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Ahmedabad

eChai Startup Pickleball League

Friends of eChai. Startup Folks. Pickleball.

Friends of eChai. Startup Folks. Pickleball.

Wednesday, 6 December 2023

9:00–11:00 PM IST

Hosts & speakers 4

Jatin Chaudhary Host

CEO · eChai Ventures

Bhavin S Bhagat

Co-Founder & CEO, IndiaBiz

Founder · Hummingbird Talent ( An eChai Company )

Prafull Billore

Founder, MBA Chai Wala

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