Beyond Prompts: AI Bangalore Builders Meetup | From Fine-Tuning to Shipping AI LLMs
Our first virtual workshop drew 195 sign‑ups, 50 live builders and 60 deep‑tech questions.
On 16 May (5–8 PM) we’re taking the conversation offline so Bangalore’s engineers, product hackers and AI‑curious founders can trade code, pitfalls and wins face‑to‑face.
🚀 Why you’ll want a seat
🛠️ Advanced AI Prompt-Engineering – Anil Dukkipatty (Revise Network) compresses 14 months of finance‑grade fine‑tuning into deploy‑ready recipes.
⚡ Show‑and‑Tell: 5 Builders: 5 Demos, Rapid seven‑minute lightning talks on real LLM workflows—maybe yours.
🎯 Success‑Stories Panel: Hear from top AI teams who’ve tamed latency, slashed costs, and conquered hallucinations in real-world deployments.
🔥 VC Outlook Fireside: Get the inside track on where GenAI capital is flowing next; what investors are backing, and why.
🤝 Open Networking: Meet co‑founders, hire talent and grab some limited‑edition swag.
👨🏾💻 Workshop led by
Anil Dukkipatty - CTO & Co-founder @ Revise.network
Anil has 10+ years of experience building secure systems across blockchain and AI. He contributed to TMSP (now Cosmos SDK) and led protocol architecture at Elemential for clients like NSE and ICICI, using Raft, P2P gossip, and Solidity.
Most recently, he has fine-tuned domain-adapted LLMs for crypto trading by integrating technical analysis into transformer architectures. Used Qwen and LLaMA 3.1 as base models, applying DoRA for efficiency. Deployed inference using vLLM and orchestrated it with Ray for parallelization.
🎤 Featured Speakers
🔥 Fireside Chat
Vardhan Dharnidharka – Principal Investor at Stellaris Venture Partners
With over 15 years in AI/ML engineering, Vardhan has led teams at Lyft and ClickUp, focusing on building and scaling AI-driven products. At Stellaris, he brings deep technical expertise to early-stage investments in AI, SaaS, and DevTools.
Ravindra M.K – Head of Startup Relations, of BHIVE Workspace
A veteran in the startup ecosystem, Ravindra has extensive experience in community building, marketing, and growth strategies. At BHIVE, he has been instrumental in developing strategic plans for business growth and scaling. His guest blog on the Servion blog explores how coworking spaces can deliver standout customer experiences.
🧠 Tech Talk: LLMs in Production
Bhavesh Wadhwani – GenAI and Machine Learning Specialist at Google Cloud
Bhavesh will share insights on deploying LLMs in production environments, focusing on leveraging custom data and tools like Vertex AI and Agent Builder to create specialized AI agents for various applications.
👥 Who should attend
→ 👩💻 Developers shipping LLM-powered features
→ 🤖 ML engineers fine-tuning or optimizing models
→ 🚀 Early-stage founders building with GenAI
→ 📊 Product managers exploring AI capabilities
→ 🎓 AI-curious students ready to level up
→ 💸 VCs hunting for real traction—not hype decks
If you want code you can ship, not another slide deck; this room’s for you.
📣 Call for contributors
→ Got an LLM side‑project or internal tool?
Pitch it (≤ 150 words) when you RSVP, five demo slots available.
→ Shipped an LLM at scale? Reply to join the panel line‑up.
Community leads & sponsors: let’s cross‑promote or support the meetup with venue, food or funds (stage time + promo included).
🎁 What You Get
→ 💬 Invitation to a curated WhatsApp group for ongoing discussions & collabs
→ 🧰 A takeaway AI builder kit (includes useful links, tools, tips)
→ 🖼️ Access to slides and recording after the event
→ 🤝 Connections with founders, engineers, and investors building real stuff
📍 Logistics
Venue: BHIVE Premium HSR Campus, Bangalore. ↗
Capacity: 100 seats → first‑come, first‑served
RSVP: Secure your spot on Luma
Bring a laptop if you’d like to follow along; add your toughest LLM question when you register
🗓 Date & Time
May 16, 2025
Evening session | 5PM - 8PM IST
🔥 Expect high-signal conversations, real-world insights, and zero fluff.
More details and full agenda dropping soon.