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Mumbai SaaS Meetup

eChai Ventures and DevX Venture Fund will be hosting the 'Mumbai SaaS Startups Meetup' with SaaS Founders and enthusiasts on 18th March, Saturday from 11 am to 1 pm.

eChai Ventures and DevX Venture Fund will be hosting the 'Mumbai SaaS Startups Meetup' with SaaS Founders and enthusiasts on 18th March, Saturday from 11 am to 1 pm.

Saturday, 18 March 2023

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM IST

DevX, 7th Floor, A Wing, Dynasty Business Park, Nr. JB Nagar Metro Station (Chakala), Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri East, Mumbai 400065.

Hosts & speakers 2

LoveKshitij Suryavanshi Speaker

Product Management Leader

Udit Goenka Speaker

Founder, PitchGround & FirstSales.io

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Getting there

DevX, 7th Floor, A Wing, Dynasty Business Park, Nr. JB Nagar Metro Station (Chakala), Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri East, Mumbai 400065.