Quikr

Quikr
Private
Founded 2008
Founder Pranay Chulet
Headquarters Mumbai, India
Number of locations
 India
Key people
 Pranay Chulet (Co-founder & CEO)[1]
Services Classifieds
Website Official Website

India’s largest online and mobile classifieds portal based in Mumbai, India.

Quikr was launched on 12 July 2008 and is currently present in 900 cities across India. Quikr provides the local community with a platform to help them buy, sell, rent and find something and address needs across many categories. These categories numbering over 12 and sub-categories over 140 range from Mobiles, real estate, cars, services, jobs, entertainment, furniture, electronics etc.[2]

The company is backed by Matrix Partners India, Omidyar Network, Norwest Venture Partners and invested in by eBay Inc.[3] Quikr was formerly known as Kijiji.in.[4]. In April 2015, Quikr raised $150 million in funding from its existing investors, including Tiger Global Management, Investment AB Kinnevik and Steadview Capital Management.[5].

References

  1. ↑ "Quikr closes Rs. 200 mn Series B funding". Financialexpress.com. 2009-07-30th. Retrieved 2010-07-29. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ "Quikr, Tech - Website". Mumbai Mirror. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  3. ↑ SHRIJA AGRAWAL (2010-04-01). "Norwest Venture Partners Leads $6M Quikr Deal". VCCircle. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  4. ↑ Announcement / Corporate June 25, 2008, 19:47 IST (2008-06-25). "Classifieds website Kijiji India is now Quikr.com". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  5. ↑ Verma, Shrutika (7 April 2015). "Quikr raises $150 million from Tiger Global, others Read more at: http://www.livemint.com/Companies/x15xn6Oi8JEr8GJ0J8yxbM/Online-classifieds-company-Quikr-raises-150-million.html?utm_source=copy". Live Mint. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

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