Kerala’s premium business community, The Kitchen, organises maiden BlackCircle conference

Visionary founders, leaders, HNIs, and professionals attend the invite-only event

Trivandrum / September 23, 2025

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 23: To celebrate their tenth anniversary, Kerala’s premier business community, The Kitchen, has organised its maiden BlackCircle conference with support from the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) and the Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI).

The BlackCircle Edition, curated by The Kitchen, brought together visionary founders, leaders, high-net-worth individuals (HNIs), and professionals for an exclusive evening of conversations, showcases, and closed-door networking.

The founder of The Kitchen, Saju Soman, along with TCCI president SN Raghuchandran Nair, spoke at the event. Only 25 selected founders, entrepreneurs, HNIs, and thought leaders were invited to this exclusive, invite-only gathering.

The event provided a platform for high-quality networking, in-depth conversations, collaboration, and visionary creation. 

Notably, the participation of HNIs and young entrepreneurs from the real estate, healthcare, and plantation sectors significantly enhanced the event's importance.

Participants included industrialists, investors, cultural activists, and diplomatic experts from various regions of the country.

Collaborating partners for the BlackCircle Edition included Whatzup.city, Headstart Network, Hilton Garden Inn, and other ecosystem partners.

Smokies Hamburger co-founder Dan Jacob, Jack Constructions MD Jack Ben Vincent, Roshni Binu, founder and CEO of Educ Kshetra, and Amal Arjun, president of the All Kerala E-Sports Federation, shared their business experiences during the Founders Talk panel at BlackCircle.

World Design Council (UK) Country Head Philip Thomas, Malayalam film actress Chinnu Chandni, Wipro Technology Innovation Lab Director Laxmy M Krishnan, and former Indian Air Force wing commander and entrepreneur Ragashree D Nair spoke at the Leaders Talk panel. 

Showcasing the products of the startup, Snapshare. AI, was also held as part of the event.

Following the success of the Thiruvananthapuram edition, the Kitchen is planning to conduct more BlackCircle conferences in other parts of the state.

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