Founding Team
The Knight in Shining Armor
Anirban Poddar
Co-Founder & CEO
Anirban is the Founder & brainchild behind ShopHop. After completing his BA in Economics-Philosophy & Computer Science at Columbia University – Anirban spent 18 months working at PWC Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company) in New York (as part of the Financial Services practice) and in Mumbai. During his time in management consulting Anirban advised some of the world’s largest corporations on go-to- market strategy, capabilities driven growth, due-diligence, pricing and more. He has previously interned at Rabobank M&A and Jaldhara Technologies (a Nexus Venture Partners portfolio company). Bit of a daydreamer – Anirban is a huge football fan (GGMU) and enjoys immersing himself in new music, playing football and philosophical discussion.
The Hustler
Dhruv Jhaveri
Co-Founder & Business Development
Dhruv is the peoples person at Shophop our very own "hustler" who knows how to get the job done. He heads Partnerships at Shophop. After completing his undergrad from University of East Anglia, Norwich Business school London in International Business Management with Marketing. He returned back to his hometown Mumbai working for a year with ESSAR Group curating and marketing programs such as TEDxGateway, Kochi Beinalle and Kala Ghoda Arts festival. The corporate life had its perks but he wanted make an impact by his work so he joined Shophop full time. Besides work he loves the outdoors, swimming, running, squash and is an ardent movie and play fanatic.
The Whizz
Pramod Kokare
SEO, Analytics & Performance Tracking
Pramod is our in house SEO wiz with 4 years of experience in areas such as Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Social Media Optimisation and Website Analytic's. Analysing requirement and providing web promotion solutions, which involves Search Engine Marketing plans Operational strategies like Keyword research(Google Keywords), Competitor analysis, Site analysis and Search Engine Optimization (SEO ) etc. Constant research & up-gradation of knowledge regarding Search Engines and its technologies. His passion for work and cricket of course makes this jovial lad a vital part of the Shophop team.
The Creative Ninja
Viddhi Sharma
Marketing & Design
Viddhi is the creative mind at ShopHop! She is our in-house graphic designer, who makes the food look as delectable on-screen as it is in reality! She has completed her diploma in Graphic and Web Designing from Arena Animation and also has a Masters Degree in Literature from Mithibai College. In her free time she likes to paint, read and listen to music.
