AsknShop

  • Gurgaon, India
  • Media & EntertainmentSocial Media, RetailSocial Commerce, Social Network, Social Shopping, E-commerce

One app to shop from your favourite online stores with your friends.

Founded:
2015
Stage:
Beta Launched
Market:
B2C

Startup Video

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Founded

We started out on 15th January 2015.

Jan

2015
New Product Release

Launched a fully working web beta

Jan

Media Coverage

Online partner for Online Retail to Online marketplace panel at IIT Delhi

Apr

Media Coverage

Covered in Mint as the online partner for Building India Inc. at IIT Delhi

Apr

New Product Release

Launched our android app beta

Jun

Jobs

Team Summary

Vipinesh Singh
B.Tech IIT Delhi (Computer Sci. & Engg.)
- Ex-product manager Paytm (Bus Tickets & Marketplace), Zomato (Online Table Booking).
- Handled end to end operations for Bus tickets and started out the marketplace backend at Paytm.
- Created online table booking vertical from scratch for Android, iOS, Windows mobile, and web platforms at Zomato and scaled to >100 bookings per day in a span of 5 months.
- Consulted Government of Gujarat in an E-Governance initiative which later won the silver medal for E-Governance initiatives by the central government.

Team

Founding Team

Vipinesh Singh

Vipinesh Singh


Founder
WORK

AsknShop (2014 - present)
Co Founder

Zomato (2013 - 2014)
Product Engineer

One97 Communications Limited (2013 - 2013)
Product Manager (Mobile Apps & Portals)

EDUCATION

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Bachelor of Technology • 2007 - 2012

Kritika Pandey

Kritika Pandey


Co-Founder
WORK

Flipkart (2014 - present)
UX Designer

Paytm (2012 - 2014)
User Experience Designer

Snapdeal (2011 - 2012)
UI Designer

EDUCATION

Birla Institute of Technology
B.Sc in Animation & Multimedia • 2005 - 2008

Product/Service Summary

AsknShop is a social shopping platform. It helps you to shop with your friends from all leading online lifestyle stores. Our users are people who are looking to buy a lifestyle product both offline & online. AsknShop helps to recreate real world shopping experience by connecting them with their friends online.

Product/Service Descriptions

AsknShop - Android app

Our beta version of our android app is available at - goo.gl/JuihPj

- The android app enables you to create a shopping circle by inviting them through whatsapp, facebook messenger & facebook app invites
- Your friends are notified of all products you "ask" from our exhaustive inventory
- Your friends can then give you their opinion on the products you have asked by tapping "I like it" or "It's okay" buttons next to each of the products

AsknShop web beta (old)

This is the earlier web app version.
We also publish mini articles with products by guest authors to boost organic traffic.