Sonal (Bhandari) Biyani

Co-Founder, Basic Roots

Surat, India

More about Sonal (Bhandari) Biyani

Basic Roots | Raising funds for early stage tech backed startups

* Founded Multiple Ventures across sectors: Investment Banking | Coworking | B2B Fabrics Business
* Operating Experience: in starting and scaling textiles trading and manufacturing business from scratch in Surat, the textile hub of the country. Now being managed by a professional team.
Also, started coworking space and created a thriving coworking community in a virgin market (Surat)
Deep understanding of Tier-2 markets and their potential and drawbacks.
* Worked with global teams
* Advisory and execution work for Seed level to IPO level, M&A deals
* Angel Investor - Consumer | Fintech | B2B Commerce
* Passionate about bringing and empowering more women in the workforce
* Received "Emerging Female Entrepreneur" Award from Mrs. Smriti Irani, Union Minister

Fund Raising, M&A, Strategic Advisory for Technology backed StartUps, and SMEs.

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Featured speaker at previous eChai events:

Surat

Fundraising Masterclass

July 08, Sat, 10:00am

11 slots booked

Surat

Friends of eChai Social in Surat

June 30, Fri, 06:30pm

21 slots booked

Surat

Startup Growth Stories from Surat

April 22, Thu, 06:00pm

5 slots booked

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