Fundraising for Startups: Panel Conversation with Founders & Investors - Ahmedabad Edition

Happened on August 14, Thursday, 2025
6:30pm — 08:30pm (GMT+05:30)
GVFL Ahmedabad
60 slots booked.
Yash Shah - Co-founder, Momentum. Ex Clientjoy (Acquired) Tanvi Shah Rangwala - Startup Investor Jeremy Fritzhand - CEO @ VentureStudio, Ahmedabad University Ankit Machhar - National Head - Startups, Wadhwani Accelerate Jimish - Co Founder - Growth91, Director - Growth Sense Group Siddharth Iyer - Chief Strategy Officer, Shuru Up Jatin Chaudhary - Co-Founder, eChai Ventures Er. Pranav Veerani - FSIDM.in and Unity Sangam, Founder Nilay Jobanputra - GleamKart Jay Gajjar - Co-Founder, Digivana.co Sumit Kasardekar - Business Consultant - SAP (ERP) | Insurance & Digital Payment Solutions. Amit Sejwani - Co founder & CMO, The Insurance Bar SHASHANK SHUKLA - Freelance Software Engineer Arjav Shah - Founder, Impixal Media Mihir Kothari - Founder, Tutonomy Anand Chapla - Founder VoiceHire ATS Ved Upadhyay - Co-Founder, Apna Labour Malvika Rao - Founder - kloah Naitik Chavda - Founder - ZZZ Nirali Khoda - Senior Data Scientist, Gen AI developer   Harnish Patel - Student at Ahmedabad University Aditi Anerao - Founder & Lead, House Of Piranesi Darshit Parmar - Co-Founder & CTO, TRIIIYE Abhishek Gehlot - Founder, Iris, Gcorps Yash Leuva - Founder of Kraze Janak Priyani - Co-Founder, Prius Consulting (Digi-tx) kunj shah - Cyber Security Analyst Satyen Engineer - Founder, YHonk Tech Pvt Ltd Kunjan Thakkar (Atara) - Founder @ Keroluxe (Design beyond boundaries) Amit Savaliya - Building, Bozarro sumit solanki - Software engineer at Proglan Futuretech Chetan Sheladiya - Founder, Destinova AI Labs & Metizsoft Jay Demy - Automation engineer , AMIPL Guru Prasad Mohapatra - CEO, Smartters Jay Rathod - Allevents.in Bhagat Aakash - MRCAD Tanvir Vora - CEO (Blouse of zardozi) Devarshan Patel - Founder, BuildwithDEV. Ex Koru Global Inc (Acquired) Harsh Jani - Founder Shikshafinder Rudransh Tripathi - Founder, Zeon Games & Studio Piyush Patel - Executive MD at Dropit | Director of Business Operations at HK Infosoft Naman Jain - CoFounder MediSynch Rakesh Malvi - Production designer.IGame I Animation I videoI Kalapi Patel - Programmer analyst at Cognizant Sagar Thakker - Ex-Founder, Tducationn.com Sateeshbabu A - Founder, affinivi Sagar Raghavani - Sales funnel Expert | Helping Business To Build A Sales Funnel & Run Social Media Ads To Convert Their Target Audience Into Sales Rohera Juhi - Cofounder at Kapda Kulture Saxena Sujal - Graphic designer Himalay Parmar - Co-Founder Vansh Shah - Founder Office, narad.io
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Agenda:

Raising capital is never just about the pitch — it’s about timing, traction, and trust. This panel brings together early-stage founders and active investors to unpack the real dynamics of startup fundraising in today’s market.


We’ll explore what investors look for beyond the deck, how founders navigate rejections and term sheets, and what’s changing in the funding landscape across sectors. 

Whether you're gearing up for your first raise or thinking about your next round, join us for a candid, practical conversation on what it really takes to raise money and build lasting relationships in the startup ecosystem.

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