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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Virgin Hyperloop Plans to Reduce Mumbai-Pune Travel Time to only 25 Minutes

Virgin Hyperloop plans to cut Mumbai-Pune travel time to only 25 Minutes If Richard Branson owned Virgin Hyperloop has its way, then commuter’s traveling time between Mumbai to Pune will reduce to merely 14 – 25 minutes. This is no exaggeration, but a fact that can turn into reality. And to turn this incredible feet into…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 19, 20180Comments

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Mahindra & Mahindra Pumps $27.6 million in car rental startup Zoomcar

Mahindra & Mahindra infuses $27.6 million in car rental startup Zoomcar Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) Ltd has infused $27.6 million (Rs 176 crore) in self-drive car rental startup Zoomcar. The investment gives auto major 16% stake in the Bengaluru based startup. M&M’s investment was part of Zoomcar’s series C funding round that also saw…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 16, 20180Comments

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Paytm’s Vijay Sharma Cries Foul Over WhatsApp Payment Service

Paytm’s Vijay Sharma unhappy over WhatsApp Payment debut. Paytm’s founder Vijay Sharma on Wednesday took to Twitter to denounce what he termed as unfair competitive advantage allotted to WhatsApp, after the latter was allowed to start a payment service without fulfilling many critical mandatory rules. Sharma’s salvo on Twitter comes barely days after the Facebook-owned Whatsapp…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 15, 20180Comments

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Ola Makes Australian Debut with Trail Operation in Perth

Ola makes Australian debut with soft launch in Perth. India’s ride-hailing Major Ola has finally made its international debut by launching a trail based service in Perth city, capital of Western Australia, according to a statement issued by the company on Wednesday. This marks a new chapter for the cab aggregator firm, which until now offered…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 14, 20180Comments

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Alibaba Mulls Integrating BigBasket & XpressBees with Paytm Mall

Alibaba Plans to Integrate BigBasket & XpressBees with Paytm Mall Alibaba is playing a frontal role in integrating services of Paytm Mall, BigBasket and XpressBees. The strategic move may help in increasing the revenue and productivity of all the three firms, in which Chinese e commerce giant Alibaba owns majority as well as minority stakes. Alibaba…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 12, 20180Comments

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Chinese Internet Giant Tencent in Discussion to Invest $35-40 Million in NewsDog

Tencent in Discussion to Invest $35-40 Million in NewsDog Chinese internet giant Tencent is in talks with news aggregator startup NewsDog to lead a $35-40 million funding round, according to people close with the matter. If the deal materializes, it will be one of the largest deals in the Indian news content space. Tencent, which has already…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 12, 20180Comments

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Swiggy Raises $100 million from Naspers in Largest Fund Raising Round

Swiggy Raises $100 million from Naspers. Online food delivery startup and Zomato’s main rival Swiggy has scooped up $100 million (Rs 640 crore) in its largest ever fund raising round till date. The Series F fund raising round was led by existing investor and South African media giant Naspers, while a new Chinese investor Meituan-Dianping also…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 8, 20180Comments

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Creates History as SpaceX Falcon Soars Towards Mars

Elon Musk makes history as SpaceX Falcon Soars towards Mars. Up…up and gone. As Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon Heavy successfully lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, the triumphant moment marked a gigantic leap in man’s unending exploration of space. There are many factors that make SpaceX Falcon’s successful launch on Tuesday a truly historic…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 7, 20180Comments

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Bitcoin Continues to Bite Dust, falls Below $7000

Bitcoin's price falls Below $7000. World’s most popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin crashed more than 15% on Monday to slump to almost three month low. This is probably the first time that bitcoin’s value declined in double-digit ever since its slide began from the beginning of this New Year. Monday’s crash also comes amid global clampdown on bitcoin…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 6, 20180Comments

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Alibaba’s Subsidiary Firm Invests $200 Million in Zomato

Alibaba’s Subsidiary Firm leads $200 Million round in Zomato Online restaurant discovery and food delivery company Zomato has raised $200 million from Alibaba’s financial firm Ant Financial, according to Info Edge’s (Zomato’s largest investor) latest filing with the stock exchange. Interestingly, the timing of this investment has almost coincided with Alibaba’s fundraising round for online grocery…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 2, 20180Comments

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