Building Consumer and D2C Brands : Gurugram Edition

Happened on September 18, Thursday, 2025
6:30pm — 08:30pm (GMT+05:30)
Times Internet Limited Gurugram
30 slots booked.
Priya Tyagi - Co Founder Veeky Ganguly (Anondeep) - CEO, Varco Leg Care Priyanka Sachdeva - Founder, CORE & PURE- Essential Oils Gulshan Sharma - Founder, Falhari Ashutosh Roy - Director, Offmint l Featured in Shark Tank India S2 Megha Verma - Founder Growth Iris Fasial Azad - Sr. BDM Anshika Gupta - CEO, System3 Nikunj Garg - Founder & CEO, Togetai karan vishnoi (LUCKY) - founder Vishesh Bansal - Lawyer, Advisor, Connector. Neha Indoria (ACC - ICF) - Founder, Coach, and Brand Strategist. Kumar Prashant - Founder, Busiconn.com Pranav Aggarwal - Founder, 1Fi Shubham R Jain - Business development Head Aditya Jain - Founder Sanjay Ooghrija - Vmware Engineer ANUJ AGRAWAL - Founder - Kids of Greendeer Deepak Jain - CEO, Adeeshi Solutions Priyanshi Chaturvedi - Strategy Consultant at Deloitte Danish Shikoh - Founder, Rugroots Ankur Tembe 🌏🚀 - Local2Global CA Nihit Mehrotra - Founder-Valuechampions LLP Mayank Makhija (Wany3Chain) - Founder, MDev Finsure Ayushi Yadav - Rootandleaves is an IT firm specializing in App Development, Web Development, IoT Development, Mobile App Development , Cloud Computing Digital Marketing(On demand) and Embedded System. With 5 years of experience as a Human Resource Manager at a tech startup and valuable insights gained from a design agency, Ayushi possesses a unique blend of business and technical knowledge. Her expertise in HR practices and talent management, coupled with her understanding of design principles, has paved the way for Rootandleaves' success. Ayushi's leadership skills, commitment to employee growth, and ability to stay abreast of the latest industry trends have positioned Rootandleaves as a leading provider of innovative IT solutions.
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Agenda:

eChai Ventures is hosting a candid panel conversation with founders and operators building consumer and D2C brands. They’ll share what it really takes to create products that resonate, build trust, and grow consistently in today’s market.


The conversation will explore early challenges, go-to-market experiments, distribution strategies, and scaling journeys — across digital and physical channels. Expect actionable insights, honest stories, and behind-the-scenes lessons from the people in the trenches.


This meetup brings together a thoughtful community of brand builders, whether you're just starting out or scaling your next chapter.

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Utpal Vaishnav
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