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

Online Milk Delivery Startup Dailyninja buys WakeupBasket

Online milk and grocery startup Dailyninja is continuing with its aggressive growth strategy. The Bengaluru headquartered startup has now acquired WakeupBasket in a cash and equity deal. The exact valuation of the deal is still not known. Dailyninja’s latest acquisition has come closely on the heels of its recent acquisition of 4amShop. Earlier this year, it…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 16, 20180Comments

Acquisitions

Apple buys Music Analytic Startup Asaii for less than $100 Mn: Report

Tech giant Apple has acquired music data analytic startup Asaii, according to media reports. This is Apple’s first major acquisition in the music streaming space, after it bought music discovery app Shazam last year for $400 Mn. The iPhone maker had completed Shazam’s acquisition process only last month. Although it is not known how much exactly…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 15, 20180Comments

Inspiring Stories

Harry’s Gritty Journey from slums to being a Successful Digital Marketing Entrepreneur

This is the story of Harry. Curiously enough, Harry loves to call himself only by his first name. But that aside, the more pertinent feature about his life is his inspiring journey from being a small dweller to being a successful digital marketing entrepreneur. Today this young lad, who once did pity jobs to fill…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 15, 20180Comments

Acquisitions

Gaming company Nazara is planning for a major Acquisition spree in India & Africa: Report

Mumbai based mobile gaming company Nazara Technologies is planning for a major acquisition spree to buy promising companies across India and Africa, according to media reports. The gaming company is planning to buy at least four companies based in the domestic Indian market as well as in different African countries. Nazara’s decision to target African market…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 15, 20180Comments

News

Google Planning to launch shopping tab in collaboration with Flipkart, Paytm & others: Report

Concerned with its declining advertising revenue, Google is all set to launch a dedicated shopping tab in India, according to a report published in the economic times. The tab would enable online shoppers to search for products and then direct them to Merchant’s websites or e-commerce platforms. Economic times cited unidentified sources to claim that the…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 15, 20180Comments

Funding News

Weekly Funding: Week’s 5 Biggest Funding stories

This week turned out to be a somewhat lackluster week for startups on the funding front. The total fundraising amount that was raised this week was little less than $50 Mn. But keeping the bigger picture aside, we will follow with our recent trend of narrowing our focus on the 5 biggest funding stories of…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 13, 20180Comments

News

UCWeb Denies Acquisition Talks with Paytm

UCWeb has strongly denied reports that it is holding any acquisition talks with Paytm. The denial comes barely 24 hours after media reports claimed that Paytm is pursuing acquisition talks for buying UCWeb’s India business. Reports also claimed that Paytm’s CFO Madhur Deora is heading the acquisition talks and has already held meetings with the…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 13, 20180Comments

Funding News

Bookmybai Scoops up Pre-series A funding from Japanese investors

Bookmybai, which help households to hire maids through its online platform, has secured undisclosed amount in pre-series A funding round. The round was led by Japan based social venture fund Arun Seed, along with other Japanese angel investors. Identity of these angel investors has not been disclosed. Anupam Sinhal, Bookmybai’s co-founder, said that the company will…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 12, 20180Comments

News

Paytm in talk to Acquire UCWeb’s India Business: Report

Continuing with its acquisition spree, Paytm is reportedly in talks to acquire UCWeb’s India business. For all those who don’t know UCWeb is a popular mobile browser, which today accounts for 51% of market share in India’s mobile browsing market. Its rising popularity can be gauged from the fact that last year it managed to…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 12, 20180Comments

Funding News

Aiming to double seat count, Innov8 raises $4 Mn in pre-Series A

Gurgaon based co-working startup Innov8 has secured $4 Mn in pre-Series A round. The round was led by wealth management firm Credence Family Office while few existing investors also participated in the round. Innov8 plans to use the latest capital infusion for expanding its footprints across the country. The company aims to take its seat counts…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 11, 20180Comments

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