Sulekha is a digital platform for local service businesses in India,[2][3][4][5][6] matching 20+ million consumers with 50,000 service professionals across 200 categories in about 40 cities.[7] Sulekha focuses on expert services clustered around Home, Life and Self and where the user need is customized. Using technology and ___domain intelligence, the platform seeks to understand the user need in detail and matches it to verified service professionals who are profiled.[8][9] The service is free to use for consumers and service professionals pay the platform for performance in the form of verified, matched service requests.[10] ][11]
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Type of site | Digital Platform |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2007[1] |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Area served | India, United States, Canada, UK, UAE |
| Owners | Norwest Venture Partners, Mitsui Co, Indigo Monsoon Group, GIC |
| Founder(s) |
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| Chairman | Param Parameswaran |
| CEO | Satya Prabhakar |
| Products | Sulekha app |
| Employees | 450 |
| URL | sulekha |
| Advertising | Online |
| Registration | Optional |
| Current status | Active |
Business
editSulekha, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India started its digital classifieds operations in the year 2007.[12][1]
Sulekha is one of the largest services platforms in India.[13] Sulekha is one of the earliest internet companies to come up in India.[14] It has evolved from a local business listings site to a technology-driven matchmaking platform from 2017 to now.[15][when?]
In April 2015, GIC, the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Singapore, led a round of investment along with Mitsui and Norwest Venture Partners into the company.[16]
References
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- ^ Kumar, K. Bharat (5 November 2017). "Will you walk into my parlour?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Sulekha: Journey from listings to 'match-making'- Business News". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Revathy, L. N. "Sulekha counts on unorganised service sector for growth". @businessline. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Profitability and growth should go hand in hand: Sulekha CEO Satya Prabhakar". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Srinivasan, Supraja (10 July 2018). "The question that changed the face of tech firm Sulekha". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Sulekha: Journey from listings to 'match-making'- Business News". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 6 May 2019. [verification needed]
- ^ "Sulekha.com to launch a wedding services platform". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Sulekha: The growth of a local service provider". livemint.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Small businesses in competition with Google! Fighting war without fighting to win". The Financial Express. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Sulekha's marketplace now has 200K verified service providers". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 6 May 2019. [verification needed]
- ^ "Sulekha.com raises Rs 175 crore from GIC, Norwest Venture Partners". @businessline. Retrieved 28 May 2019.