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eChai Startup Social in Gurugram

<div>eChai Ventures and Nasscom CoE will be hosting the small gathering with the startup folks to connect, share and collaborate.<br><br></div><div>Small Group. Candid Conversations. Startup Folks.</div>

eChai Ventures and Nasscom CoE will be hosting the small gathering with the startup folks to connect, share and collaborate.
Small Group. Candid Conversations. Startup Folks.

Friday, 24 May 2024
6:00–8:00 PM IST
Nasscom CoE Gurugram, Hartron Multi Skill Development Centre, First Floor, Plot No-1, Udyog Vihar Phase-I, near Border Foot over bridge, Old Delhi-Gurgaon Rd, Dundahera, Gurugram, Haryana 122016, India.
Delhi-NCR
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