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GESIA Pitchathon + Panel Conversation : Ahmedabad Edition

Event update:

The updated venue is DevX Vastrapur – C-201, The First Building. Earlier, it was mentioned as DevX Sindhu Bhavan Road.

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The GESIA Pitchathon Series, organized by eChai Ventures and DevX as part of the GESIA initiative, brings together founders, investors, and ecosystem enablers across Gujarat for a morning of startup pitches and founder conversations.
The program begins with startup pitches from 9:00 am to 10:30 am, featuring ventures across key sectors such as AI, Cleantech, Healthtech, and Sustainable Transportation.
From 10:30 am to 11 pm, the session opens for networking and new participants to join. This link provides access from 10:30 am onwards for the main panel discussion.
At 11 am, each city will host a panel with growth-stage founders sharing their journeys of building, scaling, and contributing to their local ecosystems.
This multi-city series serves as a run-up to the GESIA Digital Management Conclave 2025, scheduled for Saturday, November 15th at Grand Mercure Surya Palace, Vadodara, under the theme “Intelligent Enterprises | Trust, Security & Tech Transformation, Driving Responsible Innovation in the AI, IoT & Cyber Security Era.

Koumal Kalantry Sumit Kasardekar Satya Mehta Koumal, Sumit + 7 others went See who came
Manan Maheshwari
Ahmedabad
Manan Maheshwari
Growth Strategist | AI Practioner | Business Consultant · Consultriva

Advisor, in Proptech / real estate.

Building I help MSMEs, startups, and GCCs scale through AI Strategy & Governance, GTM execution, and digital transformation Wharton‑certified, MICA alum, and global growth consultant.

Hoping to meet
  • Intros to paying customers
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • A startup role I would love, at any kind
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
  • Founders & operators in my city
Manish Nayee
Gandhinagar
Manish Nayee
Founder & CEO · Wority Technology

Founder, Bootstrapped and Profitable, in SaaS + B2B / enterprise + AI/ML.

Hoping to meet
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • A co-founder
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
Sumit Kasardekar
Ahmedabad
Sumit Kasardekar
Founder · The Harsmit Ventures

Solo founder and Advisor, Bootstrapped, in Fintech + Insurtech + SaaS.

Building I’m building The Harsmit Ventures. Our goal is simple: make it easier for business owners to access financial services, business technology, and AI tools from one trusted partner instead of juggling multiple providers.

Hoping to meet
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
  • Founders & operators in my city
  • First customers
  • Mentorship

eChai Partner Brands

eChai Ventures partners with select brands as their growth partner. Together we explore new ideas, open doors, and build momentum across the startup ecosystem.

Past event happened on 8 Nov 2025