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SaaSBOOMi Looks To Strengthen SaaS Community With Awards For Indian Startups

Kritti Bhalla · Inc42 Free Beginner India

A snapshot of how Indian SaaS built its gathering habit: founder-run, pay-it-forward, with people like Girish Mathrubootham and Krish Subramanian doing the work themselves. If you are planning events in India, this is the model that actually pulled founders into a room.

  • Eight award categories, including bootstrapped, category creator, vertical SaaS and B2D SaaS startup of the year.
  • Jury included Girish Mathrubootham (Freshworks), Krish Subramanian (Chargebee), Suresh Sambandam (Kissflow) and Manav Garg.
  • Context given: Indian SaaS was at $3.5B-plus ARR growing 30 percent a year, with about 1,000 companies and only 150 past $1M ARR.
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The question it answers

  1. Do webinars and events actually create pipeline, or are they just expensive hospitality?

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