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.
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Mumbai
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See gallery →People from Mumbai on the network, plus folks from elsewhere who've shown up at an event here.
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Sudarshan Shinde
Attended events in Mumbai
Looking to join a startup, in AI/ML.
Hoping to meet
- A startup role I would love, at any kind
- People obsessed with AI workflows
Mumbai
Bhushan Dolas
From Mumbai · attended events here
Founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Raising now, backing Series A and Angel, in B2B / enterprise + D2C / consumer + Media / creator.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- Capital for my next round
- Partners for my services or agency
Daivik Pawar
Attended events in Mumbai
Founder and Agency, Series A, in SaaS + B2B / enterprise + AI/ML.
Hoping to meet
- Startups to invest in
- Intros to paying customers
- Founders past $1M ARR
- Founders with US / global reach
- Founders & operators in my city
Nikhil Bhosle
Attended events in Mumbai
Founder and Co-founder, Seed, in Manufacturer heathcare.
Hoping to meet
- Capital for my next round
- A co-founder
- Senior hires for my team
- Growth & marketing leaders
- Founders & operators in my city
Mumbai
Abhishek Janjalkar
From Mumbai · attended events here
Engineer / builder and Looking to join a startup, Idea stage, in AI/ML + Deeptech + DevTools / infra.
Building Building an auto trading tool which combines multiple technical and fundamentals simultaneously to decide efficient trades.
Hoping to meet
- A startup role I would love, at any kind
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Prashanta Purkayastha
Attended events in Mumbai
Product (PM), Bootstrapped and Profitable, in E-commerce / retail and Marketplace.
Hoping to meet
- People obsessed with AI workflows
Shivam Shah
Attended events in Mumbai
Hoping to meet
- Intros to paying customers
- A startup role I would love, at any kind
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Vivek Jaiswar
Attended events in Mumbai
Founder, Pre-product (building), backing Pre-seed / seed, in SaaS + B2B / enterprise + D2C / consumer.
Building Building a product like Cloud storage, a network monitoring tool, and Cloud PC, looking for someone who can join and scale to market
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- Capital for my next round
- Partners for my services or agency
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Krish Agarwal
Attended events in Mumbai
Product (PM), Ready to Build, in SaaS + Deeptech + Mobility / EV.
Hoping to meet
- Driven, organized founder to work with.
Navneet Shukla
Attended events in Mumbai
I am an AI Product Intern @ CashFlo started as AI Engineer Intern later got opportunity to work on the Product side and Now I am seeking fully dedicated PM Intern roles to learn and grow as a Product Manager., in Fintech + D2C / consumer + AI/ML.
Hoping to meet
- Internship opportunities where I can learn and grow as a Product Manager
Pavan Chaudhari
Attended events in Mumbai
Product (PM), Idea stage, in Fintech.
Hoping to meet
- Others in my exact role to swap notes with
Amit Mozar
Attended events in Mumbai
Solo founder and VP Marketing, I had crated a market fit product and 7 years old domain, in D2C / consumer + Gaming + Jobs.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- Founders with US / global reach
- Growth & marketing leaders
- Others in my exact role to swap notes with
- Founders & operators in my city
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Nikunj Tandan
Attended events in Mumbai
Engineer / builder and Looking to join a startup, in Fintech.
Hoping to meet
- Product leaders
- People obsessed with AI workflows
- Founders & operators in my city
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Kaushik Mitra
Attended events in Mumbai
Founder, Pre-product (building) and Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in E-commerce / retail.
Hoping to meet
- A co-founder
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Mumbai
Prajaktaa Parab
From Mumbai
Founder and Educator / mentor, Seed and Bootstrapped, in B2B / enterprise + D2C / consumer + Foodtech / F&B.
Building Food Technologist,Founder & CEO of Leafy Crave,a functional food startup.We mfg moringa & millet based products that make nutrition convenient & accessible.Leafy Crave focuses on addressing iron and calcium deficiency through innovative products like soups, cocoa blends,latte etc
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- Capital for my next round
- Startups to invest in
- Intros to paying customers
- A startup role I would love, at any kind
- Founders with US / global reach
- Bootstrapped, profitable founders
- Product leaders
- Growth & marketing leaders
- Others in my exact role to swap notes with
- Founders & operators in my city
Kunal Moon
Attended events in Mumbai
Designer and Educator / mentor, Pre-product (building), in B2B / enterprise + D2C / consumer + Media / creator.
Hoping to meet
- Growth & marketing leaders
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Suresh Gopalan
Attended events in Mumbai
Founder, Pre-seed, in SaaS.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
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Anjali Kanwar
Attended events in Mumbai
Between things.
Hoping to meet
- People obsessed with AI workflows
Shayon Bhattacharya
Attended events in Mumbai
Aspiring founder (exploring an idea) and Agency, in Media / creator.
Hoping to meet
- Growth & marketing leaders
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Charmi Jogani
Attended events in Mumbai
Building on the side, in SaaS + D2C / consumer + Cybersecurity.
Hoping to meet
- Product leaders
- People obsessed with AI workflows
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Akshita Shetty
Attended events in Mumbai
Co-founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in D2C / consumer and Foodtech / F&B.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
Sharmeen Mom
Attended events in Mumbai
Founder, in Healthtech.
Hoping to meet
- A startup role I would love, at any kind
- Founders with US / global reach
Sujeeth Neelawar
Attended events in Mumbai
Building on the side and Looking to join a startup, in B2B / enterprise + Marketplace + Media / creator.
Hoping to meet
- A startup role I would love, at any kind
- Bootstrapped, profitable founders
- Founders & operators in my city
C
Chitransh Nishad
Attended events in Mumbai
Co-founder and Engineer / builder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Pre-seed, in Fintech.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- Growth & marketing leaders
Ansh Varma
Attended events in Mumbai
Founder and Student, Pre-product (building), in SaaS.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- Growth & marketing leaders
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Anjali Acharekar
Attended events in Mumbai
Founder, Idea stage, in Foodtech / F&B.
Hoping to meet
- Others in my exact role to swap notes with
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Ujvala Vemparala
Attended events in Mumbai
Founder, Profitable, in B2B / enterprise + D2C / consumer + E-commerce / retail.
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Nishit Kedia
Attended events in Mumbai
Co-founder, Seed, in Foodtech / F&B.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- Capital for my next round
- Senior hires for my team
- Bootstrapped, profitable founders
- Founders & operators in my city
Shreyans Panchal
Attended events in Mumbai
Building on the side and Between things, Idea stage and Pre-revenue / pre-PMF, in Fintech + E-commerce / retail + Edtech.
Hoping to meet
- Connection with founders builiding interesting things
- Founders looking for Accounting/Financial/Tax and Compliance support at reasonable cost
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Mediamarketingwhiz
Attended events in Mumbai
Founder and Building on the side, Idea stage, in Media / creator.
Hoping to meet
- A co-founder
- A startup role I would love, at any kind
- Growth & marketing leaders
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Jayesh Patel
Attended events in Mumbai
Founder and Advisor, Bootstrapped, in B2B / enterprise and Foodtech / F&B.
Hoping to meet
- Partners for my services or agency
- A startup role I would love, at any kind
- Vetted service providers (design, dev, legal)
- Founders past $1M ARR
- People obsessed with AI workflows
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Hariom Upadhyay
Attended events in Mumbai
Aspiring founder (exploring an idea), Idea stage, in E-commerce / retail.
Hoping to meet
- A startup role I would love, at any kind
Mumbai
Harshit Gala
From Mumbai · attended events here
Founder and Designer, Profitable, in B2B / enterprise.
Building personal coach + mentor | helping founders build a slightlybetter business beyond the shit that's holding 'em back
Hoping to meet
- Intros to paying customers
- Partners for my services or agency
- Vetted service providers (design, dev, legal)
- Founders & operators in my city
- Clients
Across eChai
Founders to meet
Founders from across eChai worth a hello, beyond Mumbai.
Ahmedabad
Amish Trivedi
Co-founder, Pre-product (building), in SaaS + Vertical SaaS + AI/ML.
Hoping to meet
- Capital for my next round
- Growth & marketing leaders
- People obsessed with AI workflows
Ahmedabad
Rushabh Shah
Solo founder and Advisor, Profitable, backing Strategic / corporate, in Vertical SaaS + AI/ML + Deeptech.
Building Working on a lot of interesting tech projects, alongside the Investment Banking firm
Hoping to meet
- Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
- Partners for my services or agency
- Engineering leaders / CTOs
- People obsessed with AI workflows
Ahmedabad
Nadeem Jafri
Entrepreneur | Startup Mentor | IIMA Guest Speaker | Speaker.
Hoping to meet
- Intros to paying customers
- Enterprise / GCC buyer intros
- Founders with US / global reach
- Bootstrapped, profitable founders
- Growth & marketing leaders
Ahmedabad
Nikita Lalwani
Founder, Pre-seed, in Healthtech.
Building 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.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- Intros to paying customers
- A co-founder
- Founders past $1M ARR
- Engineering leaders / CTOs
- Growth & marketing leaders
- Co-founder
- Fundraising
- Distribution
Bengaluru
Harsha Bhurani
Founder, Bootstrapped, in HR tech / future of work.
Hoping to meet
- Founders & operators in my city
Ahmedabad
Koumal Kalantry
Founder, Pre-seed and Seed, in Agritech.
Hoping to meet
- Angel / seed investors for my startup
- Connect to milk federations or large diary brands
Ahmedabad
Shrijay Sheth
Founder and Solo founder, Pre-revenue / pre-PMF and Seed, in SaaS and E-commerce / retail.
Hoping to meet
- Capital for my next round
- Founders past $1M ARR
- Founders with US / global reach
- Bootstrapped, profitable founders
- Growth & marketing leaders
- People obsessed with AI workflows
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