and VCs RoundTable
Each track will bring together founders and operators who are shaping these sectors through hands-on experience and experimentation. After the track sessions, everyone will come together to share key takeaways and insights.
Each track will host a curated group of founders and operators relevant to specific track driving the conversation forward.
The evening will close with an open dinner, bringing together all attendees and ecosystem enablers for deeper conversations and new connections.
If you’re building, investing, or simply staying close to the action — this is where the Ahmedabad startup community meets.
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Co-founder, Bootstrapped and Profitable, in Media / creator.
Building eChai.Ventures
Founder, Pre-seed, in Climate / clean energy and Deeptech.
Building India's first integrated IAQ management company solving air quality challenges for residences, commercial buildings and industries.
Founder, Bootstrapped, in HR tech / future of work.
Founder, Pre-seed and Seed, in Agritech.
Founder, Bootstrapped, in Climate / clean energy + Mobility / EV + Media / creator.
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Founder, Profitable.
Building Building the Infrastructure to Unlock Human Potential for Global Firms
Building <div>Dr Amit Gupta is a Radiologist and an MBA from ISB hyderabad. <br><br>He owns a chain of imaging centers , usmanpura imaging , and a pathology chain,AIRMED PATHLABS .<br><br>Airmed Pathology Labs : lab at your doorstep<br><br>Airmed Tech : AI enabled, SAAS platform to manage the whole diagnostics echo system. We can now be called the “ZOho” of diagnostic labs and imaging centres.</div>
Building <div>I'm the founder of Ludic, an exciting lifestyle brand set to launch🚀 in October 2023. With no fancy degree but fuelled by a relentless drive, I excel at connecting with diverse audiences and orchestrating effective sales and marketing processes, all while maintaining impeccable attention to detail.<br><br>This year, I'm fully immersed in scaling⚡️Ludic to new heights, exploring opportunities in the affordable luxury lifestyle industry, and leveraging data-driven strategies to boost sales.<br><br>Before Ludic, I led the National Sales for RENÉE Cosmetics, an Indian makeup brand that empowers bold and beautiful women with innovative, cruelty-free products. I also had the privilege of working with Villain Lifestyle, a brand catering to unapologetic, unabashed, and unafraid men.<br><br>Throughout my 14-year journey in the industry, I've been involved💪🏼in numerous gripping projects and brands. From founding and operating my own company to exploring riveting startup ideas, my diverse experience has honed my expertise and industry insights.<br><br>A salesman with a verbal diarrhea. That’s what she said :)😅<br><br>I'm always open to connecting with fellow professionals, collaborators, and like-minded individuals. Let's engage🤘🏼and explore new possibilities in the dynamic world of consumer lifestyle brands. Feel free to reach out; I'd love to connect!</div>
Building <div>Founder @ NEPRA Group - Creating Sustainability Ecosystem, ESG, AI, Waste, Robotics, Automation, Waste Value Chain, Machinery<br><br>Sandeep Patel as an Entrepreneur, with experience across Travel, Chemicals trading and manufacturing, ITES/BPO, technology before persuing his love for waste management and recycling in 2006.<br><br>Sandeep has 20+years of experience of building Ideas into business, of which 17+ years experience in Waste Management and Recycling in India. <br><br>Other business interests<br><br>He is early backer of AHASolar Technologies Ltd, taking the journey from Idea to IPO with its promoters. AHASolar is a tech platform for Government/EPC for efficient process and sourcing management. www.ahasolar.in, <br><br>He is a founding member and Director of Ishitva Robotics systems pvt ltd, a company co-founded with his school friend Jitesh Dadlani, Ishitva builds fully Automated AI sorting solutions which has the potential to significantly solve the segregation challenge we face<br>across the world. www.ishitva.in <br><br>He is an Mentor, Investor in many startups.</div>
Building <div>•A qualified Management professional in the area of Supply Chain, associated with MNCs in FMCG: Unilever (2007 – Current) and Almarai Co. (2000-2006)<br>•15+ years of progressive accomplishments in Operations & Supply Chain<br>•Recognised ability to see the ‘big picture’ while staying abreast of business details<br>•Boasting a consistent record of successfully employing best business practices that improve efficiency, reduce operating costs whilst increasing performance, all in tight time scales and within budget<br>•Proven track record of managing projects, resources and staff in an effective and efficient manner<br>•Have successfully held positions / led projects related to Lean operations, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Development , Contract Management , Cost Optimization, Make or Buy decisions , Operations Planning , Customer Collaboration , Logistics optimisation , IT implementation (including SAP)<br>•Led and worked in cross-functional and multi cultural teams. Have stayed and worked in Middle East , India and Singapore<br>•Effective Communication , Presentation & Interpersonal Skills <br>•Professionally qualified Post Graduate in Business Administration from Indian School of Business (ISB) , Hyderabad , India</div>
Building <div>Co-Founder & CTO at OIZOM Founder Jayso Foundation IOT | Web3 | VRtist Lifelong learner and tech evangelist with a passion for coding, building, and researching new technologies.<br><br>Oizom works in the IoT space of clean-tech products. Oizom Instruments sense and analyse the natural resources like air, water, soil energy etc. and provide environmental data in form of visualization, reports, notifications and predictions using cloud software and mobile app. Oizom is focused on air-quality primarily. Through dense network of Oizom Instruments, we are striving to become environmental big data company by 2020. <br><br></div>
Building <div>Startups | Corporate | Innovation | Investment<br><br>Swarup has been an active Startup ecosystem member for more than eight years. His interest is to network with various industry experts. Currently, He's a Manager- Seed & Acceleration. Prior to the current assignment, he served in business accelerators like iCreate (Govt. of Gujarat entity) and Wadhwani Foundation (National Entrepreneurship Network) for planning and executing various accelerator programs & campaigns for Startups and to bridge between startup needs and mentors/industry experts to facilitate the support. He understands the need of the entrepreneurs and works closely with them to provide advisory support. During eight years of his journey, he has conducted various community events, various National and International conferences.</div>
Founder and Engineer / builder, Seed, backing Pre-seed / seed and Series A, in Marketplace and Media / creator.
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.
Engineer / builder and Educator / mentor, Seed and Profitable, backing Pre-seed / seed and Strategic / corporate, in SaaS + D2C / consumer + E-commerce / retail.
Founder, Bootstrapped and Profitable, in HR tech / future of work.
Solo founder, Bootstrapped and Profitable, in Full Service Design & Marketing Agency.
Building Building the go-to behind-the-scenes creative and strategic partner that helps agencies & businesses stand out, win more clients, and scale with confidence.
Founder and Building on the side, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in SaaS and B2B / enterprise.
Building Building SaaS
Founder @ Redhacks1 | Cyber Security | Red Team | Serving Banks, Fintech, Enterprises & Startups. ×, Bootstrapped, in Cybersecurity.
Building 6+ years Experience in Cyber security. Delivered security assessments for Banks, Stock Broking firms, Financial services organizations and Enterprise clients. Expertise in Web, Mobile, API, Network, Infrastructure and Cloud Security. , Ethical Hacking .
Looking to join a startup, Bootstrapped, in D2C / consumer + E-commerce / retail + Media / creator.
Solo founder and Advisor, in Vertical SaaS + AI/ML + Media / creator.
Founder and Advisor, Bootstrapped, in AI/ML + Productivity + Media / creator.
Founder.
Graphic Designer and UX/UI Designer.
Advisor, in Proptech / real estate.
Building I help MSMEs, startups, and GCCs scale through AI Strategy & Governance, GTM execution, and digital transformation Wharton‑certified, MICA alum, and global growth consultant.
Founder, Bootstrapped and Profitable, in SaaS + B2B / enterprise + AI/ML.
Co-Creation Partner at House of Starts, a venture builder supporting founders in transforming ideas into scalable businesses. and Director - Alliances & Partnerships at Upsquare, focused on building strategic collaborations, ecosystem partnerships, and growth opportunities across technology, startups, and emerging ventures..
Building Building House of Starts into a venture creation engine where founders don't just get advice, they get execution support, partnerships, and pathways to scale. Currently exploring how AI, ecosystems, and strategic collaborations can accelerate venture success.
Educator / mentor and Problem solver, Bootstrapped and Profitable, backing Strategic / corporate, in B2B / enterprise and Tech.
Building Helping startup to grow from zero to one, with 8+ years of building solutions for various industry experience, and 50+ projects builds. Also, Providing IT Services from web, mobile to custom software solutions.
Co-founder and Product (PM), Pre-product (building), in SaaS and B2B / enterprise.
Software Developer Intern, in SaaS + B2B / enterprise + AI/ML.
Building on the side and Product (PM), Idea stage, in Fintech and SaaS.
Co-founder, Seed, in AI/ML.
Building NOKO - First character that lives with your child.
Solo founder and Advisor, Bootstrapped, in Fintech + Insurtech + SaaS.
Building I’m building The Harsmit Ventures. Our goal is simple: make it easier for business owners to access financial services, business technology, and AI tools from one trusted partner instead of juggling multiple providers.
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Solo founder, Pre-product (building) and Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in AI/ML and DevTools / infra.
Building Building an open-source AI agent stack - a terminal-first coding agent and the framework underneath it. Think Claude Code, but open-source, model-agnostic, and built for Indian developers.
Founder and Aspiring founder (exploring an idea), Pre-product (building), in B2B / enterprise + Marketplace + Media / creator.
Aspiring founder (exploring an idea) and Agency.
eChai Ventures partners with select brands as their growth partner. Together we explore new ideas, open doors, and build momentum across the startup ecosystem.
