Nikunj Thakkar

Moments

Out in the room.

Most of what I've learned came from being in the room: hosting meetups, speaking, mentoring, and traveling. A few moments along the way.

Hosting a Startup Mixer in Dubai with eChai VenturesDubai · Jul 2025
Hosting a Startup Mixer in Dubai with eChai VenturesDubai · Jul 2025
Moderating a panel on what it takes for a startup to go globalBengaluru · Jun 2025
Meeting Vatsal Sanghvi at the Dodo Payments launch partyMar 2025
Razorpay FTX25, catching up with fellow founders from GujaratFeb 2025
Razorpay FTX25, catching up with fellow founders from GujaratFeb 2025
At the Bangalore Tech SummitBengaluru · Nov 2024
D2C Mixer with Pruthvi Gowda of Gro Club and Sagnik Ghose of Those Woof GuysBengaluru · Oct 2024
D2C Mixer with Pruthvi Gowda of Gro Club and Sagnik Ghose of Those Woof GuysBengaluru · Oct 2024
D2C Mixer with Pruthvi Gowda of Gro Club and Sagnik Ghose of Those Woof GuysBengaluru · Oct 2024
At G2 LiveSep 2024
At G2 LiveSep 2024
Fintech Mixer by Entrepreneur’s Cafe: insights for early-stage foundersBengaluru · Aug 2024
At the Moneycontrol Startup ConclaveBengaluru · Aug 2024
At SAASCON, with a caricature by Somu MaheshAug 2024
Devcon24 by SaaS InsiderBengaluru · Jun 2024
SaaS Founders Meetup by Entrepreneur’s Cafe, powered by GitHubBengaluru · Jun 2024
SaaS Founders Meetup by Entrepreneur’s Cafe, powered by GitHubBengaluru · Jun 2024
SaaS Founders Meetup by Entrepreneur’s Cafe, powered by GitHubBengaluru · Jun 2024
SaaS Founders Meetup by Entrepreneur’s Cafe, powered by GitHubBengaluru · Jun 2024
Whatfix alumni meetupBengaluru · May 2024
Whatfix alumni meetupBengaluru · May 2024
eChai Product SocialBengaluru · May 2024
eChai Product SocialBengaluru · May 2024
eChai Startup Demo Day at Draper Startup HouseBengaluru · Jul 2023
eChai Startup Demo Day at Draper Startup HouseBengaluru · Jul 2023
eChai Startup Demo DayBengaluru · Jun 2023
eChai Startup Demo DayBengaluru · Jun 2023
eChai Startup Demo DayBengaluru · Jun 2023
eChai Startup Demo DayBengaluru · Jun 2023
Whatfix’s Analytics team wins the Outstanding POD award for no-code product analyticsBengaluru · Mar 2023
Whatfix’s Analytics team wins the Outstanding POD award for no-code product analyticsBengaluru · Mar 2023
Whatfix’s organization-wide hackathon on “Userisation”Bengaluru · Nov 2022
Whatfix’s organization-wide hackathon on “Userisation”Bengaluru · Nov 2022
Startup Saturday Bengaluru with Abhay Tandon on startup investmentsBengaluru · Oct 2022
SaaS Founders Meetup at Whatfix: 100+ founders, investors and community enablersBengaluru · Oct 2022
SaaS Founders Meetup at Whatfix: 100+ founders, investors and community enablersBengaluru · Oct 2022
SaaS Founders Meetup at Whatfix: 100+ founders, investors and community enablersBengaluru · Oct 2022
SaaS Founders Meetup at Whatfix: 100+ founders, investors and community enablersBengaluru · Oct 2022
HSX 2022, celebrating 15 years of HeadstartBengaluru · Oct 2022
Sharing my learnings at eChai’s Startup Growth Networking MeetupBengaluru · Sep 2022
Sharing my learnings at eChai’s Startup Growth Networking MeetupBengaluru · Sep 2022
Celebrating the opening of MobileFirst Applications’ Bengaluru officeBengaluru · Sep 2022
Startup Saturday Bengaluru, back offline after almost two yearsBengaluru · Jul 2022
Startup Saturday Bengaluru, back offline after almost two yearsBengaluru · Jul 2022
In-person meetups return to Bengaluru, including a Web3 meetup I hostedBengaluru · Jul 2022
In-person meetups return to Bengaluru, including a Web3 meetup I hostedBengaluru · Jul 2022
In-person meetups return to Bengaluru, including a Web3 meetup I hostedBengaluru · Jul 2022
In-person meetups return to Bengaluru, including a Web3 meetup I hostedBengaluru · Jul 2022
Hosting a SaaS session with Srikrishna Swaminathan and Manoranjan IngudamBengaluru · Jul 2022
Hosting a SaaS session with Srikrishna Swaminathan and Manoranjan IngudamBengaluru · Jul 2022
Hosting eChai Demo Day at WhatfixBengaluru · May 2022
eChai Demo Day, Bengaluru edition: 150+ people, nine startups showcasingBengaluru · May 2022
eChai Demo Day, Bengaluru edition: 150+ people, nine startups showcasingBengaluru · May 2022
eChai Demo Day, Bengaluru edition: 150+ people, nine startups showcasingBengaluru · May 2022
GDG Cloud Ahmedabad grew to 2,400+ members in its first yearAhmedabad · Jan 2020
Recognized as a mentor at IGNITE IncubatorJan 2020
A thank-you from Google’s India Developer Ecosystem team for GDG Cloud Ahmedabad’s first yearJan 2020
Headstart Network Foundation signs an MoU with the Government of GujaratMay 2019
Tech talk on artificial intelligence, organized by eChai Ventures and IEEE Gujarat SectionNirma University, Ahmedabad · Feb 2019
Speaking on the basics of cyber security at Elite EntrepreneursOct 2018
Speaking on the basics of cyber security at Elite EntrepreneursOct 2018
Speaking on the basics of cyber security at Elite EntrepreneursOct 2018
Speaking at “Experience the Next”, a run-up event to the Vibrant Gujarat Startup and Technology SummitCIIE, IIM Ahmedabad · Aug 2018
FOSSASIA 2015 group photoSingapore · Mar 2015
Otres Beach, after FOSSASIA 2014Sihanoukville, Cambodia · 2014
Silver PagodaPhnom Penh, Cambodia · 2014
Koh Rong islandCambodia · 2014
Long Beach, reached after a jungle trek across Koh RongCambodia · 2014
Wat PhnomPhnom Penh, Cambodia · 2014
Serendipity BeachSihanoukville, Cambodia · 2014

From the event archive

Meetups, conclaves, and late-night sessions.

A handful of the events I hosted, organized, or spoke at with Headstart, GDG Cloud Ahmedabad, eChai, and others.

Speaking at Product Growth Playbook, Bengaluru editionNov 2025
Speaking at the eChai Bengaluru Startup MeetupDec 2024
D2C Mixer by Entrepreneur’s CafeOct 2024
Fintech Mixer by Entrepreneur’s CafeJul 2024
SaaS Founders Meetup, powered by GitHubJun 2024
Headstart Gujarat AMA with Nikunj Kothari at CIIE.CO, IIM AhmedabadDec 2023
Speaking at eChai’s Product Growth MeetupOct 2023
Bharat Pitchathon 2.0Jul 2023
Speaking at the Bangalore SaaS Meetup, Draper Startup HouseMar 2023
Speaking at eChai’s SaaS Founders MeetupFeb 2023
SaaS Founders Meetup at WhatfixOct 2022
HSX 2022 by the numbersOct 2022
CTO Talks by HeadstartSep 2022
HSX 2022: 1,000+ participants and 50+ speakersSep 2022
Bharat Pitchathon: pitch events across 20+ cities for Headstart’s 15th yearAug 2022
Startup Saturday Bengaluru: Decoding D2CJul 2022
Startup September 2022, Headstart’s month-long celebration of entrepreneurshipJun 2022
Startup Saturday Ahmedabad returns offline: growth opportunities in unlocked IndiaApr 2022
Speaking at the CoRise Startup Networking CircleApr 2022
Kickstart: early-stage startups pitch to India’s leading investorsJan 2022
Speaking at eChai’s Startup Growth Networking Meetup, Draper Startup HouseDec 2021
Entrepreneurship 0-1 workshop series: idea validationNov 2020
eChai with Pioneers: Mada Seghete, co-founder of Branch, with Shoppr as supporting partnerAug 2020
Fireside chat on validating your startup idea with Aditi Avasthi of EmbibeJul 2020
Startup Saturday online: how Beardo, The Beauty Co., Rey Naturals and Food Memories were builtJun 2020
Online session: the state of blockchain development in India and how to get startedMay 2020
Virtual Kickstart, Headstart’s investor-connect program, moved onlineApr 2020
eChai Social: eCommerce Entrepreneurs Meet, with ShopprFeb 2020
Talk: the relevance of human intuition in an AI-driven worldFeb 2020
Google Cloud Community Day, the first hosted by GDG Cloud Ahmedabad. Sold out.Dec 2019
Community Day speaker lineupDec 2019
Community Day keynote: Ankur Kotwal, APAC head of Google Cloud developer advocacyAhmedabad · Dec 2019
Startup Saturday: growth hacking for business in 2020Ahmedabad · Nov 2019
Women Entrepreneurs Potluck by Headstart AhmedabadDevX, Ahmedabad · Nov 2019
Big Data in banking workshop at Bank of Baroda’s Baroda Apex AcademyGandhinagar · Oct 2019
HSX 2019: the role of incubators and accelerators for startupsJun 2019
HSX 2019, Headstart’s annual entrepreneurship conclave, with founders from 25+ citiesHyderabad · Jun 2019
Startup Saturday: crafting great user experience, with a design thinking workshopAhmedabad · Feb 2019
Leaf incubation drive with GLS University, run with Headstart AhmedabadAhmedabad · Feb 2019
Showcasing Shoppr at the Vibrant Gujarat Global SummitGandhinagar · Jan 2019
Speaking at Elite Entrepreneurs: basics of cyber securityOct 2018
Red Bull Basement University, with HeadstartSep 2018
Startup Saturday: digital marketing 101 for startupsAhmedabad · Apr 2018
HSX, Headstart’s startup conclaveBengaluru · Feb 2018