eChai startup events

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

Events in Surat

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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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eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat
Where founders show what they're building.
6:00 PM · Yanolja Cloud Solution · Surat
Jaymin Bhavsar Ronit Rathod V Jaymin, Ronit + 1 going

Highlights from Surat

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A look at what recent eChai gatherings in Surat were like.

eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat Jun 27, 2026 eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat FailCode Surat: Failure lessons from startups and operators Jun 27, 2026 FailCode Surat: Failure lessons from startups and operators How Founders & Operators Use AI | Surat Jun 20, 2026 How Founders & Operators Use AI | Surat eChai After Party of 21by72 Jun 13, 2026 eChai After Party of 21by72 Scaling Food Brands: Growth, Franchising, and Operations - Surat Edition Jun 12, 2026 Scaling Food Brands: Growth, Franchising, and Operations - Surat Edition

Past events in Surat

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eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat
Where founders show what they're building.
Jun 27, 2026 · Yanolja Cloud Solution · Surat
Bhushan Patil Kamil Shaikh Harshad Prajapati Bhushan, Kamil + 30 went
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FailCode Surat: Failure lessons from startups and operators
Jun 27, 2026 · DevX Piplod · Surat
D Bhushan Patil Gungun Rathi Devashish, Bhushan + 18 went
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How Founders & Operators Use AI | Surat
Founders and operators on the AI tools they actually use.
Jun 20, 2026 · DevX Piplod · Surat
Ankit Jesar Jaymin Bhavsar Smit Shekhada Ankit, Jaymin + 65 went
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eChai After Party of 21by72 Private
An eChai after party alongside 21by72. tea, snacks, and easy networking.
Jun 13, 2026 · Surat
Rahul Kumar Jatin Chaudhary Malhar Jani Rahul, Jatin + 16 went
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Scaling Food Brands: Growth, Franchising, and Operations - Surat Edition
Jun 12, 2026 · DevX Piplod · Surat
Jaymin Bhavsar Kunal Chaudhari Sohan Kalsariya Jaymin, Kunal + 28 went
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How Food Brands Scale Through Franchisees : Surat Edition
Jun 6, 2026 · DevX Surat, 3rd Floor, Stalwart Insignia, University Airport Road, beside Shantiniketan, Piplod, Surat, Gujarat 395007. · Surat
Akash Shah Bhushan Patil M Akash, Bhushan + 7 went

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People in Surat

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

Hemish Pancholi
Surat
Hemish Pancholi
Founder & CEO @ KodamaMinds · Hemish

Founder and Engineer / builder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in AI/ML + Media / creator + Knowledge delivery.

Building Building EverEdition, a platform where one book becomes a million different books depending on who's reading it. An engineer gets bullet points and benchmarks. A poet gets metaphors and vibes. Your grandma gets large font and zero jargon. Waitlist is live. The AI does the writing
Hoping to meet
  • Angel / seed investors for my startup
  • Intros to paying customers
  • A startup role I would love, at any kind
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
  • Founders & operators in my city
everedition.co
Umang Zala
Surat
Umang Zala
Co-founder · Reeldit.com / Exhibyte Solution

Founder and Building on the side, Pre-product (building), in Marketplace.

Building Building Reedit.com, Marketplace for AI-first artist to brands to grow their digital distribution and content.
Hoping to meet
  • Intros to paying customers
  • Vetted service providers (design, dev, legal)
  • Founders past $1M ARR
  • Founders with US / global reach
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
  • Founders & operators in my city
reeldit.com
Harshad Prajapati
Surat
Harshad Prajapati
Product Designer · NA

Designer and Looking to join a startup, Idea stage, in Fintech + SaaS + Web3.

Building product designer | helping ai startups, saas & web3 build intuitive products + high-conversion websites | no-code (framer) developer
Hoping to meet
  • A startup role I would love, at any kind
Bhushan Patil
Surat
Bhushan Patil
Founder · scaleus.space

Co-founder, Bootstrapped, in SaaS.

Building Building Scaleus — an Instagram automation platform that helps businesses connect with high-intent prospects through personalized outreach. Strong on product and automation, currently looking to crack distribution, sales, and early customer growth.
Hoping to meet
  • Intros to paying customers
  • Partners for my services or agency
  • A co-founder
  • Bootstrapped, profitable founders
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • Founders & operators in my city
Ca Devang Tarsariya
Surat
Ca Devang Tarsariya
Co-Founder · apriltax

Co-founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Pre-seed, in Fintech + SaaS + AI/ML.

Building Currently building apriltax a taxtech startup that helps e-commerce sellers to file their GST returns themselves with three simple steps. Upload, Validate and Done
Hoping to meet
  • Angel / seed investors for my startup
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • Founders & operators in my city
getapril.in
Parin Shah
Surat
Parin Shah
Co-Founder · FoodFinity Pvt Ltd - AAHYU KITCHEN , Coffeelinks LLP - NOCHbox

Co-founder and Building on the side, Pre-product (building) and Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in Clean Eating Brand and Specialty Coffee.

Building Bringing natural & unprocessed food on table, light on stomach and as tasteful as It can get. Building on a take-away Coffee Concept
Hoping to meet
  • Growth & marketing leaders
  • People obsessed with AI workflows
  • Others in my exact role to swap notes with
  • Founders & operators in my city
  • Collaborators

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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 Surat Startup Meetup, Scaling Your Startup : Surat edition, and eChai Startup Demo Day in Surat are listed here, and you can RSVP to any of them.

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