Founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Bootstrapped, in B2B / enterprise + AI/ML + Cybersecurity.
eChai x GVFL Startups and Investors Mixer in Surat
<div>Join us for an evening of insights, stories, and real fundraising playbooks.<br><br></div><div>eChai and Provyz are hosting GVFL, one of India’s pioneering venture capital firms, for a candid mixer-style event. The GVFL core team will share how they evaluate early-stage startups and support them post-investment.<br><br></div><div>You'll also hear from GVFL’s Surat-based portfolio founders — Growit, Evify, VideoSDK, Zero Cow Factory, and Zoivane — as they reflect on their fundraising journey, what clicked, and what they wish they knew earlier.<br><br></div><div>This is a great opportunity for founders who are exploring venture capital and want to learn directly from investors and funded founders.<br><br></div><div>Let’s decode fundraising together with real stories and real conversations.</div>
Join us for an evening of insights, stories, and real fundraising playbooks.
eChai and Provyz are hosting GVFL, one of India’s pioneering venture capital firms, for a candid mixer-style event. The GVFL core team will share how they evaluate early-stage startups and support them post-investment.
You'll also hear from GVFL’s Surat-based portfolio founders — Growit, Evify, VideoSDK, Zero Cow Factory, and Zoivane — as they reflect on their fundraising journey, what clicked, and what they wish they knew earlier.
This is a great opportunity for founders who are exploring venture capital and want to learn directly from investors and funded founders.
Let’s decode fundraising together with real stories and real conversations.
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines with groupe ISIPCA, France and Masters in Business Management (MBM) from University of Padova, Italy.
I have completed my Bachelors in Cosmetics Technology from Mumbai.
I worked for esteem companies like BASF, Germany (largest chemical company in the world), Lakme Lever( a part of Hindustan Unilever), Delhi.
Parini is an entrepreneur who loves to solve complex problems in the field of science to make the world a great place to live. Presently, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of Zero Cow Factory to produce India's first animal-free proteins and dairy products. Presently, working towards a unique idea to change the future of food production with an advanced biotechnology and life science based emerging technologies.
Parini is a biotechnology professional having more than 10 years of experience in research and product development. Practical work experience in clinical research laboratory revealed the strengths in working for different microbiological work and biotechnological processes.
Parini did her Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research and Pharmacovigilance from Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI) and Masters in Biotechnology from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU).
Having the desire to grow my own food, I started growing crops on my small farmland in 2017. With no prior knowledge of farming, Google was my only teacher. While scrolling the internet for more methods, me and my brother, Akshay came across the concept of "protective farming,” which was helping farmers enhance their farm produce.
Unfortunately, we didn’t find any high quality protective farming products. We decided to make these products using our own machines. Starting with mulch and crop covers, we were stunned by the results and asked two farmers to try them as well. Needless to say, they were shocked as well to see their farm produce. This gave birth to GROWiT - India’s leading protective farming company.
We have helped 25000+ farmers across 4 states with our sustainable products.
Along with GROWiT, I also co-founded Navitas Alpha - a venture into manufacturing solar panel protector films.
Prior to this, I ran my family venture, Alpha Plastomers for 15 years that taught me pretty much everything I know today along with my degrees from Cardiff university, UK and SP Jain Institute of Management and Research.
With GROWiT, our mission is to become the Largest Protective farming company of India that helps farmers double their farm output and farm income sustainably.
I love to have intriguing conversations about farming and entrepreneurship. Feel free to initiate one at [email protected]
Prior to joining GVFL Ltd., I worked at Pacifica Cos., a U.S. based Real Estate developer, where I supported the firm's investor relations efforts.
I hold degree in B.E. from Gujarat University and MBA Finance and Marketing from Indian Business Academy.
Serial entrepreneur and technophile leader driven by passion towards making the world a better place. Sohil with 14+ years of experience, loves to solve complex business problems to drive innovation using the power of emerging technologies.
With deep experience in building products and solutions across various industries and product types to transform the business from 0 to 1 and scale. A passionate computer engineer and management graduate who loves to drive the innovation with the best-of-breed technologies and best practices.
Co-founder.
- Founders with US / global reach
- People obsessed with AI workflows
- Others in my exact role to swap notes with
- Founders & operators in my city
Founder and Between things, Bootstrapped, in Foodtech / F&B.
- Intros to paying customers
- Growth & marketing leaders
- Others in my exact role to swap notes with
- Founders & operators in my city
Solo founder and Engineer / builder, Pre-product (building), in AI/ML and Deeptech.
- A startup role I would love, at any kind
- Founders & operators in my city
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