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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News

Flipkart’s New Office may Land you in a Co-working Space

Walmart owned Flipkart is now looking for a new office in Bengaluru that will stand as a separate entity from its sprawling head office inside the Bengaluru’s Embassy Tech Village. However, this new office may land you in a co-working space and not in a traditional rental office. Flipkart in talks with WeWork & others for…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 8, 20190Comments

Funding News

Jaipur based CarDekho Receives Fresh Funding after Almost Two Years

GirnarSoft, parent company of online auto market place CarDekho, has scooped up $110 million (Rs 770 crore) from existing investors Sequoia Capital and others. The other investors who participated in this round included CapitalG (investment arm of Google), China’s Hillhouse Capital & new investor Axis Bank. Sequoia Capital & others pump $110 Mn in CarDekho The funding…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 4, 20190Comments

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Uber India Witnessed Bumper Growth in Revenue & Net profit in FY18

Uber’s India business is steadily consolidating its performance as has been revealed by its latest filing, which was accessed by business intelligence platform Tofler. As per the filing, the revenue of Uber India - Uber India Technology – grew by 19.67% to touch $3.05 Mn (INR 21.5 Cr) in the financial year ending March 2018.…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 3, 20190Comments

Funding News

Zomato likely to Raise $1 bn in Fresh Funding Round as Counter Move to Swiggy

Zomato is likely to add more fodder to the ongoing bitter battle with its rival Swiggy as sources have claimed to The Economic Times (ET) that it is likely to raise $1bn in new funding round. This seems to be a counter move to Swiggy’s recent funding round that saw the Bengaluru based firm raising…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 2, 20190Comments

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Amazon is Planning to take a Huge bet on Whole Foods store in 2019

It seems that e-commerce giant Amazon has decided to enter 2019 with a New Year resolution of expanding physical stores across the United States. It plans to achieve this resolution by increasing the counts of Whole Foods Grocery stores across suburban cities and other areas, according to Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Amazon is planning to big…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 1, 20190Comments

News

Govt’s new Rules may make Life little Difficult for Swiggy & Zomato

It seems like India government is in no mood to give any more leverage to the startup world. Barely 48 hours after issuing new guidelines for the E-commerce industry that has made Flipkart & Amazon worried, it has now issued new guidelines for the foodtech sector as well. These tough new guidelines may make life…

ByGirish ShettiDecember 28, 20180Comments

News

Flipkart and Amazon may not offer Deep Discounts from next year & here’s why

E-commerce giants like Flipkart and Amazon will have to brace for some tough rules from next year as the Indian government has come out with new e-commerce guidelines. These guidelines will come into effect from 1st February 2019, leaving barely one month to e-tailers to get their acts together. These new rules have set forth…

ByGirish ShettiDecember 27, 20180Comments

News

After Four Attempts, Elon Musk’s SpaceX Finally Launches Maiden Military Satellite

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX blasted off yet another spacecraft rocket into the orbit on Sunday. However, this rocket launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral was a bit special as it added a fresh feather in SpaceX’s cap. The launch marks SpaceX’s first-ever launch of a military satellite, giving musk’s rocket company an opportunity to break…

ByGirish ShettiDecember 24, 20180Comments

Acquisitions

Oyo Rooms is planning to Acquire Smaller Rival Treebo Hotels: Report

India’s largest budget hotel brand Oyo Rooms is mulling to acquire Treebo Hotels, Business Standard claims after citing an unknown source familiar with the matter. Mails sent to Oyo Rooms and Treebo Hotels did not elicit any response. If this acquisition does happen then it will go down as one of the biggest acquisitions in the budget…

ByGirish ShettiDecember 22, 20180Comments

Funding News

SoftBank is Gearing to Invest another $1 Bn in Grab: Report

Softbank is all set to pour 1$ Bn in Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing major Grab, according to TechCrunch. SoftBank, which is already the largest shareholder of Grab, will reportedly make the investment through its SoftBank Vision Fund. The investment could reach as much as $1.5 Bn, TechCrunch claimed after citing an unnamed source. Softbank and Grab have…

ByGirish ShettiDecember 21, 20180Comments

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