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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Funding News

Weekly Startup Funding: Satin Creditcare & GoMechanic raised the biggest funding round

Sandwiched between the last of week 2019 and first week of 2020, this week the barometer of startup funding remained lackluster. Neither there was any big ticket fundraising nor any high-profile startups raised funds this week. Was this due to any hangover effect or the startup fraternity thought of warming up to the brand new…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 4, 20200Comments

News

Eyeing Profitability, Swiggy Increases Commission Rates

I for one always passionately believed that sanity will eventually prevail on cash burning Indian startups, as and when the consolidation drive will kick start. And therefore Techpluto wasn’t least surprised when it learnt that Swiggy has not only started charging more commission from restaurants but also increased its delivery fees (paid by its customers). …

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 3, 20200Comments

News

OYO’s Success Story will now Echo in Harvard Class Rooms

It is no secret that today the stories of Oyo Rooms’ stellar success have become part of curriculum studies across several Indian business schools. But now the anecdotes of Oyo’s inspirational journey will also be taught at Harvard Business School, one of the world’s most prestigious business schools. Harvard has agreed to induct a case…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 2, 20200Comments

News

Online Mutual Fund Startup Wealth Bucket Raises Fresh Funds

Fintech and online investment startup Wealth Bucket raised $2.52 Mn or Rs 18 crore on the last day of 2019. This is presumably and reportedly pre-Series A round for the Delhi based investment firm. NorthStar Ventures and slew of high net worth investors spearheaded the funding round. The startup said it will use the latest capital…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 1, 20200Comments

Funding News

Weekly startup Funding: Eduisfun & Aye Finance Raised This Week’s Biggest Funding

So, how did the Indian startups fared on funding horizon in the last week of 2019. Well, the funding scenario during year’s last week can only be described as tepid or average at the best. But it is still too early to adjudge that economic slowdown has started taking toll on the investment spree. While…

ByGirish ShettiDecember 28, 20190Comments

Acquisitions

Sachin Bansal’s Navi Technologies Acquires Bengaluru based MavenHive

Sachin Bansal has acquired the role of a crusader cum investors after his exit from Flipkart last year. The role eventually paved way for investment in plethora of startups, wherein Bansal’s special investment firm Navi Technologies (previously known as BAC Acquisitions) played an anchoring role. Now this investment firm has added yet another startup in…

ByGirish ShettiDecember 27, 20190Comments

Funding News

B2B Foodtech player HungerBox scoops up $12 Mn from Paytm & Others

HungerBox, one of India’s largest B2B foodtech sector players, has raised $12 Mn in its latest series C round. Digital payment major Paytm and clutch of international investors including NPTK spearheaded the round. Existing investors including Sabre Partners and Neoplux also infused funds in the funding round. Following the latest funding round, HungerBox’s total fundraising…

ByGirish ShettiDecember 17, 20190Comments

Funding News

Seafood Marketplace Licious Raises $30 Mn in Series E Round

Licious, a Bengaluru based meat and seafood marketplace, has raised $30 million in series E round. Singapore-based Vertex Growth Fund spearheaded the funding round while slew of existing investors also participated in the round. These existing investors included 3one4 Capital, Bertelsmann India Investments, Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India, and Sistema Asia Fund. Vivek Gupta &…

ByGirish ShettiDecember 16, 20190Comments

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UberEats May Infuse $100-200 Mn in Zomato in a Merger Deal: Report

It is no secret that UberEats India, owned by the US based ride hailing giant, is desperately on a lookout to search for a new buyer to sell off its loss making business. After its negotiation with Swiggy failed earlier this year, UberEats has now turned towards the other incumbent market leader – Zomato. Several…

ByGirish ShettiDecember 16, 20190Comments

Funding News

Paytm Raises Second Funding in Less than a Month Amid Growing Losses

One 97 Communications Ltd, parent company of India’s largest digital payment company Paytm, has secured fresh funding of nearly $650 Mn from slew of existing backers. Some of the prominent existing backers that participated in the funding round are Alipay Singapore E-commerce Private Ltd, SoftBank Vision Fund and T Rowe Price Growth. Alipay has reportedly infused…

ByGirish ShettiDecember 13, 20190Comments

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