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Why Plum worked
People Team
While the backend worked, Postman’s people team relied on manual processes and Google Sheets for benefits enrolments, updation, and communication.
Plum’s tech-first HR dashboard powered by API integrations with insurers, automated the entire benefits workflows.
Employees
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Plum’s digital app made claims tracking easier for teams. In addition, AI-powered features like PolicyGPT and ClaimsLens offered an intuitive, simple experience.
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A disjoined employee health experience, with different vendors and no unified platform to track adoption.
In addition to insurance, Plum offered primary and preventive healthcare offerings in one single app – easing adoption for employees, and streamlining processes for Postman’s people team.
Benefits
Specifics
Dependents
Employee, Spouse, Children (2), and Parents/in-laws (2)
Sum-insured
INR 8,00,000
Maternity
INR 1,25,000
Inclusive benefits
LGBTQ+ friendly policyInfertility treatments coveredGender reaffirmation and hormonal therapy covered.
Term life and personal accident cover
Personal accident cover of 7x CTC, life cover of 10x CTC – one of the highest in the country.
Primary Healthcare
OPD cover of INR 20,000
Access to 20+ specialties through Plum Telehealth
Access to 20+ specialties through Plum Telehealth
Preventive Healthcare
Online and offline wellness sessions via Plum
Benefits and discounts from over 50+ health brands on Plum Perks
EAP through Zyla Health
Benefits and discounts from over 50+ health brands on Plum Perks
EAP through Zyla Health
Additional policies
5 years of pay, accelerated vesting of ESOPs, and employment opportunities for family in the event of the demise or permanent disability of an employee
Medical loans to an employee in the event of sum insured expiry
Medical loans to an employee in the event of sum insured expiry
Benefits
What Postman Offers
Family coverage
Employee, Spouse, Parents/in-laws, Two children, Two siblings under 25 years
Sum insured
INR 10,00,000
Maternity cover
INR 1,00,000 maternity cover for normal delivery, INR 1,25,000 for caesarian delivery
Pre and post hospitalization expenses covered
Cover for baby from day one
Pre and post hospitalization expenses covered
Cover for baby from day one
Preventive healthcare
OPD cover and telehealth consultations
Other highlights
LGBTQ+ friendly coverage
Live-in partners covered
Infertility treatments covered
HIV+AIDS covered
Live-in partners covered
Infertility treatments covered
HIV+AIDS covered
Benefits
What WeWork India offers
Family coverage
Employee, Spouse, Parents/in-laws, Two children, Two siblings under 25 years
Sum insured
INR 6,00,000
Maternity cover
INR 1,00,000 (normal delivery) and INR 1,50,000 (c-sec delivery)
LGBTQ+ friendly benefits and coverage
Same-sex partner and live-in partners
Gender reaffirmation surgeries
Hormone replacement therapies, including medical visits and lab services
Mental health benefits
Gender reaffirmation surgeries
Hormone replacement therapies, including medical visits and lab services
Mental health benefits
Women-centric benefits and coverage
Infertility treatments
Surrogate mother expenses
Surrogate mother expenses
Benefits
Khatabook’s benefits
Dependents
Employee, Spouse, 2 Parents/in-laws, 6 children
Sum insured
INR 5,00,000
Maternity
INR 1,00,000 cover, with life-threatening complications during delivery included.
Inclusive benefits
LGBTQ+ friendly benefits
Infertility treatments covered, including surrogate mother expenses
Coverage for modern treatments
Autism covered Cover for disabled children aged over 25 years Widow-widower cover
Infertility treatments covered, including surrogate mother expenses
Coverage for modern treatments
Autism covered Cover for disabled children aged over 25 years Widow-widower cover
Preventive health benefits
Complimentary access to 20+ specialists via Plum Telehealth
Primary health benefits
Access to complimentary health-checkups, and annual health camps
Access to discounts and offers with over 50 health and wellness brands via Plum Perks
Access to discounts and offers with over 50 health and wellness brands via Plum Perks
Term life cover
2x CTC of the employee
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What to expect
Website
FTX
One of India’s largest Fintech Summits. It happens every year and founders from many high-growth startups attend the event — as panelists and attendees.
BHive
Leadership talks, VC check-ins, women-only entrepreneurs meetups and more
Founder’s Network
Entrepreneurs, investors, and experts meet up to talk about product, growth, raising money, marketing and sales, and anything else relevant to the startup world
Global Shapers Community
Self-organised meetups to address local, regional and global startup challenges. Ideal for Founders focused in environment tech and social impact
Draper Startup House for Entrepreneurs
Friday social meetups with other founders, pop-up experiences
Blockmeet Bengaluru
Ideal for Founders building in web3
The Talent Deck
One of Bangalore’s most curated community of people leaders. TTD routinely hosts events on talent, policy, culture, leadership, and more
Bengaluru Tech Summit
Founders working across tech industry meet to discuss innovation, infra, and investments
Techsparks by YourStory
One of the most influential startup-tech conferences to build and share solutions
TSOW
A community that routinely hosts events on how to shape talent, culture, and policy
Nextplay
New opportunities, hosting gatherings, and curating content for founders
Leap.club
Leadership talks, VC check-ins for women-only entrepreneurs meetups and more
GrowthX
Invite-only community for ambitious founders, marketing, product & business leaders
Headstart
A startup community with events to help you grow in the ecosystem
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Tags
Website
Bangalore Alpha Lab (BAL)
Tailored support for startups in their early stages
IIIT - Bangalore Innovation Centre
IIIT leverages advanced technologies for startup growth
NASSCOM 10000 Startups
This program offers extensive network within the Indian IT industry to support startup founders
Microsoft for Startups
Access to Microsoft's vast ecosystem and technology stack for startup growth
Ginserv
Offers coworking spaces, mentorship, networking opportunities, and access to investors for startups
Tata ELXSI
Access to Tata Group's extensive resources and network for tech startups
Techstars
Offers a global network of accelerators and mentorship programs aimed at helping startups scale rapidly
TLabs Startup Accelerator
Structured program tailored for early-stage startup acceleration
Entrepreneur First Startup
Brings together talented individuals to co-found startups, providing support from ideation to launch.
NSRCEL - IIM Bangalore
This program integrates academic resources with startup incubation and acceleration
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Stage
Industry
Companies invested
Early-stage
Supply-chain, SaaS, Healthcare, Agriculture
Solar Ladder, Brands of Bharat, BizzTM
Early-stage, Growth-stage
Outsourcing,Tech products, Retail, Healthcare, Education, Financial services
Whatfix, Moengage, Toppr, Livspace
Early-stage
SaaS,Tech products
Delhivery, Headout, Postman, Rapido, Proactive for Her, Unacademy
Early-stage,Growth-stage
Across the industry
Bira, Airmeet, Plum, Groww, Heads Up For Tails, Ixigo
Early-stage, Seed
Agriculture, Retail, F&B, Healthcare, Tech products
Wow Momo, Phool, Tattava Spa, Brevistay, Get My Parking
Series A,Growth-stage,Pre-IPO
Tech products, Consumer tech, SaaS, Fintech
Zomato, Cred, PhonePe, Itilite
Early-stage,Seed,Series B
Enterprise, Consumer tech, B2B Commerce, Fintech
Atomicwork, Dailyhunt, Jupiter, Itilite, Razorpay
Seed,Pre-Series A
Across the industry
BHive, Dunzo, Yulu, Printo, Carbon Clean, Ultrahuman
Growth-stage
Fintech, Education, Healthcare
Cuemath, Masai School, Betterplace, SalesKen
Journalists covering the tech and startup beat in Bangalore
Name
What they talk about
Adithya Venkatesan
Head of Marketing at Last9io, ex-Gojek, talks about marketing, content, and brand. Follow them here.
amul.exe
Popular in Bengaluru tech twitter. Read up on their story and follow them on X.
Arnav Gupta
Popular in Bengaluru tech twitter, talks about engineering practices and frameworks. Check what they’re upto here.
Arpit Agarwal
VC at Blume, also founder of the Headstart Network. Follow on X here.
Brijesh Bharadwaj
Building Segwise.ai and talks about product and growth. See what they’re up to here.
Chetty Arun
Head of Culture at Razorpay, tweets about design, people, culture. See what Chetty talks about here.
Dharmesh Ba
Research, design and UX consultant, building 1990labs, a studio for consumer research in India. Follow them here.
Dhwani Nanavati
Startup operator. Tweets about startups, business, culture. Follow on X here.
Enthu-cutlet
Tweets on food and culture in Bengaluru. Does marketing things at Local Ferment Co. Follow her to learn about interesting things happening in Blr live.
Gaurav Munjal
CEO of Unacademy. Follow on X.
Gautam
Founder at Talented, tweets about marketing, startups, and operations. Follow on X here.
Geetanjali Chitnis
Chief Brand Officer at Geist Brewing Co, a fellow Bengalorean, tweets on marketing. See what Geetanjali talks about.
Hardik Pandya
OG Bangalorean. Currently SVP of Design and Product at Unacademy. Tweets on design and other interesting miscellaneous things. See what they’re upto on X here.
Ishavasyam
VC at Antler, works with early-stage founders. See what they’re upto here.
Joydeep Sen Sharma
CEO of Clearfeed. Follow on X here.
Kabandi Saikia
Co-founder at Omnify, tweets about women in tech, tech, and hiring. Connect with them on X here.
Kunal Shah
Founder of Cred. Follow on X here.
Mahesh Suthar
Recruiter at Rippling, tweets on engineering, culture, hiring. Check what they’re about here.
Malini Goyal
Founder of Unboxing BLR. Tweets about the hustle, culture, and vibes of Bengaluru. Follow on X.
Mehul Ved
Tweets on coffee, cats, and startups. Follow on X here.
Nandini V
VC at Antler. Follow on X here.
Neerja Shah
PR and Comms at Pixxelspace, also go-to person for housing in Bengaluru. Connect with them on X here.
Nikhil Jois
Building Bureau Identity. Follow on X.
Nikhil Kamath
Co-founder of Zerodha. Follow on X here.
Nirant K
Popular in Bengaluru tech twitter, tweets about LLMs, learning about Search/Ranking, board game enthusiast. See what they’re upto on X.
Nithin Kamath
Founder and CEO at Zerodha. Follow on X here.
Palak Zatakia
Tweets about interesting miscellaneous things. Connect on X here.
Paras Chopra
Two time founder, tweets about startups and culture. See what they’re upto on X.
Rahul Gonsalves
Co-founder at Obvious. Follow on X here.
Rajiv Srivatsa
VC at Antler, Co-founder of Urban Ladder. Follow on X here.
Ritesh Banglani
Tech VC at Stellaris Venture Partners. Tweets on startups. Give them a follow here.
Roshan Cariappa
Marketing at Vymo; tweets about startups and SaaS. See what they’re upto on X.
Sahil Khan
Product and Design at last9io. Follow on X here.
Sairam Krishnan
Head of Marketing at Atomicwork; Ex Accel and Freshworks; Writes the CMO Journal. See what Sairam tweets about.
Saurabh Arora
Co-founder at Plum. Talks about health and insurance, global affairs, culture, design, food, tech, and more. Connect with them on X.
Shankar Ganesh
Founding PM at Atomicwork, ex-Freshworks, tweets on product. Follow on X.
Shashank Mehta
Founding team Razorpay, tweets about startups, ops, tech, and growth. Connect with them on X.
Shobhit Bakliwal
Bengaluru tech twitter, tweets about software development. Follow on X.
Sidu Ponnappa
Two time founder, tweets on startup, operations, and tech. See what they’re upto on X.
Subhash Choudhary
CTO at Dukaan, tweets on tech and engineering. Connect with them on X.
Suhas Motwani
Founder of The Product Folks, tweets on product. Follow on X.
Swanand
Popular in the Bengaluru tech space. Tweets on software, humor, education, careers, mentorship, and remote work. Connect with them on X.
Tejas Kinger
Bengaluru boy, loves books and obscure things. Occasional tweets on marketing and growth. Drop by and say hello on X.
Udayan Walvekar
Founder of GrowthX, talks about growth, startups, and fitness. Connect with them on X.
Vani Kola
Managing Director at Kalaari Capital. Tweets on startups, entrepreneurship, leadership, and more. See what they’re up to on X.
Vardhman Jain
Founder of Bonomi, tweets about Bengaluru, culture, and coffee. See what they’re upto on X.
Varun Mayya
Founder, tweets about AI and AGI. Follow on X.
Vivekananda Hellekere
Building Bounce Infinity, tweets about growth, startups, and part philosophy. Connect with them on X here.
Shantanu Goel
Bengaluru tech twitter. Currently building things at The Trade Desk. See what they’re upto on X.
| Name | Hot desk cost (starting range) | Dedicated desk cost (starting range) | Private cabin (starting range) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WeWork | Rs. 17,000/month | Enquire for pricing. | Enquire for pricing. |
| The Obvious Residency | Enquire for pricing. | Enquire for pricing. | Enquire for pricing. |
| 91Springboard | Rs. 7,100/seat [*Choose and work at any desk within the community area.] | Rs. 7,850/seat | Rs. 9,450/seat |
| Bhive | Rs. 6,000/seat | Rs. 8000/seat | Enquire for pricing. |
| Awfis | Enquire for pricing. | Rs. 8000/seat | Rs. 11,500/seat |
| UrbanVault | Enquire for pricing. | Rs. 7000/seat | Rs. 7000/seat |
| IndiQube | Enquire for pricing. | Rs. 7000/seat | Enquire for pricing. |
| Hustlehub | Rs. 6,500/seat | Rs. 7,000/seat | Enquire for pricing. |
| Novel Business | Rs. 8,500/seat | Rs. 9,000/seat | Rs. 9,500/seat |
| Work365 Spaces | Rs. 7,000/seat | Rs. 10,000/seat | Enquire for pricing. |
| ClayWorks | Rs. 8,000/seat | Rs. 10,000/seat | Rs. 11,000/seat |
| Beginest Harbor 5 | Enquire for pricing. | Rs. 8,000/seat | Rs. 12,000/seat |
| LiftX Co-Works | Rs. 4,999/seat | Rs. 6,999/seat | Rs. 15,000/seat |
| WorkDen | Enquire for pricing. | Rs. 8,500/seat | Rs. 21,000/seat |
| Goodworks Coworks | Rs. 7,000/seat | Rs. 8,500/seat | Rs. 12,500/seat |
| Workoville Workspaces | Rs. 6,500/seat | Enquire for pricing. | Rs. 12,000/seat |
| Venus Palazzo | Rs. 4,000/seat | Rs. 4,500/seat | Rs. 7,499/seat |
| Incubex | Rs. 8,500/seat | Rs. 11,000/seat | Rs. 14,000/seat |
| CoWrks | Rs. 10,999/seat | Rs. 14,999/seat | Rs. 24,999/seat |
| Evolve Work Studio | Rs. 5,000/seat | Rs. 5,500/seat | Rs. 7,000/seat |
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Location
Community-favourite orders
Paper and Pie
Indiranagar
• Paper & Pie Tartines with Poached Egg
• Cookies, iced hazelnut latte, and Japanese cheesecake
• Hot chocolate
• Orange Iced Brew
• American blueberry cupcake
• French toast and chicken wrap
• Cookies, iced hazelnut latte, and Japanese cheesecake
• Hot chocolate
• Orange Iced Brew
• American blueberry cupcake
• French toast and chicken wrap
The Kind Roastery and Brew Room
JP Nagar
• Vietnamese cold coffee
• Grilled mushroom sourdough
• Tan Tan noodles
• Avacado hass toast
• Sundried tomato sourdough toast
• Grilled mushroom sourdough
• Tan Tan noodles
• Avacado hass toast
• Sundried tomato sourdough toast
Trippy Goat Cafe
Vasanth Nagar
• Grilled Pork & Pineapple Burger
• Affagato
• Mushroom Hummus
• Mezze Platter
• Garlic mushroom burrata on sourdough toast
• Affagato
• Mushroom Hummus
• Mezze Platter
• Garlic mushroom burrata on sourdough toast
Yogisthaan
Indiranagar
• Kada chai pot
• Fresh orange juice with sabudana
• Ragi dosa and nariyal chutney
• Kodo millet burger with tapioca chips
• Veg club sandwich
• Aloo paratha
• Fresh orange juice with sabudana
• Ragi dosa and nariyal chutney
• Kodo millet burger with tapioca chips
• Veg club sandwich
• Aloo paratha
Maverick and Farmer
Halasuru
• Turkish poached eggs
• Pastrami sandwich
• Swedish meat balls and caesar salad
• Teriyaki tofu bowl
• Dark hot chocolate
• Coffee cherry soda
• Pastrami sandwich
• Swedish meat balls and caesar salad
• Teriyaki tofu bowl
• Dark hot chocolate
• Coffee cherry soda
Starbucks
The one closest to your home
• Classic cold coffee
• Javachip and mocha frappuchino
• Chilli cheese toast and passion fruit tart
• New York cheesecake
• Double chocolate chip and cheese toast
• Javachip and mocha frappuchino
• Chilli cheese toast and passion fruit tart
• New York cheesecake
• Double chocolate chip and cheese toast
Third Wave Coffee
The one closest to your home
• Garlic bread with cheese
• Cauccino
• Hummus and pita platter
• Cinnamon roll with cream cheese
• Breakfast pancakes
• Toffee nut latte
• The Vietnamese shakerato
• Cauccino
• Hummus and pita platter
• Cinnamon roll with cream cheese
• Breakfast pancakes
• Toffee nut latte
• The Vietnamese shakerato
Araku Coffee
Indiranagar
• Chocolate coffee
• Honey and lemon cream cake
• Cafe mocha
• Beetroot pudding
• Burrata Shakshuka
• Honey and lemon cream cake
• Cafe mocha
• Beetroot pudding
• Burrata Shakshuka
Matteo Coffea
Ashok Nagar
• Cinnamon roll with white chocolate mocha
• Tiramisu cake
• Grilled chicken caesar salad (or caesar salad for veg)
• Iced coffee latte
• Caramel latte
• Black-white shakerato
• Tiramisu cake
• Grilled chicken caesar salad (or caesar salad for veg)
• Iced coffee latte
• Caramel latte
• Black-white shakerato
Kana By Coffee Mechanics
Hennur
• Spicy bird’s eye chilli burger
• Ricotta mousse brioche French toast w Plum Preserve
• Garlic bread with caramelized onions
• Sourdough toast
• Cortado
• Ricotta mousse brioche French toast w Plum Preserve
• Garlic bread with caramelized onions
• Sourdough toast
• Cortado
Beanlore Coffee Roasters
HSR
• Hot chocolate with marshmallows
• Salted caramel latte
• Mediterranean chips and dips platter
• Banana latte
• Liquid tiramisu
• Salted caramel latte
• Mediterranean chips and dips platter
• Banana latte
• Liquid tiramisu
Blue Tokai
Koramangala
• Hot chocolate
• Pistaccio and raspberry croissant
• Parsley and cheese garlic fries
• Mocha with sea salt
• Mango and peach smoothie bowl
• Butter croissant with cappuccino
• Pistaccio and raspberry croissant
• Parsley and cheese garlic fries
• Mocha with sea salt
• Mango and peach smoothie bowl
• Butter croissant with cappuccino
Dialogues Cafe
Koramangala
• Mix sauce pasta
• Kokum cool drinks
• Chicken sandwich
• Mushroom manchurian
• Honey chilli potato
• Kokum cool drinks
• Chicken sandwich
• Mushroom manchurian
• Honey chilli potato
Cafe Coffee Day
Vittal Mallya Road
• Veg platter
• Tandoori paneer sandwich
• Peri peri potato wedges
• Mocha coffee
• Mexican burrito bowls
• Tandoori paneer sandwich
• Peri peri potato wedges
• Mocha coffee
• Mexican burrito bowls
| Name | Type | Popular for tech | Good to live in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSR Layout | Residential,Office | Yes | Yes | HSR is popular amongst folks working in startups and tech. Most houses here are more spacious than your usual Blr house hunt drives. Perhaps, the only con is that HSR can be quite far from OG Bengaluru spots. But, communities like HSRisHome should solve that. |
| Electronic City | Office | Yes | No | Most Blr tech parks are located in and around Electronic City. But, if you’re starting up from scratch in Blr, a place like E-city can be isolating to live in. It’s far from the usual chill spots. |
| Koramangala | Residential,Office | Yes | Yes | The dream place for folks living and working in Bengaluru. It’s a lively and young neighbourhood. |
| Indiranagar | Residential,Office | Yes | Yes | Dense with tech people living here. The neighbourhoods are very posh. The cost of living in Indiranagar can, thus, be pretty high. |
| Banashankari | Residential | No | Yes | Old Bengaluru. You’ll likely run into quieter and family-oriented people + lifestyle. Great area to live in. |
| Sarjapur | Office | Yes | No | Up and rising for tech but further away from the city. Wouldn’t recommend unless you’ve decided that your office space is around HSR or Sarjapur. |
| Jayanagar | Residential | No | Yes | Yet again, a quieter and family-oriented neighbourhood. Time feels like it moves slowly and differently there. Would highly recommend living in Jayanagar and working from there, if possible. |
| Whitefield | Residential,Office | Yes | Yes | This neighbourhood has a high concentration of offices, buildings, and high-rise apartments. It’s an up and coming neighbourhood, occupied by a lot of tech people. It has great metro connectivity to all the hotspots in the city. |
| Devanahalli | Residential | No | Yes | It’s said that Devanahalli could be the next IT Hub of Bengaluru but that’s going to take time to manifest. Lots of retired folks live here – recommended for people with families. |
| Bannerghatta Road | Residential | No | Yes | Not a lot of tech folks live here. There are also fewer startups located in this area. But, the locality is residential and a great place for families and youth. |
| JP Nagar | Residential,Office | Yes | Yes | Old Bengaluru but with tech. There are many cafes and co-working spaces around – perfect for working folks. Lots of space to run and go on long walks around the area. |
| Sadashivanagar | Residential | No | Yes | Quiet and a bit further away from the action of Bengaluru, but worth checking out as residential |
| Rajajinagar | Residential | No | Yes | Quiet and a bit further away from the action of Bengaluru, but worth checking out as residential |
| Malleshwaram | Residential | No | Yes | Old Bengaluru. Unlikely to have a tech scene going on. But, residential and a good place for families given the area is well-developed and has all basic amenities covered. |
| Frazer Town | Residential | No | Yes | Serene and lots of good places around for food. Good for a Sunday morning hangout but not too much tech |
| Cooke Town | Residential | No | Yes | Just like Frazer Town. Lots of places around for food and things to do. But, not too much tech happening. |
| BTM Layout | Residential,Office | No | Yes | You might see established software companies around this area. But good for residents. |
| Halasuru | Residential,Office | Yes | Yes | Dense with tech people living here. The neighbourhoods are decently posh. However, they’re unlikely to be as expensive as Indiranagar though. |
| Marathahalli | Office | Yes | No | High concentration of offices, buildings, and high rise apartments. A lot of tech people live here. Cons: Farther away from the city. |
| Kengeri | Residential | No | No | Far from the city and tech scenes. Unlikely for startups to be found here. |
| Kalyan Nagar | Residential | Yes | Yes | Upcoming tech area and a new-age Indiranagar. Recommend folks check Kalyan Nagar out as an alternative to Indiranagar. |
Community, groups, and places
Type of hangout
Frequency of meetups
Bangalore International Centre
Exhibitions, events, and conferences
Depends on BIEC’s calendar. Find out here.
Lahe Lahe
Arts, theater, crafts yoga, and pottery community
Depends on Lahe Lahe’s calendar every week. Find out here. For latest updates, follow them on Instagram.
Museum of Art and Photography
A private art museum in Bengaluru featuring collections across art, textiles, photography, craft, and design objects. Features objects dated from the 12th century to the present
Open throughout the week. Check their latest exhibitions and community events here. For latest updates, follow them on Instagram.
National Gallery of Modern Art
Museum featuring paintings by modern & contemporary Indian artists. Also has a cute cafe, a museum shop, and an auditorium
Depends on NGMA’s calendar. Find out about current and upcoming exhibitions here.
Maraa Collective
Maraa is a media and arts collective in Bengaluru. They explore art through the lenses of caste, labour, gender and culture in curation, production and research
Depends on Maraa’s calendar. Find out about their ongoing exhibitions here.
Cubbon Park
Leisure hangouts. A great place to walk and explore the city’s most-loved public park
Open to everybody throughout the week. There are multiple micro-communities within Cubbon Park – some of them are mentioned below.
Cubbon Reads
Bengaluru’s popular reading club
Hangouts happen every Saturday. You can catch-up to speed with what the community’s up to here.
Lalbagh Reads
Yet another popular silent reading club
Hangouts happen every Sunday. Follow what Lalbagh Reads are upto here.
Cubbon Paints
Bengaluru’s weekend painting club
Cubbon Writes
Quiet writing community at Cubbon Park
Community catch-ups happen every Saturday. More details here.
Cubbon Knits
Knitting and crocheting community in Cubbon Park
Every Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm. More details here.
Cubbon Dog Park
A hangout place for pet parents and a place for your dogs to make new friends
Open throughout the week. Follow their IG to know what they’re upto.
Bengaluru Skaters
Rollerblading, skateboarding, and waveboarding community
Hangouts happen every week. Find out here.
Bangalore Mountaineering Club
One of Bengaluru’s oldest trekking clubs
Depends on the club. Follow their social media to stay up to date.
Gully Tours
City walks, tours, and niche experiences
Gully tours launch their schedule for each month ahead of time. Find out here. Their community events include dosa walks, women-only meetups, night walks, and more.
Ajit Bhaskar’s Thindi Walks
Food hopping around Bengaluru’s most loved and famous thindis
DM Ajit Bhaskar on Twitter to get yourself added to the larger WhatsApp community. Frequency: Tends to happen every/most weekends.
Underline Center
Recently opened community centre + board game hangout spots.
Follow Karthik Balakrishnan, Punjit Sharma, and Underline Center on X to know about frequency of hangouts + meetup schedules.
Ranga Shankara
Performing arts theatre in Bangalore
Play schedule is launched ahead of the month. Follow them on Instagram to learn more.
Draper Startup House for Entrepreneurs
Events for founders and entrepreneurs
Depends on the community’s schedules and planning. Follow their Instagram for more updates.
HSRisHome
Activities in the HSR neighbourhood – walks, startup tours, food walks, board games, cookouts and potlucks, cycling and much more
Fill this form to join Radhika’s community.
Sisters In Sweat
Exclusive sports community for women – badminton, football, swimming, running, cycling, and more
Sign up for the sport you prefer here.
Crossfit9 One
One of the best crossfit communities in Bengaluru
Day passes are available. But if you’re interested in a membership, contact the team here. No affiliation with them, just admiration.
Creative Mornings Bengaluru
Virtual/real meet-ups amongst folks in the creative industry
Hangouts depend on schedule. Check them out here.
Leap
Professional networking for women
Join their community to see what events they host in Blr. No affiliation with them, just admiration.
Headstart
A startup community to help you grow in the ecosystem
Depends on Headstart’s schedule and planning. See what they’re upto here.
eChai
A startup network to meet fellow founders and aspiring ones
Depends on eChai’s schedule and planning. See what they’re upto here.
Namma Trip
Tours, adventures, and trekking activities
Treks are hosted throughout the week and even more so during weekends. Follow them to know more.
Bangalore Storytelling Society: Meetup
For lovers of storytelling, fiction, and non-fiction
Hangouts happen on the last weekend of every month. Sign up here.
City-based walks
Walking and touring community
Learn more about the various City-Based Tours companies organising these walks.
V The Volunteers
Volunteering community
Volunteer to help senior care homes, animal shelters and more here.
Name
What to expect
Website
Content Marketing Summit - South Asia
Attended by marketing leaders, top brands, and others to explore the content marketing field.
Entrepreneur's Mixer - Mumbai
A curated networking event for Founders (MVP ready stage and above) and investors. Suitable for founders to grow their network, find solutions to business problems, and learn from other founders’ journeys.
Entrepreneurs Meetup by We Founders Collab
We Founders Collab is a community designed exclusively for founders. Best for networking opportunities and founder connections.
Founder’s Network
Entrepreneurs, investors, and experts meet up to talk about product, growth, raising money, marketing and sales, and anything else relevant to the startup world.
Global Startups Club (Networking event)
A founder networking hub and community that meets once a month over tea and coffee. Useful for first-time founders who want to improve their network and business prospects.
GrowthX
Invite-only community for ambitious founders, marketing, product & business leaders.
Headstart
A startup community with events to help you grow in the ecosystem.
Leap.club
Leadership talks, VC check-ins for women-only entrepreneurs meetups and more.
Media Expo Mumbai
An event to explore advertising solutions. Media Expo Mumbai brings together brands and creative professionals to test advertising & branding solutions.
Money Expo India
Ideal for founders in the fintech space. Get the latest industry updates and insights.
Mumbai 2024 Venture Capital World Summit
Investment conference for scale-up companies. Best for investors, founders, and innovators.
Mumbai Business Network
A business event for founders where can showcase their products or services, exchange leads, and explore partnerships.
Mumbai International Finance Expo
Financial experts and investors around the world discuss the hottest topics in the financial world — forex, fintech, crypto, DEFI, NFT, blockchain, gamefi, and more.
Offline
A private members' community of new-age founders. Offline fosters connections, support, and camaraderie with other startup founders.
Tech Entrepreneurs Association of Mumbai
Founders across Mumbai in tech meet to discuss innovation, infra, and investments.
Techsparks by YourStory
One of the most influential startup-tech conferences to build and share solutions.
The Talent Deck
One of India’s most curated community of people leaders. TTD routinely hosts events on talent, policy, culture, leadership, and more.
Tiger 21
A premium membership community of high-net worth entrepreneurs, investors, and executives.
TSOW
A community that routinely hosts events on how to shape talent, culture, and policy.
Mumbai Tech Week
Flagship event for the Mumbai tech ecosystem. Over 4000 engineers to congregate annually.
Name
Type
Tags
Website
Accenture Women Founders Program
Startup program
This program offers mentorship and access to clients and investors for women founders. Primary focus: advancing deep tech initiatives in India.
Centre for Incubation and Business Acceleration (Mumbai)
Accelerator
Nurtures startups by providing services such as incubation, modern office spaces, mentoring, networking opportunities, seed funding, and rapid prototyping. Present in Mumbai and Goa.
JioGenNext
Startup program
Helps startups explore opportunities within the Reliance ecosystem and receive guidance for scaling up.
JITO Incubation Innovation Foundation
Incubator
Exclusive mentorship program from industry experts to fund startup opportunities.
Microsoft for Startups
Startup program
Access to Microsoft's vast ecosystem and technology stack for startup growth.
Moonshot Accelerator Program
Accelerator,Startup program
A 12-week Mumbai-based FinTech accelerator program to launch your product(s) and get funding ready.
NASSCOM 10000 Startups
Incubator
This program offers extensive network within the Indian IT industry to support startup founders.
Thinqbate Incubator
Incubator
Mumbai-based startup incubator that offers resources to founders to help them grow.
UnLtd India
Incubator
A Mumbai-based startup accelerator program for social entrepreneurs.
Z Nation Lab
Startup support
Offers support services such as accounting and financial, tech development, and expansion for high-growth startups.
Zone Startups India Acceleration Program
Accelerator,Incubator
Helps startups drive market validation and customer acquisition. They also help early-stage founders get access to investors, corporate partners, and advisors.
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