Mertado
AcquiredYC W10San Francisco, US · 1 employees · 2 known investors
Mertado operates a social shopping platform where consumers can browse and purchase products sourced from communities they regularly engage with.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W10)
VC
Vijay ChittoorinCo-Founder & CEO2010–2012Vijay Chittoor previously founded and exited Blueshift, acquired by Blueconic, and Mertado, acquired by Groupon. He was an early member of Kosmix's semantic search team before its acquisition by Walmart. He holds degrees from IIT Bombay and Harvard Business School.
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Mehul ShahinFounder/CTOMehul Shah is a technologist with experience building real-time AI products at scale across several companies including Blueshift (where he serves as CTO), Groupon Goods, Kosmix, and NetApp. He founded Mertado, was part of Y Combinator's 2010 Winter cohort, studied at USC and PICT in Pune, and holds multiple patents in his field.
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Rajiv BhatinFounder
Investors · 2
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Mertado went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Mertado do?
- Mertado operates a social shopping platform where consumers can browse and purchase products sourced from communities they regularly engage with.
- Who founded Mertado?
- Mertado was founded by Vijay Chittoor, Mehul Shah, Rajiv Bhat.
- Who are Mertado's investors?
- Mertado's investors include Blumberg Capital, Y Combinator.
- Where is Mertado headquartered?
- Mertado is headquartered in San Francisco, US.