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eChai

Ahmedabad

Areas
Vastrapur Navrangpura Bodakdev Satellite Prahlad Nagar Makarba Thaltej SG Highway All 51

This week

Thursday 8

  1. AI Cafe 4:00 PM · House of Starts · 78 going

Saturday 10

  1. Partner event Startup Circle Garba 7:00 PM · Shantam Farm
Everything coming up →
Walks
The exits Jatin Chaudhary's Ahmedabad Where the money started Vikram Sarabhai's Ahmedabad The incubators The coworking spaces The cafes The tech companies The campuses The agencies The communities The established companies
58milesATOA TechnologiesBecauseBrands.liveCheckMyWarrantyDevXDigippleES Healthcare CentreGrowthnestHearty MartHmmbizHummingbird TalentIndiaBizForSaleLegalWiz.inMagenta InsightsMYCPE OneNaapbooksOizomParikh AssuranceRetnerRiddhi Corporate ServicesSTIR AdvisorsUpsquare Technologies 58miles

Ahmedabad in brief

eChai's map of Ahmedabad has 342 startups, 2 investors, 12 incubators and 88 coworking spaces, across 51 parts of town. 70 build in SaaS, 67 in B2B / enterprise and 54 in D2C / e-commerce. Vastrapur alone has 36 of the 342, and 282 of them sit west of the Sabarmati. eChai has held 1,365 gatherings in Ahmedabad, and 5 are coming up.

Walks

The partner brands Who is with eChai in Ahmedabad, one at a time. Take the walk The exits23 stops The companies built in Ahmedabad that were bought outright, who bought them, and for how much, from a web-summariser sold to Intel's Kno in 2013 to a hotel ERP sold to Yanolja in 2026. Cruxbot · Cyberoam · Elitecore Technologies · DRC Systems … Take the walk Jatin Chaudhary's Ahmedabad37 stops Where eChai's founders meet in Ahmedabad, as Jatin Chaudhary walks it: the campus where eChai's founders met, the coffee stops, the clubs, the offices, incubators and fund that host, the grounds on a Wednesday, the courts, the stands at a match, the riverfront and the old city on foot. Home in Vastrapur · Nirma University · Upri Manzil · Hop Cafe … Take the walk Where the money started23 stops The first address of the businesses that made this city's money, in the order they started: a cotton mill in 1861, a stock exchange in 1894, a soda counter, a tea depot, two pharma companies started with twenty-five thousand rupees each, a detergent mixed in a backyard, a chaat cart, and a family that sold and started again. Ahmedabad Spinning and Weaving Company · Calico Dome · Old Stock Exchange Building · The Retreat, Shahibaug … Take the walk Vikram Sarabhai's Ahmedabad11 stops The institutions one man built in this city, in the order he built them: a physics laboratory in an outhouse, the textile industry's research association, a dance academy on the river, a management institute, a design school, a science centre for children, and the earth station that became the Space Applications Centre after he was gone. The Retreat, Shahibaug · M. G. Science Institute · ATIRA · Darpana Academy of Performing Arts … Take the walk The incubators12 stops 12 incubators on the Ahmedabad map, one at a time. AIC-GUSEC Foundation · AIC-LMCP Foundation · GUSEC · i-Hub Gujarat … Take the walk The coworking spaces88 stops 88 coworking spaces on the Ahmedabad map, one at a time. DevX · Awfis Coworking · BuildEdge Projects · GCP BUSINESS CENTRE … Take the walk The cafes64 stops 64 cafes on the Ahmedabad map, one at a time. All The Perks · Brewgarten · COFFEE ByUs · COFFEE STAND ®-CG Road … Take the walk The tech companies46 stops 46 tech companies on the Ahmedabad map, one at a time. Naapbooks · Hmmbiz · Brainvire · Concept Infoway … Take the walk The campuses15 stops 15 campuses on the Ahmedabad map, one at a time. CEPT University · Education · Gujarat University · LM College of Pharmacy … Take the walk The agencies12 stops 12 agencies on the Ahmedabad map, one at a time. Because · Vizeld · LotuX Studio · Bison Media … Take the walk The communities8 stops 8 communities on the Ahmedabad map, one at a time. Ahmedabad Management Association · IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre) · GCCI Youth Wing · CAIT Young Entrepreneurs … Take the walk The established companies4 stops 4 established companies on the Ahmedabad map, one at a time. Scanpoint Geomatics · Rasna Group · EclinicalWorks · Concord Biotech Take the walk

Events

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This week 78 RSVPs · 2 gatherings
  1. AI Cafe : Ahmedabad edition
    4 pm - 7 pmHouse of Starts
    Apoorva BhayaniJatin ChaudharyVishal TiwariSwati Pandey 78 going
  2. Partner event Startup Circle Garba
    7 pm - 11 pmShantam Farmregistration on a Google Form
Next week 53 RSVPs · 1 gathering
  1. Ahmedabad Startup Day
    5:30 pm - 8 pmiHub Gujarat
    Komal PrajapatiAditya DiwanAparna SahooAryan Dhawan 53 going
Later this month 24 RSVPs · 1 gathering
  1. eChai Startup Demo Day in Ahmedabad
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pmGVFL Ahmedabad
    Aditya DiwanDarshil PadmaniDhruvil PrajapatiDigvijaysinh Vala 24 going
November 2026 1 gathering
  1. Partner event Tech Expo Gujarat 2026
    9:30 am - 6 pmGujarat University Convention and Exhibition Centreregistration on techexpogujarat.com
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People

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Hardik Manwani
Hardik Manwani
Founder · HMMBIZ
Shalin (Shawn) Parikh
Shalin (Shawn) Parikh
Founder & CEO, Entigrity · Ahmedabad
Vishal Tiwari
Vishal Tiwari
VP - Growth & Strategy · Narayana Business School
Nadeem Jafri
Nadeem Jafri
Founder · Heartymart
Jash Gor
Jash Gor
Promoter · Riddhicorporate
Bhavin S Bhagat
Bhavin S Bhagat
Co-Founder & CEO · Indiabizforsale
Umesh Uttamchandani
Umesh Uttamchandani
Managing Director · DevX
Vishakha Shah
Vishakha Shah
CEO, Venus Logistics · Ahmedabad
Sohil Patel
Sohil Patel
Co-Founder, OIZOM · Ahmedabad
Aditya Shah
Aditya Shah
Founder & CEO, Because · Ahmedabad
Deenky Shah
Deenky Shah
Co-Founder, Because · Ahmedabad
Amit Gupta
Amit Gupta
Founder · Airmed Pathology Labs
Haripriya Bhagat
Haripriya Bhagat
Co-Founder, IndiaBiz · Ahmedabad
Sahil Shah
Sahil Shah
Founder, Hungrito · VP Marketing, Petpooja
Siddharth Patel
Siddharth Patel
Co-Founder & CEO · Digipple
Rushi Patel
Rushi Patel
Co-Founder · Digipple
Utpal Vaishnav
Utpal Vaishnav
Founder · EightQor
Anil Motwani
Anil Motwani
CEO & Founder · ATOA Technologies
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This walk

The exits 23

The companies built in Ahmedabad that were bought outright, who bought them, and for how much, from a web-summariser sold to Intel's Kno in 2013 to a hotel ERP sold to Yanolja in 2026.

  1. Cruxbot
    Bought by
    Kno, then Intel
    When
    May 2013
    For
    Undisclosed

    Nirmit Parikh built Cruxlight in 2012, a tool that summarised any web page the way a book summary stands in for a book, with Tanmay Desai as co-founder. Within a year Kno, the Silicon Valley education company, bought it for an undisclosed sum, and in November 2013 Intel bought Kno. Parikh went on to set up Intel's first office in Ahmedabad, and later founded apna, the jobs platform.

    From yourstory.com →
  2. Cyberoam
    Bought by
    Sophos
    When
    February 2014
    For
    Undisclosed

    Cyberoam was Elitecore's network security business, spun out as its own company with the Carlyle Group behind it: firewalls and unified threat management appliances with identity-based policies, sold through 5,500 resellers in more than 125 countries. When the British security company Sophos bought it on 10 February 2014 the company had more than 550 people, with R&D and global support run from its head office off Panchvati Cross Road. Terms were not disclosed. Sophos kept the office, which is registered today as Sophos Technologies.

    From prnewswire.com →
  3. Elitecore Technologies
    Bought by
    Sterlite Technologies
    When
    September 2015
    For
    About Rs 180 crore

    Elitecore started in 1999 and grew into a telecom software company: billing, revenue management and operations support for operators, with more than 700 people across India, Southeast Asia, the UAE and Africa. Its security division had already left as Cyberoam. On 30 September 2015 Sterlite Technologies completed the purchase of the whole company from First Carlyle Ventures Mauritius and the other shareholders, an all-cash deal at an enterprise value of about Rs 180 crore (about $27 million), to put software beside its optical fibre business.

    From business-standard.com →
  4. DRC Systems
    Bought by
    Infibeam
    When
    March 2017
    For
    Rs 6 crore

    DRC Systems built custom software and cloud ERP for e-commerce businesses: 200 engineers on proprietary and open source frameworks, profitable, and past Rs 10 crore in revenue. Infibeam, the Ahmedabad e-commerce company that had listed the year before, had been using DRC to customise its BuildaBazaar storefronts for merchants, and in March 2017 bought the company outright for Rs 6 crore in cash. Update: DRC Systems India was demerged out of Infibeam Avenues under a scheme approved in 2020 and listed on the BSE and NSE in 2021, with its registered office at GIFT City.

    From medianama.com →
  5. Beardo
    Bought by
    Marico
    When
    2017 to 2020
    For
    Undisclosed; the first 45% was reported at about Rs 50 crore

    Ashutosh Valani and Priyank Shah started Beardo in Ahmedabad as a men's grooming brand, beard oils and washes sold online first. Marico, the Parachute and Saffola company, agreed in March 2017 to take 45% of the parent Zed Lifestyle for a sum it did not disclose (reported at about Rs 50 crore), and in July 2020 bought the remaining 55% in cash, making Beardo a wholly owned subsidiary. It ran from an office in Shapath V on the SG Highway, opposite Karnavati Club. Update: in February 2026 Marico told the exchanges it is folding Zed Lifestyle into itself through a voluntary liquidation, with the Beardo business (Rs 214 crore of turnover in its last financial year) moving into the parent (Storyboard18).

    From yourstory.com →
  6. Claris Injectables
    Bought by
    Baxter
    When
    July 2017
    For
    About $625 million

    Claris Lifesciences was the city's generic injectables company: anaesthesia, renal, anti-infective and critical care medicines in bags, vials and ampoules, with 11 molecules approved in the United States, its own R&D and three plants. In December 2016 Baxter, the American hospital products company, agreed to buy the injectables subsidiary for about $625 million, and the deal closed on 27 July 2017 (Baxter's own accounts put the cash paid at about $629 million net of cash acquired), taking on the plants, the pipeline and more than $100 million of annual revenue.

    From baxter.ca →
  7. Havmor Ice Cream
    Bought by
    Lotte Confectionery
    When
    November 2017
    For
    Rs 1,020 crore

    Havmor began as a small ice cream business in Karachi in 1944, and Satish Chona started it again from a handcart in Ahmedabad in 1951 after Partition; over three generations it grew into a brand with around 150 products, parlours across 14 states and factories in Ahmedabad and Faridabad. In November 2017 South Korea's Lotte Confectionery bought the whole ice cream company for Rs 1,020 crore (about $158 million), its way into India's ice cream market. Update: once their non-compete ran out the Chonas came back to ice cream with Hocco in 2023, and in July 2025 Lotte merged Havmor into Lotte India, keeping Havmor as the brand (The Korea Times).

    From businesstoday.in →
  8. eInfochips
    Bought by
    Arrow Electronics
    When
    January 2018
    For
    $327.6 million

    Pratul Shroff, a chip designer who had worked at Intel, founded eInfochips in Ahmedabad in 1994 to do semiconductor design and product engineering for companies elsewhere. By the time Arrow Electronics, the American components distributor, bought it in January 2018 it had 1,500 people, offices in San Jose, India and Europe, and customers across the life of a product, from custom hardware to connected devices. Arrow's own filings put the price at $327.6 million. It runs today as eInfochips, an Arrow company.

    From investor.arrow.com →
  9. Brillare Science
    Bought by
    Emami
    When
    2018 to 2024
    Stake
    26% to 100%

    Jigar Patel, a pharmacist who had run R&D at Lincoln Pharmaceuticals, started Brillare in December 2009 to make professional hair and skin care for salons, sold under Brillare and Root Deep. Emami, the Kolkata FMCG company, took 26% in February 2018 as its way into the salon segment, raised its holding in stages, and in March 2024 bought the last 4.64%, making Brillare a wholly owned subsidiary. The brand still runs from its office near the new High Court on the SG Highway.

    From business-standard.com →
  10. Softweb Solutions
    Bought by
    Avnet
    When
    December 2018
    For
    Undisclosed

    Ripal Vyas built Softweb into a software and AI company for the Internet of Things, connecting factories, fleets and devices to the applications that read them, with its engineering in Ahmedabad. When Avnet, the American electronics distributor, agreed to buy it in December 2018, Softweb had about 500 people in Dallas, Chicago and Ahmedabad. Terms were not disclosed; Avnet said the deal would add software and AI to its IoT business and add to its adjusted earnings at once.

    From ir.avnet.com →
  11. Evosys
    Bought by
    Mastek
    When
    February 2020
    For
    $138 million: $65 million cash for the Middle East arm, the rest in Mastek shares

    Evolutionary Systems, Evosys, became a large Oracle Cloud implementation partner from Ahmedabad: 13 years of ERP work and more than 1,000 Oracle Cloud customers in over 30 countries. In February 2020 Mastek, the Mumbai IT company, agreed to take the whole business at an enterprise value of $138 million: the India, US, UK and rest-of-world operations merged into a Mastek subsidiary against 15% of Mastek's shares, and Mastek UK paid $65 million in cash for the Middle East arm.

    From mastek.com →
  12. Byte Prophecy
    Bought by
    Accenture
    When
    May 2020
    For
    Undisclosed

    Mrugank Parikh, Adityavijay Rathore, Darshit Shah and Manish Patil started Byte Prophecy in 2011 as an analytics company, automating the insights that large companies pull from their data, and it had worked with Accenture Ventures since 2018. In May 2020 Accenture bought it and folded its nearly 50 data scientists and data engineers into Accenture Applied Intelligence. Terms were not disclosed.

    From business-standard.com →
  13. Vendaxo
    Bought by
    Moglix
    When
    July 2021
    For
    Undisclosed

    Nirat Patel and Poonam Choudhary started Vendaxo in 2016 out of VentureStudio at Ahmedabad University: a marketplace where factories sell the machines they no longer need, with Siemens, Arvind, Marico, Raymond and Torrent Pharma among the sellers. In July 2021, soon after becoming a unicorn, the B2B commerce company Moglix bought it to give manufacturers a way to buy capital goods second-hand. Terms were not disclosed.

    From business-standard.com →
  14. Pedagogy
    Bought by
    Vedantu
    When
    July 2021
    For
    About Rs 28.5 crore

    Archin Shah and his co-founders started Pedagogy in Ahmedabad in 2015, an e-learning platform for students preparing for competitive exams, and in April 2020 it raised $400,000 from Inflection Point Ventures as the pandemic put every classroom online. In July 2021 Vedantu, the Bengaluru live-tutoring company, agreed to buy the whole company in tranches: the promoters, who held 75%, received Rs 21.4 crore, Rs 15.23 crore of it in cash and the rest in Vedantu shares, and the full acquisition was priced at around Rs 28.5 crore.

    From entrackr.com →
  15. Puniska Healthcare
    Bought by
    Amneal Pharmaceuticals
    When
    November 2021
    For
    About Rs 700 crore

    Puniska built a 293,000 square foot sterile injectables plant in Ahmedabad, with robotic and aseptic vial lines, an emulsion line and a large-volume bag line, in a company only four years old. In November 2021 Amneal, the American generics maker, bought it for about $93 million, taking on 550 people and the capacity to make injectables for the United States, with the plant as its base for markets beyond.

    From business-standard.com →
  16. MyClassCampus
    Bought by
    Teachmint
    When
    January 2022
    For
    Undisclosed

    Rachit Dave, Rutvij Vora and Raj Kothari started MyClassCampus in 2017, a campus ERP that ran a school's admissions, fees, payroll and parent communication from one app. In January 2022 Teachmint, the Bengaluru education infrastructure company, bought it as its fourth acquisition, pairing the ERP with its own learning management system for institutions. Terms were not disclosed.

    From freepressjournal.in →
  17. Scouto
    Bought by
    Spinny
    When
    February 2022
    For
    Undisclosed

    Akshay Gupta and Shubham Sharma built Scouto in Ahmedabad: a connected-car device and app that reads a car's health and links the owner to service, insurance and FASTag providers, backed by DevX Venture Fund, iCreate and the Bhuva family office. In February 2022 Spinny, the used-car retailer, bought 100% of it. Scouto had done about Rs 5 crore of revenue that year.

    From entrackr.com →
  18. Volansys Technologies
    Bought by
    ACL Digital
    When
    April 2022
    For
    Undisclosed

    Manan Patel founded Volansys in Ahmedabad in 2008, with a front office in Silicon Valley, to do product engineering for companies from startups to the Fortune 500: design, development, validation and manufacturing of connected devices for industrial and home automation, networking, healthcare and consumer electronics. In April 2022 ACL Digital, part of the French engineering group ALTEN, bought the company for an undisclosed sum to add that depth in IoT to its own services.

    From acldigital.com →
  19. Veeksha
    Bought by
    Adda247
    When
    June 2023
    For
    Undisclosed

    Gaurishankar Singh, Hariprasad Bommidi and Miral Songhela started Veeksha in 2021, 3D lessons in maths and science that a student could turn over on a phone. Two years later Adda247, the Google-backed test-prep company, bought it to put 3D, AR and VR into its K-12 and JEE/NEET courses; it said the students using the material engaged 30% more. Terms were not disclosed.

    From business-standard.com →
  20. Clientjoy
    Bought by
    Synup
    When
    January 2024
    For
    Undisclosed

    Yash Shah, Anupama Panchal, Abhishek Doshi and Shashwat Bhatt launched Clientjoy in 2019 out of Gridle, the company they had run for six years before it: a CRM for agencies and freelancers, proposals, contracts, invoices and a client portal in one place. It raised $800,000 from GVFL in November 2020, and by the time Synup, the local-marketing software company, bought it in January 2024 it had 16,000 customers in 90 countries. Co-founder Anupama Panchal moved to Synup with the product. Terms were not disclosed.

    From prweb.com →
  21. Shy Tiger Brands
    Bought by
    Ghost Kitchens India
    When
    April 2024
    For
    Undisclosed

    Milapsinh Jadeja started Shy Tiger in 2018 and ran five multi-brand cloud kitchens across Ahmedabad, with KBOB's and The Black Chimney the names people ordered. In April 2024 Ghost Kitchens India, the GVFL-backed cloud kitchen company, bought it to run its own brands out of Shy Tiger's kitchens and expand across Gujarat; Jadeja invested in Ghost Kitchens' funding round in turn.

    From entrackr.com →
  22. SocialPilot
    Bought by
    group.one
    When
    July 2025
    For
    Over $50 million, as reported; group.one did not disclose

    Jimit Bagadiya and Tejas Mehta started SocialPilot in 2014 as a tool for small businesses and agencies to plan, publish and report on social media posts, and built it without venture capital into a product used by thousands of agencies and small businesses across North America, Europe and Asia. On 10 July 2025 group.one, the Swedish hosting and software group with two million customers in fifteen countries, agreed to buy it to add marketing automation to its tools for small businesses; group.one did not disclose the price, reported at over $50 million.

    From group.one →
  23. InnKey
    Bought by
    Yanolja
    When
    May 2026
    For
    Undisclosed

    Viral Shah started InnKey in Ahmedabad in 2011: a hotel ERP on the cloud that runs front office, restaurants, purchasing, accounts and guest messaging for mid-scale chains, on more than 500 hotels across India, among them The Fern, Pride and Orchid. On 7 May 2026 Yanolja, the South Korean travel technology company, announced it had bought InnKey through Yanolja Cloud Solution, with a plan to take it into the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Terms were not disclosed.

    From yanoljagroup.com →

Startups

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drivebuddyAI AI

Dhairya Badiyani, Nisarg Pandya

AI + computer-vision platform for driver/fleet safety, ADAS, driver monitoring, drowsiness, collision avoidance.

Infibeam Avenues (now AvenuesAI Ltd; CCAvenue) Fintech

Vishal Mehta, Vishwas Patel, Sachin Oswal, Varun Vakharia

Payment gateway (CCAvenue) and digital commerce/payments infrastructure for merchants and banks.

Optimized Electrotech AI

Sandeep Shah, Dharin Shah, Kuldeep Kumar Saxena, Anil Kumar Yekkala

AI-powered electro-optical surveillance and access-control for defence, borders, critical infrastructure.

Aurita Bikes Deeptech

Electric utility vehicles/bikes for urban last-mile delivery.

CapitaWorld Platform Fintech

Vinod Modha, Aviruk Chakraborty, Jinand Shah

AI/ML-driven lending marketplace matching business & retail borrowers with banks/NBFCs.

CoinRecoil Fintech

Kunal Barchha, Gopal Modi, Rupesh Panchal

Cryptocurrency exchange for buying, selling and storing digital assets.

Educational Initiatives (EI) Edtech

Sridhar Rajagopalan, Pramod Maheshwari, Venkat Krishnan

Adaptive learning (Mindspark) and large-scale student assessments.

Enercomp Solutions Deeptech

Jatin Patel, Suresh Shahdadpuri, Anu Shahdadpuri

Indigenous drone manufacturing, drone-as-a-service and GIS/AI aerial analytics.

Finnovation Solutions Fintech

Connects individuals and companies with financial institutions for loans/products.

Gamerji Gaming

Soham Thacker

Esports platform hosting daily amateur/semi-pro tournaments across 20+ game titles.

Iba Cosmetics (Ecotrail Personal Care) Consumer brands

Mauli Teli, Grishma Teli

India's first halal-certified, vegan, cruelty-free personal care and cosmetics brand.

India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX) Fintech

NSE/BSE/MCX/NSDL/CDSL consortium

India's first international bullion exchange for gold/silver trading via IFSC.

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VCs

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Bharat Innovation Fund (BIF) Ahmedabad

deeptech, healthcare, agri, renewable energy, fintech. seed / pre-Series A. ~$100M corpus; LPs incl. SIDBI, ICICI Lombard, SBI Life, RBL, Federal Bank, Philips

Bharat Inclusive Seed Fund Ahmedabad

financial inclusion, tech infrastructure, Bharat-market. pre-seed / seed

Volt VC (Fund-1) Ahmedabad

consumer, D2C, B2C, B2B2C. pre-seed. targeting 20-25 startups; INR 45 Cr SEBI Cat-II AIF; founder Param Patel ex-GVFL. INR 50 lakh - 2 Cr

DevX Venture Fund Ahmedabad

B2B, healthcare, AI/ML, IoT, cloud/devops, e-commerce, fintech, mobility, SaaS. early-stage. co-invested in Plutomen (with GUSEC); 18 institutional + 23 angel co-investors. USD 0.05M - 2.5M

Ahmedabad Angels (SL Ahmedabad Angels) Ahmedabad

generalist. pre-seed / seed. StartupLanes chapter. INR 10 lakh - 2 Cr (aggregate)

Ahmedabad IT Angels (AIA) Ahmedabad

IT / tech (Ahmedabad IT company owners). seed. ~20 angel members. min INR 2 lakh/investor; up to INR 3 Cr rounds

Gujarat Angel Investors Network (GAIN) Vadodara, Gujarat

IT, media; Tier-2/3 and rural India focus. seed / early. CityShor, Anaxee. INR 25 lakh - 1 Cr

iCreate Ahmedabad

deeptech, EV, medtech, IoT, renewable, AI, cleantech. pre-seed. syndicates with co-investors; National TBI Award 2020. INR 20-50 lakh grants (up to 30 lakh)

SSIP / Startup Gujarat (SSIP 2.0) Gandhinagar / statewide

generalist (student innovators). pre-seed / grant. INR 300 Cr over 5 yrs + INR 500 Cr prototype corpus. grants (varies)

GIFT City / IFSCA-registered AIFs (fund cluster) Gandhinagar

generalist; tax-neutral, cross-border. seed to growth. multiple domestic & global managers registered; specific Ahmedabad deals unknown. varies

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Incubators

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iCreate (Intl Centre for Entrepreneurship & Technology) Ahmedabad

Deeptech/hardware: mobility, climate, health, defence & aerospace, IoT, biotech. Seed grants Rs 2-30 lakh (Pro-Fund, NIDHI-PRAYAS, Startup Gujarat); iLab prototyping, labs, hostel. 900+ innovations, 60+ patents; National TBI Award 2020; ...

GTU Ventures (GTU Innovation & Startup Centre) Ahmedabad

Sector-agnostic: AI, blockchain, cleantech, Industry 4.0, biotech, medtech. Grants up to Rs 50 lakh; incubation, IP facilitation, design innovation centre, SSIP funding. 2,378+ startups supported, Rs 27+ Cr facilitated, 835 DPIIT startup...

PDEU Innovation & Incubation Centre (PDEU IIC) Gandhinagar

Energy, EdTech, AI, manufacturing, healthcare (deeptech). 20,000 sq ft incubation, mentorship, DST-linked funding; pre-incubation program. 230+ startups incubated, 500+ jobs, 30,000+ students reached; NIRF Top 50 Innovation 2024-25

Nirma University Incubation Centre (NUCIE) / NirmaLabs Ahmedabad

Sector-agnostic student and faculty ventures. Four-phase model: pre-incubation grants up to Rs 2.5 lakh; incubation seed up to Rs 30 lakh + Rs 20k/mo allowance. unknown (portfolio not public)

DA-IICT Center for Entrepreneurship & Incubation (DCEI) Gandhinagar

ICT-driven: fintech, e-commerce, AI, robotics, synthetic biology, e-governance. Incubation, mentorship, MeitY-backed nurturing; operating since 2010. unknown (DA-IICT alumni founded major startups)

Ganpat University Incubation Centre (GUNI) Mehsana, Gujarat

Technology-based startups, cross-discipline entrepreneurship. Idea-to-product translation, commercialization support

CrAdLE (Centre for Advancing & Launching Enterprises) Gandhinagar / Ahmedabad

Food/agri business, renewable energy, healthcare. Startup funding, mentoring, office spaces; Startup India/Gujarat recognized

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Coworking

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Oyo Workflo Ahmedabad: Satellite

Managed modern workspaces; freelancers, small teams. Private/dedicated/hot desks, meeting rooms, internet, printing. OYO's flexible-workspace arm. Day pass ~Rs 250-350; monthly varies

The Address Coworking SG Highway, Satellite, Shyamal Cross Rd

Budget-friendly; freelancers, early-stage, small teams. Wifi, printing, meeting-room access, AC. One of the more affordable options; GIFT City branch. From ~Rs 6,500-9,500/mo; day pass from ~Rs 249

India Accelerator Makarba

Startup-ecosystem focused; early-stage seeking acceleration. Coworking + accelerator programs, mentorship. Runs accelerator/cohort programs alongside workspace. From ~Rs 7,000/mo

Opulence Business Hub Vikram Nagar, Vastrapur

Mid-market; small teams and professionals. Wifi, meeting rooms, cabins. ~Rs 8,500-9,500/mo

Workshetra Prahlad Nagar

Mid-range; corporate-corridor, small teams. Standard coworking. ~Rs 6,500/mo; day pass ~Rs 300

Karyaco Bodakdev

Budget; freelancers, solopreneurs, bootstrapped. Standard coworking. Most affordable day-pass option noted. ~Rs 6,000/mo; day pass ~Rs 250

5B Colab Vishwabharti Society

Small independent; local teams, freelancers. Standard coworking. ~Rs 8,000/mo

Sentient Coworking Thaltej

Mid-market; small-to-mid teams. Standard coworking. ~Rs 8,500/mo

Luxuria Clubs & Coworks Vastrapur

Budget-mid; freelancers, small teams. Standard coworking. ~Rs 5,500/mo

Bsquare Business Centre Mithakhali / Ellisbridge

Central; consultants and professional-services firms. Professional office setup, meeting rooms. Central location bridging heritage and corporate areas. From ~Rs 7,000/mo

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Communities

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TiE Ahmedabad TiE Global chapter

Founders, entrepreneurs, women, high-school students (TYE). Monthly meetups, Impact Speaker series, TiECON Ahmedabad, TiE Women Program, TYE, mentoring. Active, monthly + annual TiECON

Headstart Gujarat / Ahmedabad (Startup Saturday) Headstart Network Foundation

Aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage founders. Startup Saturday meetups, demo/launch slots, D2C mixers. DORMANT/sporadic, Ahmedabad chapter activity has waned

GUSEC Gujarat University

Early-stage tech and non-tech student startups. Incubation, co-working, bootcamps, mentoring, herSTART, cohorts. Active, continuous

herSTART GUSEC / Gujarat University, with TiE Ahmedabad

Women-led startups. Bootcamps, pitching, pre-incubation, accelerator cohorts. Active, cohort-based (since Jan 2019)

GESIA IT Association Recognized by Govt of Gujarat

IT, software, ITES, BPO/KPO, telecom, electronics (and IT startups). Advocacy, networking, awards, member programs, govt liaison. Active, state-level

i-Hub Gujarat Education Dept, Govt of Gujarat

Student innovators and early-stage student startups. Incubation, mentorship, SSIP grants, Startup Srujan, WEstart. Active, flagship state hub

SSIP (Student Startup & Innovation Policy) Education Dept, Govt of Gujarat

Students across Gujarat institutions. Seed grants, innovation support, nodal-center network. Active, SSIP 2.0

WEstart i-Hub Gujarat

Women startups and entrepreneurs. Nurturing/mentoring for women-led ventures. Active (since Dec 2020)

IIMA Ventures (formerly CIIE.CO) IIM Ahmedabad

Early-stage founders, investors, IIMA students. Incubation, acceleration, investing, IIMAvericks, events. Active

IIMA Entre Club IIM Ahmedabad

IIM Ahmedabad students. Speaker sessions, panels, Management Clinic, Entre Fair; A-League IdeaThon, IoT Hackathon. Active (academic year)

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Cafes

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The Project Cafe Ambavadi

casual catch-up / 2-3 hr sessions / creative meetings

Cafe inside an art/design gallery; award-winning pizza

~10 AM-11 PM

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Kaffa Coffee Roasters Ambawadi

solo coffee-led work / breakfast meeting

In-house roasted coffee, premium breakfast

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Chai Shop — Hyatt Regency Ashram Road

quiet meetings / calls

International tea/coffee flavors in a hotel setting

hotel hours

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Cafe De Italiano Bodakdev

team offsite / evening catch-up

Italian food, cocktail bar, freakshakes

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Coffee By Di Bella Bodakdev

casual meeting / coffee

Australian specialty coffee

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Coffee Culture — Rajpath / Bodakdev / Thaltej Bodakdev

casual meetings / team catch-up

All-day dining chain, rooftop seating

~11 AM-11 PM

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District Cafe Bodakdev

solo deep work / meetings (flexible zones)

Plush seating, multi-cuisine, distinct quiet zones

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Kettlery Bodakdev

networking / casual meetings / solo work

Tea-focused cafe with wide selection

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Mocha Bodakdev

team offsite / casual meetings / daytime solo work

Legacy cafe chain; large seating

~11 AM-1 AM (verify)

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OCD Culture Bodakdev

solo deep work / quiet morning sessions

Specialty 'slow bar' — V60 pour-over, Aeropress

~8 AM-8 PM

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Neighbourhoods

SG Highway

Ahmedabad's primary business spine and highest density office corridor, from IT back offices to glass towers.

On the map: 17 startups, 3 coworking spaces, 1 cafe, 1 established company, 1 tech company.

Of its 17 startups, 6 build in AI, 4 in B2B / enterprise and 3 in Fintech.

Digipple and Growthnest are here.

On the map as SG Highway and Sarkhej.

Prahlad Nagar

An upscale mixed commercial pocket off SG Highway, dense with startups, agencies and SMEs.

On the map: 22 startups, 3 coworking spaces, 3 cafes, 1 campus, 1 established company, 1 tech company.

Of its 22 startups, 6 build in SaaS, 5 in B2B / enterprise and 5 in D2C / e-commerce.

Hearty Mart and HMMBiz are here.

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Satellite

An established, affluent residential and commercial belt where much of the talent lives.

On the map: 18 startups, 5 coworking spaces, 4 cafes, 1 campus, 1 community, 3 tech companies.

Of its 18 startups, 9 build in SaaS, 6 in B2B / enterprise and 4 in Marketing.

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CG Road / Navrangpura

The original commercial heart and academic core, near colleges and the government startup hub.

On the map: 22 startups, 5 incubators, 10 coworking spaces, 1 agency, 14 cafes, 4 campuses, 3 tech companies.

Of its 22 startups, 5 build in Healthtech, 4 in D2C / e-commerce and 3 in B2B / enterprise.

ES Healthcare Centre, LegalWiz.in and RCSL are here.

On the map as Navrangpura and CG Road.

Thaltej

A fast growing northern extension of SG Highway with new office towers and metro access.

On the map: 14 startups, 7 coworking spaces, 4 cafes, 2 tech companies.

Of its 14 startups, 4 build in Fintech, 3 in Media / entertainment and 2 in AI.

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GIFT City, Gandhinagar

India's only operational IFSC and a magnet for fintech and fund management, about 12 km northwest.

On the map: 2 startups, 3 coworking spaces.

Of its 2 startups, 2 build in Fintech.

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Answers about the Ahmedabad startup scene

What does the startup ecosystem in Ahmedabad look like?

eChai's map of Ahmedabad has 342 startups, 2 investors, 12 incubators and 88 coworking spaces, across 51 parts of town. 70 build in SaaS, 67 in B2B / enterprise and 54 in D2C / e-commerce. Vastrapur alone has 36 of the 342, and 282 of them sit west of the Sabarmati.

Where do founders network in Ahmedabad?

At gatherings. eChai has held 1,365 in Ahmedabad. The city's communities run their own as well: 8 communities are on eChai's map, among them GCCI Youth Wing, GESIA IT Association and Headstart Gujarat / Ahmedabad (Startup Saturday).

How do I find a co-founder in Ahmedabad?

eChai does not match co-founders. It gathers founders: 5 gatherings are coming up in Ahmedabad, and eChai's People list for the city has 2,191 names.

How do I join the startup community in Ahmedabad?

Register for an eChai gathering on its own page. 5 gatherings are coming up in Ahmedabad; the next is AI Cafe : Ahmedabad edition, on Thursday 8 October at House of Starts.

Who are the top startup founders in Ahmedabad?

eChai does not rank founders. Its People list for Ahmedabad has 2,191 names, and the verified founders on it include Hardik Manwani, Shalin (Shawn) Parikh and Vishal Tiwari.

Which incubators and accelerators are in Ahmedabad?

12 incubators are on eChai's map of Ahmedabad, among them Aarambh Incubation Centre, AIC-GISC Foundation, AIC-GUSEC Foundation, AIC-LMCP Foundation and AIC-RRU Incubation Foundation.

Who are the active angel investors and VCs in Ahmedabad?

2 investors have an office on eChai's map of Ahmedabad, among them GVFL and IIMA Ventures.

How is the AI startup scene in Ahmedabad?

49 of the 342 startups on eChai's map of Ahmedabad build in AI. 7 of them are in Bodakdev, more than in any other part of town.

What are the best startup events and meetups in Ahmedabad?

Coming up on eChai in Ahmedabad: AI Cafe : Ahmedabad edition on Thursday 8 October, Startup Circle Garba on Saturday 10 October and Ahmedabad Startup Day on Saturday 17 October.

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