Food & Beverage Startups Meetup: Building What India Eats & Drinks - Ahmedabad Edition

Happened on August 23, Saturday, 2025
6:00pm — 08:00pm (GMT+05:30)
iHub Gujarat
73 slots booked.
Sahil Shah - Founder- Hungrito & Netsavvies. Digital Marketing Evangelist Manish Kondke - Founder of "Tea Taprri" ( MAKOI Enterprise LLP) Hardik Joshi - Founder @ HoneyVeda | A beekeeper Vishal Patel - Community builder | Freelance Recruiter | Software Engineer | Social Worker | Web3 & Motorsports Enthusiast Jignesh Thakkar - Cofounder at LoudRevel Kunjan Thakkar (Atara) - Founder @ Keroluxe (Design beyond boundaries) Brijesh RavaL. - Founder and CEO Beyond Cure pvt ltd Er. Pranav Veerani - FSIDM.in and Unity Sangam, Founder Nilay Jobanputra - GleamKart Prempal Pal - BRANCH MANAGER Sumit Kasardekar - Founder & Business Consultant at The Harsmit Ventures Mihir Kothari - Founder, Tutonomy Janvi Khombhadia - Editor, Foodism Shihab Sheikh - Co-founder & Chief Brand Officer - Salad Time Sakina Merchant - Co-Founder, Goodbelly Malvika Rao - Founder - kloah ASHIL SHAH - CA, ICWA - Founder - Ashil Shah & Associates Jay Sheth - Management Consultant, MXV Consulting Dhairya Thakkar - Stupid storytellers Kavan Patel - Founder, TerraBloom By KVN Sweety Patel - Director, Dolphin Web Solution Pvt. Ltd.  | Co-Founder at FactsScan Yashvi Soni - software developer Nisarg Jaiswal - Software QA Engineer Prashant Siddhpura - Devops Engineer Nishant Soni - photographer Parmar Vishvrajsinh - Founder,Doer1 Varun Pratap Yadav - Founder, Metamorph Club Satyen Engineer - Founder, YHonk Tech Pvt Ltd Jivani Samir - ASIC Engineer sumit solanki - Software engineer at Proglan Futuretech Karan Kathrani - Power BI Developer Brahmmjyot Singh Kalsi - Founder, MD and CEO at Purple Farms Vidhi Upadhyay - Co-Founder at Acuitas Health Analytics Deep Patel - Co-Founder | Meola® Veeral Pajwani - Founder, Vptronics.in Vimal Mer [Bharwad] - ASIC RTL/FPGA Design Engineer Nishith Rajyaguru - Founder at TechnoFuzn Products | Technopreneur | Innovator Deep Nileshbhai Patel - AM, Restonova Kunal Malviya - Ai Automater Parth Agrawal - Managing Director, Subharambh Tea Vedant Sharma - PhD Student Priyanshu Pandya - Entrepreneurship intern Aayush Patel - BBA STUDENT AT INDUS UNIVERSITY Sanjay Joshi - Marketing Genius @ Wrappixel Om Patel - “BBA(Honours) Student | SKIPS University | Aspiring Business Leader” jay Vekariya - Co-Founder BHUMIT CHAVDA - Ph.D. Forensic Science - Former Faculty Tushar Vekariya - Bean Bird's Karishma Sangani - Deltamarx Technologies llp BHAUTIK KORADIA - Assistant,Chemflow valve Pvt. Ltd. Bharat Mundra - Sales Maulik Domadia - Founder, Relycore Solutions Priyanshu Singh - VLSI Engineer @PulseWave Semiconductor Vaibhav Joshi - VLSI Engineer Rajat Sharma - Project Manager @Bosch Darshan Thacker - Software Developer Shikha Gupta - Visitor Rima Shah - Exploring Ideas Piyush Parmar - Founder, Evolet Infosystem Ashish Sharma - Founder
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Agenda:

Join fellow founders, operators, and enthusiasts building in the food and beverage space — from packaged goods to cloud kitchens, cafes to consumer brands.


This meetup is designed for candid conversations around building and scaling F&B startups. We’ll explore everything from product innovation and supply chain challenges to marketing, distribution, and customer loyalty. Whether you're just starting out or scaling across cities, this is a chance to connect with peers, share real-world learnings, and explore meaningful collaborations.


Expect founder stories, practical insights, and an open, collaborative vibe. It's made for people who are passionate about food, brand, and business.

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