More about Avani Parekh
Avani Parekh is a community builder who is Program Manager for Community Partnerships, APAC for Facebook where she helps community leaders power up their leadership, access and impact across the Facebook platform of apps. A lover of using technology to help the underserved and voiceless, she’s formed communities and platforms to foster empathy and support for women and young people.
Her last venture was called LoveDoctor, a service to bring confidential sex and healthy relationship advice to youth using chat, sms, and email, serving over 400,000 young people across the world. She also was a founding partner of the viral youth counseling program, Snapcounsellors on Snapchat (snapcounsellors.com). She is a serial social entrepreneur and social enterprise consultant with over 15 years of experience in the social enterprise sector in India, Kenya, and the US
Her last venture was called LoveDoctor, a service to bring confidential sex and healthy relationship advice to youth using chat, sms, and email, serving over 400,000 young people across the world. She also was a founding partner of the viral youth counseling program, Snapcounsellors on Snapchat (snapcounsellors.com). She is a serial social entrepreneur and social enterprise consultant with over 15 years of experience in the social enterprise sector in India, Kenya, and the US
Signing up on our website is completely free! If you encounter any issues with profile or notice something unusual, please don't hesitate to report it to us. We're here to help ensure a smooth and secure experience.
Featured speaker at previous eChai events:
Founders and startup folks who joined past eChai startup events
The eChai Effect - In Their Words
"eChai has been a game-changer for Hungrito, providing us with invaluable connections, insights, and opportunities that have significantly fueled our growth. eChai has introduced us to a global network of entrepreneurs and experts, fueling our growth and opening doors to new opportunities from Ahmedabad to Dubai. The community has become like a second family to us, providing support, guidance, and valuable insights as startup entrepreneurs."
Sahil Shah
Founder- Hungrito & Netsavvies. Digital Marketing Evangelist
"The eChai platform has been super valuable for me - it has helped me gain a deeper understanding of domains in the startup and tech ecosystem. What stands out most is the celebration of knowledge, professional growth, and entrepreneurship - it’s one of the best for the Indian ecosystem. Along the way, I’ve also been fortunate to make some great friendships and connections too."
Shalin (Shawn) Parikh
Founder, MyCPE One
"I attended my first eChai event 3 yrs back, and no one knew me in the market. Over the next three years, eChai didn’t only help me with knowledge or networking, but it gave me an identity from being unknown to now being recognized by a group of inspirational entrepreneurs connected with eChai, who have been gracious enough to acknowledge me and Digipple."
Viraj Rajani
Co-Founder, Digipple
eChai Partner Brands
eChai Ventures partners with select brands as their growth partner - working together to explore new ideas, open doors, and build momentum across the startup ecosystem.
