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eChai's AI Meetup in Hyderabad

<div>We'll have candid panel conversation with AI founders and operators which will be followed by open pitches from early stage founders.</div>

We'll have candid panel conversation with AI founders and operators which will be followed by open pitches from early stage founders.

Friday, 29 March 2024
6:30–8:30 PM IST
Draper Startup House Hyderabad, Rajiv gandhi Nagar, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500032.
Hyderabad
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