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Today: eChai Hosts Startup Demo Days Across 10 Indian Cities

Jatin Chaudhary - Salesman @eChaiVentures l Good at managing WhatsApp groups n organizing high quality, large gatherings at low cost :-) l Observer l Fmr Global Shaper @WEF
Jatin Chaudhary
Salesman @eChaiVentures l Good at managing WhatsApp groups n organizing high quality, large gathe...
Today: eChai Hosts Startup Demo Days Across 10 Indian Cities
Today, eChai Ventures is hosting its multi-city Startup Demo Day - happening simultaneously in 10 cities across India.

The format is straightforward: early-stage founders pitch their startups to a room full of fellow builders, get real-time feedback, and connect with the community. These are local, low-key, and regularly hosted meetups - not pitch competitions.

What’s Happening Today

Bengaluru
→ Draper Startup House, 6–8 pm
→ Also in Bengaluru: eChai AI Day at Urban Vault, HSR Layout, with
Swathi Moorthy (ET), Garvit Juniwal (Glean), Saurav Gopal (Capria), Dharmesh Ba (Business Hero). Host: Radhika Mohta

Hyderabad
→ CoKarma, Durgam Cheruvu, 6–8 pm

Mumbai
→ DevX, Andheri East (11 am – 1 pm)

Gurugram
→ Nasscom CoE, 5–7 pm

Pune
→ Ideas to Impacts, 4–6 pm

Jaipur
→ J Startup House, 6–8 pm

Surat / Vadodara / Udaipur / Rajkot
→ All hosted at DevX Coworking spaces in each of these cities, 6–8 pm

Also Happening Today

Singapore
→ AI x FinTech Social — curated gathering of early-stage founders working across Southeast Asia.

What Happened Earlier This Week

Ahmedabad
→ eChai Startup Demo Day at GVFL (Thursday evening)

Bay Area (Santa Clara)
→ AI Founders Circle —  meetup with leading AI builders in the Valley.

What’s Coming Up

Sunday, Bangalore
→ Startup Open House at Draper Startup House — informal morning meetup with early-stage founders.

Sunday, Kolkata
→ Partner-led meetup with local startup operators.


eChai hosts these meetups regularly — across India and globally — featuring Demo Days, AI Days, and founder socials.

To register for any specific event, visit eChai.Ventures.
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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
Utpal Vaishnav
Founder @ Upsquare & House of Starts • Angel Investor + LP
"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
"For me, eChai is a second home. I've been associated with it since the early days, when it was already setting a different tone for how startup communities could work. As a traditional business owner entering the new-age D2C space, eChai supported me in every direction. Over the years, it became my window to the startup world — and also gave me lifelong friends who continue to show up, for business and beyond."
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