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Awards 2021

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[ RETECH STARTUP AWARDS ]

And winners of ReTech Startup Awards 2021 are…

WINNER

Saleassist Innov8 Pvt. Ltd.

SaleAssist.ai is an AI-powered Live Video commerce SAAS solution offering live shopping & live streaming solutions to enhance customer experience & accelerate sales in both Physical & Digital markets. SaleAssist is part of Microsoft, AWS & Nvidia startup program and has received several accolades in the last few years and featured among “30 early-stage startups that are on the path to disrupting the market” – Inc42.

1ST RUNNER UP

PayNearby (Nearby Technologies Pvt. Ltd.)

Incepted in April 2016, PayNearby is a DPIIT-certified company and India’s leading branchless banking and digital payments network. PayNearby operates on a B2B2C model, where it partners with neighbourhood retail stores and enables them with the tools to provide digital and financial services to local communities, thereby boosting digital financial inclusion.

2ND RUNNER UP

Fountain9

Fountain9 offers an AI based predictive inventory planning solution (Kronoscope) enabling agile supply chains that can react quickly to any changes on demand or the supply side. They complete the full cycle of predicting SKU level demand, alerting proactively on stock outs and completely automating procurement and replenishment plans. With Kronoscope, they ensure food brands and retail businesses never run out of stock while controlling their inventory cost.

The Awards Ceremony was held on 17th September 2021.

ReTech Startup Awards 2021 Shortlisted Entries

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Grand Jury — ReTech Startup Awards 2021

Ashwin Khasgiwala

Ashwin Khasgiwala

Director, Reliance Brands Ltd. & Chief Operations Controller, Reliance Retail Ltd.

Lalit Agarwal

Lalit Agarwal

CMD, V-Mart Retail Ltd.

Subhash Chandra L

Subhash Chandra L

MD, Sangeetha Mobiles Pvt. Ltd.

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Preliminary Jury — ReTech Startup Awards 2021

Aditya Singh

Aditya Singh

Head – Jewellery International Business, Titan

Anand Agarwal

Anand Agarwal

CFO, V-Mart Retail Ltd.

Dr. Hitesh Bhatt

Dr. Hitesh Bhatt

Director – Marketing & Communication, RAI

Shirish Kalamkar

Shirish Kalamkar

GM – IT, Major Brands India Pvt. Ltd.