🇮🇳 Independence Day Meetup for Indian Entrepreneurs
Are you an Indian entrepreneur (registered business in Germany)?
We would love to host you for a meetup celebrating 🇮🇳 Indian independence day for the Indian founders community in Berlin to celebrate and give platform to Inspiring Indian & Indian-origin entrepreneurs and startup ecosystem experts.
Agenda
🎟️ 16:00 - Gates Open, Arrival
Check-In, Pre-networking with Bingo
👏 16:30 - Opening Ceremony
Dr. Maximilian von Laer: Building a Fund of Funds in the EU for investing in India 🇮🇳
⚡️ 17:00 - Lighting Talks + Audience Q&A
Tushar Ahluwalia: Building a Unicorn Startup in Berlin 🇩🇪
Dilip Mauyra: Mapping the rising Indian founders in EU 🇪🇺
🎙️17:30 - Panel by Nia Rakheja: This 🇮🇳 Independence Day, let's talk about freedom.
Panelists: Aishwarya (Ash) Patki , Shristi Mangal Pal
More panelists to be announced soon
🧑🏻💻 18:15 - Virtual Q&A with Roel Janssen
🎤 18:00 - Getting to know the audience
Everyone gets 30 seconds to introduce themselve to the community
🤝 18:45 - Networking
Bingo Networking Continues, Snacks, Drinks, Indian Sweets, Nostalgic Prizes
✌🏽 20:00 - Closing Ceremony & Wrap up!
Speakers & Panelists:
Tushar Ahluwalia, Co-Founder at GeneralMind, Forbes30u30 (2017), exRazor Group Co-founder (Berlin Unicorn)
Nia Rakheja, CEO @ Drift (VC-backed LegalTech), Awarded by the Vice Mayor of Berlin
Aishwarya (Ash) Patki, Founder @ Robotikos (panelist)
Dilip Mauyra, Valuation Manger @ Rocket Internet
Shristi Mangal Pal, Journalist @ Deutsche Welle
Roel Janssen (virtually), Investor in 30+ Indian Startups including: Zepto, Jupiter Money, Aspora & more
Dr. Maximilian von Laer, Managing Director @ India Catalyst GmbH
Some of the founders/ C level/startup ecosystem people signed up to join:
Nikhil, Agentic FinTech: Quid
Avinash, RestroOps Tech: IndianBiryaniCompany
Kami, German ER HealthTec:h SymbioFlow
Abhishek, EU-India Trade, Construction
Parthiv, EU-India Trade - Distribution: OMF GmbH
Pooja, SkillsTech: skillPlatz.de
Udey, PropTech: Alpha Minoris
Sandeep, Ecommerce - Indian Groceries: Aahaar
Abhishek (Aggy): BERLIndians
Arun, AI fleet governance & AI Tokens Optimization: Nool
Nikhil, SalesOps AI: Bryo
Krishna, Healthcare recruitment: TERN Group
Sharif, ConstructionTech: cathago.de
Sonali, Child NutritionTech: Kleinura
Nidhi, Print-on-Demand: PrintingPear
Kiran, FoodTech: Vegalaya
Vikas, AI Reliability: Dunetrace
Abhinav, Open Source AI/ML Optimization: TraceOpt
Sourabh, PropTech: Athaus AI
Sam, AI Voice Assistant: VoxHello
Mallika, Kids lifestyle brand: Nimboo Sundays
Hiba, SalesOps Tech: Formidable.work
Sushrita, Stealth AI Startup & Community Events: Hive Mind
🎖️Networking Bingo Prizes
Win Nostalgic Indian snack prizes including Pani Puri, Balaji Potato & Banana Chips of 7+ Indian flavors
🙏 Event Curation Disclaimer
This is a curated audience event and hence invite only for Indian entrepreneurs, including startup ecosystem experts & supporters for Indian community with limited spots hence we request for your understanding incase we are unable to approve your request, we will be hosting our next Chai Samosa networking meetup on the 27th august where we have more spots and an open curation with spots for aspiring founders, Indian founders including those who are non-registered in Berlin/Germany and will have more spots for us to host a larger community audience.
🙏 Supports
The Delta Campus
Berlin's launchpad for the next wave of generational companies Flexible coworking, private startup offices, and event spaces - inside Berlin's most connected founder community. Home to 800+ entrepreneurs, 20+ ventures, and 1,200+ members across our ecosystem.
OMF GmbH
Traditional Flavors, Timeless India
Meticulously selected products from the best companies
From spice routes to modern trade, Indian Sub-Continent and Europe have always shared a special connection. At OMF GmbH, we bring this legacy alive by delivering authentic Indian products to European markets — carefully curated, trusted and timeless.
Official Distributors in Germany for Dabua India, Balaji Wafers, Patanjali
Angie Mahtaney
Angie is a PropTech investor and entrepreneur at Aroundtown, working closely with early-stage startups to test, validate, and scale solutions across real-world real estate portfolios. With over 20 years of experience in leadership, investing, and entrepreneurship, she focuses on building scalable, high-impact startups across industries and geographies.
Chatorra
Chatorra is an upcoming Indian food brand in Berlin, offering a delicious variety of authentic Indian cuisine made with love. We bring together traditional recipes, fresh ingredients, and bold flavours to create a memorable street food experience. Whether at local markets, festivals, or pop-up events, our goal is to share the vibrant taste and warmth of Indian hospitality with everyone.
Community Partners:
BERLIndians is a carefully curated community of founders, operators and investors - building in Europe with a thread tying them to India. We are a give-first set of people, who strive to add more value than they extract - in the community, and are rooted in high-agency to will their beliefs into existence. We are growing beyond Berlin as well, now (and thus renaming soon) and meet every month across cities for a casual mixer.