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                                                  Limitless                                                                                                                                                                                       combined  team  of  51  minds,  ranging  from  software   Gunjan  has  always  looked  for

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Through his professional career,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  engineers, designers, and business analysts with enviable
                                       Innovation in                                                                                                                                                                                              experience in mobile, web, gamification, AI, AR, and VR   opportunities  to  give  back  to  the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               community.  He  has  actively  been
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  technologies.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     While  ISS  is  all  about  CAD  based  software
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               involved with charitable organisations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  development, Yellow Panther is where the dynamic action
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  happens. You can call it the epicenter of innovation for   such as Save the Children, Royal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Rajasthan Foundation, and a local old
                                         digital arena                                                                                                                                                                                            the team that allows them to stay ahead of the curve is   Yellow  Panther  can  assist  budding
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Gunjan  and  his  team  of  creative  minds.  A  key  part  of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               age home in UK.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Gunjan  also  envisions  that
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  the Research & Development wing. “In tech, something
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  new is developed every day, sometimes every hour. Our   coders with paid  apprentices to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  R&D team are on the constant look-out to come up with   learn and explore  new  technology.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  innovative solutions, unique to each client we service.”  He is also keen to empower aspiring
                       In a world that is dancing to the tunes of technology,                                                                                                                                                                        A digital studio that started out small, Yellow Panther   entrepreneurs who can pitch their
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  now cater to clients from various sectors such as sports,   ideas to his team. They can then
                   Gunjan Parikh and his team of enterprising innovators are                                                                                                                                                                      entertainment, e-commerce, fitness, community, ed-tech,   invest in the right technology to bring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  retail & healthcare, real estate, and charitable sectors. With   the idea to life.
                     making a mark and leaving an impact. Read a story that                                                                                                                                                                       the dependency on technology soaring in the last few   innovative success stories. A CAD-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ISS has had its share of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  years, Yellow Panther have successfully serviced over 150
                                         is as inspiring as the man himself.                                                                                                                                                                      clients in the last 7 years.                 based  software  development  done
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               on BricsCAD for Material Handling
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The studio has several feathers in its cap. One of them
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  is the creation and management of IPL team, Rajasthan   Industry, is one of its kind in the
                                                        Gunjan Parikh                                                                                                                                                                             Royals’ fan engagement app. Yellow Panther built the app   world. It allows users to design
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  for the 2019 season. For the 2020 and 2021 seasons, before   technically correct 3D designs,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  the  metaverse  became  cool,  they  turned  the  app  into  a   instant  bills  for  materials,  auto
                           hmedabad-born,  British  entrepreneur,  Gunjan  Saurabh   his  passion.  He  too  went  on  to  play  badminton  at  the                                                                                               virtual  fantasy  land.  Laden  with  gamification,  interactive   quotation,  one-click  3D  renders
                            Parikh  has  set  himself  the  goal  of  leaving  a  global   national level.                                                                                                                                        AR features, a social feed, chatroom, loyalty coins and   & walkthroughs, documentation
                             footprint.  Before  we  take  a  peek  into  Gunjan’s   Gunjan  moved  to  London  in  1999  to  pursue  his                                                                                                         much more, the app was engaging at its limitless best.   control  and  complete  user
                              innovative mind and how he laid the foundation   master’s degree in New Product Development from                                                                                                                       The entire team was lauded for the innovation in the   management in a single powerful
                               of  two  enterprising  businesses,  let’s  get  behind   Central Saint Martins, The London Institute; one of                                                                                                       app  by  the  Royals  CEO,  Jake  Lush  McCrum;  “Yellow   software system; for Pallet Racking,
                                the  scenes,  into  Gunjan’s  upbringing.  A  good   UK’s top universities. This is where his interest in new                                                                                                     Panther helped our owned digital platforms level up   Shelving, Mezzanine Floors and
                                businessman always goes by all the qualities they   technologies took shape, and the seeds of a vision were                                                                                                       into  high-innovation,  high-engagement  destinations   much more...
                                 developed and valued in their earlier years.  sown.                                                                                                                                                              over the past two years. They adapted to a dynamic IPL   Gunjan’s  objective  is  clear  –
                                       Hailing from a Gujarati family, it is fair   Gunjan’s  entrepreneurial  journey  kickstarted  in                                                                                                           environment,  were  flexible  and  always  dedicated  to  the   expand Yellow Panther and ISS to
                                     to say that business was in Gunjan’s genes.   the  early  2000s  and  he  is  the  Founder  and  CEO  of                                                                                                     cause.” The wide-spread recognition of being the best app   major  tech  hubs  around  the  globe
                                     However,  it was  sports he took a  liking   Yellow Panther, and Industrial Software Systems Ltd.                                                                                                            in the IPL and matching the quality of the apps by bigger   in the next three years. The world is
                           to during his formative years. His parents and paternal   (ISS). Nearly two decades on, he manages three offices                                                                                                       global  sports  teams  helped  them  acquire  key  brands   a small place, so why not have your
                           grandfather were national-level badminton players. This   globally;  Manchester  and  Leamington  Spa  in  the  UK,                                                                                                    such as Mobile Premier League (MPL), Bowls England,   footprint  everywhere.  The  Gujarat-
                           meant he had all the encouragement he needed to pursue   and Ahmedabad in India. The two entities have a strong                                                                                                        Leicestershire  County  Cricket  Club,  CBRE  Global   born boy has come a long way, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Investors and Royal London to name a few.    has only just started!





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