DATE:Â May 2019- Present
PARTNERS:Â British Council India & Jaaga.
COMMUNITY: Creators, Art, Design and Cultural Organizations.
Dara is an AI and mobile app platform that intelligently helps connect creators across borders and find relevant opportunities. Launched in May 2019, Dara is now a venture-funded startup that runs a full-service, video-first networking app. Dara’s AI Bot also hosts & facilitates real-world gatherings to foster collaborations across cultural, technology, and impact sectors.Â
The cultural sector is a crucial factor in today's world. As creators and creative entrepreneurs, we believe that our people, our peers are the ones to envision and lead the wave of change that is critical to a positive global future.
Archana an artist and Sean a social entrepreneur conceived and founded Dara on the belief that conversations and collaborations between creators will make for a radical, open, and optimistic future.
Dara is a friendly, human one-on-one way to engage creators in the UK and India initially, with plans to go global. She is the best way forward to ensure that your alumni – Fellows, workshop cohorts and the creators you support keep in touch with each other. Creators share projects, learnings, and opportunities to collaborate.
Dara is the means to connect to a strong curated network, linking creators and resources across expertise and geographic divides. Dara is set to be one of the most authoritative, carefully curated, and valuable directories of creators connecting closely with each other in India, the UK, and beyond!
Dara was supported by a grant from the British Council’s Open Call for Digital Arts program 2017-18. The British Council’s Digital call strived to facilitate innovative cultural and artistic connections between the UK and India using digital technology. Dara is conceptualized and created by India-based tech-artists Archana Prasad and Sean Blagsvedt with Research and Development by Jaaga.in.
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