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

Happened on August 02, Saturday, 2025
6:00pm — 08:00pm (GMT+05:30)
Draper Startup House Koramangala
40 slots booked.
Mansi Baheti - Community & Operations, Draper Startup House Rahul kumar - Data scientist, swiggy Koushik Goodur - Co-Founder and CEO Devashish Bose - Co Founder, munchytech ravi prathap - Founder, CSS EdTech Shubham Shahi - Co-Founder Steel Menu Mohamed mursalin taj - Founder I&B Nitesh Jain - Director, Krenko technology Rohan Verma - Growth Marketer, Neon Fund Krishnaraj S - Software Engineer, Observe.ai NIKESH MEKANABOINA - Co founder Ashwani . - MiniOrange Securities shaik usman -  Founder CEO - Xpreskart Amit Srivastava - Co-Founder Avinash Kumar - Software Engineer Mitul Kalsariya - Co-Founder, Vulfosec Yaseen - Co-Founder Pistah AI kelvin robert - Founder Peasy Prints M.Charan Surya - Co-Founder, OnePetz Rabina Karki - C0-Founder, OnePetz Vikas Vishwakarma - Assistant professor at DSU Sarang Mohrir - Assistant Professor, Dayanand Sagar University Koushik Agarwalla - Founder, Sponti CA Kaushal Kumar Shaw - Founder, Kaushal Network Arya Marda - SWE, Google kishan gowda - Editor Caleb Benjamin - Designer,Ind Abhishek Kumar - thrusher Anshika Saxena - Product Management Intern at Infineon Ayush Goyal - Senior Credit Analyst, Goldman Sachs Ashish Sorathiya - Tech lead Lakshmikanth U - Founder, Onecommunn Animesh Jain - Co-founder, Filia Kajal  Kumari - Future Forge Talent Pvt Ltd Aditya Agrawal - superU CA Madhu Garg - Chartered Accountant
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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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