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Ahmedabad Startup Meetup

eChai Ventures and CIIE.CO, IIM Ahmedabad will be hosting the in-person 'Ahmedabad Startup Meetup' with founders and startup folks in Ahmedabad on 23rd September, Saturday from 6 pm to 8 pm.

eChai Ventures and CIIE.CO, IIM Ahmedabad will be hosting the in-person 'Ahmedabad Startup Meetup' with founders and startup folks in Ahmedabad on 23rd September, Saturday from 6 pm to 8 pm.

Saturday, 23 September 2023

6:00–8:00 PM IST

CIIE.CO Building, IIM Ahmedabad New Campus.

Jatin, Harsh + 13 others went See who came

Hosts & speakers 9

Jatin Chaudhary Host

CEO · eChai Ventures

Harsh Panchal Speaker

Co-Founder, Brewex

Sohil Patel Speaker

Co-Founder, OIZOM

Sushil Agrawal Speaker

Founder & CEO, Saarthi Pedagogy

Utpal Vaishnav Speaker

Founder · Upsquare

Co-Founder, Redicine

Dheeraj Bhojwani

Vice President - IIMA Ventures

Managing Partner · STIR Advisors

Going 6

Co Founder · Digipple

Aashish Kharwade

Co-Founder · FastHire Manpower Solution

Jignesh Thakkar

Founder · LoudRevel

Founder · Digicians

Rakesh Hansrajani

Founder · FastHire

Satyen Engineer

Founder · Yhonk Tech Pvt Ltd

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Getting there

CIIE.CO Building, IIM Ahmedabad New Campus.