Sashi Chimala

Sashi Chimala Email and Phone Number

Co-founder at Cheeni.ai @ Cheeni.AI
About Sashi Chimala

Serial entrepreneur with three successful exits. Sashi's expertise spans retail, e-commerce and education segments. He is instrumental in launching several innovative e-commerce ventures, retail F&B chains, a global mobile-first online learning network and an online entrepreneurship network.As an entrepreneur, Sashi has been featured in several national and international publications as well as on CNBC and BBC news programs.

Sashi Chimala's Current Company Details
Cheeni.AI

Cheeni.Ai

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Co-founder at Cheeni.ai
Sashi Chimala Work Experience Details
  • Cheeni.Ai
    Co-Founder
    Cheeni.Ai Jul 2023 - Present
    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
    Cheeni is India’s first AI-powered food supply platform connecting restaurants and suppliers. We streamline ordering, communication, and provide AI-powered insights to help them save time, money, and reduce food waste. This unlocks opportunities for restaurants and suppliers to boost sales, reduce costs, and focus on growing their businesses.
  • Popkart India Pvt Ltd.
    Co-Founder At Clubmart
    Popkart India Pvt Ltd. Feb 2019 - Present
    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
    Clubmart™ is India's first organised food supply distribution platform. We're making a significant impact to small and medium food service operators by shrinking their ordering windows (from months to hours), reducing their storage space and most importantly in helping them manage their cash flows better. We’re organizing the unorganized food service distribution serving small and medium hotels and restaurants.Within 6 months, we've seen our ARR grow to 12-15cr and over 70% of our members order at least once a month (62% once a week). We’re also seeing traction beyond restaurants from office cafeterias and educational institutions.
  • Wadhwani Foundation
    Executive Vice President
    Wadhwani Foundation Nov 2014 - Nov 2018
    Bangalore Area, India & Palo Alto, Ca
    Provided leadership to National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) at Wadhwani Foundation, a non-profit initiative with a mission to create and support high growth entrepreneurs and develop entrepreneur ecosystems across India, Asia, Latin America and Africa.At the foundation, Sashi helped define the blueprint for the technology and information architecture and deployed a large scale online education, skilling and entrepreneur network across Asia Pacific, Latin America and Africa.
  • Crestpointe Corp.
    Co Founder
    Crestpointe Corp. Jul 2011 - Nov 2014
    San Jose
    As a managing partner at CrestPointe, a leading global e-commerce and analytics services company, helped launch an online furniture e-commerce and a jewelry e-commerce venture in India.
  • Paypod (Acquired By Mediamorphosis)
    Co-Founder
    Paypod (Acquired By Mediamorphosis) Nov 2005 - Oct 2011
    Palo Alto
    PayPod is a highly scalable AdServer and AdNetwork solution specifically targeted towards ethnic online consumers.PayPod was acquired by EthnicOnlineNetwork.com, a digital ad network exclusively owned by MediaMorphosis Inc. With offices in US, India and UK, EON is a leader in helping brands reach South Asian online consumers worldwide.
  • Reliance Infocomm
    Ceo, Javagreen
    Reliance Infocomm Oct 2003 - Apr 2005
    As a CEO, helped India's largest private sector company Reliance Industries with their new retail F&B concept JavaGreen. Javagreen is a part of Reliance WebWorld.My contributions were:- Conceived and created the Javagreen retail chain- Built the senior management team and field staff of 150 people- Opened over 175 retail outlets in a record time of less than a year
  • Qwiky'S Coffee
    Co-Founder
    Qwiky'S Coffee Oct 1999 - Oct 2003
    India
    As the Founder at Qwiky's Coffee, Sashi is hailed by press and media in India as the 'one who started the coffee revolution in India". Sashi is well recognized for his extraordinary ability for consumer brand creation, innovative marketing and promotion. With very low start-up budget, Qwiky's has been featured on Fox TV, CNN, CNBC, BBC and many TV stations and news papers worldwide.Sashi has been featured on the covers and features of several magazines.
  • Indigo Technologies (Acquired By Ssc & Nasdaq)
    Co-Founder & Ceo
    Indigo Technologies (Acquired By Ssc & Nasdaq) Jul 1991 - Sep 1999
    Cupertino, Ca
    Indigo was sold in 1999 to a 2-way joint venture of SSI Ltd., a publicly traded company in India and NASDAQ.Indigo Technologies based in Cupertino CA, specialized in Banking and Securities technologies and IT services. Indigo developed TESA, a securities automation software that powered several stock exchanges in Asia. It was hailed by NASD as extremely scalable and fault tolerant. Based on the thought leadership and accomplishments of Indigo, Tandem Computers (acquired by Compaq) acquired a minority stake in Indigo in 1998.
  • Covansys (Covansys Was Acquired By Csc)
    Founding Member
    Covansys (Covansys Was Acquired By Csc) Aug 1986 - Jun 1991
    Greater Detroit Area
    (Covansys was acquired by CSC in 2007)As one of the founding members of this pioneering and successful IT services company, assisted the Founder in starting the company. Later joined him to set up West coast operations. Conceived and developed SIMPL one of the earliest software configuration management software that was successfully implemented at World Bank, SWIFT as well as GSA.
  • Petrolite
    Systems Architect, Group Manager
    Petrolite Aug 1981 - Aug 1986
    Greater St. Louis Area
    Petrolite was s speciality chemicals company based out of St. Louis, MO. Sashi managed a Database group as well as built several end user applications.
  • Tata Burroughs
    Software Engineer
    Tata Burroughs Aug 1979 - Aug 1981
    Greater Detroit Area
    My first job after graduating from NITIE and a business administration graduate. Underwent 3-month training at Tata Burroughs Ltd. Worked as software engineer at Burroughs Corporation (later renamed Unisys) in Detroit, MI. Then went to St. Louis as Database Specialist.

Sashi Chimala Skills

Start Ups Strategic Partnerships Entrepreneurship E Commerce Business Strategy Business Development Online Advertising Marketing Strategy Leadership Management Consulting Analytics New Business Development Outsourcing Web Analytics Product Development Management Social Media Marketing Team Management Social Media It Service Management Integrated Marketing Entrepreneur

Sashi Chimala Education Details

  • Iim, Mumbai
    Iim, Mumbai
    Mba, Industrial Engineering
  • Jntu Kakinada
    Jntu Kakinada
    Mechanical Engineering

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Sashi Chimala attended Iim, Mumbai, Jntu Kakinada.

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Sashi Chimala has interest in Internet Technologies, Mobile, Children, Entrepreneurship, Economic Empowerment, E Commerce, Ibeacon, Education, Data Analytics (Big Data), Science And Technology.

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Sashi Chimala has skills like Start Ups, Strategic Partnerships, Entrepreneurship, E Commerce, Business Strategy, Business Development, Online Advertising, Marketing, Strategy, Leadership, Management Consulting, Analytics.

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