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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Facebook Imposes Ban on ads on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings

Facebook announces ban on ads on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings. Social media giant Facebook on Tuesday announced that it will ban all advertisements related to Cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings. With this ban, Facebook has joined the global crusade to rein on the cryptocurrency trading. The announcement was made by Rob Leathern, product management director…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 31, 20180Comments

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US Retail Giant Walmart May Buy Minority Stake in Flipkart: Report

US Retail Giant Walmart May Buy Minority Stake in Flipkart. US grocery retail giant Walmart is in final stages of talks to acquire minority stake in the Bengaluru based e-commerce juggernaut Flipkart, according to a report published in The Economic Times. The report citing two close sources claims that Walmart may pick up 15-20% stake in…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 31, 20180Comments

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Microsoft Buys Cloud Gaming Startup Playfab for Undisclosed Amount

Microsoft Buys Cloud Gaming Startup Playfab. Microsoft has bought gaming start-up PlayFab for an undisclosed amount as the tech giant aims to further consolidate its revenue stream from the gaming business. The software giant plans to assimilate PlayFab’s gaming services into its cloud computing platform Azure. The company believes that the integration will help developers to…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 30, 20180Comments

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Fitness Startup CureFit Receives $10 Million in Debt Financing from HDFC & Axis Bank

Fitness Startup CureFit raises $10 Million in debt financing from HDFC & Axis Bank. Bengaluru- headquartered fitness startup Curefit has raised $10 Mn in debt financing from two major banks, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank. According to reports, this latest debt financing is part of the earlier debt financing round that took place in August last…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 30, 20180Comments

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Google Confirms It has Bought Stake in Indonesia’s Ride-Hailing Startup Go-Jek

Google confirms investment in Indonesia’s Ride-Hailing Startup Go-Jek. Today Google officially confirmed that it has invested in Indonesian ride-hailing startup Go-Jek, following last week’s report in TechCrunch that the American tech giant has bought a stake in the ride-hailing firm. According to this report, Google formed a trio team along with China’s Meituan-Dianping & Singapore’s Temasek…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 29, 20180Comments

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Insurance Startup Policy Bazaar in Talks with SoftBank to Raise Fresh Funds: Report

Policy Bazaar in Talks with SoftBank to Raise Fresh Funds Insurance aggregator Policy Bazaar is reportedly holding talks with Japanese investment & telecom giant SoftBank for raising fresh funds. The online insurance company is seeking to raise fresh capital at a valuation of nearly $800 million. A healthy jump from the previous valuation of $500 million…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 26, 20180Comments

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Sequoia Capital is Planning Largest Ever India Fund: Report

Sequoia Capital is planning $1 billion India focused fund. California based Venture Capital (vc) major Sequoia Capital is working on last minute details to raise nearly $1 billion for its latest India focused funds, according to people familiar with the matter. If there is any element of truth in this report, this year may turn out…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 24, 20180Comments

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Paytm Valuation May Rise to $10 Bn Post Sale of Secondary Shares: Report

Paytm Valuation May Rise to $10 Bn Post Sale of Secondary Shares. Digital Payment firm Paytm may witness a sharp rise in its valuation post sale of its secondary shares, which will further consolidate Noida based firm’s status as the second most valued Indian startup. The sale of secondary shares will be initiated, after existing and…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 23, 20180Comments

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Facebook Announces More Investment for France AI Research Center

Facebook Announces More Investment for Paris AI Research Center. Facebook has disclosed that it plans to invest around €10 million ($12.3 million) in its artificial intelligence (AI) center located in the French Capital Paris. The move is the latest sign of social media giant’s growing confidence about France’s ability to deliver in AI technology. Facebook said that…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 22, 20180Comments

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AI Driven HRTech Firm Startup Skillate Raises Undisclosed Amount

HRTech Firm Startup Skillate Raises Undisclosed Amount. HR Tech startup Skillate, which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) as its core technology, has succeeded in raising undisclosed amount from two independent investors. These investors are ‘Incubate Fund India’ and Anuj Agrawal (Director of Zyoin), according to Skillate’s co-founder Anand Baranwal. Skillate is being funded and currently incubated at European…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 22, 20180Comments

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