Mertado

YCombinator Backed

Mertado Mertado is an online social shopping platform that allows consumers to discover and buy products from communities they frequently visit.

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Company Overview

Industry

B2B

Location

San Francisco

Company Size

Founding Team

3 Founders

Vijay Chittoor

Founder/CEO

2X exited Founder/CEO: Blueshift (acquired by Vista-Equity backed Blueconic) & Mertado (acquired by Groupon). Early team building semantic search at Kosmix (acquired by Walmart). IIT-Bombay and HBS alum.

Mehul Shah

Founder/CTO

I build and lead AI-powered, real-time products at internet scale. Driving measurable lift while reducing unit costs. Currently: CTO @ Blueshift. Previously: Mertado, Groupon Goods, Kosmix, NetApp. YC alum (W2010), USC/PICT (Pune). Co-inventor of 12+ patents.

Mertado

Company Overview

Founding Team

Vijay Chittoor

Mehul Shah

Rajiv Bhat