Who we are

Founders

Soubhagya Sahoo - IIT Kharagpur, IIM Ahmedabad, HUL, Nvidia

Sapna Patel - Google, Teach For India, ex-IIT Bombay startup VP

Gray Routes Innovative Distribution, the company behind GrayDrop advises leading FMCG and Pharma firms such as P&G, GSK & Nivea on their distribution technology initiatives and mobility deployments. The novel solutions are designed by distribution technology experts with extensive experience leading National Sales Technology initiatives for Unilever’s $4B operating company.

We have been pioneering the delivery force automation (DFA) space since 2012 and have an excellent record of conceiving, designing and deploying complex algorithms-based mobility analytics solutions that solve real logistics problems intelligently and generate quick and sustained end-user adoption for our clients.

The idea for multi-drop dynamic navigation application arose when Soubhagya, a seasoned hi-tech professional who successfully crossed-over into consumer space in a bid to create greater impact, was working on a FMCG project to redesign the city-distribution model to handle spiralling fuel and labor costs, and realized that there were no efficient solutions that leveraged emerging hi-tech capabilities of big data analysis and smartphone sensors in a easy-to-understand manner. Besides, very few tech vendors then were capable of handling the complexity of algorithms or understanding intricacies of last mile sales processes, or infrastructural issues in developing markets. The innovation was also considered risky in the intrapreneurial setting, hence Soubhagya refined the design along with Sapna, and chose the entrepreneuship platform to test the idea.

The Idea turned out to be a million-dollar idea when it was felicitated as Finalist in Asia-Pacific's largest startup competition, the Economic Times Power of Ideas 2012. With a unique ability to comprehend sales processes and create technology with ease, Soubhagya co-founded Gray Routes with Sapna, an ed-tech and online sales leader to complete the Solutions loop for enterprises looking for intuitive, easy-to-deploy high ROI technology solutions.

With several enterprise customers across multiple industries and a user base of over 250 enterprise users in just a year's timeframe, growing at 100% MoM, Gray Routes is one of the Top 30 B2B technology firms in the country today, and an easy choice to make for SMEs looking to upgrade themselves to the next level - Easily, with Zero-capex and in merely 2 days.

Shubham Agarwal, B.Tech. (Hons.) & M.Tech. IIT KGP - 2014

Shubham is a Design Engineer - Visual computing and analytics.

Shubham has been working for around three years on design and development of image analyzing techniques. He holds dual degree (bachelors and masters) in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur.

During his student life, he was involved in various projects related to machine learning, pattern recognition and robotic automation. He did research internship at University of Alberta where he worked on characterization of substances using image processing. He has previous work experience with Larson & Toubro Ltd and SRF Ltd.
Rohit Agarwal, B.Comm. (Hons.) SRCC, & MBA. IIM INDORE - 2014

Rohit is a Manager - Business Development & Finance. He is responsible for product pricing, profitability, and marketing and covers the entire spectrum of business management.

Rohit hails from the best institutes in India. He did his B.Com (H) from Shri Ram College of Commerce. With a 97.4% score, he was ranked 1st in Class 12^thISC Commerce Exams all Odisha. After completing his bachelors he joined IIM Indore to complete his MBA degree. He did his internship at Futures First, a commodities and stocks trading company. He was instrumental in the making of Oil Market Handbook at Futures First. He had also been involved with MCX-SX for an industrial project on High Frequency Trading and also the pratham NGO for a live project. He is very much interested in finance and stock markets. He has completed Level 5 in NSE certified certifications and plans to complete his CFA ahead.
Gayatri Dixit, Associate IRMA, B.Tech. (Hons.) & MBA - 2010

Gayatri is Associate HR at Gray Routes. Her responsibilities include recruitment, formulation of various HR policies, documentation, enforcement and continuous development & evaluation of organizational culture and other HR related activities.

Gayatri has around 5 years of experience in several areas of People operations. Her career has overseen Talent acquisition & staffing, employee relations / welfare, PMS, Payroll management. Prior to joining Gray Routes, she was working with Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) as an Academic Associate (OB-HR area). She did her internship with Reserve Bank of India (RBI). She holds bachelor’s degree in Electronics and post-graduation (MBA) in HR. Recruitment & selection is her core USP, where she is Indomitable. She is a HR buddy and member of National HRD network.
Omkar Pimple, B.E. (CSE), Android certified - 2013

Omkar started as a Software Development Engineer at Gray Routes. He graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering. He has been a part of Gray Routes since right after his graduation, and also happens to be the company's first full time employee.

With leadership experience and professional achievements including international journal papers under his belt, Omkar handles product development efforts on SaaS products and the company's consumer-focused applications.

While he is not demonstrating product WOW-factor to clients, or brainstorming with the team and code-jamming, he either ends up playing/teaching guitar, going on road trips - which usually involve overnight star-gazing, fooling around with friends, or playing games on the PlayStation or PC. Being a gamer at heart, he has an interest in game development, algorithms and artificial intelligence based systems.
Balkrushna Kale, B.E. (CSE), Web certified - 2013

Balkrushna is a Web Development engineer at Gray Routes. His responsibilities include web development, web designing and algorithm development. He also works on project architecture and project designing.

Balkrushna joined Gray Routes as a fresher. He did his 2 months internship in Gray Routes. He completed Computer Engineering from VIT (Vidyalankar Institute of technology). As an avid gymmer at office, he continues to regale his compatriots with his histrionics as well as limitless treats every now and then.

Now, Bala has gained solid understanding of web development platforms, report query structuring and multiple frameworks. As a proud beneficiary of the Learning & Development Incentive, Bala has shown initiative to acquire new skills and imbibe new technology frameworks. As a result, he has already gained valuable experience leading development teams and has successfully architected, designed and built a world-class online support portal for Gray Routes’ clients.
Umesh Saravane, B.E. (CSE), Android certified - 2013

Umesh is an Android Developer at Gray Routes since 2013. His responsibilities include doing key technical work that comes his way encompassing Mobile/Web Development, Testing products, & client delivery.

Umesh has around 1 year of work experience with Gray Routes which includes 2 months of internship and converted to full timer to continue thereafter at Gray Routes. He holds Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from VIT. An avid biker, he can be seen darting on Mumbai roads, come rain or shine, and currently sports a Dhoom-series bike!
Ravindra Gharge, B.E. (CSE), MCA, Google certified - 2013

Ravindra is working as a web development Engineer with Gray Routes. Ravindra has Masters of Computer Application (MCA) from SIES College of Management Studies (SIESCOMS) which is associated with Mumbai University.

Ravi specializes in creating intuitive & large scale web based database driven systems, data processing and getting valuable information from unstructured data in terms of visualization and reports using the right technology to meet specific business requirements.

His current role includes creating dashboards from Google Visualization API, BigQuery analysis, Handling and processing large amount of data using Google cloud infrastructure & Web development and Data Base Management.
Akash Sharma, B.Tech. (CSE), DAIICT, Google certified - 2014

Akash Sharma is a Software Development Engineer at Gray Routes. He graduated from DAIICT with a B.Tech. Degree in Information and Communication Technology.

Born and brought up in Surat,he is a certified foodaholic. Passionate about computers he loves to code and toy with algorithms. He has a decent experience in Android and Web development having geared dozens of projects and APIs on the same. Besides being a mostly harmless social animal he is a humorous person in his own ways, an avid music listener, a movie buff, a gadget freak and a gamer at heart. He is a team player and problem solver aided by his researching skills.

Akash's other interests include Internet Security and Cloud based technologies. He is also a Calvin and Hobbes fan-boy and you would often find him digging web or interacting on Quora or being chased by a victim of his poor jokes! "
Gray Routes family, GRID certified - 2014

Our team continues to grow at a rapid pace, both in terms of numbers, expertise and responsibilities, spurred towards our ambitious vision with rapid traction of our enterprise solutions as well as endorsements from key customers.

Catch the rest of the team on Linkedin, and if you've enjoyed being a part of the Gray Routes Selection Process or better still, belonged to the Gray Routes family, leave us a testimonial.

Our Story

Our Team Members

Shubham is a Design Engineer - Visual computing and analytics.

Shubham has been working for around three years on design and development of image analyzing techniques. He holds dual degree (bachelors and masters) in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur.

Rohit is a Manager - Business Development & Finance. He is responsible for product pricing, profitability, and marketing and covers the entire spectrum of business management.

Gayatri is Associate HR at Gray Routes. Her responsibilities include recruitment, formulation of various HR policies, documentation, enforcement and continuous development & evaluation of organizational culture and other HR related activities.

Omkar started as a Software Development Engineer at Gray Routes. He graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering. He has been a part of Gray Routes since right after his graduation, and also happens to be the company's first full time employee.

With leadership experience and professional achievements including international journal papers under his belt, Omkar handles product development efforts on SaaS products and the company's consumer-focused applications.

Balkrushna is a Web Development engineer at Gray Routes. His responsibilities include web development, web designing and algorithm development. He also works on project architecture and project designing.

Umesh is an Android Developer at Gray Routes since 2013. His responsibilities include doing key technical work that comes his way encompassing Mobile/Web Development, Testing products, & client delivery.

Ravindra is working as a web development Engineer with Gray Routes. Ravindra has Masters of Computer Application (MCA) from SIES College of Management Studies (SIESCOMS) which is associated with Mumbai University.

Ravi specializes in creating intuitive & large scale web based database driven systems, data processing and getting valuable information from unstructured data in terms of visualization and reports using the right technology to meet specific business requirements.

His current role includes creating dashboards from Google Visualization API, BigQuery analysis, Handling and processing large amount of data using Google cloud infrastructure & Web development and Data Base Management.

Akash's other interests include Internet Security and Cloud based technologies. He is also a Calvin and Hobbes fan-boy and you would often find him digging web or interacting on Quora or being chased by a victim of his poor jokes! "

Our team continues to grow at a rapid pace, both in terms of numbers, expertise and responsibilities, spurred towards our ambitious vision with rapid traction of our enterprise solutions as well as endorsements from key customers.

Catch the rest of the team on Linkedin, and if you've enjoyed being a part of the Gray Routes Selection Process or better still, belonged to the Gray Routes family, leave us a testimonial.

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