More about Nirmit Parikh
Founder & CEO - Apna | India's largest jobs and professional networking platform
apna - India's largest professional networking & job opportunities platform. Hire on apna.co today!
Founded in 2019, apna.co is India's #1 jobs platform.
Over 50mn users and over 545k employers trust the Apna platform - India has a new destination to discover relevant opportunities.
We’re currently live in 74 cities and expanding rapidly to meet the growing demand for jobs, as India comes back to work - Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Ranchi, Kolkata, Surat, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Chennai, Nagpur, Indore, Patna, Bhopal, Vadodara, Rajkot, Visakhapatnam, Nashik, Agra, Goa, Aurangabad, Coimbatore, Vijayawada, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, Amritsar, Bhubaneshwar, Jodhpur, Gwalior, Mysore, Allahabad, Raipur, Malappuram, Asansol, Madurai, Varanasi, Jamshedpur, Jabalpur, Aligarh, Hubli, Kannur, Bhilai, Meerut, Dehradun, Mangalore, Bhiwandi, Jalandhar, Ernakulam, Guntur, Bikaner, Cuttack, Solapur, Salem, Kota, Kolhapur, Tiruchirappalli, Udaipur, Belagavi, Ajmer, Panipat, Ahmednagar, Dhanbad, Bareilly, Saharanpur, Warangal, Puducherry, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Gorakhpur and Ujjain.
Several of India’s leading companies, like Zomato, Burger King, Bharti-AXA, Delhivery, Teamlease, G4S Global, Shadowfax and 1MG rely on us to address their most urgent and critical hiring needs. In addition, we have partnered with some of India’s leading public and private organizations and also support the National Skill Development Corporation, UNICEF Yuwaah, the Ministry of Minority Affairs of India, in their endeavour to provide better skilling and job opportunities to candidates.
We’re just getting started and are looking for the best business, product and tech talent to join our team in this journey.
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Founders and startup folks who joined past eChai startup events
The eChai Effect - In Their Words
“You don’t plan to build a company via eChai. You just keep showing up … and one day, you realize you did.” I’ve known Jatin since 2012, when I was still deciding what kind of second innings I wanted to play as an entrepreneur. Over the years, through events, chai breaks, intros, and seemingly small conversations, eChai helped shape not just Upsquare but also refined the lens through which we see collaboration. At Upsquare, we’ve hired talent, met partners, discovered co-investors, and built lifelong friendships. One of our joint ventures exists today only because a casual eChai memory sparked a deeper trust. Now, as we build House of Starts — our venture builder — eChai continues to fuel our mission: co-creating a shared future. eChai isn’t just a startup network. It’s a trust network. And for business builders like me, that makes all the difference."
Utpal Vaishnav
Founder @ Upsquare & House of Starts • Angel Investor + LP
"From late-night brainstorming over chai to early morning founder calls, eChai has been more than just a network for me; it’s been home base for ideas, impact, and inspiration. What started as a simple meetup years ago turned into a powerful movement, connecting founders, creators, and dreamers. I’ve had the privilege of seeing startups find product-market fit, marketers (like me) find unexpected collaborations, and most importantly, people finding their tribe. संगच्छध्वं संवदध्वं – Let us move together, speak together. It’s not just a verse from the Rigveda — it’s how Jatin and the entire eChai community truly operate. We don’t just network, we grow together. Forever grateful to be a part of the eChai Effect.
Jaydip Parikh
Chief Everything Officer at Tej SolPro
"If there’s one phrase that sums up my journey, it’s truly ‘The eChai Effect.’ Six years ago, I simply walked into my first eChai event, not knowing what to expect. The honest conversations, energy, and inspiration from founders and entrepreneurs struck a chord within me. That eChai spark became the catalyst for everything to follow. I proudly say: my entrepreneurship journey started—and keeps evolving—because of eChai. Redicine Medsol’s story is integrally linked to this community. I’ve gained so much, not just as a founder but as a forever volunteer and grateful member of the eChai family. With all my heart, thank you Jatin Bhai and everyone at eChai for shaping, guiding, and supporting my dreams. The eChai Effect will always be a part of my story."
Kush Prajapati
Founder, Redicine Medsol
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.
