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Friday, December 8, 2023 - 4:00 PM - 8 PM PST

It’s time to spread some winter cheer! Join us on the 8th of December for an exceptional evening of networking at FUNDA’s Winter Event. Connect with the most brilliant Desi entrepreneurs, industry leaders, founders, and professionals and celebrate their grand achievements on this night to remember. Expand your network, explore collaborative opportunities with like-minded individuals, and treat your senses to a Michelin-starred culinary experience like none other!

FUNDA Winter Event will be our biggest and most amazing event yet. We have a great line up of talks, 1:1 investor connects and networking sessions.

Here's the event agenda
4 - 4:45 pm: Registration & Networking
4:45 pm - 5 pm: Welcome Note

From here on, the event will run in 2 tracks to help startup founders get help with GTM and raising capital.

Track 1: GTM - Getting Early Traction

Session 1: Zero-to-1M GTM: Acquiring your first paying customers
Session 2: Scaling your revenue beyond the first million
Session 3: How to sell to enterprise buyers

Speakers: Shreesha Ramdas , Sid Yenamandra, Surbhi Rathore, Munish Gandhi, Chitrang Shah, Durga P Pandey, Thejo Kote, Kumar C., Rishi Bhargava, Ajoy Krishnamoorthy, Awinash Sinha, Sumit Johar, Ashwin Ballal, Srinivas Mukkamala


Track 2: Raising Capital (“Investor Interact”) - We are hosting curated one-to-one sessions with investors. Signup sheet on check-in is available at the event to participate.

Thursday, September 14, 2023, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT

Founders FUNDA and 8VC are back with another event for all the Bay Area Indian-origin founders. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to meet and connect with visionary Indian founders, VCs and executives!

We are thrilled to invite you to our September 2023 Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) themed event.

​Prepare for an engaging evening with insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and delicious refreshments. This event, a collaboration between FUNDA and 8VC is perfect for founders and entrepreneurs interested in learning about the dynamics of M&A and gaining valuable insights from industry experts.

​Agenda

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Registration, networking, and light refreshments

6:30 PM - 7:15 PM Fireside chat with Touraj Parang (Bestselling author of Exit Path). Hosted by Mahesh Ram (Head of AI at Zoom)

7:15 PM - 8:00 PM Panel discussion: Navigating M&A. Rashmi Upadhya (Vice-President, M&A, Fortive) and Hemant Hebbar (Vice-President, Global M&A, HP). Moderated by Bhaskar Ghosh (Partner, 8VC).

8:00 PM Closing Remarks and Networking

Saturday, August 5, 2023 - 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM IST

Founders FUNDA is back with another event, this time around in Namma Bengaluru! A one-of-a-kind "For the Indian founders by the Indian founders" event. The major focus of the event will be scaling in the valley, and exploring missed opportunities.

The event will take place on 5th August, 2023 (Saturday), at 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to meet and connect with visionary Indian founders, VCs and executives!

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