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eChai SaaS Social: Ahmedabad edition

<div>eChai Ventures will be hosting the curated gathering with the SaaS founders and leaders to connect, share and collaborate.</div>

eChai Ventures will be hosting the curated gathering with the SaaS founders and leaders to connect, share and collaborate.

Thursday, 2 November 2023
6:30–8:30 PM IST
Aenik Shah Dheeraj Bhojwani Ekta Shah Aenik, Dheeraj + 9 others went See who came
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