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about 20 hours ago · Bengaluru

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A session with women founders from very different industries

Praveena Sasidharan of Retentia Group on the Women Founders Initiative in Bengaluru.

Praveena Sasidharan Founder & CEO, Retentia Group | Helping ITAD, Recycling & Circular Economy Leaders Win Higher-Value Contracts, Build Predictable Pipelines, and Achieve Market Leadership Across Europe & the US 11 Aug 2026

I had a really good time at the eChai Ventures Women Founders Initiative in Bengaluru.

It was a great session with women founders from different backgrounds and industries. We spoke about the challenges of being a woman entrepreneur, building and growing businesses, AI and how it is changing the way we work, fashion, technology and a lot more.

What I enjoyed most was the openness of the conversations. Everyone brought a different perspective, and there was something interesting to take away from each discussion.

As a founder, I always enjoy meeting people outside my usual circle. Sometimes a simple conversation can give you a completely different perspective on a problem you’ve been thinking about.

A special thank you to Koral Jain for making everything so easy and comfortable and for bringing us all together. Really appreciate the effort behind putting these conversations together.

Wonderful meeting Sunita V Vandana Jain madhu chellam Adhunika Premkumar Vageesha Daga

Looking forward to more such conversations.

#WomenFounders #WomenEntrepreneurs #Entrepreneurship #AI #Technology #Bengaluru #eChai

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about 20 hours ago

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I think I am becoming addicted to meeting people who are building

Ankush Mehrotra of frantiger on the run of founders, investors and students he has met lately, including at an eChai event.

Ankush Mehrotra Founder at frantiger | Student of Entrepreneurship 11 Aug 2026

I think I’m slowly becoming addicted to meeting people who are trying to build something.

Over the last few weeks, I’ve met entrepreneurs, investors, aspiring founders, working professionals and students from completely different backgrounds.

Over the weekend, I met a bunch of them at an eChai Ventures event. Thanks to Jatin Chaudhary

Different stories, different problems, different ambitions, different strategies.

But somehow, most conversations circle back to one thing:
“How do I grow this?”

That question has become particularly interesting to me through this decade.

•Because building a business is one thing.
•Building something that someone else can replicate is a completely different game.

And that’s probably why I’ve lived 15 years of my life as a student of entrepreneurship, my network of consultants spending so much time around franchising and business expansion through frantiger.agency

Still learning. Still meeting people. Still figuring out what works.
But the conversations are getting more interesting every day.

#iamfrantiger #WorkMoneyRelations

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about 20 hours ago · Ahmedabad

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An evening with the Women Founders Initiative in Ahmedabad

Harsha Lohana on connecting with women entrepreneurs building across industries, from matchmaking to technology.

Harsha lohana Full Stack & AI Developer | Building Scalable Tech at Perficient Solutions | Founder, Chai & Code (Tech Educator) | FastAPI • Python 21 Aug 2026

Excited to have been part of the eChai Women Founders Initiative in Ahmedabad! 🌱
A wonderful evening connecting with a room full of inspiring women entrepreneurs and leaders building incredible things across industries — from matchmaking and content creation to sustainable tech and everything in between.
Grateful for the meaningful conversations and the energy of everyone in the room — such a strong reminder of how much innovation is thriving in Ahmedabad's startup ecosystem.
Looking forward to staying connected and seeing where these journeys lead. 🚀
#eChai #WomenFounders #Ahmedabad #Startups #Networking #Entrepreneurship

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2 days ago · Bengaluru
A women-only founders' gathering in HSR, with eChai

Koral Jain invites women founders in Bengaluru to a curated gathering in HSR, co-hosted with eChai.

Koral Jain @koraljain05

women founders in bangalore 👋

if you are building something, you should be in this room.

this saturday in hsr, we are hosting a curated WOMEN-ONLY founders’ gathering with @eChaiVentures

just honest conversations with people building companies.

expect:
• startup open house
• 1:1 networking
• a room full of ambitious women founders

entry is application-only so we can keep the room intentional.

apply below. if you are selected, we will send you the venue.

see you on saturday :)

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