Undoubtedly, Instagram is the dominating photo-sharing app with the impressive number of 400 million active monthly users and counting. With the engaging visual-oriented content, the platform is ideal place for generating shopping ideas and showcasing products to large number of potential customers. But how can a customer purchase a product fast and secure? Shopinstar is a promising startup offering solution to this problem.

Shopinstar was one of the pitchers at ThePitcher 2016 event. In a special interview, Sabrican Zaim, co-founder of the company, introduces their startup, talks about their experience at ThePitcher event and shares what is next for their business.

Can you introduce your startup to our audience?
Shopinstar is a marketplace, which enables individuals and companies to sale products on Instagram.

Shopinstar offers easy and secure way to trade on Instagram by using payment methods such as credit cards, PayPal and BKM Express. Instagram doesn’t have any functions that allow purchasing but users extensively use the platform for shopping purposes. Shopinstar helps the users to reach the products they would like to buy by using the risk free shopping system that they have purchased.

Shopinstar.com works in accordance with “6493 Electronic Money and Payment Systems Law”, which is mandatory for Turkish marketplaces.

What is your opinion about ThePitcher event? How did your startup benefit from it?
At the event we had a chance to meet a few new investors and entrepreneurs. We have enjoyed a lot ThePitcher experience.

What is next for your company?
We are improving global version, also on the other hand we want to increase our share at current market.

Thank you, Sabrican! Keep up the good work!