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.

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Not Just Startups

Google Play Store pulls the plug on ‘Remove China Apps’ – Top Trending News

Here are the top five trending news from the world of technology- check it out 1 Google Play Store pulls the plug on ‘Remove China Apps’ Indians can no longer download the ‘Remove China Apps’ from Google Play Store, since it has decided to remove the app. The app, which uninstalls all the Chinese…

ByGirish ShettiJune 3, 20200Comments

Funding News

Anthill Ventures leads $1 Mn funding in Virtual Travel Guide Platform QuaQua

Virtual guide platform QuaQua on Tuesday announced that it has secured $1 Mn funding from Anthill Ventures and other existing investors. This is the first round of institutional investment for the Hyderabad headquartered startup. The company said that it will use the funds for improving its user experience and build an end-to-end AI and content-driven travel…

ByGirish ShettiJune 2, 20200Comments

Funding News

German Reinsurance Firm Munich Re may invest in Acko Insurance

German based Munich Re - one of the biggest reinsurance companies in the world - is in the advanced stage to lead $60 – 70 Mn funding round in Acko General Insurance, according to Economic Times (ET). This will be Acko Insurance’s first major funding of 2020. The funding round will value Acko at approximately 500…

ByGirish ShettiJune 2, 20200Comments

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DSG Consumer invests Undisclosed Funding in Supplement brand Nutrova

Early stage venture capital firm, DSG Consumer Partners (DSGCP), has invested undisclosed amount of funding in Axys Nutrition Products Pvt Ltd. Axys Nutrition is essentially a nutraceutical company that develops evidence-based nutrition and nutraceutical products. Based in the financial city of Mumbai, the company manufactures all its products under the brand name ‘Nutrova.’ Nutrova currently focuses…

ByGirish ShettiJune 2, 20200Comments

News

Paytm Mall Shifts to Bengaluru; Rejigs top Management

Paytm Mall, the e-commerce unit of One97 communication, has shifted its operational base from Noida to India’s Silicon Valley Bengaluru. Since past few days rumor mills were already abuzz with the report that Paytm Mall is mulling to change its headquarter location. Following this decision, the SoftBank and Alibaba based company has offered the flexibility to…

ByGirish ShettiJune 1, 20200Comments

Not Just Startups

Microsoft Fires Journalists and replaces them with AI – Top Trending News

1 Microsoft laying dozens of Journalists & COVID 19 is not the reason for this layoff Tech giant Microsoft is laying off several journalists at its Microsoft News and MSN Organization (Microsoft owns MSN.com). However, this lay off has nothing to do with ongoing coronavirus crises, which is proving to be…

ByGirish ShettiJune 1, 20200Comments

News

Dunzo Debuts on Google Pay for Delivering Essentials

Personal Concierge app Dunzo has partnered with digital payment major Google Pay for delivering essential products. With this partnership, Google Pay has integrated Dunzo app on its platform as a strorefront for delivering groceries and other essentials. Dunzo app’s integration in Google Pay is hardly surprising, considering that the former is a Google backed company. In…

ByGirish ShettiMay 29, 20200Comments

News

Paytm Mall in talks to pick up stake in Grofers and Milkbasket

Paytm Mall, the e-commerce arm of Paytm, is planning to shore up its grocery business by trying to pick up stakes in two startups that boost strong presence in the grocery segment. These startups are SoftBank backed Grofers and Unilever & Innoven Capital funded Milkbasket. According to sources privy with the matter, SoftBank (a common investor…

ByGirish ShettiMay 29, 20200Comments

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Weather plays Spoilsport in SpaceX’s Historic Launch – Top Trending news

1 Weather plays Spoilsport in SpaceX’s Historic Launch Image Source: Flickr NASA and SpaceX were preparing for a landmark moment on Wednesday in what would have been the first flight of US astronauts into the space from American soil in almost a decade. But just as astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken were bracing…

ByGirish ShettiMay 28, 20200Comments

Acquisitions

Ola Electric Acquires Amsterdam based Electric Scooter manufacturer Etergo

Ola Electric, the electric unit of ride-hailing company Ola, has acquired Amsterdam based Electric Scooter manufacturer Etergo. The acquisition will give a major push to Ola Electric’s ambition to manufacture its own two-wheeler electric scooter globally by next year. Ola did not disclose the financial details about the deal and hence the exact value of the…

ByGirish ShettiMay 27, 20200Comments

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