Fintech Happy Hour - Mumbai
Mumbai
Event Overview
The Mumbai Fintech Happy Hour took place on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at Kyrna in Bandra East. The event was brought to you by AWS, Lex Consult, Cockroach Labs and MarsShot.VC, hosted by This Week in Fintech. With over 301 registered attendees, this was one of our largest gatherings, perfectly timed alongside the Global Fintech Fest to bring together the fintech community.
Event Details:
- Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Location: Kyrna, Plot C-66, One, G Block BKC, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051, India
Agenda
The evening featured:
- 6:00pm: Registration
- 6:30pm: Panel discussion
- 7:00pm to 9:00pm: Snacks and cocktails
About the Event
The Mumbai Fintech Happy Hour was strategically scheduled alongside the Global Fintech Fest, making it the perfect sundowner meetup for attendees of the conference. The event brought together fintech professionals, founders, investors, and industry participants for meaningful networking and engaging discussions about the future of finance in India.
Who Attended
The event attracted a diverse group of fintech professionals:
- Founders in fintech, DeFi, insurtech and related sectors
- Product managers, marketers, designers and other professionals
- Investors and venture capitalists
- Senior executives at regulated financial firms
- Industry participants including legal firms and CA firms
- Professionals looking to transition from traditional financial firms to fintech startups
Sponsors
The event was made possible by our generous sponsors:
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AWS (Amazon Web Services) - The world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. AWS powers fintech innovation with secure, scalable infrastructure for building next-generation financial services.
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Lex Consult - A next-generation law firm representing founders, corporates, investors and institutions on corporate transactions, regulatory and advisory matters across sectors. The firm’s fintech practice has been ranked as one of the best in the country by Chambers and Partners in 2024. Lex Consult has been involved in significant transactions and collaborations in the fintech sector over recent years.
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Cockroach Labs - The creator of CockroachDB, the cloud-native, distributed SQL database designed to enable global businesses to build and operate world-changing applications. CockroachDB is trusted to run mission-critical workloads for some of the world’s largest enterprises, including JP Morgan, Netflix, Bose, Comcast, Hard Rock Digital, Fortune 50 financial institutions, as well as category leaders in retail and media.
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MarsShot.VC - An investment initiative by Razorpay’s Founding members who believe that for India to be a $10Tn economy, the startup ecosystem needs to increase its impact manifolds. MarsShot actively invests in and supports early-stage startups based on what the team has learnt from the Razorpay journey. Their portfolio of 85+ companies includes some of the best startups doing extraordinary work across Fintech, SaaS, Consumer Internet, D2C, HealthTech, Sustainability and AI fields.
Community Feedback
The event received excellent feedback, with a 4.3 rating from 13 attendees. One attendee shared: “Thank you showing up, Mumbai! This Fintech Happy Hour was easily the best we’ve hosted in a while (IMO). Thank you to our partners - Amazon Web Services (AWS), Lex Consult, Cockroach Labs and Mars Shot.”
Comments highlighted:
- Successful collaboration between sponsors and organizers
- High-quality attendees and meaningful connections
- Great venue and atmosphere for networking
Community Organizers
Hosted by This Week in Fintech and Osborne Saldanha, with support from Arjit Johri.
Part of the ongoing Fintech Happy Hour series across India and Southeast Asia. Check out our weekly summary of Asia fintech news and subscribe to stay updated on upcoming events.
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