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Inside the Circle: The Leader’s Table for Founders in Bangalore

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Inside the Circle: The Leader’s Table for Founders in Bangalore

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On 6th September, The Builders Circle hosted another high-impact edition of the Leader’s Table in Bangalore — a curated startup event designed to help founders move beyond networking and gain real, actionable insights on building and scaling businesses.

Unlike traditional startup meetups, this wasn’t about hype or pitches. It was about honest conversations, founder-first learning, and practical growth strategies.

💬 A Forum for Real Startup Conversations


The morning began with a startup AMA session over breakfast, where founders received direct answers to pressing questions — from fundraising in today’s market to building sustainable growth engines and leading resilient teams.

This was followed by boardroom-style roundtables, where founders collaborated with experts to solve real challenges in real time. The intimate format encouraged dialogue, problem-solving, and peer-to-peer learning — something often missing in larger startup networking events in Bangalore.

🌟 Advisors Who Made an Impact

The session was powered by three distinguished leaders who brought deep expertise across product, growth, and venture capital:

💡 Arvind Prakash Singh — Founder & CEO, Superbolter®
💡 Arpit Joseph — Director, Growth & Operations, Zoko
💡 Azhar Yakkundi — Investments Team, Arali Ventures

Their combined experience gave founders a 360° perspective on startup growth strategies, product scaling, and investor readiness.

🙌 A Founder Community That Builds Together

The energy in the room came from the founders themselves — entrepreneurs who arrived ready to share challenges, exchange ideas, and co-create solutions.

From candid stories about startup failures to discussions on scaling SaaS products and securing venture capital, it was a reminder that the best growth happens when founder communities come together with openness and trust.

🎁 Partners Who Powered the Experience

This edition was made possible thanks to:
✨ IDFC FIRST Bank and GoFloaters as venue partners
✨ Swizzle as our gifting partner

Their support ensured a seamless and enriching experience for all participants.

🔍 Why The Leader’s Table Matters for Startups in India

Many startup events in India prioritize noise over substance. The Builders Circle is different. The Leader’s Table is designed as a leadership roundtable for founders, where depth, trust, and execution take center stage.

If you’re a founder seeking:
✅ Practical guidance on scaling startups
✅ Direct access to experienced operators & investors
✅ A trusted founder community in India

Then this is the table you need to be at.

With more editions coming up across cities, The Leader’s Table is fast becoming one of India’s most impactful startup networking forums — where conversations turn into strategies, and strategies turn into growth.

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The Builder’s Circle Leader’s Table | 23rd August, Bangalore

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The Builder’s Circle Leader’s Table | 23rd August, Bangalore

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On 23rd August in Bangalore, The Builders Circle hosted a high-impact edition of the Leader’s Table, designed exclusively for founders, operators, and ecosystem leaders to engage in candid conversations, problem-solving, and peer learning.

This wasn’t another surface-level networking event — it was a working forum where ideas were challenged, strategies were sharpened, and founders walked away with clarity and actionable takeaways.

💬 Conversations That Mattered


The morning began with an interactive AMA breakfast, setting the tone for open dialogue around fundraising, team building, and scaling in dynamic markets.

Post-breakfast, founders dove into focused boardroom-style roundtables, where discussions went beyond theory to solving real business challenges in real time.

🌟 Advisors Who Powered the Session

This edition was guided by three outstanding advisors who brought their diverse expertise to the table:

💡 Rajat Mittal – Founding Member, POP UPI
💡 Sandeep Balaji – CEO, IncX
💡 Ashok Shastry – Co-Founder, DriveU

Their insights across fintech innovation, startup scaling, and operations strategy provided founders with practical frameworks and new perspectives.

🙌 Community at the Core


The real strength of the Leader’s Table lies in its founder-first community. The energy in the room came from entrepreneurs who weren’t there just to network, but to ask tough questions, share lessons learned, and learn from peers.

From raw stories of setbacks to strategies for scaling sustainably, the discussions reflected why Bangalore remains the beating heart of India’s startup ecosystem.

🎁 Partners Who Made It Possible


We’re grateful to our partners for their support:
✨ Swizzle and The Good Kind Foods as gifting partners
✨ GoFloaters as our co-working partner

Their contributions added a thoughtful touch to the experience.

🔍 Why The Leader’s Table is Different


Unlike most startup events in India, the Leader’s Table is built on depth, trust, and execution. It’s where founders connect meaningfully, gain direct access to advisors and investors, and leave with strategies they can immediately apply to their businesses.

With every edition, The Builders Circle continues to strengthen India’s founder ecosystem, helping entrepreneurs build with clarity, resilience, and community.

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Inside the Circle: A High-Impact Leader’s Table for Founders in Mumbai

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Inside the Circle: A High-Impact Leader’s Table for Founders in Mumbai

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This weekend, The Builders Circle brought together some of Mumbai’s sharpest founders and seasoned operators for a Leader’s Table that delivered clarity, candor, and actionable solutions — no fluff, no pitches, just real business conversations.

💬 A Space for Honest Dialogue

Held in an intimate setting designed for peer learning, the session kicked off with a candid Ask Me Anything breakfast, where founders got direct answers to the hard questions: scaling in uncertain markets, building resilient teams, and navigating the grind behind the headlines.

The deep-dive roundtables that followed were all about rolling up sleeves and working through real challenges in real time — a rare chance to challenge assumptions, test ideas, and walk away with fresh perspectives.

🌟 Powerhouse Advisors in the Room

This session wouldn’t have been possible without our incredible advisors who generously shared their insights and frameworks:

  • 💡 CA Harvinderjit Singh Bhatia — Investor, CEO & Co-Founder, Radiowalla Network Limited
  • 💡 Shubbam Sharrma — Chief Growth Officer, Pepperfry
  • 💡 Pulkit Puri — Product Manager, Kotak811

Their combined experience across investments, growth, and product strategy offered founders an insider’s look at what it takes to build durable, high-trust businesses.

🙌 Founders Who Showed Up to Build

More than anything, the energy came from the founders themselves — a community of entrepreneurs who arrived not just to network, but to ask tough questions, share what’s working, and learn from each other.

From candid stories about failure to clear-eyed discussions on scaling, it was a reminder that the best growth happens when founders put their ideas on the table — and let others sharpen them.

🎁 Special Thanks

A big shoutout to Swizzle, our gifting partner, for adding a thoughtful touch to the experience.

🔍 Why This Matters

Too many startup events are about noise over substance.
The Builders Circle is different.
We create spaces that prioritize depth, trust, and execution over hype.

If you’re a founder looking for:

✅ Real conversations with peers and operators
✅ 1:1 guidance on business, product, and growth
✅ A community that supports and challenges you

Join The Builders Club.
Build like it matters.
More Leader’s Tables are on the way — across more cities, with more momentum.

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Welcoming Shilpa Popat to The Builders Circle: Building Products that Scale with Speed and Precision

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Welcoming Shilpa Popat to The Builders Circle: Building Products that Scale with Speed and Precision

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We’re excited to welcome Shilpa Popat, Product Head at Jio, to The Builders Circle as our newest Advisor. With over two decades of experience leading large-scale product teams and delivering tech-backed innovation, Shilpa joins the Circle to guide founders through the real work of building with clarity, customer empathy, and scale.

🏗️ Background: Two Decades of Product Excellence at Scale

Shilpa is a user-first product leader who has consistently delivered impact at scale. At Jio, she has led the development and execution of products used by millions of users across India — managing cross-functional teams, aligning tech and business goals, and launching digital solutions in fast-paced, high-growth environments.

Her areas of expertise include:

  • Product strategy and 0→1 execution
  • Scalable digital infrastructure for mass users
  • Leading agile teams in enterprise environments
  • Customer-centric thinking and UX-driven innovation

Shilpa brings a rare blend of sharp intuition, structured leadership, and deep tech understanding — all rooted in real-world experience.

🤝 Why Shilpa Joins The Builders Circle

At The Builders Circle, we believe that growth-stage founders need not just advice — but practical guidance from leaders who’ve built in the real world.

Shilpa’s clarity, speed, and execution mindset aligns perfectly with our mission: helping founders build the right things, at the right time, in the right way.

As an advisor, she will help founders navigate complex product challenges — from identifying the right customer problems to designing scalable solutions and building empowered teams that move fast and ship well.

💡 What Founders Can Expect

With Shilpa onboard, Circle Members will gain access to:

  • 1:1 product strategy and execution sessions
  • Playbooks for user research, MVP launches, and GTM alignment
  • Insight into building and leading cross-functional product teams
  • Advice on balancing speed with long-term product thinking

Whether you’re an early-stage founder defining your product, or a growth-stage team scaling to the next level, Shilpa’s perspective will help you move forward with confidence.

🎯 Final Word: Building with Speed, Empathy, and Precision

Shilpa’s addition to The Builders Circle brings decades of lived product wisdom into the room. Her ability to move fast without losing user empathy is exactly the kind of leadership today’s founders need.

We’re honored to have her as part of our ecosystem of builders, advisors, and operators, helping the next generation of companies build with intention and impact.

Welcome to the Circle, Shilpa.
Let’s build like it matters.

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Welcoming Jaideep Tibrewala to The Builders Circle: Driving Tech-Led Impact in Fintech

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Welcoming Jaideep to The Builders Circle: Driving Tech-Led Impact in Fintech

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We are proud to welcome Jaideep, a technology visionary and product strategist, to The Builders Circle as our newest Advisor. With decades of experience in fintech, enterprise platforms, and digital transformation, Jaideep joins us at a time when startup founders need clarity and execution more than ever.

🏗️ Background: A Proven Track Record in Fintech & Enterprise Systems

Currently leading digital transformation at Motilal Oswal, Jaideep has spent his career building and optimizing enterprise-grade technology platforms that scale. His domain expertise spans:

  • Fintech architecture & regulatory tech
  • Product-led digital transformation
  • Enterprise system design & implementation
  • High-reliability product scaling and delivery

He has led cross-functional teams through complex builds — from ideation to product-market fit to enterprise adoption.

🤝 Why Jaideep Joins the Builders Circle

At The Builders Circle, we believe in founder-first thinking. That means not just providing access, but delivering strategic guidance from leaders who’ve done the work and understand the real challenges of scaling.

Jaideep’s focus on clarity, speed, and reliability directly aligns with the kind of value early and growth-stage founders need today. His insights will be critical in helping our members make better product decisions, build stable tech infrastructure, and deliver faster to market — especially in regulated or capital-intensive industries.

💡 What Founders Can Expect

With Jaideep on board, Circle Members can look forward to:

  • 1:1 product and tech roadmap guidance
  • Playbooks for digitization, automation, and system scale
  • Expert insights into financial product development
  • Support in navigating compliance and security in tech systems

Whether you’re building a lending platform, optimizing a logistics engine, or integrating APIs into legacy systems, Jaideep’s experience will be invaluable.

🎯 Final Word: Building with Wisdom and Intent

Jaideep’s arrival marks yet another step in our mission to build smarter, not just bigger. His mentorship will help transform ideas into executable strategies and technical architectures that withstand the test of scale.

We’re honored to have him join our growing ecosystem of builders, advisors, and operators who are shaping the next generation of impactful companies.

Join The Builders Club. Build like it matters.

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

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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

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

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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

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Circle Boardroom | Delhi Edition — Builders in Sync

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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

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The Builders Club Leadership Exclusive: A Poolside Evening with Delhi’s Finest

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The Builders Club Leadership Exclusive: A Poolside Evening with Delhi’s Finest

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Delhi set the stage for something refreshingly different — The Builders Club Leadership Exclusive: Poolside Edition — and it turned into one of our most memorable gatherings yet.

Set against the calm backdrop of a private poolside space, this wasn’t your typical networking event. No stages. No panels. No sales pitches. Just a curated evening of meaningful conversations, strategic intros, and the kind of organic connection that rarely happens in crowded conference halls.

Why It Worked


We designed this evening with one clear goal: to bring together top leaders from the consumer and tech ecosystem — founders, CXOs, investors — in a setting that allows for depth, not just surface-level exchanges.

We kicked off with curated introductions to set context and spotlight each attendee. From there, the energy took over. Conversations flowed, ideas were shared, and many left with new allies, not just business cards.

The Takeaway


The evening stood out for its high-signal conversations, intentional networking, and a format that encouraged genuine exchange over performance. It was a reminder that when you bring the right people into the right setting, real momentum follows.

What’s Next?


We’re taking this format across the country, with Mumbai up next. If you’re a founder, operator, or creative working at the top of your game and want to be in rooms that move the needle — get in touch.

This isn’t about the loudest voice. It’s about the sharpest minds, the real builders, and the next big moves — made together.

Let’s build what matters.

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Mohit Sureka: Building Games That Scale, Engage & Win

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Mohit Sureka: Building Games That Scale, Engage & Win

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From turning ideas into high-retention games to scaling mobile titles for a global audience, Mohit Sureka, Founder and CEO of Spiel Studios, brings over a decade of product-first leadership in the gaming industry. With a deep understanding of user behavior and a sharp focus on quality, Mohit has built a portfolio of games that don’t just go viral — they stick, engage, and convert.

Leading with Gameplay: The Spiel Studios Story

Founded by Mohit, Spiel Studios has quietly become one of India’s standout mobile gaming studios — with millions of downloads across platforms, strong monetization performance, and a sharp design philosophy centered around player delight.

Mohit’s approach is simple, but not easy:

  • Build games that feel good
  • Understand the nuance of retention and progression loops
  • Nail product-market fit before going global

Over the years, he has led cross-functional teams through every stage of the lifecycle — from early gameplay prototypes and level design to publishing, analytics, and long-term LTV optimization.

At the heart of Spiel’s success is Mohit’s deep belief in player-first product thinking — a mindset that puts user joy, usability, and stickiness above vanity metrics.

Product Thinking for Founders: Beyond Gaming

While Mohit’s roots are in gaming, his playbook is relevant across industries. He brings clarity and precision to questions that every early-stage founder grapples with:

  • What makes a product worth coming back to?
  • How do you build features users actually care about?
  • What’s the fastest way to validate if your product works?
  • When do you scale — and when do you stop building?

As someone who has been through cycles of hits, flops, pivots, and wins — Mohit offers honest, first-hand advice rooted in years of real product execution.

A Strategic Advisor at The Builders Club

As a newly joined Advisor to The Builders Club, Mohit now supports a growing network of early-stage builders across India — especially those building in product-heavy or user-intensive categories.

He helps founders:
🎮 Improve user retention & product flow
🎯 Think clearly about monetization models
📲 Navigate app store dynamics & global rollout strategies
📈 Build high-performance teams focused on impact, not fluff

Mohit’s mentorship is grounded in the idea that good products are built, not hyped. He’s known for cutting through noise and getting to the core of what matters — whether you’re shipping your first MVP or iterating for scale.

Why The Builders Club?

The Builders Club is India’s most hands-on network for early-stage founders and operators — and advisors like Mohit Sureka make that possible.

As a member, you’ll gain access to:
✅ Deep product mentorship from real builders
✅ Honest feedback on your roadmap, GTM, and traction loops
✅ A trusted community of doers who share your pace

If you’re building a product that users will love — and want guidance that comes from doing, not just talking — Mohit’s got your back.

Join The Builders Club. Build like it matters.