South Asian Founders Pitch Event #2 by CSN
Who is this for?
This event is primarily for South Asian full-time founders and co-founders, including those building at the early stage
We welcome angels, early-stage investors, startup mentors, and selected community members who want to support serious founders.
Event Agenda
17:30 - 18:15 Check-In, Pre-networking over Chai & Samosa
18:15 - 18:30 - Welcoming
18:30 - 19:00 Pitch Slot 1 (3 startups, 7 minute pitch, 2 min Q&A)
19:10 - 19:40 Pitch Slot 2 (3 startups)
19:50 - 20:30 Pitch Slot 3 (4 startups)
20:30 - Jury Verdict
20:45 - 21:30 - Post Networking with Idli, Chutney, Masala Idli, Coconut Laddu
21:30 - Wrap up
Jury:
Mali M Baum
Invests 200k in founders, advocators for diversity in Tech is currently an Expert and Ambassador at European Innovation Council
Amit Kumar
Venture Investment, Industrial Automation(Robotics) @ Niterra Ventures
Vivek Modi
An angel investor and active investor through ZEAL Ventures, with a strategic focus on startups aligned with the fund’s core sectors. With 10+ years of experience across Germany, the UK, India, and Gabon, he has built and scaled B2B SaaS and D2C businesses, launched new markets, and advised founders and private equity investors on commercial due diligence, growth, and go-to-market strategy at Roland Berger. Today, he leads new venture launches, M&A, and AI adoption at a leading German e-commerce platform while mentoring early-stage founders on commercial validation and AI.
Anastasia Gruzdeva
Venture Partner @ The Costa Norte Group, exDeutsche Bank, focused on FoodTech, Biotech, and HealthTech, with a particular focus on Series A companies. At Costa Norte Group, she supports M&A and investment activities through deal sourcing, market and company analysis, investor mapping, due diligence, and cross-border business development.
Gaurav Jha
Co-Founder & CEO of TAG Capital, building AI-native infrastructure for early-stage investing. He is part of the LvlUp Global Alliance and serves as a Venture Partner to multiple funds, family offices and institutional investors. His interests span AI, CPG, B2B SaaS and quality-of-life technologies, with a focus on founder-led businesses built to scale.
Glimpse from past events
Community Partners Shoutout:
- Indians in Berlin FB group by Amit Chougule
- BERLIndians WA by Abhishek (Aggy) Agarwal
- Pitch Bazaar by Shruti Kubér
- Indian Founders berlin WA by Satya Prakash Mishra
- WeDesi - Desi Indian Community for Everyone.
- Nikhilesh Dhure
- Desi Girls Berlin (IG: desigirls_berlin) by Mimansa Bhardwaj & Juili Kadam
- YUVA Berlin
Advisors for this meetup: