techstars_ Startup Weekend Hyderabad 2025 Edition
Relive the energy, innovation, and collaboration that powered last year’s 54-hour sprint.
FACILITATOR
Mr. Ismail Akbani
CEO — AIC Mahindra
Our Team
Aradhana Subramanian
Community Lead
Bindu Potti
Mentors and Jury Head
Vasudha
Technical Head
Saakshi Prasad
Technical Lead
Sindhuja Narayan
Technical Lead
Ananya Kashyap
Marketing and Creatives Lead
Ridhika Kondapally
Registrations Lead
Bhavani Bale
Registrations Co-Lead
Poojitha Levaku
Logistics Lead
Thanmai Ala
Promotions and Registrations Lead
Shreya Prasad
Mentors and Jury Lead
Vaishnavi Yeluri
Communications Lead
K Sreenidhi
Finance Lead
Judges & Mentors
Puru Modani
Co-Founder, BM Capital Family Office
Narayana Swaroop
Founder, Beatroot Finserv Pvt Ltd
Usha Palliath
CEO, COWE
Ajay Jain
Founder & Managing Partner, Silverneedle Ventures
Praveen Dorna
Founder, Founders First Network
Mili Kataria
Founder, Pandora’s Box
Manoj Surya
Head of Growth, Abhaya
Dr. Shashwat Pathak
CEO, AIC–GNITS
Guptaji
Founder, coolcakes
Subbu Pericherla
Founder, CrossBorders
Amardeep Singh
2nd Gen Entrepreneur, B2B Events Moderator
Anirudh Govindarajan
Founder, Venture Villa & GoRunGo
Puru Modani
Co-Founder, BM Capital Family Office
Narayana Swaroop
Founder, Beatroot Finserv Pvt Ltd
Usha Palliath
CEO, COWE
Ajay Jain
Founder & Managing Partner, Silverneedle Ventures
Praveen Dorna
Founder, Founders First Network
Mili Kataria
Founder, Pandora’s Box
Manoj Surya
Head of Growth, Abhaya
Dr. Shashwat Pathak
CEO, AIC–GNITS
Guptaji
Founder, coolcakes
Subbu Pericherla
Founder, CrossBorders
Amardeep Singh
2nd Gen Entrepreneur, B2B Events Moderator
Anirudh Govindarajan
Founder, Venture Villa & GoRunGo
HIGHLIGHTS
Our most recent edition concluded with exceptional outcomes:
• 75 participants across engineering and management streams, working professionals
• 10 mentors from industry and startup ecosystems
• 5 jury members including investors and senior leaders
• 10 high-potential teams built working prototypes
• One of the teams Rethink built an MVP for AI-powered experiential learning + career guidance app for underprivileged students and government schools and it’s already being tested in a Hyderabad-based school as a proof of concept.
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