eChai startup events

The official events calendar of eChai Ventures. Founder meetups, dinners, demo days, and networking events across India, the US, and beyond.

Upcoming events

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Product Growth Playbook : Ahmedabad edition
6:30 PM · GVFL Ahmedabad · Ahmedabad
Priyanshi Soni Sumit Kasardekar 𝐕𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐚 Priyanshi , Sumit + 51 going
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AI Cafe | Ahmedabad edition
4:00 PM · House of Starts · Ahmedabad
Rahilsha Diwan Manish Nayee Bhavin Parmar RAHILSHA, Manish + 25 going
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AI x Marketing : Ahmedabad edition
7:00 PM · House of Starts · Ahmedabad
Khyati Brahmbhatt Apoorva Bhayani Sumit Kasardekar Khyati, Apoorva + 39 going
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Women Founders x AI : Ahmedabad edition Private
11:00 AM · Ahmedabad
Harsha Bhurani Dr. Isha Goswami Shweta Patel Harsha, Dr. Isha + 4 going
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Delhi-NCR Startup Meetup
11:00 AM · DevX Noida · Delhi-NCR
Nalin Joshi T Danish Shikoh Nalin, Tithi + 10 going
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Mumbai Startup Meetup
11:00 AM · DevX Dynasty · Mumbai
D S Gilchrist D'souza Darshika, SOOMRIT + 26 going
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Surat Startup Meetup
11:00 AM · DevX Piplod · Surat
S Smit Shekhada Chintan Papaiya Subhash, SMIT + 9 going
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Scaling Your Startup : Surat edition
5:00 PM · Webito Infotech · Surat
Vandan Patel Jaydeep Ghevariya T Vandan, Jaydeep + 7 going
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Bengaluru Startup Meetup
6:00 PM · Urban Vault 477 · Bengaluru
S Dhiya William C Siddharth, Dhiya + 17 going
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FailCode Bengaluru: Failure lessons from startups and operators
6:00 PM · Founder Startup House Koramangala · Bengaluru
Shivam Pandey M D Shivam, Mohamed + 12 going
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Founders to meet

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Founders from across the eChai network worth knowing. Tap a card for the full profile, bio, what they're hoping for, links to reach out.

Jayesh Kadivar
Ahmedabad
Jayesh Kadivar
Founder · Growthnest Advisors LLP

Founder and Educator / mentor, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Pre-seed, in Healthtech + Deeptech + Mobility / EV.

Hoping to meet
  • Angel / seed investors for my startup
  • Startups to invest in
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Founders & operators in my city
Shrijay Sheth
Ahmedabad
Shrijay Sheth
Founder · Legalwiz.in

Founder and Solo founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Seed, in SaaS and E-commerce / retail.

Hoping to meet
  • Capital for my next round
  • Founders past $1M ARR
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
Nadeem Jafri
Ahmedabad
Nadeem Jafri
Founder · Heartymart

Entrepreneur | Startup Mentor | IIMA Guest Speaker | Speaker.

Hoping to meet
  • Intros to paying customers
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
Kush Prajapati
Ahmedabad
Kush Prajapati
COO · DI AI

Co-founder, Seed, in AI/ML and Healthtech.

Building

AI that reads any health document and turns it into clinical intelligence.

Hoping to meet
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • Founders with US / global reach
Rahul Kumar
Ahmedabad
Rahul Kumar
Founder & CEO · Retner.ai

Co-founder, Seed, in SaaS + D2C / consumer + E-commerce / retail.

Hoping to meet
  • Intros to paying customers
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • Founders past $1M ARR
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • Founders & operators in my city
Rushabh Shah
Ahmedabad
Rushabh Shah
Managing Partner · STIR Advisors

Solo founder and Advisor, Profitable, backing Strategic / corporate, in Vertical SaaS + AI/ML + Deeptech.

Building

Working on a lot of interesting tech projects, alongside the Investment Banking firm

Hoping to meet
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • Engineering leaders / CTOs
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
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Kumar Manish
Ahmedabad
Kumar Manish
Founder · Urbanvoicesin

Founder, Bootstrapped, in Climate / clean energy + Mobility / EV + Media / creator.

Building

Urban Voices (urbanvoices.in) is an independent news and views platform dedicated to "cities for people." It covers urban issues across India — transport, environment, housing, planning, and civic innovation among other urban issues.

Hoping to meet
  • Angel / seed investors for my startup
Abhishek Jain
Ahmedabad
Abhishek Jain
Director · Naapbooks

Co-founder and Investor / angel, Profitable and Raising now, backing Syndicate / scout and Family office, in Fintech + SaaS + Web3.

Hoping to meet
  • Startups to invest in
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • Founders past $1M ARR
  • Founders with US / global reach

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Questions, answered

What founder events are happening on eChai?

eChai runs founder dinners, workshops, and meetups across 25+ cities. Upcoming gatherings include Product Growth Playbook : Ahmedabad edition, AI Cafe | Ahmedabad edition, and AI x Marketing : Ahmedabad edition are listed here, and you can RSVP to any of them.

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