About us
eChai Pune is the Pune Chapter of eChai Ventures, a global startup network that facilitates focused local meetups in 30+ global startup cities in India, SEA, Australia, Europe, Israel, UAE and North America and enables cross-border collaborations.
It hosts engaging entrepreneurial programs in Pune, curates information Startup Ecosystem in Pune and enables cross-border startup collaborations.
For eChai Pune connect to Malav Warke (https://www.linkedin.com/in/malavwarke/), Co-Founder & CEO at Creatosaurus
Upcoming events
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Scaling Food Brands: Growth, Franchising, and Operations - Pune Edition
DevX, 13 Floor, B Wing, Swati Park, Veerbhadra Nagar, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra 411045, 13 Floor, B Wing, Swati Park, Veerbhadra Nagar, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra 411045, Pune, INHow to Join
You can register for the Pune Startup Meetup on the eChai event page: https://echai.ventures/events/scaling-food-brands-growth-franchising-and-operations-pune-edition-jun-13-2026
You’ll also find the list of featured participants and more details about the format there.
These meetups are open to anyone interested in startups, whether you're building, contributing, or exploring.
Check the agenda and audience, and join if it feels relevant to you.
...Agenda
Building a food brand that scales is hard. The early traction is one thing. Turning that into a brand that holds up as it grows, across teams, locations, and demand, is a different challenge altogether. It takes the right growth choices, operations that do not break under scale, and a clear sense of the economics that keep it all healthy.
We will hear from food founders who have built and scaled their brands. They will talk about when and how to grow, how to keep quality consistent as the brand expands, what to standardize and what to leave flexible, and how to think about partners and franchising as part of the journey.
We will get into the unit economics too. What a healthy model looks like, how the numbers shift as you scale, what support a growing brand actually needs, and the mistakes that cost the most in the early push to expand.
If you are building a food brand and thinking about how to scale it, come join the conversation.
Key details
Venue: DevX Amar Business Zone, 13 Floor, B Wing, Swati Park, Veerbhadra Nagar, (Above Zudio) Baner, Pune, Maharashtra 411069. https://maps.app.goo.gl/C6vQHpudLdbvTju19
Date & Time: June 13th, Saturday. 11 am to 1 pm.
For any queries, you can reach out to Jatin Chaudhary, Co-Founder, eChai Ventures at jatin@eChai.Ventures.
...eChai Ventures - Your Startup’s Global Neighborhood.
Startups grow faster when founders are plugged into the right conversations. That’s what eChai makes happen — connecting founders across cities, stages, and markets.
Visit: eChai.Ventures
25 attendees
Pune Startup Meetup
Ideas to Impacts, 3, Pune, Ma, INeChai Venture's "Pune Startup Growth Meetup" on 13th June, Saturday Evening from 4 pm to 6 pm w/ Ideas to Impact Hub, Baner. Register for Free. Open for All.
Venue: Ideas to Impacts Baner, 1st Floor, Lane 3, Near Vijay Sales, Pallod Farms, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra 411045. https://goo.gl/maps/HekjjDz3EnaNnuv48
Date & Time: 13th June, Saturday. 4 pm to 6 pm.
For any queries, you can reach out to Jatin Chaudhary, Co-Founder, eChai Ventures at jatin@eChai.Ventures.
...eChai Ventures - Your Startup’s Global Neighborhood.
Startups grow faster when founders are plugged into the right conversations. That’s what eChai makes happen — connecting founders across cities, stages, and markets.
Visit: eChai.Ventures
143 attendees
Startup Growth Social Meetup in Pimpri Chinchwad PCMC
Pimpri Chinchwad Startup Incubation Centre, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Ma, INeChai Ventures & PCSIC will be hosting the "Startup Social Meetup in Pimpri Chinchwad PCMC" on 20th June, Saturday, Morning from 11 am to 1 pm at PCSIC, Auto Cluster, Pimpri Chinchwad. Register for Free. Open for All.
Startup Group. Candid Conversations. Startup Folks.
Address - Pimpri Chinchwad Startup Incubation Centre, PCSIC (Gate Number 2, Training Hall, Ground Floor) Auto Cluster Development and Research Institute, MIDC, Chinchwad, Pune, Maharashtra 411019. https://goo.gl/maps/yMMDwPNz6KPXtciY9
Date and Time - 20th June, Saturday, Morning from 11 am to 1 pm.
All the meetups are free to attend, accessible & open to all. Do share it with your Startup & Pimpri Chinchwad friends.
Recording of earlier eChai panel conversation: https://youtu.be/0gQ3ZB75Dj4
For any queries you can reach out to Jatin Chaudhary, Co-Founder, eChai Ventures at jatin@eChai.Network
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33 attendeesAI x Startup Open House Meetup in Pune
Ideas to Impacts, 3, Pune, Ma, INeChai Ventures "AI x Startup Open House Meetup in Pune" on 20th June, Saturday Evening from 4 pm to 6 pm w/ Ideas to Impact Hub, Baner. Register for Free. Open for All.
Speakers, Talk & Pitches coming soon...
It will be a candid conversation with the founders, leaders & developers which will be followed by an open networking session.
Address - Ideas to Impacts, Lane 3, Near Vijay Sales, Pallod Farms, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra 411045 https://goo.gl/maps/HekjjDz3EnaNnuv48
Date & Time - 20th June, Saturday, Evening from 4 pm to 6 pm.
This meetup is free and open to all.
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Your Startup’s Global Neighborhood.
Startups grow faster when founders are plugged into the right conversations. That’s what eChai makes happen — connecting founders across cities, stages, and markets.
Visit: eChai.Ventures
91 attendees
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