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Next: eChai's Startup Open House in Hyderabad today
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Malyala, Vijay + 53
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Umashankar, Sharath Chandra + 2
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People from Hyderabad on the network, plus folks from elsewhere who've shown up at an event here.
Founder, Pre-seed and Seed, in Agritech.
Founder, Bootstrapped, in HR tech / future of work.
Founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Bootstrapped, in B2B / enterprise + AI/ML + Cybersecurity.
Founder, in SaaS.
Founder and Looking to join a startup, Pre-product (building), backing Pre-seed / seed, in SaaS + AI/ML + Edtech.
Aspiring founder (exploring an idea) and Engineer / builder, Pre-product (building), in SaaS + HR tech / future of work + Productivity.
Founder and Operator, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in SaaS + E-commerce / retail + AI/ML.
Founder and worker where I am starting a company named copicod, hunting for some good developer and best skilled community, Idea stage and Pre-product (building), in Fintech + B2B / enterprise + E-commerce / retail.
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Engineer / builder and Between things, Series A and Series B+ growth, in AI/ML + Edtech + Agritech.
Co-founder and Engineer / builder, Pre-seed, in SaaS + Edtech + HR tech / future of work.
Solo founder, Pre-product (building), in SaaS and AI/ML.
Founder and Building on the side, Pre-seed and Raising now, in HR tech / future of work.
Co-founder and Advisor, in Legal.
Engineer / builder and Educator / mentor, Idea stage, in DevTools / infra + Cybersecurity + HR tech / future of work.
Founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in Fintech + B2B / enterprise + E-commerce / retail.
Founder, Pre-product (building), backing Strategic / corporate, in Cybersecurity.
Aspiring founder (exploring an idea) and Product (PM), in SaaS and B2B / enterprise.
Co-founder and Engineer / builder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in Marketplace.
Engineer / builder and Educator / mentor, Idea stage and Raising now, backing Growth and Strategic / corporate, in B2B / enterprise + AI/ML + Healthtech.
Solo founder and Looking to join a startup, Idea stage, backing Pre-seed / seed.
Designer, Bootstrapped and Profitable, backing Growth and Family office, in E-commerce / retail + Foodtech / F&B + Mobility / EV.
Founder and Engineer / builder, Pre-seed, in SaaS + Edtech + HR tech / future of work.
Designer and Looking to join a startup, Pre-product (building).
Engineer / builder, in AI/ML.
Investor / angel and Advisor, backing Pre-seed / seed and Series A, in Fintech + Deeptech + Web3.
Founder and Investor / angel, Series A, backing Series A, in Private equity and Holding Co.
Founder and Aspiring founder (exploring an idea), Pre-product (building), in SaaS.
Solo founder and Engineer / builder, Pre-seed, in Media / creator.
Founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in proptech.
Founder, Bootstrapped, in SaaS and Marketplace.
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Co-founder, Pre-seed, in Marketplace.
Founder and Agency, Bootstrapped, in B2B / enterprise + D2C / consumer + AI/ML.
Founder and Engineer / builder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Raising now, backing Pre-seed / seed and Angel, in AI/ML + Healthtech + Deeptech.
Solo founder and Educator / mentor, Pre-product (building), in SaaS.
Solo founder and Engineer / builder, in SaaS + D2C / consumer + AI/ML.
Building mindful beverages for urban India, Seed stage, in D2C / consumer.
Aspiring founder (exploring an idea).
Solo founder and Engineer / builder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in Climate / clean energy and Deeptech.
Founder, Pre-product (building), in B2B / enterprise and HR tech / future of work.
Founder and Engineer / builder, Pre-product (building) and Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in SaaS + B2B / enterprise + AI/ML.
Founder | Chartered Accountant | Advisor.
Co-founder, Pre-seed and Seed, backing Angel, in Healthtech.
Co-founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Series A, in AI/ML + Deeptech + DevTools / infra.
Co-founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Series A, in AI/ML + Deeptech + DevTools / infra.
Engineer / builder, Raising now, in SaaS + AI/ML + Foodtech / F&B.
Founder and Product (PM), Bootstrapped, in SaaS + B2B / enterprise + AI/ML.
Looking to join a startup and Between things.
A look at what recent eChai gatherings in Hyderabad were like.
Across eChai
Founders from across eChai worth a hello, beyond Hyderabad.
Engineer / builder and Educator / mentor, Seed and Profitable, backing Pre-seed / seed and Strategic / corporate, in SaaS + D2C / consumer + E-commerce / retail.
Founder, Bootstrapped and Profitable, backing Angel and Syndicate / scout, in Fintech + SaaS + Deeptech.
Transforming my legacy tech business, Upsquare Technologies, into a Lab that does experiments with Digital & Physical AI, Robotics, Reusable Systems, models & architectures.
Founder and Educator / mentor, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Pre-seed, in Healthtech + Deeptech + Mobility / EV.
Co-founder, Pre-product (building), in SaaS + Vertical SaaS + AI/ML.
Solo founder and Advisor, Profitable, backing Strategic / corporate, in Vertical SaaS + AI/ML + Deeptech.
Working on a lot of interesting tech projects, alongside the Investment Banking firm
Entrepreneur | Startup Mentor | IIMA Guest Speaker | Speaker.
Founder, Pre-seed, in Healthtech.
Fitness community of 37K users, making fitness fun through Rewards, Challenges, and National Fitness Leagues backed by DST, IT Ministry, IIMA Ventures, i-Hub & Mahindra Rise.
Now pivoting to B2B2C Corporate Fitness Leagues and urgently looking for a CTO / Tech Co-founder.
Founder and Solo founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Seed, in SaaS and E-commerce / retail.
Network
Stories, podcasts, and notes from across eChai. A few of the most recent. tap any one to read in full.
Naval and Nivi sit down with Guillermo Rauch (Vercel), Blake Scholl (Boom Supersonic), and Max Hodak (Science) on AI as the next industrial revolution. The conversation covers software factories and waste tokens, vibe coding hardware (Blake's turbine blade), the regulatory frontier (why China's FDA is beating ours), and the autonomous company (what it means when your job becomes training the agent). Worth watching for how three founders building in very different stacks converge on the same questions.
Nikunj Kothari (partner at FPV Ventures) used Claude Code to build Nock, a personal skill grounded in his real conversations. He pulled 200+ founder pitch notes captured by Granola, narrowed to ~53 with the strongest debate, layered in his essays on the kind of founders he loves, then iterated against 5-10 real decks until the output matched what he'd actually ask in the room. Founders raising can try it at nikunjk.com/nock; VCs who want their own can build at nikunjk.com/buildnock.
Founders Fund gathered Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, Bryan Johnson, Dylan Field, Moxie Marlinspike, Tim Urban, Ryan Petersen, Liv Boeree, Cyan Banister, Trae Stephens, Josie Zayner, and Michael Solana for an evening of Mafia, the murder-mystery parlor game. Players are secretly assigned roles and must use deception and debate to eliminate the opposing team before they are outnumbered. Worth watching for how some of the sharpest people in tech read each other under pressure.
eChai Ventures partners with select brands as their growth partner. Together we explore new ideas, open doors, and build momentum across the startup ecosystem.
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