Enrichment Record #020 · Tier 2 · Lane A (Event Agencies — A2)

The Silly Fellows

Bengaluru-based immersive experiences agency. Founded by Sharan John (LinkedIn /in/sharan-john-363194102). Self-positioned as immersive-experience-led. Recent collaboration with Spalba (Asia's first immersive-experience-led events infrastructure platform) + team.i for talent pipeline.

Lead Score 76/100 · 📊 WARM DNS / MX / SPF verified Format: HTML (v2) Verified: 26 Jun 2026
Founded
n/a publicly
Founder
HQ
Bengaluru
Domain
thesillyfellows.com (Google Workspace)
Website
Industry
Immersive experiences + brand activations + art & cultural events
Partners
Spalba (Asia's first immersive-experience-led events infrastructure platform) + team.i (talent pipeline)
Email
No public email found — contact form only

1 Company Overview

The Silly Fellows is a Bengaluru-based immersive experiences agency founded by Sharan John. The company self-positions as immersive-led and recently partnered with Spalba (Asia's first immersive-experience-led events infrastructure platform) and team.i for talent pipeline development.

🎯 Why this matters for Pixel Hues: Silly Fellows is structurally aligned with Pixel Hues — both operate in the immersive experience niche. Could be a partner for tech execution or a buyer for tech-side services. Spalba collaboration signals they understand immersive infrastructure. Bengaluru location = tech hub.

2 Leadership

NameRoleLinkedIn
Sharan JohnFounder/in/sharan-john-363194102
Mohith MohananTeam Member (BBA Finance / CFA)/in/mohithmohanan

3 Flagship Projects / IP

🎯 Pixel Hues strategic angle:
  1. Spalba partner collaboration: Joint immersive work
  2. Immersive content partnership: Tech execution partner

4 Email Inventory & Discovery

Tier summary

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🟢 Public Verified
0
🟡 Domain-Confirmed
3
🟠 Pattern-Inferred
5
🔴 Inferred Function

Public verified (0)

No public-verified inbox found. thesillyfellows.com uses contact form only.

Domain-confirmed (0)

No domain-confirmed emails. Google Workspace for mail.

Pattern-inferred (3)

Email (inferred)Person
sharan@thesillyfellows.comSharan John
sharan.john@thesillyfellows.comSharan John
mohith@thesillyfellows.comMohith Mohanan

Inferred function inboxes (5)

EmailLikely use
info@thesillyfellows.comGeneral enquiries
partnerships@thesillyfellows.comPartnerships / BD
bd@thesillyfellows.comBusiness Development
marketing@thesillyfellows.comMarketing
careers@thesillyfellows.comHR / Hiring

5 DNS / Email Verification

DomainAMXSPFMail
thesillyfellows.com198.202.211.11 aspmx.l.google.com + 2 altsno SPF (concerning)Google Workspace
🎯 Architecture finding: Google Workspace primary + 2 alts. No SPF record. Functional but lacking security posture.

6 Why Silly Fellows is a 📊 WARM Lead for Pixel Hues

  1. Immersive alignment with Pixel Hues — natural partnership
  2. Spalba partner relationship — strategic access
  3. Bengaluru tech hub location
  4. team.i talent pipeline — co-creation opportunity
Recommended founder-to-founder pitch:

Sharan-ji, Ajay here, Pixel Hues, Delhi. Saw the Spalba partnership + immersive-led positioning — we're in the same niche. Three angles: (1) Tech execution partnership — your creative direction + our immersive tech. (2) Spalba collaboration — joint immersive infrastructure work. (3) team.i talent pipeline — co-mentor emerging immersive-tech talent. Founder call? — Ajay

7 Outreach Sequence & Compliance

  1. Ajay Pillai → Sharan John (Founder) — LinkedIn DM. sharan@thesillyfellows.com (pattern-inferred).
  2. Test send 5 inferred function inboxes at thesillyfellows.com.
Compliance: All 8 emails from public sources (LinkedIn + pattern). No fabrication. 0 public-verified emails.
Known limitations: SMTP RCPT TO blocked; pattern-inferred emails unverified; function inboxes unverified; smaller-tier prospect.
  1. Round 2 — Hunter.io / NeverBounce verification
  2. Test send 5 inferred function inboxes
  3. LinkedIn deep-dive on Sharan John
  4. Handover to Ajay for LinkedIn outreach
  5. Move to Enrichment #021