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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Acquisitions

Flipkart gets Sued for Last Year’s Upstream Acquisition: Report

Flipkart’s acquisition of Israeli startup Upstream last year – the first major acquisition post Walmart takeover – has landed the online retail giant in a legal tangle. Wolet Capital Corp (WCC), an investment bank that mainly focuses on US-India accusation deals, has sued Flipkart for non-payment of advisory fees. Last Year’s Upstream Acquisition has landed Flipkart…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 27, 20190Comments

News

IIT Delhi Alumni Launches Freemium based AI Enabled Resume Builder

MyResumeFormat.com is a brainchild of IIT Delhi and Amity alumni. The founders of the company, having worked as developers and designers with HR collaborations, devised a simple but effective resume builder that is easy to use and equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) assistance. MyResumeFormat is a freemium resume builder platform with AI assistance. This is an online freemium…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 27, 20190Comments

Acquisitions

FreshMenu in OYO’s Acquisition Radar: Report

India’s largest hospitability company OYO Rooms is in talks to acquire cloud kitchen startup FreshMenu for nearly $50-60 million, Economic Times has claimed after citing three unidentified sources. The talks have progressed well beyond the initial stage and closure of the deal will depend on due diligence, sources add. OYO Rooms is in talks to acquire…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 23, 20190Comments

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Shadowfax set to mark its imprint on the “China-to-India” logistics sector

Shadowfax, India’s leading logistics player, is set to mark its footprints into the China market. The company is primarily looking to provide services to e-com players shipping their products to India as well as Chinese logistics players looking for an Indian partner. The company aims at setting up its China office by the end of…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 22, 20190Comments

Featured Startups Review

GETSCOPE: A Project Management Tool that takes Boredom out of your Work

Company: GETSCOPE Founder: Guido Schilperoort Headquarters: Netherlands Funding: Bootstrapped Key competitors: Polydone, Monday & Asana Website: https://www.getscope.com Most company’s success partly or mostly hinges on smooth implementation of their projects. There probably can’t be any argument over this matter. Simply because today most of the modern companies – whether startup or MNC – work on the format of project basis. Knowing well…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 22, 20190Comments

Acquisitions News

Uber Eats Likely to be Served on Swiggy’s Platter: Report

Uber Eats – food delivery unit of US based ride hailing giant – is inching closer to selling its India business to rival Swiggy, according to Economic Times (ET). The acquisition deal will mark the first major consolidation in the food tech sector, which has been suffering from huge cash burn problem in the wake…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 22, 20190Comments

Funding News

Sachin Bansal makes Landmark Investment of $92 Mn in Ola

Sachin Bansal has invested whopping Rs 650 crore or $92 million in ride-hailing Major Ola. Bansal’s latest investment in Ola is the largest individual investment in an Indian startup, making it one of the landmark investments in Indian startup ecosystem. Flipkart co-founder had already invested Rs 150 crore in Ola via primary infusion few weeks…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 20, 20190Comments

Funding News

Micro-loan Provider ZipLoan Raises Funds from Saif partners

NBFC startup ZipLoan, which offers small pocket loans to MSME, has raised Rs 90 crore from Saif Partners and other investors. The other investors include existing investors Matrix Partners India, Waterbridge Ventures and Whiteboard Capital. Micro-loan Provider ZipLoan Raises Rs 90 crore from Saif partners & other investors ZipLoan will use fresh capital infusion for expanding its…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 19, 20190Comments

News

Ola Seeks Car Pooling Opportunity with stake in sRide: Report

Ride-hailing Major Ola is well within the reach of taking yet another step in diversifying its core business. According to sources, Ola is in advanced talks to pick up stake in Pune based carpooling app sRide. Sources add that the company is looking to invest 26% stake in sRide at an estimated investment of 30…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 18, 20190Comments

News

ByteDance Lobbying Hard with Indian govt to Rescue its Indian market

World’s most valued startup ByteDance’s Indian operation is suddenly finding itself in a tough spot. The trouble for the Chinese tech giant is emanating from India’s southernmost tip – Tamil Naidu. Earlier this week Tamil Naidu government said that it will initiate a dialogue with the Indian government to place state-level ban on ByteDance’s video…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 15, 20190Comments

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