Hasgeek

What Hasgeek does

Hasgeek is a Bangalore-based community platform company founded in 2010 that operates a portfolio of branded technology communities and produces conferences, workshops, and meetups for India's software engineering and data/AI practitioner base. Its core product is a web-based event management platform featuring a peer-reviewed Call for Papers (CFP) system in which senior practitioners from companies such as Flipkart, Google, Uber, and Atlassian review talk proposals before acceptance. The platform hosts seven distinct communities — Rootconf (site reliability, cloud costs, security), The Fifth Elephant (data engineering and AI), Rust Bangalore, Bengaluru Systems Meetup, VizChitra, Tech4Food, and Community Tech — collectively tracking over 300 active projects. Underlying platform features include event scheduling, video hosting for session recordings, and membership functionality that provides access to an evergreen archive of content dating back to 2012.

Hasgeek distributes its programming through a hybrid in-person/online model, drawing on partner venues in Bangalore (TERI Auditorium, Bangalore International Centre, Underline Center, NIMHANS Convention Centre, Zerodha and e6data offices, Hasura's terrace) while offering livestream and recorded access for remote attendees. Revenue is generated through three primary streams: ticket sales for conferences and workshops, recurring community memberships (with both annual and monthly options), and corporate sponsorships structured in tiers (Gold, Silver, Workshop, Lanyard). The Fifth Elephant 2024 illustrates the sponsorship economics, with Atlassian as Gold Sponsor, Google as Silver, DataStax as Workshop sponsor, and Uber as Lanyard sponsor.

The company is privately held with 11-50 employees and operates leanly; only one disclosed capital event is recorded — participation in the Microsoft Accelerator Bangalore program in November 2013. The current leadership team comprises Kiran Jonnalagadda as CEO and Zainab Bawa as COO. Forward activity includes The Fifth Elephant 2026, the Rootconf Topical Edition on Databases, a Rust India Conference 2026, and a Pune-based Fifth Elephant meetup, indicating continued expansion of its community-led programming model rather than a pivot toward a software product business.

Name

Hasgeek

Legal name

Hasgeek

Website

https://hasgeek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hasgeek is a Bangalore-based community platform founded in 2010 that runs peer-reviewed technology conferences and meetups across seven branded communities — including The Fifth Elephant (data/AI), Rootconf (systems/security), and Rust Bangalore — serving software engineers, data engineers, and AI/ML practitioners in India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Developer Community Events Platform

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Meeting & Event Program Technology (Registration, Apps, Badging) (THACAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community/Group Chat Platforms (BPAMACAH)

Keywords

• Developer conferences
• Tech community platform
• Call for papers
• Technology meetups
• Peer-reviewed events

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event tickets and membership: The platform generates revenue through ticket sales for conferences and workshops, as well as community memberships that provide access to events, recordings, and member-only content. Events like The Fifth Elephant annual conference offer hybrid access (in-person and online) with tickets priced for members and non-members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hasgeek operates a web-based community events platform that hosts technology conferences, workshops, and meetups across multiple specialized communities (Rootconf for systems/security, The Fifth Elephant for data/AI, Rust Bangalore, Bengaluru Systems Meetup, VizChitra, Tech4Food, Community Tech). The platform features a peer-reviewed Call for Papers (CFP) submission system where senior practitioners review talk proposals, and offers membership-based access to events, recordings, and content.

Product overview

Hasgeek is a community events and conference management platform that operates multiple branded community series rather than a single unified product. Its portfolio includes Rootconf (systems/security), The Fifth Elephant (data/AI), Rust Bangalore (Rust programming), Bengaluru Systems Meetup (systems engineering), Community Tech (privacy/decentralized tech), VizChitra (data visualization), and Tech4Food (food science/tech). The platform provides event management infrastructure including CFP submission systems, scheduling, video hosting, and community membership across all these communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rootconf

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and supporting.

• Firebolt AnalyticsmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Open Source Analytical Database for the AI era. Serves as Gold Sponsor for Rootconf Topical Edition on Databases conference (June 2026), positioning their database technology to the database engineering audience.
• FOSS United FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024FOSS United Foundation is a non-profit promoting Free and Open Source Software ecosystem in India. They serve as Community Partner and Diversity Grants Sponsor for Hasgeek events including The Fifth Elephant 2024 and co-organize events like Rootconf with Privacy Mode. They also partner on Rust India Conference 2026 and Bengaluru Systems meetups.
• GooglemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver Sponsor for The Fifth Elephant 2024 Annual Conference. Google's participation indicates support for the data/AI community ecosystem.
• AtlassianmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerGold Sponsor for The Fifth Elephant 2024 Annual Conference. Atlassian participates with speakers on AI in Jira and data pipelines using Atlassian Lithium platform.
• UbersupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerLanyard Sponsor for The Fifth Elephant 2024 Annual Conference, providing branding exposure during the event.
• DataStaxmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerWorkshop sponsor for The Fifth Elephant 2024. DataStax delivered a hands-on workshop on RAGStack and advanced RAG techniques using AstraDB Vector Store, with speakers from their team.
• E2E Networks LimitedsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerIndia's first AI hyper scaler and cloud computing platform. Partner for GenAI Demo Showcase at The Fifth Elephant 2024, providing GPU cloud infrastructure for AI demonstrations.
• Privacy ModecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeep dives into privacy and security for the Indian tech ecosystem. Co-organizer with Rootconf for events like Navigating CERT-In directives, with Mozilla sponsorship.
• MozillacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal community believing openness and innovation are key to internet health. Co-organizer and sponsor for privacy-focused events including Privacy Mode programs.
• ZerodhasupportingOthersProvides venue for Bengaluru Systems Meetup events. Next meet-up scheduled for 25 April 2026 at Zerodha office in Bengaluru.
• e6datasupportingOthersProvides venue for Rootconf workshops including the LSM Tree workshop. Located in Bengaluru.
• HasurasupportingOthersHost venue for Open Source AI Hackathon 2024 at The Terrace @ Hasura in Bangalore.
• TERIsupportingOthersTERI Auditorium in Indiranagar, Bangalore serves as venue for Rootconf Topical Edition on Databases conference and Bengaluru Systems Meetup events.
• Bangalore International CentresupportingOthersBIC in Domlur, Bangalore serves as venue for The Fifth Elephant 2024 conference, Rootconf Cloud Costs Optimization, and various meetups.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• CMX (CMX Hub): Professional community-building platform and industry network for community professionals. Adjacent peer because both serve the discipline of building tech communities as a service, though CMX focuses on community ops tooling and education rather than event production.

Broad incumbents

• RingCentral Events (Hopin): Enterprise virtual and hybrid event platform acquired from Hopin. Comparable on the hybrid streaming + registration + recording stack that Hasgeek provides for conferences like The Fifth Elephant, but RingCentral Events targets enterprise marketing events rather than niche tech communities.
• Meetup.com: Global community-meetup platform used by tech, professional, and interest-based groups to organize local events. Closely comparable to Hasgeek's meetup hosting model (e.g., Rust Bangalore, Bengaluru Systems Meetup), though Meetup.com is far broader and operates worldwide.
• Eventbrite: Public event ticketing and registration platform used widely for conferences and meetups. Comparable on the ticketing and registration layer that powers Hasgeek's The Fifth Elephant hybrid tickets, though Eventbrite serves all event categories, not just curated tech communities.

Direct peers

• FOSDEM: Large community-run free and open-source developer conference in Brussels. Comparable as a community-organized, peer-reviewed, volunteer-driven tech event series, though it is volunteer-only and free whereas Hasgeek events are ticketed/sponsored.
• ConfEngine: India-based conference management and CFP platform used by many Indian tech conferences. Closely comparable to Hasgeek on geography (India), audience (technical practitioners), and CFP/scheduling functionality.
• Sessionize: Call-for-Papers and speaker management platform widely adopted by tech conferences globally (PyCon, DevConf, NDC). Directly comparable to Hasgeek's proprietary CFP review pipeline that drives Rootconf, The Fifth Elephant, and Rust Bangalore submissions.
• DevConf.IN: Red Hat-organized developer conference series with an India edition focused on open-source systems engineering. Comparable on content category (systems, Linux, cloud) and community-driven speaker model, though run by a single corporate sponsor rather than independent.
• PyCon India: Annual Indian conference for the Python community, organized by the Python Software Foundation community. Comparable as a peer-reviewed, community-driven tech event in India with a similar practitioner audience to The Fifth Elephant and Rootconf.
• Bevy: Enterprise community-led growth platform that powers customer, developer, and user-group events at scale for companies like Google, Atlassian, and Notion. Direct analog to Hasgeek's model of monetizing community events with sponsor underwriting, but targeting enterprise-led (not independent) communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hasgeek
• Facebookfacebook.com/hasgeek

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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