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Chennai Chapter
Where it all started.
Founded: November 2025
Members: 200+
Events: Monthly

Next Event

Saturday, December 7, 2025
Building with Claude: Hands-on Workshop
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM · Sholinganallur, Chennai

Join us for a practical workshop on building AI applications with Claude. Bring your laptop.

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What We Do

Monthly meetups focused on practical AI building. No theory-heavy talks. Just builders showing what they're making, workshops on latest models, and connecting with other AI enthusiasts in Chennai.

Typical Event Format

  • 6:00 PM - Doors open, networking
  • 6:30 PM - Lightning talks (5 min each)
  • 7:15 PM - Main workshop or talk
  • 8:30 PM - Open build session
  • 9:00 PM - Wrap up

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We're looking for speakers who are building with AI (not selling). We're also open to venue sponsors and pizza sponsors.

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Past Events

November 16, 2025
Launch Meetup
Sholinganallur, Chennai

Our first event. 50 builders showed up. We talked about the vision and met each other.

All Events
Across all chapters.

Every event is free. Most include food. All welcome builders of any level.

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December 2025
Dec 7, 6:00 PM
Chennai
Building with Claude: Hands-on Workshop
Sholinganallur · 50 spots left
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Dec 14, 6:30 PM
Chennai
Show & Tell: What Are You Building?
Sholinganallur · Open RSVP
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Dec 21, 10:00 AM
Chennai
Weekend Hackathon: Build an AI Agent
TBD · Limited to 30
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January 2026
Jan 11, 6:00 PM
Chennai
Fine-tuning Models Workshop
TBD · Registrations open soon

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Nov 16, 6:00 PM
Chennai
Launch Meetup - Chennai Chapter
Sholinganallur · 50 attended
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  • Find your first 20 members
  • Get speaker support from AI companies
  • Access our playbook and templates
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Everything we build, you can use.

Projects

We're building tools for AI community organizers and builders:

  • Chapter management platform
  • Event RSVP system
  • Workshop curriculum templates
  • Community analytics dashboard
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Resources

  • Workshop templates (Prompt engineering, API basics, Agent building)
  • Speaker decks and presentation templates
  • Community playbooks (How to run your first event)
  • Event checklists and planning guides
  • Sponsorship proposal templates
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Building together with the companies shaping AI's future.
Anthropic

Supporting Claude workshops across chapters. Providing API credits for hackathons.

OpenAI

Sponsoring hackathons and providing API credits. Guest speakers from research team.

Google DeepMind

Guest speakers and research collaborations. Early access to new model releases.

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We reach thousands of AI builders monthly across our chapters.

What we offer:

  • Direct access to engaged developers and builders
  • Authentic community presence (no corporate spam)
  • Workshop and event sponsorship opportunities
  • Open source collaboration
  • Early feedback on products from real users
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Requirements: Excited about AI + willing to organize monthly + can commit 5 hours/month

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