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Mumbai Founder Hands Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath a Cafe Note Pitching Video AI Startup

Posts of the encounter drew wide attention with no confirmed follow-up.

A Mumbai-based founder says he saw Nikhil Kamath in Bandra, sent him a note
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Overview

  • Entrepreneur Yash Gawde says he spotted Kamath at Subko Cafe in Bandra and asked staff to deliver a handwritten introduction.
  • The note presented his startup BeHooked, describing an AI agent that turns ideas into social‑media‑ready videos and included his contact details.
  • Gawde reports that Kamath read the note, looked up, smiled, and gave a brief wave in acknowledgment.
  • Gawde shared the episode on LinkedIn and Reddit, and the posts attracted significant attention that was later covered by news outlets.
  • Reports do not indicate any meeting or reply beyond the wave, as coverage also references Kamath’s past remarks that AI success depends on execution.