BUSINESS
Redefining The India Logistics System With Shiprocket, Saahil Goel
Saahil Goel is the Co-Founder and CEO of Shiprocket, a data-driven logistics aggregation platform that connects online retailers with logistics providers along the supply chain to offer end-to-end solutions in India’s eCommerce logistics. The startup promises a seamless network that connects online retailers, logistics companies, and consumers to offer pleasurable shipping experiences for all.
Saahil began his work as a Business Analyst at Max Life Insurance after earning his MBA and MS from the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Saahil worked as a Technology and Process Consultant at SDLC Partners before founding Shiprocket. He was also a member of Kasper Consulting’s founding teams. While obtaining his MBA in the United States, Saahil interned with Bayer and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Saahil has a penchant for coding and has made various websites since his school days as an eager lover of the ‘internet.’ Saahil is also passionate about scaling technology and product architecture, utilizing data and artificial intelligence to solve complicated challenges, and employing intelligent automation to achieve operational excellence in the solutions he creates.
Every day, 1 million direct-ecommerce packages are shipped in India. By 2022, this number is predicted to reach 3 million. An ecosystem and data-connected platform has benefits over single-layer and traditional logistics models, and can provide a cost-effective solution to satisfy the rapid development in direct e-commerce-related logistics demand.
Shiprocket gathers and combines existing industry logistics resources, combining data and intelligent workflows to provide a unified platform for improving logistics efficiency while empowering sellers, consumers, and logistics partners.