Startup Events This Week: Inc42 BIGShift Kochi, Founders Meetup, And More

Inc42 is all set to host the eight edition of its Founders Meetup this week (on August 8). Apply now to book your spot for an evening of networking, knowledge sharing, and interactive discussions. 

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Last week, Inc42 BIGShift Nagpur was successfully hosted with the participation of 72 attendees comprising of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and investors. Some startups which pitched at the event include Healthalicious, Minocular, Nagpur Wholesale, Alignus India and more. Mining intelligence company Minocular was announced as the winner of the BIGShift Pitch in Nagpur.

As we step into a new week, here’s a list of new and upcoming events:

Inc42 Founders Meetup

After engaging over 30 startup founders in the last edition, Inc42 is all set to bring you the eighth edition of the Founders Meetup event next month. 

As usual, the Founders Meetup is the place to engage with over 50 startup founders, entrepreneurs and investors for an evening of networking, sharing knowledge, discussing challenges, and interacting with peers.

The guest speaker for this edition of the founders meetup is Nitin Saluja, cofounder of the tea cafe chain Chaayos. The Delhi NCR-based company was founded by Saluja and Raghav Verma in 2012. It has raised over $25 Mn in funding till now. Some key investors in the company include Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal, Ankit Bhati and Tiger Global. 

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Who Should Attend: Startup founders, entrepreneurs, investors

Date: Aug 8, 2019

Venue: New Delhi

BIGShift, Kochi

As part of the second leg of the latest edition of BIGShift, Inc42 will bring all the key local ecosystem stakeholders together over the course of an evening to celebrate innovation in the budding startup hub of Nagpur. Startup founders, entrepreneurs, investors and government officials will come together to discuss the state of the ecosystem in Tier 2 cities through dedicated sessions, keynotes, a panel discussion. The third edition of BIGShift will take place in Kochi on August 22.

The highlight of the event is the BIGShift Pitch, a platform for startups to showcase their business proposition as well as products or services in front of the stalwarts from the startup community from each location. Any early stage startup based in any of the BIGShift host cities can apply to showcase their business proposition at the event. 

Who Should Attend: Startup founders, entrepreneurs, investors, government officials

Date: August 22, 2019

Venue: ISC Kinfra Hitech Park, Kochi

FICCI’s Workshop On Cash Flow Management

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is organising a half day workshop on “Essentials of Cash Flow Management” in Mumbai. The workshop will cover topics such as basics of cash flow management or working capital, understanding inventory, collections and payables, understanding key ratios in working capital management, discussion on using various levers of working capital and more. 

The faculty of the workshop will be Pawan Bindal and Animesh Kejriwal, who are the cofounders of TimePay and have over 25 years of collective experience on the subject. The purpose of the workshop would be to fully acquaint participants with all relevant concepts and to be able to apply them in real business context.

Who Should Attend: Startup founders, entrepreneurs, investors

Date: August 6, 2019

Venue: Lower Parel, Mumbai

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