Udit Goenka - Founder, PitchGround & FirstSales.io

Udit Goenka

Founder, PitchGround & FirstSales.io

More about Udit Goenka

At the age of 16, with 256 Kbps Internet speed, I started my career as a self-taught graphic designer. 

After landing a few projects, I was hungry to keep learning more, and that's how I landed in web development. 

At the age of 18, while still pursuing my education, I launched my first product around WordPress security, which did wonder. It not only paid for my entire education but helped me become financially independent as a teenager.

However, I exited that project and continued with my college and freelance development. 

At the age of 20, I met my first co-founder Oscar Hernandez (He has been my co-founder ever since in everything that we do), known as Power Up Hosting; I ran the company for over 7-years before exiting. 

At 24, I started India's first PBN Hosting platform, which I later exited in 2017. 

My life changed when I launched my third startup, which failed severely and changed my whole life. 

It taught me some of the most valuable life lessons, including management, team hiring, and more. 

The failure of my third startup gave me the idea of PitchGround (My most successful startup to date, currently valued at $20m as of 2022). PitchGround is a SaaS Marketplace that bridges the gap between early-stage SaaS companies and early adopters, small-medium-sized businesses. 

With over 92% of the SaaS companies failing in the first three years of their business, our mission was to resolve this unresolved market worth over $200 billion. 

During this journey, I met my second co-founder Lukas Liesis, building the company's core foundation. 

Launched PitchGround on the 25th of September 2018, PitchGround has done over $5m in sales as a bootstrapped company, something our entire team is proud of. 

PitchGround has helped hundreds of companies and has seen over 80% of companies succeeding who are launching with us, out of which 15% of the companies can successfully raise capital post launching their SaaS on our platform. 

At PitchGround, we firmly believe in our 3P philosophy for any founder who wants to achieve a product-market fit - Product, People & Pricing (Same format). 

In 2021, I started Angel Investment, and so far, I have invested in 34 startups; I mentor some of them to give back to the community. 

In 2022, I rebuilt my previous failure, known as https://firstsales.io, which is doing $700k ARR as of October 2023. 

If you are a small business, do check out PitchGround and save up to 95% on your software bills - https://pitchground.com/deals

If you are looking to resolve your sales issues then check out - https://firstsales.io

Got any questions or want to connect with me? Please send me an email at [email protected].

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Featured speaker at previous eChai events:
Mumbai

eChai Startup Social in Mumbai

DevX
May 25, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
16 slots booked
eChai Startup Social in Mumbai
Ahmedabad

Friends of eChai Dinner Social

Venue will be shared with confirmed guests.
April 06, Sat, 08:30pm (GMT+05:30)
11 slots booked
Friends of eChai Dinner Social
Ahmedabad

eChai's Startup Growth Meetup in Ahmedabad

IIMA Ventures
April 06, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
115 slots booked
Ahmedabad

eChai Startup Demo Day in Ahmedabad

iHub Gujarat
March 30, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
153 slots booked
Mumbai

Fundraising for Startups: Panel conversation

DevX
February 18, Sun, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
11 slots booked
Ahmedabad

eChai's Startup Growth Meetup in Ahmedabad

CIIE.CO Building
January 20, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
48 slots booked
Ahmedabad

eChai Startup Demo Day @ MICA

Mani Iyer Auditorium
January 20, Sat, 02:00pm (GMT+05:30)
74 slots booked
eChai Startup Demo Day @ MICA
Mumbai

eChai's National Startup Day Meetup in Mumbai

Devx Atrium
January 16, Tue, 07:00pm (GMT+05:30)
21 slots booked
eChai's National Startup Day Meetup in Mumbai
Mumbai

Fundraising for Startups: Panel Conversation

DevX Andheri East
December 16, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
27 slots booked
Ahmedabad

eChai Marketing Summit in Ahmedabad

DevX SBR
December 03, Sun, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
40 slots booked
Mumbai

Mumbai Startup Meetup

AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
November 24, Fri, 06:30pm (GMT+05:30)
34 slots booked
Ahmedabad

Leveraging AI for Marketing

Venue will be shared with confirmed guests.
October 29, Sun, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
14 slots booked
Ahmedabad

eChai Startup Demo Day in Ahmedabad

GUSEC Gujarat University
October 28, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
98 slots booked
Mumbai

eChai Marketing Summit in Mumbai

DevX
October 14, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
47 slots booked
Bengaluru

Scaling Up Your Startup: Bengaluru edition

Draper Startup House Flagship
September 23, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
28 slots booked
Mumbai

eChai SaaS Startups Day in Mumbai

DevX
September 09, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
27 slots booked
Mumbai

eChai Breakfast Social w/ FinTech Folks #GFF2023

Venue will be shared with confirmed guests.
September 06, Wed, 08:00am (GMT+05:30)
10 slots booked
Mumbai

Sales Strategies for Startups: Mumbai edition

DevX
August 12, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
27 slots booked
Mumbai

eChai Startup Demo Day in Mumbai

Devx Atrium
July 29, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
23 slots booked
eChai Startup Demo Day in Mumbai
Mumbai

eChai SaaS Social: Mumbai edition

July 15, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
14 slots booked
eChai SaaS Social: Mumbai edition
Delhi-NCR

Generative AI Tools (ChatGPT etc.) for Startups and Agencies - Delhi edition

Anticube Coworking Spaces
May 13, Sat, 05:00pm (GMT+05:30)
47 slots booked
Generative AI Tools (ChatGPT etc.) for Startups and Agencies - Delhi edition
Mumbai

Leveraging Generative AI Tools (ChatGPT etc.) for Startups and Agencies

DevX
April 15, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
26 slots booked
Leveraging Generative AI Tools (ChatGPT etc.) for Startups and Agencies
Mumbai

Mumbai SaaS Meetup

DevX
March 18, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
26 slots booked
Mumbai SaaS Meetup
Mumbai

eChai Startup Demo Day in Mumbai

DevX
February 25, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
39 slots booked
eChai Startup Demo Day in Mumbai
Mumbai

Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Mumbai

DevX
February 11, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
20 slots booked
Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Mumbai
Mumbai

eChai SaaS Social in Mumbai at DevX

DevX
January 07, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
24 slots booked
eChai SaaS Social in Mumbai at DevX
Mumbai

Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Mumbai

DevX
November 26, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
42 slots booked
Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Mumbai
Mumbai

Building The Winning Startup Team and Company Culture

DevX
October 08, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
35 slots booked
Building The Winning Startup Team and Company Culture
Mumbai

The Art of Business Valuation for Startups and SMEs during Funding and M&A

DevX
September 03, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
107 slots booked
The Art of Business Valuation for Startups and SMEs during Funding and M&A
Delhi-NCR

Marketing Strategies for Startups

DevX Noida
August 26, Fri, 04:00pm (GMT+05:30)
65 slots booked
Marketing Strategies for Startups
Bengaluru

Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Bangalore

Draper Startup House Flagship
August 13, Sat, 05:00pm (GMT+05:30)
79 slots booked
Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Bangalore
Ahmedabad

SaaS Founders Meetup in Ahmedabad

CIIE.CO
July 24, Sun, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
83 slots booked
SaaS Founders Meetup in Ahmedabad
Surat

SaaS Founders Meetup in Surat

Provyz Coworking
July 23, Sat, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
75 slots booked
SaaS Founders Meetup in Surat
Pune

SaaS Founders Meetup in Pune x Plobal Apps

Plobal Apps
July 08, Fri, 06:00pm (GMT+05:30)
36 slots booked
SaaS Founders Meetup in Pune x Plobal Apps
Bengaluru

Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Bangalore

Draper Startup House Flagship
June 18, Sat, 05:00pm (GMT+05:30)
49 slots booked
Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Bangalore
Pune

Creator Summit in Pune x Creatosaurus

Ideas to Impacts
June 18, Sat, 04:00pm (GMT+05:30)
36 slots booked
Creator Summit in Pune x Creatosaurus
Mumbai

CoRise Failure Lessons in Mumbai

DevX
June 11, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
60 slots booked
CoRise Failure Lessons in Mumbai
Bengaluru

CoRise Startup Networking Circle in Bangalore x Draper Startup House

Draper Startup House Flagship
April 30, Sat, 05:00pm (GMT+05:30)
74 slots booked
CoRise Startup Networking Circle in Bangalore x Draper Startup House
Mumbai

Marketing Strategies for Startups x DevX Venture Fund

DevX
April 23, Sat, 11:00am (GMT+05:30)
58 slots booked
Marketing Strategies for Startups x DevX Venture Fund
Pune

Building Products with High Retention and Low Churn

Son of a Gun
April 15, Fri, 03:00pm (GMT+05:30)
6 slots booked
Building Products with High Retention and Low Churn
Mumbai

Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Mumbai x DevX Venture Fund

DevX
March 05, Sat, 04:00pm (GMT+05:30)
37 slots booked
Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Mumbai x DevX Venture Fund
Delhi-NCR

Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Delhi-NCR x Creator's Gurukul Gurugram

Creator's Gurukul
December 18, Sat, 04:00pm (GMT+05:30)
21 slots booked
Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Delhi-NCR x Creator's Gurukul Gurugram
Mumbai

Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Mumbai x DevX

DevX
November 20, Sat, 04:00pm (GMT+05:30)
64 slots booked
Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Mumbai x DevX
Bengaluru

Growth Marketing Panel

December 18, Fri, 01:30pm (GMT+08)
4 slots booked
S

CoRise SEA Summit

December 17, Thu, 01:30pm (GMT+08)
669 slots booked
Founders and startup folks who joined past eChai startup events

The eChai Effect - In Their Words

"eChai has played a truly pivotal role in HummingBird’s journey — even before Day Zero. From ideation to establishment and into growth, it’s been a constant source of support. It connected me with incredible people who’ve become more than just friends. One of the biggest reasons I chose to stay in Ahmedabad is because of the eChai community. It has shaped my growth — both personally and professionally — in ways that are hard to articulate. Honestly, words fall short when I try to express what eChai means to me. I’m deeply thankful and forever grateful to eChai for being such an integral part of my journey."
Harsha Bhurani - Founder, HummingBird Consulting Group
Harsha Bhurani
Founder, HummingBird Consulting Group
"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
“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

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.

HR Tech and Agencies
Mantras2Success

Hiring and Talent management across multiple countries.

CoLiving
Draper Startup House

Living and working spaces for startup communities.

Marketing Tools
Creatosaurus

All-in-one creator stack for storytelling.

FoodTech
MealPe

Online Food Ordering Product Suite for Native Audiences

Investment Banking
IBGrid

All-in-one investment banking solution.

Employment Laws
Parikh Assurance

Comprehensive services: Labour Laws, Compliance, HR, Payroll & Disputes.