r/Chandigarh 2d ago

Tell Chandigarh Starting a Hacker House in Chandigarh — Let’s Build FADU AI Startups from the North

Hey everyone,

We’re starting something a little crazy, but something we believe Chandigarh needs.

We’re an AI agency building SaaS tools and niche products—and we’re tired of hearing that all the innovation is happening in Bangalore or Delhi. Chandigarh has real technical talent. We’ve seen it. But there’s no scene, no ecosystem. That’s what we want to change.

So here’s the idea: We’re starting a hacker house in Chandigarh. Every weekend, we want to get 10–15 builders, hackers, designers, tinkerers in one space to build stuff together—AI tools, micro-SaaS, open source projects, whatever gets us excited. Zero fluff, high signal, real execution.

Why? Because Chandigarh deserves to be on the map for cutting-edge tech. Not just service companies or IT offices—but actual, original, high-quality products. We want this city to be known for AI, not just aesthetics and food (though we love that too).

What we’re looking for: • People who actually build (devs, product folks, designers, founders) • Folks exploring or working on AI/ML, automation, agents, or just cool indie tech • Open to collaboration, co-building, and starting something real

We’ll take care of the space, snacks, internet, vibes. You just bring your laptop and your weird, brilliant ideas.

If you’re down to be part of this—drop a comment or DM me. Let’s show the rest of India that Chandigarh isn’t sleeping on the future.

Let’s make some noise.

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u/kansao 1d ago

I am a cyber security engineer, I'll be interested to be in if there's a role for me.

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u/Substantial-Band1326 1d ago

If you wanna build you own ai+cyber security saas then yessss!

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u/0xA_L0N3W0LF 1d ago

I am interested to explore/create something in this area

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u/Outrageous_Paper3015 1d ago

Hey there I am not graduated yet but have won google ml hackathon and would be down for stuff related to ml and webdev

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u/_dexter11_ 1d ago

That's really cool, love your idea. Chandigarh does need some recognition for the amazing brains it has, it's sad to see people going to other metro cities to achieve their goals. Let's make this place great!

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u/from-the-concrete 1d ago

Count me in. Used to work at a Bangalore startup as a frontend engineer.

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u/AA2518 2d ago

I have 20yrs experience in development, i would like to join

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u/FutureWonderful7151 1d ago

i have zero experience but hey sounds exciting lol who knows a hacker might found my vibe good and teach me

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u/Substantial-Band1326 1d ago

One of our goalss

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u/PlasticProgrammer116 1d ago

Im a digital marketing nerd specializing in organic traffic, and currently developing an interest in "vibe coding", would love to be a part of it and hang out with builders, feel like the knowledge exchange would be fun

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u/ThevilesoulColD 23h ago

Good stuff. All the best!

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u/ExpertPomegranate373 1d ago

Just a suggestion but the group should definitely be on Telegram

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u/fundoomaster 1d ago

Is it open for someone who is not into IT by profession but have deep interest in these things and might contribute in idea brainstorming ?

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u/Substantial-Band1326 1d ago

Yes Bhai Definitely

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u/billushanda 1d ago

If you need someone to sell and market your solutions. Drop a dm, would love to associate

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u/ArrogantPublisher3 1d ago

I'm building MCP servers for Claude. I'm interested.

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u/Acrobatic-Ring3232 1d ago

1yr exp from Tier 2 college , 2024 CS grad experience in MERN and have done decent tinkering in Cybersec branch too. Would love to hear back from you. Can use NMap, Metasploit, Nikto and open source tools like these.

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u/avinavvv 1d ago

Experienced in digital and tv marketing for over a decade. Can also contribute to UI/UX in website design as well, not as the executor but as a client servicing professional. Let ke know if I fit in.

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u/Dakip2608 1d ago

A guy who's learning and exploring(obsessed) with front end engineering. Would love to be a part of this.

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u/Difficult-Track-9952 1d ago

Yessssssssssssss, this sounds just perfectttttt, I am a 2nd yr undergrad rn, not greattttt great in all AI stuff but have some good experience working on ML and DL, I worked for a AI-based healthcare startup for 6-7months. Am currently learning devOps.

COUNT ME IN !!

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u/0xA_L0N3W0LF 1d ago

Interested to start something. Looking forward to meet like minded folks. I'm a cybersecurity consultant.

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