July 29, 2025 - The Builders Club | Enabling Founders & CXOs in their Growth Journey

Inside the Circle: A High-Impact Boardroom Session for Startup Founders

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This past weekend, The Builders Circle hosted yet another dynamic edition of the Circle Boardroom Meeting — an invite-only gathering where startup founders, business leaders, and industry experts come together to share, reflect, and build.

Held in an intimate setting designed for real dialogue, the session focused on practical challenges, bold ideas, and solutions rooted in lived experience. Unlike typical networking events or startup panels, the Circle Boardroom is all about peer learning, real-time insights, and collaborative problem solving.

A Space for Real Business Conversations

With no stage, no fluff, and no pitches, this Boardroom created space for meaningful founder-to-founder conversations. Our advisors, Chand Tiwari (Happilo) and Rishab Malu (Malu Group of Companies), offered invaluable insights on business scalability, leadership, and long-term growth strategies.

Their grounded perspectives helped cut through the noise and brought much-needed clarity on navigating challenges across operations, growth, and investment.

Founders Who Showed Up With Intent

The power of this session came from the founders in the room. Amit Mishra, Nithin Prakash, Kishan Sanghani, Mayank, Manas Shrivastava, Sumit Rastogi, Steve Francis, Hamsavardhan, and Vrushab Gosar — each brought real questions and deep intent to grow, listen, and share.

This wasn’t about superficial networking. It was about active listening, tough questions, and collective learning — the kind of exchange that fuels real growth in the startup ecosystem.

Community-Driven, Value-First

The Builders Circle is a curated, trust-based community where founders don’t just learn from each other — they actively contribute. Events like this reflect our mission: to build an ecosystem where startup leaders are supported, challenged, and equipped to take bold steps forward.

Special thanks to our gifting partners — Swizzle India, Artinci Sugar-Free, and The Good Kind Foods — for making the experience even more thoughtful.

🔍 Why It Matters

Startup founders need more than just events — they need spaces for trust and clarity.
Peer-led boardrooms are a powerful model for high-signal, low-noise growth.
Communities like The Builders Circle are redefining what founder support looks like in India.

More such sessions are on the way.
If you’re a founder looking for meaningful conversations, 1:1 business advice, and a tribe that truly gets it —
Join the Builders Club

Inside the Mumbai Leadership Exclusive: Where Founders and Operators Connected Beyond the Pitch

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In a fast-paced startup world driven by noise, speed, and constant pitching, the Mumbai Leadership Exclusive offered something different — a space for calm, clarity, and meaningful connections.

Hosted by The Builders Club, this invite-only gathering brought together founders, CXOs, investors, and senior operators from across Mumbai’s thriving startup and tech ecosystem. But unlike most networking events, this wasn’t about the spotlight — it was about creating real conversations that matter.

🧠 What Made This Event Stand Out?

Instead of panels, speeches, or stage time, the focus was on intimate, peer-led interactions. Attendees were introduced thoughtfully, and the energy flowed from there — naturally, intentionally, and without pretense.

Whether you were a founder scaling a Series A startup, a product leader building infrastructure, or an angel investor exploring new ideas, the evening gave space to share stories, ask questions, and build trust — without the pressure to perform.

🚀 Why It Mattered

Mumbai has long been a hub of entrepreneurial ambition. But even in a city known for its hustle, founders are hungry for more real, signal-rich spaces — places where they can drop the mask, skip the pitch, and talk shop in ways that are grounded and honest.

This event delivered exactly that:

✅ No panels
✅ No pitching
✅ No filters
Just authentic, strategic conversations among those who’ve built, failed, scaled, and succeeded.

💡 Key Takeaways from the Evening

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Founders crave connection — but not noise. This event proved that when you bring the right people into the room, the outcomes take care of themselves.
Thoughtful curation beats flashy formats. Every attendee was handpicked to bring depth, experience, and curiosity to the conversation.
There’s power in small rooms. Intimacy created trust, and trust sparked insight — the kind that doesn’t happen in crowded halls or demo days.

🙌 A Note of Thanks

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and added richness to the evening. Special appreciation goes to our partners Ionic Wealth and Plotline — your support helped shape a gathering that felt both personal and purposeful.

📍 What’s Next?

We’re just getting started.
If you’re a founder, investor, or operator looking to be in rooms that offer signal, not noise — apply to join The Builders Club. Our next stop might just be your city.

👉 Join the Circle

Circle Boardroom | Delhi Edition — Builders in Sync

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On July 5th, Delhi hosted the latest edition of the Circle Boardroom, where the city’s sharpest founders, operators, and advisors came together — not for pitches or panels, but for real, reflective conversation.

This wasn’t just another networking event. It was a space built by builders, for builders — where every seat at the table was earned, and every voice heard. From early-stage founders to seasoned leaders, the room thrummed with honest questions, grounded advice, and genuine curiosity.

Key Highlights:

💬 Candid Conversations:
No filters, no fluff — just focused discussions on the challenges and realities of building in today’s environment.

🙌 A Powerful Room of Attendees:

Shoutout to Prabhat Ummat, Anshul Gupta, Akansha Mishra, and Dhruv Madaan — whose insights and openness set the tone.

🎯 Guidance from the Top:

Rahul Roy (VP Marketing, Arista Vault) — on cutting through the noise and building real brand value.
Satyaprem Upadhyay (CEO, Nojoto) — on building for creators and scaling with vision.

🏢 A Special Thanks to India Accelerator
for partnering with us on the venue and helping craft an environment that sparked deep engagement.

When people come not just to network but to align, support, and grow together, that’s when true momentum builds — for individuals and the ecosystem alike.

🚀 Want to be in the room where it happens? Join the Builders Club