Girish Shetti

A writer with a passion for tech, marketing, and sports, he delivers captivating articles for the tech enthusiasts. Girish’s expertise in technology and startup analysis brings insightful content and the latest trends to our readers. He loves being the ‘first’ to know(and write) all that’s happening in the world of Tech and startups.

2,213 articles published

Technology

Facebook practices political bias & is danger to democracy, claims ex-employee: Top Trending News

Here are today's top trending news from the world of technology 1 Facebook practices political bias & is danger to democracy, claims ex-employees: Top Trending News Image Credits: Flickr Alessio Jacona Facebook’s ex data scientist Sophie Zhang, who was fired only few weeks back, has made sensational claim that the social media giant was…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 15, 20200Comments

Funding News

Dream 11 grabs $225 Mn in a fresh round, Valuation surges by 1.5x

India’s largest sports gaming company Dream 11 announced on Monday that it has raised $225 Mn in a fresh funding round led by Tiger Global, TPG and Chryscapital. This is the first funding round for the Mumbai based gaming company in 2020 and also the first after it won IPL 2020’s title sponsorship. The company…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 14, 20200Comments

News

Decoding Byju’s latest fundraising round led by Silver Lake

It would be difficult for any Indian startup to match with Byju’s fundraising spree this year, which has seen enormous funds coming from several international investors. Investors certainly see enormously bright prospect for the edutech industry in the post pandemic era, more so for Byju’s as it is the world’s most valued edutech startup. Keeping in…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 14, 20200Comments

News

Post-seed funding, Gobbly goes for Aggressive Expansion in Delhi-NCR

The world has changed drastically in the aftermath of coronavirus onslaught that has brought several unforeseeable challenges to grapple with. One of these unforeseeable challenges happens to be contactless retail shopping, which is immensely critical for keeping us 100% safe in the post-pandemic era. Just as the world was trying to find ways to encourage contactless…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 12, 20200Comments

News

Groww Rolls out US Stocks for limited Users, soon plans to launch Derivatives

Online investment platform Groww has launched ‘U.S stocks’ on its platform for limited users, meaning this new product offering is still in a beta or trail stage. According to sources, the company is planning to launch ‘U.S stocks’ on a full-fledge basis in the next two-three months. On its official website, Groww has already enlisted American…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 11, 20200Comments

Funding News

Tiger Global Debuts in Food Tech with $102 Mn funding in Zomato

Zomato has raised fresh $102 Mn or INR 760 crore from Tiger Global in the ongoing series J round, this is a top-up from $62 Mn it secured from existing investor Temasek barely a week ago. Investors are apparently showing palpable confidence in the company despite the fact that foodtech sector was reeling badly in…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 10, 20200Comments

News

Times Internet’s Revenue Increases By 24% to clock Rs 1,625 crores In FY20

India’s leading digital product company Times Internet on Thursday announced that its annual revenue in FY20 has increased by 24% to reach Rs 1,625 crores. However, the company did not share figures about its total expenses and therefore it is not clear whether the company made a profit or loss in FY20. Notably, Bennett and…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 10, 20200Comments

Funding News

Y Combinator’s Investment arm leads $30 Mn Round in Groww

Online investment startup Groww has nabbed $30 Mn in its latest funding raising round, the Bengaluru based company announced on Thursday. New investor Continuity Fund, the investment fund operated by famous startup accelerator program Y Combinator, led the latest financing round. Existing investors Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital and Propel Venture Partners also reportedly participated in…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 10, 20200Comments

funding

Byju’s raises additional $500 Mn from Silver Lake & Other Existing Investors

Barely weeks after raising INR 908 crores or $122 Mn from DST Global, Byju’s has now raised $500 Mn from Silver Lake and other existing investors. According to reports, existing investors include Tiger Global, General Atlantic and Owl Ventures. Byju’s has so far not made any major announcement about this funding but sources claim that…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 8, 20200Comments

News

Post Zomato Fallout, TechEagle launches Drone Services for Healthcare Products in Ethiopia

In June this year, TechEagle had hogged media limelight for the cancelation of its acquisition deal with Zomato. Many theories were floated around over what really led to the revocation of the deal, with some sources claiming that the two companies simply could not find a common ground over their long term ambition. Now almost two…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 8, 20200Comments

Girish Shetti

Best Choice for Creatives