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Building India's Largest Kirana Network at @KiranaClubApp | Founder @KiranaClubApp | @retailpulseai

India
Joined August 2012
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Anshul Gupta retweeted
India's e-commerce market has far more room to grow, and our Q2 FY27 performance continues to reinforce that conviction. Annual Transacting Users grew 21% YoY to 284 million, with purchase frequency increasing to 10.4 transactions per user annually. What's encouraging is that even as first-time buyers grew 16% quarter-on-quarter, existing consumers continued shopping more frequently. This momentum extended into the festive season, with NMV growing 33% year-on-year on a festive-aligned basis, measured over the 90 days preceding Dussehra. But growth isn't just about how many people shop. It's also about what they discover and buy. Meesho Mall grew 81% YoY, as shoppers in smaller towns increasingly moved beyond everyday essentials to products like face serums, sunscreens and conditioners. Content Commerce NMV grew 160%, as more consumers discovered products through creators they trust. These shifts reinforce something we've believed for a decade: every time we make e-commerce more accessible and relevant, the market continues to expand. We're still early in this journey, and our focus remains on building the technology infrastructure to drive that expansion. For a closer look at the quarter, we've shared a snapshot of key metrics below, a short video walking through the highlights, and the detailed Shareholder Letter on our Investor Relations website: static-assets.meesho.com/inv… – at Anekal Bangaluru, India
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Anshul Gupta retweeted
cricket 07 with an online multiplayer mode. play with your friends all you need is a web browser link: cricket07.dhaiwat.com
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My god this is such a good speech that every SWE needs to hear. You know what? Every person should hear it Keep the happy memories, eyes on the reality, be excited about the future. That’s the best that anyone can do
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A quiet milestone every founder remembers: the day you can stop logging into net banking and generating OTPs to manually approve vendor payments and payroll line-by-line 🥹
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This Independence Day 🇮🇳, I asked, "What will the next century of young Indians look like?" $0.01 Drone Deliveries. UAVs that never land. Groceries in under 10 minutes. Meet The 22nd Century Indian. A Documentary on a New India.
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6 years of watching @baniaintech & @AishwaryaTSD grind through the unglamorous work of organizing India's fragmented retail economy at grassroots, while the ecosystem mostly chased shiny trends Huge congrats to the entire @KiranaClubApp team. Couldn't be happier for this crew 👏🏼
We are extending our mission of democratising internet commerce for everyone to a new stakeholder : Retailers. Meesho has acquired @KiranaClubApp. India’s grocery market is estimated at ~$658 billion, with kirana and general trade channels accounting for nearly 91% of the market. Yet millions of kiranas across Tier 3, Tier 4 and rural India still rely on fragmented distributor networks, limited assortment and opaque pricing structures for sourcing. Anshul Gupta (@baniaintech) and Aishwarya Jain (@AishwaryaTSD) built Kirana Club to solve exactly this. A zero-inventory, zero-field-sales, community-first B2B marketplace, purpose-built for kiranas outside metro India. Today, the platform serves 4.1 million+ registered retailers. Deep trust built through a model that was designed for this market from day one. What drew us to Kirana Club was the philosophy behind it: asset-light, community-led, built for users that mainstream platforms overlooked. It’s the same instinct with which Sanjeev and I built Meesho. We’re excited about the opportunities ahead and look forward to building for retailers across Bharat.
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Two kinds of people use AI: 1) Obsesses over its mistakes and finds reasons not to use it. 2) Exploits its strengths and works around its flaws to become dangerously productive. Use AI like an army of high-IQ interns. Not like an expert you’re trying to catch being wrong.
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Most people at work set-ups don’t realise that their achievements, honours and laurels come with a expiry tag. The smaller the startup, the expiry is short and lasts for a month or quarter. The larger the organisation or bigger the corporate setup, it lasts for a few years. Make career choices accordingly.
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Majority of Indians don't follow traffic laws. Traffic police are ineffectual. CCTVs are rare. AI-powered citizen-worn auto-reporting helmets are the Big Brother India needs. Gamify it with rewards for each challan paid and Indian driving etiquette will rival Japan's by 2030.
Techbros always creating tools to share more data with the police. Like, they could do this for bad infra, police breaking rules, any physical civil problem that could help traffic, but they’d rather surveil fellow citizens rushing for who knows what emergency or 10 min delivery.
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Let’s keep politics aside for a moment and just talk sports. Ever since Ironman Goa, I’ve been seeing posts criticizing the performances of @Tejasvi_Surya and @annamalai_k . I don’t have any political affiliations, and this isn’t about politics — it’s about understanding what goes into a race like this. I’ve trained for and completed two Ironman 70.3 races, and I can say with complete honesty: just showing up at that start line requires months of discipline, sacrifice, and self-belief. The race itself — the heat, the humidity, the elevation on the bike, and the grind on the run — tests every part of you. So whether someone finishes in 7 hours or 8 hours doesn’t matter. If you trained, showed up, and crossed that finish line — you are a champion. It’s easy to sit behind a screen and comment, but before criticizing anyone’s performance, ask: Can you run 5 km? 10 km? Can you train consistently for months and then race in tough conditions? If the answer is no, maybe the best response is respect. At the end of the day, they made a conscious effort to work on their fitness and take part in something that pushes boundaries. That in itself is worth appreciating. Let’s celebrate effort, discipline, and progress — not drag politics into sports
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I took a walk in HSR Layout recently. Here's what I realised: 1. Footpaths are inaccessible due to encroachment 2. Inaccessible footpaths aren't maintained 3. Unmaintained footpaths become dumping spots 4. Dumping spots become toilets It all starts with encroachment.
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Posting this on behalf of a friend who's been incredibly patient but is now just exhausted dealing with @Hisenseindia He’s on his third Hisense TV in two years — each one failed. The latest one has been dead for over a month, and the brand has gone completely silent. No repair, no replacement, no response. If this is how after-sales works, people deserve to know. Not cool.
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walking 2.4 km of Bengaluru footpaths showed me: - tunnel juice - barbed wire - desire paths - bushwhacking - pavement pudding - a stairwell into a drain - something I can't type here don't watch this if you have a weak stomach
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Online Money Games Ban! The startup community will be divided on this issue, but I'm in the camp that totally supports this Govt move. Online games involving money (RMG) are nothing but gambling. The skill v/s chance argument is just a clever subterfuge to slip past legal & societal filters... there is a simpler way to judge this dichotomy - "Would you allow your own young kids to play this thing freely?" I bet no sane person would acquiesce to that! Every time you see the gambling cos logos on the Indian cricket team, it's a national shame! Feel sorry for the startups, employees, investors likely to be affected by this, but there is a bigger societal issue at stake here (and something that cannot be left to the markets & capitalism to self regulate).
Cabinet Approves Online Gaming Bill Big Setback In Store For Online Gaming Cos Sources : Online Money Games would be banned #1 Ads related to them PROHIBITED #2 No financial institution shall facilitate any transaction or funds towards their payment @AshmitTejKumar
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Say hello to the new Google for Startups Accelerator: Apps cohort, announced at #GoogleIOConnect India! 👋 This cohort is building: 📚 AI-powered learning tools 🩺 Accessible health platforms 🎮 Culturally rooted games 💸 Smarter finance solutions …and much more. #AcceleratedWithGoogle
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👇 Very educative aspects of Chenab Bridge engineering
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Rain tree season is back 🌳🌳🌳
Been waiting for rains mainly to post this video :) It’s a really fun Sunday activity and valid for the next 4-6 weeks. If you live within ORR there’s almost certainly a rain tree within walking distance of your house. Best of luck!
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Hi Design twitter 👋 @KiranaClubApp is looking for a full-time product designer who is excited about designing for bharat users and working in a high-paced growing startup! If this sounds like you, apply here 👉🏻 forms.gle/drBws8jpdsifekQw5 P.S.: I’m A/B testing my hiring tweet 😭
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My absolutely fav folks @KiranaClubApp are looking for a *full-time product designer* Pls apply only if fast-paced, high-growth environment excites you! A1 work culture - can vouch for it!! 📍HSR, Bangalore Apply here 👉🏻 forms.gle/drBws8jpdsifekQw5
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I haven't run in every city of India, but I still feel that this 8K loop around Fatehsagar lake in Udaipur is one of the best routes in this country. Flat, clean, vehicles not allowed in early hours, and extremely scenic.
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