Mangesh Panditrao - CEO, graas.ai India

Mangesh Panditrao

CEO, graas.ai India

More about Mangesh Panditrao

Leveraging AI to drive growth for brands across d2c and marketplaces

I lead Graas India.

Earlier Co-Founder & CEO of Shoptimize (Acquired by Graas)


Shoptimize provides eCommerce as a service. We are focused on helping Indian merchants grow their eCommerce business as the Indian consumer starts spending more and more time online from mobile devices. My role is to lead the organization through the initial phases of rapid growth and abundant uncertainty. We are committed to being India's no. 1 eCommerce platform for brand websites.

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