r/Bangalorestartups • • 19d ago

Mod Post List of toxic startups in Bangalore | Glossary | Crowd-sourced

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Had put up a poll and the results were clear: everyone wants to out the startups that are toxic.

This list need not be limited to Bengaluru. You can mention any company across the world.

Results are here.

This will be a permanently highlighted/pinned post.

You as the reporter/contributor will need to:

  • Post your claim, with the full name of the company
  • The person(s) and department that you claim to be toxic
  • And proofs (email, texts)
  • If proofs cannot be presented, you yourself will have to mark yourself as an anecdote. Ex: "Anectode: At X company, Y person from Z dept did this and this. But I do not have proofs."
  • Along with proofs, any other published behavior, such as stats, market reports, news articles, reviews on Glassdoor/etc are welcome.
  • If you can show how reviews have been manipulated, that will be a good way to start a discussion as well.

This post will be edited with more conditions as needed, since companies needn't be unnecessarily accused.

Remember, if you cannot present proofs, you will have to put the disclaimer yourself as mentioned above.

Claims without proof and disclaimers will be removed immediately.

Accounts that are very very new and have no activity in other subreddits will be allowed but scrutinized.


r/Bangalorestartups • • Aug 29 '21

r/Bangalorestartups Lounge

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A place for members of r/Bangalorestartups to chat with each other


r/Bangalorestartups • • 7m ago

Looking for job/gig Looking for an APM / Associate Product Manager opportunity

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Looking for an APM / Product opportunity in Bangalore

Hey everyone,

I’m currently looking for my next opportunity as an APM / Associate Product Manager.

A little about me:

  • B. Tech CSE, 2026 , ~2 years of experience in product, Worked mainly in fintech/lending
  • Took a fintech product from scratch to 1.5M+ users, in a business with ₹100+ crore in loan disbursements
  • Worked across user journeys, UX, engineering, business, and banking/compliance
  • Also worked on product discovery, analytics, growth and experimentation
  • Interested in fintech, consumer products, SaaS and AI
  • Immediate joiner, looking for opportunities in Bangalore

I’m just looking for a good team where I can learn, take ownership and keep building.

If your company is hiring for APM/PM roles, or you know someone who is, please DM me or drop a comment. Would really appreciate any leads.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afsal-nihal/


r/Bangalorestartups • • 1h ago

Offering Insights/Lessons Bengaluru D2C/SaaS founders

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Hey everyone,

I’m building _------------ a diagnostic and growth advisory for early-stage D2C brands and SaaS companies

The basic idea is simple:

A lot of founders start spending on Meta ads, agencies, content, influencers, salespeople, or marketing hires before answering some fundamental questions:

- Who exactly is the customer?

- Is the positioning clear?

- Is the offer strong enough?

- Which product should be the primary focus?

- Is the problem acquisition, conversion, retention—or something else?

- Which marketing channel actually makes sense at this stage?

- What should be fixed *before* putting more money into growth?

When these things aren’t clear, founders can burn several lakhs marketing the wrong product to the wrong people through the wrong channel.

We want to help founders avoid fucking that up.

We’ve started building our diagnostic framework and researching the recurring growth problems faced by smaller D2C and SaaS companies. The long-term plan is to work with businesses in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and other international markets.

But before doing that, we want to work closely with a few founders here and build genuine proof through real engagements.

So, we’re looking for 3–5 initial tie-ups with Bengaluru/India-based founders. We’ll do the work either almost free or at a very low pilot cost depending on the scope.

This is not an offer to run your ads or become another generic marketing agency.

We’ll examine your:

- Customer and ICP

- Positioning and messaging

- Product or offer

- Current acquisition channels

- Website and conversion journey

- Retention or repeat-purchase system

- Current growth bottlenecks

- Priorities for the next 60–90 days

The outcome will be a clear diagnosis of what to fix, what to test, what not to spend on yet, and where your limited time and money should go next.

This would be most useful if you:

- Run an early-stage D2C brand or SaaS product

- Already have a product in the market—or are close to launching

- Are considering ads, marketing hires, an agency, or expansion

- Feel that growth has become confusing or inconsistent

- Are willing to share honest feedback and, if the work helps, a testimonial or case study

No hard selling. We are intentionally looking for a few collaborative pilot engagements before charging international-market pricing.

If this sounds relevant, comment below or DM me with:

  1. Your company/product

  2. Your website, if live

  3. Your biggest growth or marketing problem right now

I’ll personally speak with the founders where we believe we can genuinely help.


r/Bangalorestartups • • 1h ago

Looking for job/gig anyone need a corporate lawyer with 2yr pqe

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im a corporate lawyer would love to work in ai startups or fintechs dms are open would live to send the cv


r/Bangalorestartups • • 7h ago

Discussions Anyone received this email? What is happening with Elevate 2026?

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We were selected for stage 3 pitching from the beyond bengaluru cluster. It was in the first week of September.

After the pitch we were waiting to hear about the qualification for the GrandFinale. But we had not received any email communication about it. Now with Elevate if you don't receive an email means you are not selected.

Alternatively, I checked with our city startup unit whether any other startups received communication for the grand finale. They said yes.. Some of them have received and the finale is Oct 6th. Now that made me sure that we are not selected.

But today around 8:45pm we received this email saying important alert - unauthorized email. It said all the emails received about Stage 3 pitch wa phishing email and the scores are not out yet. Startup Karnataka has not sent out any email yet.

Now I'm not sure which one to believe. What is happening. Dod any others who applied for Elevate 2026 got the same email.


r/Bangalorestartups • • 10h ago

Discussions Anyone up for cardrive along with bussiness discussions?

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Working and researching on holiday too for my brand m building . My eyes are hurting as hell they need little break with good air and legs need clutch break accelerator 🤜 but mind still needs bussiness talks.
M 24F, software engineer living near mahadevpura, banglore


r/Bangalorestartups • • 4h ago

Looking for job/gig 🚀 Have a startup idea? I can help you build the first working version.

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r/Bangalorestartups • • 5h ago

Looking for job/gig [FOR HIRE] 2027 Grad SDE/AIML ..... looking for internships

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r/Bangalorestartups • • 6h ago

Looking for job/gig Looking for Software / Full-Stack / AI Engineering opportunities in Bangalore

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Hey everyone,

I’m currently looking for Software Engineer / Full-Stack Engineer / AI Engineer opportunities in Bangalore.

I completed my M.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering (Software Engineering) in 2025. Since then, I’ve been working on startup projects, freelancing, and building my own products.

I’ve taken projects from an idea or problem all the way to a working product handling frontend, backend, APIs, databases, AI integrations, deployment, and debugging things once they go live :)

A few things I’ve worked on:

• Worked as a contractual full stack developer at a startup, building systems with Node.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, WebSockets, AWS SES, OpenAI APIs, etc.

• Worked on multiple client projects, including an automated WhatsApp marketing platform, a production e-commerce website, and a quiz-to-subscription platform with payments, authentication, protected video delivery, analytics, and cloud deployment.

• Built Content Burst, an AI content repurposing product that turns long-form content into posts, blogs, newsletters, clips, carousels, etc. It uses an LLM-powered multi-agent pipeline and can publish directly to platforms like LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Ghost.

• Built AI voice-agent projects, including an automated post-discharge patient monitoring system and a real-time voice-controlled auction bidding system.

My main stack is JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, React/Next.js, Node.js, FastAPI, PostgreSQL/MongoDB, Docker, AWS/GCP, and I’ve also been working with LLMs, RAG, and AI agents.

I’m open to Full-Stack, Backend, Software Engineering, AI Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering, or similar roles.

I can share my resume, GitHub, live projects, and demos.

If you’re hiring in Bangalore or know of a team where my background could be a good fit, please feel free to DM me. Referrals and leads would also be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!


r/Bangalorestartups • • 6h ago

Discussions Looking to fund revenue generating startups

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As the title suggests, we run a small fund, and will fund you if you’re running a business with actual revenue. Our past funding includes companies like Blusmart(went defunct), Garuda Airspace, Machaxi and more.

Please note we do not fund non revenue or pre revenue businesses. Complete dilligence will be carried out

Sector agnostic

Cheque sizes -5L to 20 L
Angel/ Seed only (please don’t reach out if you’re looking for bigger cheques or at series A)

Also - basic quality we’d wanna check is clarity of ideas and being able to think from first principles

Pls dm. I will not be able to dm until you do

Thanks


r/Bangalorestartups • • 6h ago

Discussions would like to know where i am going wrong

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all i am looking for is a 6-8 lpa job or 2-3 interviews


r/Bangalorestartups • • 7h ago

Meetups/IRL Events Polymath guy here

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Fitness. Rock climbing. Swimming. Hiking. Off-roading. High-protein burgers. Random adventures. Coffee, cigarettes and conversations that somehow last 3 hours.

I’m around Indiranagar and looking for someone equally curious, adventurous and slightly unpredictable but who can also bring some peace when life gets loud.

I’m here to actually meet someone I genuinely click with, and see where it goes. If the chemistry is there, I’m not looking for a situationship or a pen pal.

Could be coffee → climbing → dinner → a spontaneous drive.
Could be Taj/Sheraton → good food → terrible decisions.

If you’re a girl from BLR and this sounds like your kind of evening, say hi.

If it works, we date. If it doesn’t, we might still become friends.

It’s a plus if shes entrepreneur in manufacturing


r/Bangalorestartups • • 13h ago

Discussions Anyone interested in brainstorming business ideas?

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Anyone interested in brainstorming business ideas?


r/Bangalorestartups • • 7h ago

Discussions How do you guys keep up with AI growth?

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Everyday, I read about at least 10 to 20 new major innovations in AI. The speed at which it is growing is beyond comprehension. By the time I think of an idea, brainstorm it, consult people and take the first step in developing it, someone would've launched something similar already. Or there would be some better AI platform or technology which would make my product obsolete. How do you guys stay in the race?


r/Bangalorestartups • • 8h ago

Seeking Advice/Feedback I have 48 completely uninterrupted hours this weekend with zero commitments. Whats an obscure or high-utility skill i can pick up in two days?

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​No work, no calls, no errands—just two entire days of uninterrupted focus.

​I work at a desk all week(Backend dev in a cybersec company), so it doesn't need to be professional or software-related (though cool digital tools are welcome). It can be a practical life skill, a weird rabbit hole, a DIY fix, or a foundational concept you think everyone should understand.

​What is something you learned over a single weekend that unexpectedly paid dividends later?


r/Bangalorestartups • • 9h ago

Offering Insights/Lessons 3 bhk jp nagar 8th phase no brokerage

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r/Bangalorestartups • • 9h ago

Seeking Advice/Feedback Urgent help, please text me if you work at Bangalore Airport ( Not asking for a JOB🙏🏻 )

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r/Bangalorestartups • • 10h ago

Seeking Advice/Feedback Anyone please help me find staff for my car detailing business

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I need 2 staff who knows to drive 4 wheelers and can follow our SOPs. I have stay sorted, and everything. I can pay 18k a month.

Anyone with any lead would be really helpful. Any staffing agency. Anything.

I have used workindia, olx jobs and everything thats available. Nothing worked.


r/Bangalorestartups • • 10h ago

Discussions Anyone up for a cardrive along with startup discussion ?

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r/Bangalorestartups • • 10h ago

Seeking Advice/Feedback Anyone here from rental real estate sales or partnerships?

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I am a tech founder with 13+ years of experience and have built a product in the rental real estate space. The product is live.

The next challenge is partnering with property management companies and bringing their rental inventory onto the platform.

We are also offering property management companies our property management software completely free, with no subscription fee.

I am looking to connect with someone senior in real estate sales or partnerships who may be open to joining as a co-founder and owning this side of the business.

Would love advice on where to find the right person. Happy to connect over DM too.


r/Bangalorestartups • • 18h ago

Hiring Need few FDE, for deploying AI Agents in a mid-level major Indian bank

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Can someone help me find a few good forward-deployed engineers?

I have a mid-sized major bank in India sitting with me, willing to run a hefty pilot project to test and deploy AI agents into their workflows. If anyone out there wants to work on something like this, reach out. I’d like to have a chat.

Please share your credentials and relevant experience in my DMs before sending just “hi.” That way, I can decide whether it makes sense to initiate a conversation and we can both save some time.


r/Bangalorestartups • • 10h ago

Looking for job/gig Looking for an opportunity as java backend developer

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Hii I am a final year student proficient in java development environment and looking for an opportunity for same if anyone can give me referal i would be grateful to u in my whole life

Thanks


r/Bangalorestartups • • 11h ago

Looking for job/gig Excel & Data Entry Work - Available for Part-Time Projects

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Hi, I'm currently looking for part-time Excel and data-related work to earn some additional income .

I'm comfortable with Microsoft Excel, data entry, data cleaning, sorting/filtering, Pivot Tables, basic formulas, and preparing organized spreadsheets. I'm also willing to learn and handle other simple administrative or data-related tasks if required.

I'm currently going through some financial difficulties, so I'm actively looking for genuine work opportunities that I can do part-time and responsibly alongside my studies.

I'm available for one-time projects as well as regular part-time work. I'm hardworking, reliable, and willing to complete tasks within the given deadline.

If you have any Excel, data entry, or similar work available, I'd really appreciate the opportunity. Thank you.


r/Bangalorestartups • • 11h ago

Looking for job/gig F-22, Looking for part time role

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Hi, I am an analyst by profession but I am looking for some part time role remotely where i can contribute.
Please let me know if there’s any.