Shadma Shaikh

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Co-founder of FactorDaily, a social impact newsroom.
Expert in technology journalism with a decade of experience.
Contributed to major publications like MIT Technology Review and Economic Times.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Media and Technology Journalist with a focus on AI and startup culture.

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SQLBusiness JournalismTechnology JournalismSubeditingFinancial ReportingBusiness CorrespondenceJournalismEditingNew MediaWritingMagazinesBloggingOnline JournalismPL/SQLC

About

Journalist. Storyteller. Tech enthusiast. I write about how technology shapes the human experience, from AI to internet culture and the evolving startup landscape. With a decade of experience, I've explored everything from the rise of Chinese apps (before they hit the mainstream) to deep-tech innovation and consumer trust in India. Co-founder of FactorDaily, a social impact newsroom, I'm always on the lookout for fresh, impactful ways to tell stories that matter. My work has appeared in Mint, MIT Technology Review, The Economic Times, New Lines Magazine and more.

Experience

Mint

Longform Columnist

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos · India

Freelance

Independent Journalist

Apr 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

The london school of economics and political science (lse)

Fellowship: The JournalismAI program

Sep 2022 – Oct 2022 · 1 mo · Remote · Remote

The JournalismAI Fellowship Programme connects journalists and technologists from newsrooms around the world to collaboratively explore how AI can enhance journalism.
The 2022 cohort was the second batch of the programme and brought together 46 fellows from 23 media organizations across 16 countries, who worked in 10 teams to build an array of AI-driven tools and projects.

Factordaily

2 roles

Co-Founder

Promoted

May 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

Staff Writer

Jan 2018 – Apr 2022 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Bennett coleman and co. ltd. (times group)

Startups and Emerging Tech Correspondent at Economic Times

Mar 2016 – Sep 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

At Economic Times, I covered startups and technology. Some tasks I took up involved:
Filing special stories on technology and startup trends
Covering startup and technology related events and conferences
Networking with key people on assigned beat
Sub-editing copies, filing stories from press releases
Writing analysis, primer pieces on assigned beat

Deccan chronicle holdings ltd

Business Reporter

May 2015 – Mar 2016 · 10 mos

I covered business and technology during my stint at Deccan Chronicle, Bangalore. I was the only reporter for the beat at the daily and reported directly to the Resident Editor for the first three months. A normal day at DC involved:
Covering business and technology related events and conferences
Filing special stories on business, technology and startup trends
Writing gadget and app reviews for technology page
Sub-editing copies, filing stories from press releases
Covering quarterly results for IT companies

Accenture

Senior Programmer

Mar 2011 – Jul 2014 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai, Bangalore

I was trained a Java Developer and I worked as a Java and PL-SQL Developer at Accenture for 3.5 years. I worked for two large clients-- JP Morgan Chase in Mumbai and Bristol-Myers Squibb in Bangalore. My role involved:
Application development and support for JP Morgan and Chase
Requirement gathering, analysis and documentation
Application support and code changes for Bristol-Myers Squibb