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

Happened on July 27, Sunday, 2025
6:00pm — 08:00pm (GMT+05:30)
Draper Startup House Hyderabad
77 slots booked.
Nivin  Joseph - Head of Community and Partnership Draper Startup House Srinivas - Consultant Santosh  kumar Thota - "JatayuvAi , founder" Yashwanth Bondapalli - Ai developer Pradeep Rao - operations Gopi Chandu - Founder,Token buddy K S Nitin - Hypweb Solutions LLP Sai Srikar Kadiyam - Founder, Metasai Innovations Udugula Ganesh - Founder,AdOnGlow Deshaveni Nithin - Full stack developer Naveen Ellanki - Co-Founder, Smatr Sai Chaitanya - Product manager Sukesh Ghantoji - Cloud Success Manager Capgemini prudvi raj - Kirana kredit Surya Prakash Addanki - Co-Founder, LoHaS Stays Vamsidhar Mannem - Co-founder Jogeeswara Puvvala - Co-Founder of ForteAI Technologies Sudheer Kangala - Founder, nestbookings.com Sai Karthik Adla - Co-Founder ForteAI Technologies gopi chand - Founder of WebbifyTech Sunder Bachuwar - Software Engineer Manasa Darni - Developer Utsav Nagda - SDR Swetha Panda - Founder - Zenblock Labs Romit Shrivastava - Founder at LinkSkill AI Shreyansh - Founder & CEO - Billo Raghu Charan Kancharla - Ecogenx innovation Rishwanth Naguri - NXT WAVE - Student Pavan Kumar Dubasi - Founder, VibeTensor Jakkula Indra Karan Rao - Founder NIKHIL AGARWAL - Founding Lead Engineer, US Stealth Startup Raju Anantula - RISIKEISH BIOSOLUTIONS Neeharika  Sanapala - Customer engagement Naveen - Co-founder of Token buddy abdul mazeed - SRE Ahmed Hussain - IT industry Jalaluddin khan - Founder & CEO - Proviz Raghuram Kancharla - Founder - Kvr Impex Pvt Ltd Sai Kiran B L S - PwC Labhansh Satpute - Co-Founder & CTO @ZappDeal Karthik Paladugulla - Student Bharadwaj Singaluri - Data analyst, Accenture NAGESH NAGAM - UI/UX Designer Kumar N - President M Samith - Founder,Trivinity Saidulu Rampe - TCS Hari Charan - Front-End Developer Himayun Khan - Freelancer (MERN) Rajesh K - Co-Founder Mohith Prathipati - Founder, Zion Dasari Venkata Surya Teja - Masters student at EDHEC Business School Revanth Kallepalli - Student Entrepreneur kotamsetty Pradeep - Fashion technology Raviteja G - Senior Associate Hema Harshini - UX Designer at Yudi
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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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