What founder events are happening on eChai?

eChai runs open meetups, demo days and dinners for founders across 25+ cities in 10+ countries. Upcoming gatherings include eChai's Startup Open House in Hyderabad, eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru, and TechSparks 2026 are listed here, and each has its own page to register on.

Which cities host eChai events?

eChai gathers founders across 25+ cities in 10+ countries. Open a city to see what is coming up there.

What is on at eChai

Open meetups, demo days, dinners and the smaller circles, week by week, across 25+ cities in 10+ countries. Most are open to any founder who registers; a few are by application. Each has its own page, with who is going and the way in.

Nothing is coming up in Imphal yet, so this is what is on across eChai.

6 Bengaluru
Sat 10 to Fri 16 195 going
4 Ahmedabad
Thu 8 to Sat 17 189 going
2 Hyderabad
Sat 10 · Sun 11 20 going
1 Surat
Sat 10 46 RSVPs
1 Delhi-NCR
Sat 10 18 RSVPs
1 Pune
Sat 10 17 RSVPs
1 Mumbai
Sat 10
1 New York
Thu 15

This week.

405 RSVPs · 12 gatherings · 7 cities

Thursday 8 October

Ahmedabad 4 pm - 7 pm

Happened AI Cafe House of Starts

111 RSVPs · 16 photos

Saturday 10 October 9 gatherings in 7 cities

9 am

Mumbai 9 am - 9 pm

Happened Partner event Frontier D2C AI Summit, 2nd Edition Novotel Mumbai International Airport · registration on d2cinsider.ai

9:30 am

Hyderabad 9:30 am - 1:30 pm

Happened Partner event Carbon Market Foundation Program registration on wudbox.in

11 am 3 gatherings started in 3 cities

Bengaluru 11 am - 1 pm

Happened Built By Design: hardware, software, and everything people make IISc Department of Design and Manufacturing

79 RSVPs · 20 photos
Surat 11 am - 1 pm

Happened How Founders & Operators Use AI DevX Piplod

46 RSVPs · 2 photos
Delhi-NCR 11 am - 1 pm

Happened How Founders & Operators Use AI DevX Noida

18 RSVPs · 5 photos

4 pm

Pune 4 pm - 6 pm

Happened Product Growth Startup Meetup Ideas To Impacts Baner

17 RSVPs

6 pm 2 gatherings started in Bengaluru

Bengaluru 6 pm - 8 pm

Happened Fundraising for Startups: Panel Conversation with Founders & Investors Founder Startup House Koramangala

54 RSVPs
Bengaluru 6 pm - 8 pm

Happened eChai Women Founders Initiative HSR Layout

11 RSVPs

7 pm

Ahmedabad 7 pm - 11 pm

Happened Partner event Startup Circle Garba Shantam Farm · registration on a Google Form

Today, Sunday 11 October 2 gatherings in 2 cities

11 am

Bengaluru 11 am - 1 pm

eChai's Startup Open House Founder Startup House Koramangala

49 going
Hyderabad 11 am - 1 pm

eChai's Startup Open House DraperU India

20 going

Next week.

80 RSVPs · 5 gatherings · 3 cities

Tuesday 13 October

Bengaluru 10 am - 6 pm

Partner event TechSparks 2026 Taj Yeshwantpur · registration on techsparks.yourstory.com

Thursday 15 October

New York 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

eChai New York Startup Mixer Mr. Purple

Friday 16 October 2 gatherings in 2 cities

Ahmedabad 4 pm - 7 pm

AI Cafe House of Starts

11 going

Bengaluru 6 pm - 8 pm

Bengaluru Startup Meetup : North Bengaluru edition Enzyme BCIT

2 going

Saturday 17 October

Ahmedabad 5:30 pm - 8 pm

Ahmedabad Startup Day iHub Gujarat

67 going

Every gathering ahead, 21 in all

Where eChai is going next.

These are gatherings proposed but not yet booked. Each one happens once enough founders in the city say they would come, and everyone who did is registered.