U T Rao - Associate Professor & Entrepreneurship Initiatives, MICA

U T Rao

Associate Professor & Entrepreneurship Initiatives, MICA

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Pracdemic ! Associate Professor , Entrepreneurship Initiatives at MICA , Angel Investor, Start Up Mentor and Movie Producer

Dr. U T Rao is truly a Pracdemic, a rare combination of practice and academics . He is an Associate Professor at MICA , was Chair of MICA Incubator and now leads Entrepreneurial Initiatives at MICA , Entrepreneur , Angel Investor and Board Member of several start up enablers and has been on several Govt committees for promotion of entrepreneurship in India, 

As an Entrepreneur , he has co- founded Shrey Multispecialty Hospital , Shubham General Hospital , Solitaire Remedies , Sunset Boulevard Cinemagic and Openfuel Foundation Currently focusing on Innovation through collaboration at 100xstories.com . He also produced the award winning gujarati film “Mara Papa Superhero” directed by Dr Darshan Ashwin Trivedi ,elected in several prestigious international film festivals like San Diego International Kids Film Festival , Kids First Film Festival, USA , 34th International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Iran ,London Indian Film Festival , DYTIATKO International Children’s Media Festival, Ukraine, Indian Film Festival of Melbourne , Bollywood Film Festival of Norway and more ..

He has been board members of several organizations and start up enablers like ISBA (Indian STEP and Business Incubator Association) , Spinta Global Accelerator (US) , Innovify (UK) , TiE Ahmedabad etc 

Loves to interact with today’s youth and imparts training in Entrepreneurship related courses across some of India’sbest educational institutions as well as internationally as visiting and guest faculty. In the last few years he has taught at the Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley, University Sains Malayasia ,Univers,ity of Waikato , Several IIT’s and IIM’s , NID ,DAIICT , TISS apart from MICA . 

Awards and honours include Start Up Gujarat – Start Up Gujarat Award , Visionary Incubation Leader , eChai Pioneer Award ,Entrepreneurship Education Excellence award etc .

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Featured speaker at previous eChai events:
Ahmedabad

eChai Fundraising Social

June 08, Sat, 06:00pm
40 slots booked
Jatin Chaudhary - Co-Founder, eChai Ventures Neal Thakker  - Founder & CEO, Magma U T Rao - Associate Professor & Entrepreneurship Initiatives, MICA Dheeraj Bhojwani - Vice President - IIMA Ventures Bhavesh Patel - Co-Founder, Brands.live Umesh Uttamchandani - Co-Founder, DevX Raj Anupam - Co-Founder, Cargar Manasvi Thapar - Founder, Candour Legal Heet Sheth - Growth and Tech, Sheth Info Niraj Harlalka - Co-Founder, Eduberance Gaurav Barot - CEO, Tridhya Tech Satya Mehta - Co-founder, MealPe Koumal Kalantry - Founder, Ankk Cares Sriya Subudhi - Co-Founder & CEO, Nomorede Hiren Panchasara - Problem Solver, Engineer, Investor Ekta Shah - Co-Founder & CEO, Biziverse Nirav Sheth - Founder & CEO, Kathyawad Ventures Surendra Varma - Founder & CEO, Emgage.work Balkrishna Agarwal - Founder, Tezi App - Automate & Chill your business communications. Harsha Bhurani  - Founder, Humming Bird Consulting Tanmay Shanishchara - Founder, MeDigit Sushil Agrawal - Founder & CEO, Saarthi Pedagogy Aditya Bhatt - CTO Flyteor Faraz Wadhwania  - Independent Consultant Krishna Tamalia Vora - Founder, Mom’s Therapy Chirag Panchal - Founder, ENERLYF Pratik Patel - Co-Founder, Yudiz Solutions Jitendra Rawal - Head eCommerce - Renée Cosmetics Kumar Manish - Founder, Urban Voices Nikita Lalwani - Founder, Crooze App Umesh Vadhiya - Co-Founder,Passdn Sohil Patel  - Co-Founder, OIZOM Pankaj Bhimani - Founder, 58miles Sunil Agarwal - Head of Sales, Omnistrate Arjav Parikh - Co-founder, Stealth Start UP Sarang Deshpande - Founder, Yuja Keval Sondarva - Co-founder At Passdn Akash Shukla - Beckn Protocol/Google for Startups Accelerator Mentor Dolar Anil Adesara - CEO, TailBoost.ai Vikram Patel - Co-Founder & CEO, Rootle.ai
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Ahmedabad

eChai Startup Demo Day @ MICA

January 20, Sat, 02:00pm
74 slots booked
eChai Startup Demo Day @ MICA
U T Rao - Associate Professor & Entrepreneurship Initiatives, MICA Abhinav Chokhavatia - Founder, Zatun Game Studio Aalap Sanghvi  - Co-Founder, Immersfy Keyur Bhalavat - Founder & CEO, Plutomen Nikita Lalwani - Founder, Crooze App Bhavik Makwana - Founder & CEO, ZenDevX Harshal Trivedi - Founder & CEO, Tusker AI Udit Goenka - Founder, PitchGround & FirstSales.io Pratik Patel - Co-Founder, Yudiz Solutions Aenik Shah - CEO, Wizzy.ai Bhavesh Patel - Co-Founder, Brands.live Jatin Chaudhary - Co-Founder, eChai Ventures Viraj Rajani - Co-Founder, Digipple Jignesh Thakkar - Cofounder at LoudRevel Hanuj Tilwani - Building Fyno | Founder’s Office | Ex-Entrepreneur | B2B SaaS Akshay Vayak - AI Enthusiasist Sumit Kasardekar - SAP Sales at SAR Digital India Keval Padia - CEO, Nimblechapps Dharmik Gohil - Web Developer (arrayofsilicon) Ronak chhatvani - Food Consultant, The Bromatologist Shahezad Gadhiya - Founder, Satic The Career Club Ashutosh raval - Cyber Security Professional & Founder RedHacks1 IT Security Saahil Kapoor - Co-Founder, The Sarg Initiative | Founder, autojerks. | Founder, Eclatix Designs Rushabh Shah - Managing Partner - STIR Advisors Ekta Shah - Co-Founder & CEO, Biziverse Kush Prajapati - Co-Founder, Redicine Medsol Pranav Thakkar - Business Development Lead, Rewynd Snacks Pankaj Bhimani - Founder, 58miles Yagnik Acharya - Founder & CEO Nymptix Technologies, Investor Syed Nadeem Jafri - Founder & Chief Mentor, Hearty Mart Parth Gupta - Software Developer with 6.5 Years of Exp. | Problem Solver Viplove Srivastava - Director, Ridobiko JAY VORA - USA Transplant and looking for Entrepreneurship Opportunities Leet Hudka - Co-Founder, HousieMate.com Vishal Singh - Founder Swayam Raval - Co-founder, Admyre.club Rushi Rajpara - Independent Designer Jimit D Shah & Assocites - CA Jimit Shah Mohit Jaiswal - Founder, Feedbackदो INDIA nilesh makwana - Engineer by heart. Wasim Shaikh - UI Expert, Speed Optimization SEO, Blogging, WordPress Optimization, Digital Marketing Setup Mitul Kalsariya - Co-Founder, Vulfosec Keyur Parikh - EngiStart - Founder, Pharmaceutical, Medical devices & Manufacturing industries Krishna Kaushik - Growth Operations Specialist, CAAS Venture Network LLP Dolly Vadiya - Functional Manager, Yudiz Solutions saurabh singh - Founder at yantra healthcare Renile George - Client executive Aesha Bhansali - Beyond box Amrit Trivedi - Director GreyDesk India Brijesh Patel - Co-Founder FeynTouch Hardik Rupera - Co-founder, Growthify Harsha Bhurani  - Founder, Humming Bird Consulting Koumal Kalantry - Founder, Ankk Cares Mohit Keshwani - Data Analyst, Adani Rajnish Padhariya - Founder Polybyte Technologies Ankur  Pathak - Co Founder- N4infinite Abhinay Vyas - Vice President - Eduvanz Financing Pvt Ltd Kartik Gajera - Google Ads Practitioner - Helping Businesses To Increase Their Revenue Through Google Ads. CA Akash Sikotra - Founder, "Sikotra & Associates" & "Alpha Numeric Solutions
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Founders and startup folks who joined past eChai startup events

The eChai Effect - In Their Words

“I have no hesitation in saying that my association with eChai has been a gateway into the startup ecosystem. Through this platform, I’ve had the opportunity to connect with many young and dynamic entrepreneurs. These interactions have been immensely enriching - I’ve learned a great deal and have always tried to offer guidance whenever approached. It’s a truly symbiotic relationship that I deeply value, and it wouldn’t have been possible without eChai.”
Syed Nadeem Jafri - Founder, Hearty Mart
Syed Nadeem Jafri
Founder, Hearty Mart
"I have evolved from role of Community Builder to Startup Consultant to Startup Ecosystem Enabler to Angel Investor and now launching a Venture Studio and eChai has been a catalyst in my overall journey as Startup Evangelist since 13 years."
Mehul Shah - Co-Founder at Counselvise & Ivy Growth
Mehul Shah
Co-Founder at Counselvise & Ivy Growth
"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
Shalin (Shawn) Parikh
Founder, MyCPE One

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