Sulekha

For the given name, see Sulekha (name).

Sulekha
Type of site
Digital Platform
Available inEnglish
Founded2007[1]
HeadquartersChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Area servedIndia, United States, Canada, UK, UAE
OwnersNorwest Venture Partners, Mitsui Co, Indigo Monsoon Group, GIC
Founder(s)
  • Satya Prabhakar
ChairmanParam Parameswaran
CEOSatya Prabhakar
ProductsSulekha app
Employees450
URLsulekha.com
AdvertisingOnline
RegistrationOptional
Current statusActive

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]

Business

Sulekha, 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

  1. ^ a b "Sulekha: Journey from listings to 'match-making'". BusinessToday. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Sulekha's marketplace now has 200K verified service providers". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "About us Sulekha.com: For all your local needs". www.sha.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ^ "About us Sulekha.com: For all your local needs". www.sulekha.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Sulekha.com raises Rs 175 cr from Singapore's sovereign fund, NVP". www.msn.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  6. ^ Kumar, K. Bharat (5 November 2017). "Will you walk into my parlour?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Sulekha: Journey from listings to 'match-making'- Business News". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. ^ Revathy, L. N. "Sulekha counts on unorganised service sector for growth". @businessline. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Profitability and growth should go hand in hand: Sulekha CEO Satya Prabhakar". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  10. ^ Srinivasan, Supraja (10 July 2018). "The question that changed the face of tech firm Sulekha". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Sulekha: Journey from listings to 'match-making'- Business News". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 6 May 2019. [verification needed]
  12. ^ "Sulekha.com to launch a wedding services platform". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Sulekha: The growth of a local service provider". livemint.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Small businesses in competition with Google! Fighting war without fighting to win". The Financial Express. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Sulekha's marketplace now has 200K verified service providers". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 6 May 2019. [verification needed]
  16. ^ "Sulekha.com raises Rs 175 crore from GIC, Norwest Venture Partners". @businessline. Retrieved 28 May 2019.