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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Uber India Prepares to Furlough 500-700 Employees: Report

Cab hailing major Uber India is considering handing over pink slips to nearly 500-700 employees, according to news report published in Entrackr. With ongoing coronavirus pandemic virtually impacting every sector, ride-hailing companies have also witnessed a huge drop in its overall business. Although Ola and Uber have now been allowed to operate their rides in the…

ByGirish ShettiMay 7, 20200Comments

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Edtech Platform Unacademy’s Database Hacked

Popular online learning platform Unacademy has been hit by a massive data breach that has exposed the database of its nearly 22 million users, according to American cybersecurity firm Cyble Inc. The security firm further claims that hackers have put the database of these millions of users on sale on the Dark web for almost…

ByGirish ShettiMay 7, 20200Comments

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Awfis & 12 other Co-working companies Develop Return-to-Office Guidelines

India’s largest co-working startup, Awfis, has established partnership with 13 international co-working companies to form Workplace Operator Readiness Council (WORC). The main aim of WORC is to develop new guidelines to help minimize the risk of COVID-19 spread in the co-working places. Mr Amit Ramani_CEO & Founder of Awfis These mutually agreed guidelines will be implemented as…

ByGirish ShettiMay 6, 20200Comments

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Buoyed by Lockdown demand, Grofers in talks to raise fresh fund

The nationwide clampdown may have stalled the Indian economy but it is having a reversal effect on grocery e-tailers. Virtually every online grocery company is reporting a surge in their demand and deliveries as people clamor hard to collect daily essentials. Encouraged by this skyrocketing demand, Grofers is now in talks to raise fresh tranche of…

ByGirish ShettiMay 3, 20200Comments

Funding News

Dailyhunt nabs $35.6 Mn from Media Mogul James Murdoch

Local language news aggregator platform Dailyhunt has secured $35.6 Mn (Rs 267.1 crore) from James Murdoch’s investment arm Lupa India. No other investor participated in the funding round, according to reports. The latest capital infusion is part of the ongoing series G round that allowed Dailyhunt to bag INR 180 crore barely one week ago. Once…

ByGirish ShettiMay 1, 20200Comments

interviews

BuyUCoin’s CEO: Cryptocurrency will Surely become part of the Global Financial System

The story of cryptocurrency hasn’t been settled yet and despite all the controversies & negative headlines the future of virtual currencies looks unpretentiously bright. By the way, in this topsy-curvy tale of cryptocurrency there lies a stirring story of an ambitious startup BuyUcoin. BuyUcoin is essentially a cryptocurrency exchange that aims to make buying and selling…

ByGirish ShettiMay 1, 20200Comments

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Near.Store ties up with FMGC players to enter Hyperlocal space

E-commerce platform Near.Store has tied up with key FMGC players like Mondelez India and Marico to marks its entry in the hyperlocal space. The purpose of this partnership is to help deliver essential & daily use products to customer’s doorsteps and thereby assist them in coping with the lockdown. The other FMGC brands that have on…

ByGirish ShettiApril 30, 20200Comments

Funding News

Vernacular publishing platform Pratilipi raises funds from Tencent

Chinese tech giant Tencent has spearheaded series C round amounting to INR 76 crore in vernacular publishing platform Pratilipi. According to reports, the round is not concluded yet and the company may raise more capital as part of this round in the coming time. Vernacular publishing platform Pratilipi from Tencent & other investors Existing investors Omidyar Network,…

ByGirish ShettiApril 30, 20200Comments

Not Just Startups

Uber’s Rival Lyft Resorts to mass lay off – Top Trending News

1 Uber’s rival Lyft resorts to mass lay off Image Source: Flickr Coronavirus pandemic has ensured that the year 2020 will be season of layoffs and while Uber (like many other companies) is still in the process of planning a layoff strategy, its less illustrious rival Lyft on Wednesday made a major announcement on…

ByGirish ShettiApril 30, 20200Comments

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Social E commerce startup DealShare enters Karnataka

DealShare, a social e-commerce platform that offers online shopping services to people hailing from low income segment, has forayed into IT city of Bengaluru. This almost two year startup is already providing services across 25 cities in leading states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. Commenting on DealShare’s enter in Bengaluru, Mr. Vineet Rao, Founder and Chief…

ByGirish ShettiApril 29, 20200Comments

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