PRESS
№ 001 · Press & Stories
What India is saying about HalfPe.com?
The press coverage, the awards, and the stories behind India's only permanent half-price marketplace. Updated as the headlines come in.
India's e-commerce future will not be won by whoever shouts the loudest discount. It will be won by whoever makes the discount the default — and HalfPe is doing exactly that.
Forbes India
Brand Connect · June 2026
Awarded
E-Commerce Company of the Year 2026
Economic Times & Hindustan Times · Crafting Bharat Awards
№ 002 In the press.
Independent coverage from India's leading publications. Every link goes straight to the source.
The Founder Giving India's Middle Class Their 50% Back
A visionary entrepreneur at the intersection of technology and social equity, redefining how India shops for everyday goods.
The Wire June 2026
Quietly Rewriting Indian Retail, One Half-Price Sticker at a Time
How a bootstrapped marketplace from India is disrupting the discount-on-demand economy with permanence and structure.
Hindustan Times June 2026
HalfPe Wins E-Commerce Platform of the Year at Crafting Bharat 2026
The annual Crafting Bharat Awards recognizes HalfPe for its transformative approach to making quality goods permanently affordable.
The Tribune October 2025
Where Every Discount Starts at 50% — and Often Climbs to 90%
Inside the supply chain mechanics that allow HalfPe to guarantee floor-level discounts on every product, every day.
ANI News May 2026
A Love Letter to the Indian Shopper
HalfPe reinvents retail with India's first permanent half-price marketplace, a bold declaration of value for the everyday buyer.
Business Standard October 2025
India's Smartest Way to Shop — And the Story Brands Don't Want to Tell
Surplus inventory, vendor-funded discounts, and a structural edge that major e-commerce platforms can't easily replicate.
Lokmat Times May 2026
The Sale Isn't Coming. It's Already Here.
Lokmat Times covers HalfPe's growing footprint in regional India, where its permanent half-price promise resonates most powerfully.
№ 004 · Leadership
Meet the people behind India's first half-price marketplace.
Founder
Mr. Venu G. Somineni
Two decades at the intersection of technology and entrepreneurship, much of it in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bestselling author endorsed by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Jack Canfield and Brian Tracy.
Co-Founder
Tirumala Rao Chamalla
Serial entrepreneur spanning public governance, global technology and education. Recipient of the Chief Minister's Award for Excellence.
The Promise
Every product. Every day. Always 50% off.
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