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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Indian multinational online marketplace company
Quikr is an Indian online marketplace and classified advertising company, based in Bangalore , India . Quikr has listings in over 1000 cities in India and in categories such as mobile phones , household goods , cars , real estate , jobs , services and education . It was founded by Pranay Chulet and Jiby Thomas in 2008.[1]
Community members can come to the site to find an apartment to live in, sell their old car, bike , music system, laptop or furniture , promote their small business, find a tuition class or get a break as a model or actor, join a salsa class, get an audience for a local event, buy any item that they might want or have to offer and make new friends while doing all of the above.[2] [3] [4]
History
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Quikr was initially launched as Akshay Mote India in August 1996.[5] Kijiji International , an eBay subsidiary.
In 2008, Mumbai based venture capitalist, Matrix Partners India , invested in Kijiji India, following which Kijiji India was hived off Kijiji International and restructured as an independent company and re-branded as "Quikr", which was jointly owned by Matrix Partners and eBay Inc.[6]
Finance
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Quikr is backed by Kinnevik , Matrix Partners India , Omidyar Network , Norwest Venture Partners , Nokia Growth Partners , Warburg Pincus and eBay .[7]
In 2009, Quikr raised ₹ 20 crore.[8] [9] [10] [11] Tiger Global with participation from several existing investors and raised $90 million[12] [13] [14] [15]
Partnerships and acquisitions
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Pepperfry has partnered with Quikr.[16]
In January 2016, Quikr announced it had acquired the real estate portal commonfloor.com and would be merging it with its real estate division QuikrHomes.[17] [18]
In July 2016, Quikr acquired the recruitment tech startup Hiree.com.[19]
In 2017, HDFC announced the sale of its subsidiaries HDFC Realty and HDFC Developers to Quikr India in an all stock deal that will give HDFC a 3 per cent stake in Quikr India in lieu of the sale of its stake in the two subsidiaries for Rs 357 crore.[20]
Features
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Quikr provides an online classified advertising platform for users to buy or sell goods and services from each other. Other services offered include a missed call service,[21] instant messaging .[22]
References
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^ Bhushan, Kul (30 November 2012). "Quikr co-founder Jiby Thomas quits company to start new internet venture" . Techcircle.in . Retrieved 4 March 2016 .
^ Bhushan, Kul (13 November 2013). "Property, gadgets, automobiles and jobs most popular on Quikr" (Interview). Digit.in. Retrieved 26 August 2015 .
^ "eBay Inc. & Matrix Partners India Announce New Partnership - Kijiji India to be jointly owned by eBay & Matrix Partners" . Ebay (Press release). Retrieved 4 March 2016 .
^ "Classifieds website Kijiji India is now Quikr.com" . Business Standard . 29 January 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2018 .
^ "About Quikr" . Retrieved 4 March 2016 .
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Chanchani, Madhav A (30 July 2009). "Quikr Raises Rs 20 Cr In Series-B From Omidyar, Matrix India" . VCCircle . Retrieved 21 June 2010 .
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Soni, Anusha (12 March 2014). "Quikr raises Rs 550 crore from group of investors led by Swedish investment company Kinnevik" . Business Standard India . The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 August 2015 .
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Soni, Anusha (14 March 2014). "Quikr founder shows how to take an old idea and make it new" . Business Standard India . Business Standard. Retrieved 26 August 2015 .
^ "Online ads firm Quikr raises Rs 548 crore from foreign investors" . The Times Of India . 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2015 .
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"Quikr raises $90 million" . The Hindu . 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2015 .
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"Quikr.com raises Rs. 548 cr in private equity" . The Hindu Business Line. 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2015 .
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"Swedish firm Kinnevik to invest in Quikr" . The Economic Times. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2015 .
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"Why investors are betting big on Indian e-commerce firms" . Mint. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015 .
^ Srinivasan, Supraja (2018). "Pepperfry partners with Quikr for its furniture exchange program" . The Economic Times . Retrieved 16 January 2018 .
^ "Quikr buys CommonFloor in $200-mn all-stock deal" . 8 January 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016 .
^ Shukla, Saloni; Srinivasan, Supraja (21 December 2017). "Quikr acquires HDFC's digital, realty units in all stock deal" . The Economic Times . Retrieved 16 January 2018 .
^ "Quikr acquires Hiree to boost job listing" . The Economic Times . Retrieved 30 March 2021 .
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^ "The business savvy of a "missed call" . Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015 .
^ "Quikr launches chat service to boost sales" . The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015 .
External links
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● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 2 A p r i l 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 2 : 3 9 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
US$1.5 billion (2019)
