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

Chaitanya Badave
Pune
Chaitanya Badave
Founder · Grab Or Miss

Founder, Bootstrapped, in SaaS and Marketplace.

Building Building Grab Or Miss, a community & platform that helps people save money on SaaS while helping founders get discovered.
Hoping to meet
  • Founders past $1M ARR
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
  • Founders & operators in my city
Akshay Singh
Pune
Akshay Singh
Co-Founder · SmartCheckIn

Co-founder, Pre-product (building) and Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, backing Pre-seed / seed, in SaaS and B2B / enterprise.

Building SmartCheckIn, a hospitality SaaS platform that enables QR-based and pre-arrival digital check-ins, guest data collection, compliance-ready reports and automated guest reviews. Helping hotels reduce paperwork, save time, and deliver a better guest experience.
Hoping to meet
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
Neha Gosavi
Pune
Neha Gosavi
Student · NA

Looking for: Startup opportunities, internships/full-time roles, networking with founders, Idea stage and Exploring the startup ecosystem and looking for opportunities to contribute to an early-stage team., backing Pre-seed / seed and Angel, in AI/ML and DevTools / infra.

Building I'm interested in working with early-stage startups. I'm here to meet founders, learn how startups operate, and explore opportunities where I can contribute.
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  • I'm hoping to connect with founders, learn how early-stage startups are built, and explore opportunities to contribute to a growing team.
Divyaprasad Pande
Pune
Divyaprasad Pande
Founder and CEO · Digital Pandeji CMO Advisory

Solo founder and Advisor, in SaaS + Vertical SaaS + B2B / enterprise.

Building A growth-focused marketing engine that helps tech startups, SaaS, and B2B companies generate demand, accelerate revenue, and scale efficiently through AI-powered marketing strategies. 🚀
Hoping to meet
  • Intros to paying customers
  • A startup role I would love, at any kind
  • Founders past $1M ARR
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
  • Founders & operators in my city
Amit Chavan
Pune
Amit Chavan
Co-founder CTO @ Vibtree
Building

Co-founder CTO @ Vibtree | AI, SaaS, Product Development

As the CTO and Co-founder of Vibtree, I lead the development of an AI-powered omnichannel inbox for sales teams that enables them to communicate with their prospects and customers across multiple platforms, such as WhatsApp, Messenger, SMS, and email. Vibtree is a B2B SaaS solution that leverages natural language processing and machine learning to automate and personalize sales conversations, increase conversions, and improve customer satisfaction.

I have over seven years of experience in designing and developing conversational commerce solutions for various domains, such as hyperlocal, D2C brands, and restaurants. I co-founded EffCode Technologies, a company that provides conversational automation solutions for consumer's favorite platforms, such as WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram. I also co-founded Wareport, a startup that offered a conversational inventory management system for small and medium businesses. 

I hold a Master of Computer Applications degree in Computer Science from MIT School of Management, where I acquired strong technical skills and knowledge in software engineering, AI, and web development. I am also a graduate of the Founder Institute, a global accelerator program that trains aspiring entrepreneurs in launching and scaling their ventures. 

I am passionate about creating innovative and impactful products that solve real-world problems and disrupt the status quo. I enjoy collaborating with non-tech founders and helping them integrate technology into their products seamlessly. I am also a startup enthusiast and a Slack Chapter Leader, where I connect and network with mentors and talented individuals who share my vision and goals. I am always open to new opportunities and challenges that can help me grow and learn.

Bhairvi Kamat
Pune
Bhairvi Kamat
Founder & CEO, Midas Blue
Building

Successfully Steering Midas Blue with a vision to Empower, Enable and Inspire by connecting the best talents across Institutions and Industry. Sign-up free at http://www.midasfusion.com

Our end-to-end hassle-free software development and consulting services are focused on enabling non-IT businesses to go digital.

Our high talent recruitment services are focused on serving our clients with identifying right talent for their challenging IT niche skills requirements.

Prior to forming Midas Blue in 2014, Successfully led R&D projects for Fortune 500 companies with my Techno managerial skill.

Subject matter expert on telecom software domain, Outsourcing, Offshoring, Business planning & execution, leadership and entrepreneurship.

Over 23+ years of total experience in Sr. management and leadership role.

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