India’s on demand home services marketplace UrbanClap has secured funds amounting to $50 million in a fresh funding round. This round was led by Hong Kong-based hedge fund Steadview Capital along with existing investor Vy Capital. With this round, the valuation of the company will more than double to $480 million. UrbanClap which also counts Accel, SAIF Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners […]
Four-year-old on-demand home services startup, UrbanClap has marked a successful international debut by offically announcing its launch in Dubai, one of the most populous cities in the United Arab Emirates. The web-based platform which already has its presence in all major Indian metropolitans has chosen Dubai before looking at tier-2 cities in India. As per […]
UrbanClap, India’s leading marketplace for trusted services has teamed up with leading B2B e-commerce platform Industrybuying for its service professionals to offer them toolkits at subsidized prices, catering to the plumbers, electricians, carpenters, and appliance repair technicians registered on the UrbanClap platform. Both company have seen significant interest from investors in their respective segments. While […]
A mobile-based services marketplace, Urbanclap has acquired HandyHome, after sales service platform in an equity deal. HandyHome Mumbai-based startup allows users to book brand-authorized repairs and other services for electronic appliances online. HandyHome was founded in early 2015, had raised about half a million dollars from Bessemer Venture Partners and Kae Capital in June. Gurgaon-based UrbanClap provide […]
UrbanClap, a mobile marketplace for services ranging from the likes of house cleaning and beauty services at home to interior designing and wedding photography, said the value of monthly transactions on its platform has reached $10 million (Rs 66.6 crore). The startup had achieved the mark in August, less than six months of its mobile […]
VC firm Accel indian subsidiary Accel India raises its sixth $550 fund.
Indian industrialist and investor, Ratan Naval Tata who is well known as the former chairman of the popular conglomerate Tata Sons (one of the two holding companies of Tata group). Ratan Tata has done a commendable job in terms of investment activities and has been taking a keen interest in the Indian Startup ecosystem. With […]
Online Restaurant Search and Food Delivery Platform, Zomato’s chief business officer Mukund Kulashekharan has resigned from the post after a three-year stint, a report in a financial daily stated. Kulashekhran is expected to join local marketplace UrbanClap and is currently in talks to head certain verticals at the on-demand services platform, cited ET according to […]
Swedish Furniture Making company Ikea could bring in a price war in India as it is all set to open its Hyderabad store, a first in the country, offering about 15% of its product at Rs. 200 or less, as informed by a company spokesperson. Per Hornell, Ikea Market Manager for Maharashtra said, We are […]
Accel Partners, a private equity investment firm has invested about Rs 40 crore in online freight logistics firm Cogoport. In a press release, the Cogoport said, “it has secured Series A funding round from Accel Partners, however, the company did not disclose the amount it has raised but according to our sources the amount is around […]
MakeMyTrip, the online travel company and Flipkart, the e-commerce marketplace announced on Thursday that it would begin a partnership intended for the travel services market. MakeMyTrip owns several branches such as Goibibo and redBus, and will use the large client base of over 100 Million registered users of Flipkart to increase the its online travel […]
Micromax invested in a consumer technology and AI based start-up ‘One Labs’ who manufactured a product ‘inOne’ allowing users to access apps across different categories including food, shopping, travel, deals, cabs, news, recharge, games, etc… ‘InOne’ is the star product of One Labs and presently regroups over 50 apps in a 10 mb program. Some […]