About ShopSocially
ShopSocially is the world's most trusted shopping recommendation engine. The concept is based on two simple observations:
- Before we buy something, we tend to consult our friends who have bought a similar product.
- After we buy something interesting, we like to share that with our friends to get their comments and reactions.
So we thought what if there were an easy and fun way for everyone to share their purchases with friends? That way before you
make a purchase, you can lookup friends that have bought a similar product. Or after you buy something, you can share your
purchase with your friends and family around the world and get their comments.
Bingo! ShopSocially was born.
Simply put, ShopSocially is where friends help friends shop.
Management Team
Here's a little bit about the management team.
Jai Rawat, Chief Executive Officer (
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Jai is a successful serial entrepreneur and an investor, advisor and mentor to several startups. Jai has over 18 years of industry experience and has a track record and deep passion for creating exceptional online consumer products.
Jai's first startup Obongo was the pioneer in single sign-on and online wallet technologies. It was adopted by several leading banks and created a reach of over 40m users. Obongo was acquired by AOL where Jai served as the director of product marketing working on several key initiatives with a reach of over 35m users.
He was also a founder of AirTight Networks, executive/consulting VP at TheFind, Trackle, myTriggers, Permuto and several
other companies.
Jai holds a B.Tech in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and an MS in Computer Science from
Iowa State University. He has won several awards and recognitions including being recognized as one of the top 10 South Asian
business and technology leaders. He is a charter member of TiE Silicon Valley, Co-chair of TiE Internet SIG chair and holds 11
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Samir Palnitkar, President
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Samir is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of industry experience. Samir's passion is startups and new ideas. He is a
founder of four successful startups which include I2P (acquired by Lattice), Obongo (acquired by AOL), Ingot Systems
(acquired by Virage) and AirTight Networks (category leader in wireless security). Samir is also an active early stage investor
and advisor. His expertise includes social media, strategy, productization/execution, and business process setup.
Samir holds a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, an MS in Electrical from
University of Washington, Seattle and an MBA in International Business from San Jose State University. Samir is the author of
two highly acclaimed books and holds 5 US patents.
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and many other talented team members who are really passionate about shopping and social media...
Investors and Board Members
ShopSocially has raised Series A financing from Valhalla Partners, a high profile venture capital firm located in Virginia, Ashish Gupta, formerly founder of Junglee, a pioneering eCommerce company (acquired by Amazon) and other influential angel investors.
Kiran Hebbar (from Valhalla Partners), Jai Rawat (CEO) and Samir Palnitkar (President) are board members of ShopSocially.
