Where to be, every day of the week.
— things in range·— free·— on Sat & Sun·— categories·— added recently
Everything you've kept, whatever the date — this list ignores the filters on the week board. Stored in this browser on this device, and shared with nobody.
Recurring courses rather than one-night workshops — the kind where you see the same faces each week.
Organisations, not one-off events. Ranked by what they'll actually do for you.
| Community | What it is | Cost | Frequency | Audience | Worth it? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eChai Ventures 24,201+ members |
Startup Open House (Sat 11–1, Koramangala) · Bengaluru Startup Meetup (Sat 6–8, Urban Vault HSR) · monthly Demo Day | Free | Weekly | Founders, operators, investors, marketers | Start here |
| HSR Founders Club | Workshops, mixers, skill sessions — your neighbourhood founder club | Varies | Weekly–fortnightly | Founders, operators | Subscribe today |
| GrowthX 4–5k members |
Private community + monthly BLR chapter. Members from Zepto, CRED, Razorpay, Netflix, Apple | Paid, application | Monthly | Marketing, growth, product leaders | Best paid buy for a marketer |
| AI Tinkerers Bengaluru | Demo-first meetups — working prototypes, no panel theatre | Free–low | Monthly | AI engineers, founders, researchers | Best technical crowd |
| The Product Folks | Grabchai — casual offline coffee meetups for product people | Free–low | Monthly | PMs, product leaders, founders | Highest-value adjacent network |
| Headstart Network | Volunteer-led since 2007. Runs HSX, India's largest entrepreneurship conclave | Free | Monthly | Early-stage founders, students | Volunteer — you meet everyone |
| Startup Grind Bangalore | Monthly fireside chats + Global Pitch Battle | Ticketed | Monthly | Entrepreneurs, investors | Reliable, strong speakers |
| Bharat D2C Meetups | Quick-commerce, viral trends, UGC and influencer playbooks, vernacular marketing | Varies | Periodic | D2C marketers, growth | Narrowest fit to your skillset |
| ProductTank Bengaluru | Product design, metrics, UX talks + drinks. Mind the Product brand | Free–low | Monthly | PMs, designers, engineers | Free and consistent |
| BHIVE Startup Community | Coworking-hosted events. HSR Sector 6 and BHIVE Platinum Church Street | Free–low | Regular | Founders, freelancers | One site in each of your zones |
| Founder Institute — Founder Café | Structured founder networking, global accelerator brand | Usually free | Periodic | Aspiring & early founders | Few people know it runs here |
| TiE Bangalore | Mentorship, investor connect, masterclasses, D2C Summit | Paid membership | Continuous | Founders, investors, senior operators | Year two — ticketed events first |
| AI Bangalore Community 20,366+ members |
GenAI, ML and applied AI meetups | Free | Monthly | Developers, researchers | Huge and active |
| Bangalore Startup Founder 101 | Beginner-friendly founder meetup group | Free–low | Periodic | First-time founders | Join for calendar coverage |
| NASSCOM | Industry body — 10,000 Startups, product conclaves | Corporate/paid | Periodic | Enterprise, funded startups | Low value early on |
The platforms this board is built from — browse them between refreshes.
| Platform | Best for | Cost | Frequency | Audience | Worth it? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luma | Startup, AI, product, founder meetups. Now the default for BLR tech | Free–₹2k | Daily | Founders, builders, AI engineers, VCs | Essential |
| District | Board games, mafia nights, trivia, craft workshops. Best inventory anywhere | ₹99–₹899 | Daily | Young professionals, 22–35 | Essential |
| Meetup | Recurring communities with reliable weekly schedules | Free–₹400 | Daily | Hobbyists, tech, board gamers | Essential for recurring |
| HighApe | Workshops, pottery, experiences, nightlife. Strong on creative classes | ₹300–₹1.5k | Daily | Experience-seekers | Underused — good craft coverage |
| AllEvents.in | Broadest sweep. Category pages + date filters, 2–6 weeks ahead | Varies | Daily | Everyone — low curation | Earliest visibility |
| eChai Ventures | Free founder meetups, demo days, open houses. Since 2009 | Free | Weekly | Founders, operators, investors | Best free network in India |
| Paytm Insider | Workshops, meetups, games & quizzes, experiences | ₹200–₹2k | Daily | Mainstream urban crowd | Browse manually — blocks bots |
| Townscript | Indie workshops, bootcamps, niche meetups | Varies | Weekly | Learners, hobbyists | Check monthly |
| BookMyShow | Comedy, music, ticketed experiences | ₹250–₹1k | Daily | General | Good for comedy and gigs |
| Swiggy Scenes (in app) | Board game and social nights — few people check it | ₹200–₹400 | Weekly | Young professionals | Underrated sleeper |
| Eventbrite | Corporate networking, conferences | Varies | Weekly | Corporate professionals | Declining in India |
| Airmeet | Virtual events only | Varies | — | Remote | Skip — wrong tool for a real circle |
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