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Innovators Over Coffee

Join us and 100s of other innovators over a coffee every month where we discuss startup, innovation, design, investment, and many more.

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​Through homeBound, we’re looking to create a space where people can come listen to new sounds and experience nightlife with intention. You can expect genres from around the 🌎 like afrobeats, amapiano, kuduro, dembow, baile funk, etc. but also those close to home like south asian folk, qawwali, sufi etc.
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With Love and Kindness Initiative

MCRA’s initiative goes beyond providing food; it’s about creating a space where love and kindness flourish. The shared laughter, the heartwarming connections—these are the moments that make life truly special.

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Start-Up Carnival

We've been focused on changing the narrative around #startupculture in the East for a while now and it feels so good when the entire #ecosystem lends it's support and shows up in hordes.

Make Calcutta Relevant Again

Reshaping the future of Calcutta.

#makecalcuttarelevantagain is an initiative started with the focus on bringing back Calcutta's long-lost glory through culture, community, and commerce.

What We Do

Support startups, businesses, individuals & events

Young people in Calcutta are eager to build something new and #MakeCalcuttaRelevantAgain helps them do that. We provide sponsorships to upcoming creators and help them showcase their work with top-notch mentors and industry experts who help them take their creations to the next level.

 

Our aim is to bring back Calcutta's Glory and not only bring it back but take it to the next level through constant disruption and innovation.

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We want to make Calcutta even more relevant, and change its perception of a sleepy city that was the cultural capital to what it actually is; the bustling place full of change-makers shaking up the status quo.

STARTUPS

Our events like The CCU Festival and Innovators Over Coffee celebrate entrepreneurs and innovators from the city, we help you network with businesses, investors & creators from the city

BUSINESSES

Wanna set up your office in Kolkata? Wanna hire some great talents from the city? Wanna promote your brand through our newsletter? Don't worry we got you covered.

EVENTS

Have a fun event idea around culture & startups? Looking for sponsors & partners? Reach out to us today to find synergy and provide our support to make your event a success.

Our Values

Cultural preservation

Preserving Across All Mediums.

Kolkata is a city with a soul, where tradition and modernity coexist, and where every street has a story to tell.

We believe that Kolkata's cultural heritage is an invaluable asset that must be preserved and celebrated.​

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Innovation

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” 

-Steve Jobs

We encourage and support local entrepreneurs and innovators to create new products, services, and solutions that drive growth and innovation in the city.​

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Community

Community is not just a group of people, it's a shared identity, a collective purpose, and a shared responsibility.

We prioritize community engagement, working closely with local residents and businesses to create a project that reflects their needs and aspirations.

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I don’t know what lay ahead of us, but here’s to more such dreamers that resolutely say, “LET’s MAKE CALCUTTA RELEVANT AGAIN” and Proudly shout “ #BangaliByabshaKorbe “

-Sayan Chakrobarty, Founder WTF!

Always having each other’s backs and pushing the Kolkata Startup Ecosystem forward with my people. This is where I belong, this is where I’ve always belonged. It took me some time to match my crazies with your crazy but I am glad we are here now. In the next few years (sooner than you think)…we will Make Calcutta Relevant Again.

-Aishwarya Biswas, Founder Auli Lifestyle

"It was an amazing experience at Innovators Over Coffee to meet and network with budding entrepreneurs and get the feeling of emerging spirit of entrepreneurship in the hearts of young Kolkata!"

-Muqtadir, Founder Ezage

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