eChai startup events

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

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Founders in Bengaluru worth knowing. Tap a card for the full profile, bio, what they're hoping for, links to reach out.

Kiran Babu
Bengaluru
Kiran Babu
Founder · ReadyForRole Private Limited

Founder, Pre-seed, backing Pre-seed / seed, in SaaS + B2B / enterprise + AI/ML.

Building ReadyForRole is an Assessment-Led Talent Intelligence Platform helping educational institutions and enterprises benchmark skills, improve employability, and make data-driven talent decisions through AI-powered assessments and workforce intelligence solutions
Hoping to meet
  • Angel / seed investors for my startup
  • Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • Engineering leaders / CTOs
  • Product leaders
Haffez Khan
Bengaluru
Haffez Khan
CEO · Royalacquisition

Founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Seed, in B2B / enterprise.

Building An advanced B2B outbound lead generation engine that combines AI-driven multi-channel personalization with bulletproof technical infrastructure. We bypass strict modern email filters to safely scale outreach and secure high-intent sales appointments for B2B ent
Hoping to meet
  • Angel / seed investors for my startup
  • Startups to invest in
  • Senior hires for my team
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Others in my exact role to swap notes with
  • Founders & operators in my city
Khyati Sikarwar
Bengaluru
Khyati Sikarwar
Co-founder · VIBIO

Co-founder and Aspiring founder (exploring an idea), Pre-product (building) and Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in Marketplace and Media / creator.

Building A platform to unify discovery and booking of live experiences all in one place. VIBIO to find your VIBE anywhere.
Hoping to meet
  • Capital for my next round
  • Intros to paying customers
  • Growth & marketing leaders
Vikram Madhusudhan
Bengaluru
Vikram Madhusudhan
Founder · Toyflix

Founder, Seed and Raising now, in D2C / consumer.

Building Toyflix is a circular economy startup — premium educational toys delivered to kids every month, rented, played with, returned, and recirculated. No clutter, no waste, no buying toys that get used twice. Fresh curated boxes at your door, free delivery across India.
Hoping to meet
  • Angel / seed investors for my startup
  • Capital for my next round
Nithin
Bengaluru
Nithin
Founder · NOPE

Solo founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Bootstrapped, in D2C / consumer and AI/ML.

Building I built NOPE. It's an AI powered app with a personality. It summaries the news in 4-5 sentences and reacts to it. The reaction is sarcastic, cynic and intelligent. And you can adjust the sarcasm and intelligence of NOPE personality/app.
Hoping to meet
  • Angel / seed investors for my startup
  • A co-founder
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
Kartik Singh
Bengaluru
Kartik Singh
Co-founder · Nero Drippd

Co-founder, Pre-product (building), in D2C / consumer + E-commerce / retail + Foodtech / F&B.

Building I'm building a RTD Coffee Brand
Hoping to meet
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • Founders & operators in my city
Niveditha Subrahmanyam
Bengaluru
Niveditha Subrahmanyam
Co-Founder · Adflixindia

Co-founder, Idea stage and Pre-product (building), backing Pre-seed / seed and Angel, in Adtech + Mobility + Media.

Building Adflix puts LED ad screens on cabs and autos driving through a local business’s neighbourhood. Pick a 1km zone, upload your ad, live in 24 hours — from ₹2 a slot. No agencies, no hoardings, no contracts.
Hoping to meet
  • Angel / seed investors for my startup
  • Capital for my next round
  • Intros to paying customers
  • Partners for my services or agency

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What founder events are happening on eChai?

eChai runs founder dinners, workshops, and meetups across 25+ cities. Upcoming gatherings include Bengaluru Startup Meetup, FailCode Bengaluru: Failure lessons from startups and operators, and eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru are listed here, and you can RSVP to any of them.

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