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Founders who have made it to Shark Tank India: Bengaluru edition

<div>eChai Ventures and Netcore Cloud will be hosting the the interaction with founders from the community who have made it to Shark Tank India.</div>

eChai Ventures and Netcore Cloud will be hosting the the interaction with founders from the community who have made it to Shark Tank India.

Friday, 19 April 2024
6:30-8:30 PM IST
Eashita Maheshwary Mayank Nagori Stuti Ashok Gupta Eashita, Mayank + 4 others went See who came
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