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<ul><li>Men’s grooming is more than $5.5B market in India, and UrbanClap is the first player to take the service to Indian households. </li><li>Timed with International Men’s Day, men’s grooming services have been launched in 9 of the 14 cities where the company is operational.</li><li>The cities include Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Chandigarh, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad.</li><li>UrbanClap also tied up with influencers such as <keyword id="2565742" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Akshar-Pathak">Akshar Pathak</keyword> and Ankush Bahuguna to create buzz around its new venture </li></ul>UrbanClap has launched grooming and haircut at home for men and kids in 9 cities in India. Men’s grooming is more than $5.5B market in India, and UrbanClap is the first player to take the service to Indian households. Timed with International Men’s Day, men’s grooming services have been launched in 9 of the 14 cities where the company is operational. The cities include Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Chandigarh, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad. Consumers can avail from a wide range of affordable services such as hair cut, shave/beard grooming, facials, pedicures, and hair color. On the launch, Abhiraj Bhal, Co-founder, UrbanClap, said, “After having served more than 10 lac women with our flagship Salon at Home services, we realized that there is no similar service available for men. And with men becoming more and more attentive to grooming and personal care, launching men’s grooming seemed like the perfect next step. This is also in line with our promise to make services more easily accessible in a highly fragmented and under-serviced market segment. ” UrbanClap also tied up with influencers such as Akshar Pathak and Ankush Bahuguna to create buzz around its new venture. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Consumers can book men’s grooming services from the app for any time slot between 7 am and10 pm, 7 days a week and a trained Hair Stylist will be at their doorstep in 60-90 mins. The services are available for men, kids and the elderly alike.

On International Men’s Day, UrbanClap launches grooming services for men in 9 cities

<ul><li>Gurugram-based home services startup <keyword id="2811049" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="UrbanClap">Urbanclap</keyword> has signed an MoU with <keyword id="161653" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Skill-Development-Corporation">National Skill Development Corporation</keyword> on World Skills Day.</li><li>With the partnership, Urbanclap will train 30,000 professionals and aims to create 1 million micro-entrepreneurs.</li><li>NSDC will help Urbanclap be a Skill India certified company.</li></ul>Indian home services startup Urbanclap has partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) on World Skills Day. Under the signed Memorandum of Understanding, NSDC will help Urbanclap become a 100% Skill India certified company. The startup meanwhile promises to create micro-entrepreneurial opportunities under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana and will train 30,000 partners over the next year. “UrbanClap is committed to the vision of creating 1 million plus successful micro-entrepreneurs for India and contribute to the Skill India mission. Our association with NSDC will give this mission a boost and will enhance our capabilities in on-boarding and training new service partners,” said Abhiraj Singh Bhal, Co- founder, UrbanClap. NSDC falls under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and supports the skilling and upskilling of working professionals in the country. "As our cities grow smarter, the demand for professional services will increase further. This presents a huge opportunity for skilled workforce at all levels. Platforms like UrbanClap are a great example of e-market place which can support sustainable livelihood," said Manish Kumar, MD &amp; CEO, NSDC. Urbanclap has over 20,000 professionals in its network with over 6 lakh users. It claims that professionals like electricians, beauticians and carpenters earn better on their platform. “We told them you keep 80% of the earnings, Urbanclap keeps 20%. Overnight their earnings went up. Today, every other service professional through Urbanclap earns makes an average of ₹40,000 per month. Hundreds of our beauticians make more than ₹1 lakh a month,” co-founder Varun Khaitan had told Business Insider. UrbanClap recently raised ₹16 million from Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy, according to paper.vc, a business intelligence firm. It has marquee investors like Ratan Tata, SAIF Partners, Accel Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners on board, and raised a total funding of $110 million. Recently, Urbanclap <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/urbanclap-revenue-up-309-losses-down-25-in-fy18/articleshow/64008938.cms?from=mdr">reported </a>a 309% jump in its operational revenue to ₹450 million for 2017-18. The losses however were at ₹750 million. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/urban-clap-founder-reveals-new-business-plans/articleshow/69951901.cms">INTERVIEW: Urbanclap claims it can turn profitable in 3 months but it won’t – here’s why</a>

Urbanclap to become Skill India certified, will create a million micro-entrepreneurs in the country

<keyword id="2811049" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="UrbanClap">UrbanClap</keyword> and OLA, two startups aiming to make life easier for their customers, are teaming up to offer the ultimate on-demand experience to the residents of Delhi-NCR. On choosing ‘Say Ola to <keyword id="3132839" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="urbanclap-chefs">UrbanClap Chefs</keyword>’ on the <keyword id="6362049" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ola-Cabs">OLA Cabs</keyword> app, the customers would be visited by UrbanClap chefs who will prepare a gourmet meal for them, and that too for just Rs. 200. This party can be joined in by 14 friends, making their Diwali get-togethers even more interesting. 
 
How It Works: 
 
1. Open the OLA Cabs App in Delhi-NCR on November 10 and place a request for UrbanClap Chefs. 
 
2. If an UrbanClap Chef is available, the user will receive a phone call to confirm the party size, location, and whether anyone has any dietary restrictions. 
 
The scheme is only available in Delhi-NCR. On placing a request for, and being connected to a chef, he or she will arrive at the customer’s requested location and prepare a gourmet meal for him and his guests. 
 
Deep Singh, Business Head at Ola said, “Diwali is a festival of joy, family and friends getting together and of course, great food. With a top-chef on-demand and a chance to win gold coins, we intend to add to the cheer and excitement of our customers. We are delighted that we can be an integral part of their celebrations, this festive season. We wish all our customers a very Happy Diwali!" 
 
Abhiraj Bhal, Co-Founder, UrbanClap said "An exciting new service for our discerning customers wherein they can have a gourmet meal cooked in their homes during the festivities. UrbanClap Chefs brought to the doorstep of our discerning customers by Ola Cabs will make home festivities easier, convenient and a lot more enjoyable!"

Ola joins hands with UrbanClap

<ul><li>Gurugram-based home services startup <keyword id="2811049" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="UrbanClap">Urbanclap</keyword> plans to launch in 4 Indian cities in the next quarter. </li><li>The startup recently announced its plan to expand to Abu Dhabi.</li><li>Two new services – men’s grooming and on-demand maid for cleaning – which are currently live in Delhi will soon be launched across India. </li></ul>Urbanclap was a small startup based out of Gurugram in 2014, offering home services digitally. Today, it has operations across 10 cities in India, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It recently announced its Abu Dhabi expansion, and plans to grow its UAE business twice over, on a monthly basis. What’s more, the company has plans to become a ₹100 billion company! In an interview with Business Insider, <keyword id="3012564" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Varun-Khaitan">Varun Khaitan</keyword>, co-founder, Urbanclap said that there are many plans in store for their India business as well. Urbanclap will soon launch in four more cities by the next quarter. Two new services – men’s grooming and on-demand maid for cleaning – which are currently live in Delhi will be launched across India. “Our investments are on constantly improving the business,” said Khaitan. Profitability vs Scale UrbanClap recently raised ₹16 million from Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy, according to paper.vc, a business intelligence firm. It has marquee investors like Ratan Tata, SAIF Partners, Accel Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners on board, and raised a total funding of $110 million. The startup has about 6 lakh users per month with 20,000 service professionals on-board. But the main question is – how far is profitability? “If we want to, we can turn profitable in the next three months. Instead, we want to invest in our future and build our scale to one day make Urbanclap a ₹100 billion company,” said Khaitan. Recently, Urbanclap <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/urbanclap-revenue-up-309-losses-down-25-in-fy18/articleshow/64008938.cms?from=mdr">reported </a>a 309% jump in its operational revenue to ₹450 million for 2017-18. The losses however were at ₹750 million. “In the last three years, our jump in revenue has been significant while the losses in quantum have remained flat. The amount of burn remaining flat with revenue increases, is a sign of scale. If you want to keep growing, you will have to be investing for tomorrow’s growth,” said Khaitan. An offer they couldn’t refuse All the founders Abhiraj Bahl, Raghav Chandra and Khaitan, came back from the US hoping to build a business. They had the common goal of solving a problem for the masses. After extensive research, the idea of helping people run their homes appealed to them. They also realized that professionals like electricians and beauticians too barely make any money due to middlemen or employers. “We realised very early on that the problem that we were solving was not just building a marketplace and connecting users. We ended up removing the middlemen and transitioning these employees or service professionals into microentrepreneurs,” said Khaitan. Service professionals like electricians, beauticians and carpenters had nothing to complain as Urbanclap made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. “We told them you keep 80% of the earnings, Urbanclap will keep 20%. Overnight their earnings went up. Today, every other service professional through Urbanclap earns makes an average of ₹40,000 per month. Hundreds of our beauticians make more than ₹1 lakh a month,” said Khaitan. Making a difference to professionals also improved service quality to consumers. When they started, the founders were hoping to have at least 100 users per day, by the end of 2015. However, they had 1000 per day. The founders got what they wanted – solving a systemic problem in the country – as opposed to building a business, to sell and chill in a yacht. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/EXCLUSIVE-This-Indian-startup-has-made-a-profit-solving-1100-police-cases-with-just-one-round-of-funding/articleshow/69871636.cms">EXCLUSIVE: This Indian startup has made a profit solving 1,100 police cases with just one round of funding</a>

INTERVIEW: Urbanclap claims it can turn profitable in 3 months but it won’t – here’s why

<ul><li><keyword id="2811049" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="UrbanClap">UrbanClap</keyword> has reportedly raised ₹1.6 crore from <keyword id="6379357" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="kalyan-krishnamurthy">Kalyan Krishnamurthy</keyword>. </li><li>This is Kalyan’s second personal <keyword id="6355120" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="investment">investment</keyword>, while the first one was B2B <keyword id="138263" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="startup">startup</keyword> Moglix. </li><li>The home services startup includes Ratan Tata, SAIF Partners, Accel Partners among others in its list of existing investors. </li></ul>Gurgaon-based home services startup UrbanClap has raised ₹1.6 crore from <keyword id="6354742" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Flipkart">Flipkart</keyword> CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy, according to <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/after-moglix-flipkart-ceo-kalyan-krishnamurthy-bets-big-on-urbanclap-119040900054_1.html">paper.vc,</a> a business intelligence firm. The Gurgaon-based home services startup UrbanClap has a list of existing marquee investors like SAIF Partners, Ratan Tata, Accel Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners. Prior to this investment, the startup had raised funding of $50 million in a Series D round from Steadview Capital Management and existing investor Vy Capital in November 2018. UrbanClap had also recently <a href="https://bestmediainfo.com/2019/03/urbanclap-unveils-new-campaign-with-ayushmann-khurrana-as-brand-ambassador/">announced</a> that Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana is its brand ambassador. The startup, which was founded in 2014, offers services at home for its customers. In almost five years in the business, the startup has garnered more than 35,000 trusted and verified professionals on the platform that serve more than 500,000 customers each month, across 10 cities in India (including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune). The startup also made its international debut by expanding its offerings into Dubai. Meanwhile, Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy has been upping his investment game. He made his first solo investment in the B2B startup Moglix. The investment amount remains undisclosed. Kalyan during his earlier stint as Managing Director at investment firm Tiger Global had made investments in Nestaway, Curefit etc. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/here-are-the-25-most-popular-workplaces-in-india-according-to-linkedin/articleshow/68704338.cms">Here are the 25 most popular workplaces in India, according to LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/large-ticket-deals-drive-rise-in-private-equity-investments-in-india-this-year/articleshow/68296615.cms">Large ticket deals drive rise in private equity investments in India this year</a>

Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy places his bets on home services startup UrbanClap

<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Facebook&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Facebook</a> has quietly launched a new website and jumped straight into the <keyword id="3074110" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="hyperlocal-services">hyperlocal services</keyword> market in India. Their newest offering features a list of local services and businesses that can be searched and shortlisted based on location. There are 80 plus categories including general and personalized services. All these businesses are listed on <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Facebook&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Facebook</a>’s website, are rated and include its user ratings. 
 
India’s hyperlocal services market is crowded by players like <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Urbanclap&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">UrbanClap</a>, <keyword id="2828896" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="QuikrServices">QuikrServices</keyword>, Zopper and Zimmber to name a few. However, while <keyword id="6354576" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Facebook">Facebook</keyword> revealed in October last year that there were over two million small business listed on its platform, segment leader <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Urbanclap&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Urbanclap</a> isn’t much worried. 
 
“They (<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Facebook&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Facebook</a>) will probably have more detailed pages. However, it’s still just a listing. On <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Urbanclap&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Urbanclap</a> it’s a more end-to-end platform based on your needs and budget. Platforms like those have some supply, but since the mechanism of connecting the professional to the customer is so bad, it doesn’t quite work for both sides. That’s why Just Dial as a marketplace never quite took off for local services”, <keyword id="2811049" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="UrbanClap">Urbanclap</keyword> co-founder <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Varun+Khaitan&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Varun Khaitan</a> told Business Insider. 
 
Currently <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=hyperlocal+services&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">hyperlocal services</a> platforms charge businesses a small fee to be featured on their platform, or take 10-20% commission from their total fee. There has not yet been any word on how <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Facebook&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Facebook</a> plans on monetizing its hyperlocal service. However, Facebook’s entry into this crowded space is expected to only increase the competition. Recently, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Facebook&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Facebook</a> also launched tools that are designed to help users communicate with businesses via its Messenger. This will allow users to communicate with businesses using short URLs and codes. 
 
The idea behind <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Facebook&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Facebook</a>’s new portal is to connect users with local businesses and organizations with the best <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Facebook&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Facebook</a> reviews and ratings. The portal currently lists quite a few businesses categorized under broad fields like plumber, spa, beauty and personal care, event planning, pet service, medical and health, arts and marketing, automotive, and business services. Each listing includes the business name, address, working hours, and a star rating based on users’ reviews. 
 
This push by larger companies is putting considerable pressure on smaller companies in the space who have to grow rapidly, merge, or simply shut down. The three large firms apart, others in the space have cumulatively raised close to $15 million. 
 
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Urbanclap Co-founder Varun Khaitan is giving Mark Zuckerburg something
serious to think about

Personal grooming is a growing industry in India and is raising hairs of many start-ups in India since the past two years. Many companies have sprung up in this space notably <keyword id="2811049" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="urbanclap">Urbanclap</keyword>, <keyword id="6439410" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="housejoy">Housejoy</keyword>, StayGlad,Yes Madam, MyGlamm, <keyword id="3023137" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="vanitycube">VanityCube</keyword>, and many more, just to provide customers a better service at a great price. According to reports, the grooming market in India is valued at nearly Rs 50,000 crore and 85% of the business here comes from women, notably professionals with increasing disposable incomes in cities. While the industry quickly grew in investment in 2015, the next year saw many of them shutting down due to high losses. While VanityCube was acquired by VLCC, Vyomo got acquired by Naturals and Quikr acquired StayGlad players like Urbanclap, MyGlamm and Housejoy have reported increased revenue in the past year steering the roadblocks. The problem with the current model The beauty services industry is a complicated one and isn’t particularly eased by technology after the booking is made. The service offered needs to be of great quality every time so that the customer makes repeated purchases on a regular basis. Till a brand is created, growth will not come as start-ups focus on signups. As a platform, the management cannot make sure that every service is quality-checked. While most start-ups including Urbanclap, focus on providing the service to the customer at their homes, many consumers find that the beauty care ritual is a better experience in salons because of the hygienic and professional environment. As I have used Urbanclap and Housejoy in the past, I noticed that they are not particularly more affordable compared to neighbourhood salons. The solution to these two problems have been devised by two startups which is making waves in Delhi NCR for being different in the approach. <keyword id="4425546" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Be-U-Salons">Be U Salons</keyword> Be U operates in the B2B2C space and aims to fix the gap between the demand and supply in the salon industry through on-ground operations and advanced technology. Unlike the conventional models, the company signs up small salon owners and don’t levy any franchise fee or capital expenditure on the part of the salons. The company brands the salons completely and has created categories under which everything including the products used, services offered and the prices are replicated to ensure quality is delivered. Instead they charge a 15% commission on the overall salon revenue which varies on the salon category Red, Blue or Green which falls under different revenue slabs. Vikas Johari, CEO &amp; Founder, Be U Salons told Business Insider, “When I entered the salon industry with Monsoon salons, I noticed that the industry is suffering due to inefficiencies and running costs such as real estate rentals, promoter services etc. While Monsoon became a great salon brand in Delhi, I realized that a tech-enabled solution could help scale up the franchise model in place.” Enter asset-light tech-enabled Be U model which has low or no capital commitment, benefits of economies of scale, focus on core activities, automation and standardization due to strong tech support which helps existing small salons to achieve better productivity and profitability. How it works Be U Salons has an mobile app on android and <keyword id="75489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="IOS">iOS</keyword> platforms that enables customers to make easy online appointments, mobile payments and check transaction history record. The app also has scope for feedback, reviews and ratings, loyalty programmes, no waiting time and real time services which ensures that all partner salons provide quality service. Not just that, the app offers its customers attractive ‘’freebies” like a free haircut or 100% cashback on digital payments which ensures that once someone uses the app, they come back for the great value for money. Currently, the company has 70 plus outlets operating across Delhi-NCR, and services about 900-1000 customers per day. <keyword id="795759" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yes-Madam">Yes Madam</keyword> Yes Madam is a nascent startup that has come up in some areas of Delhi NCR like Noida, Greater Noida and <keyword id="44991" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="ghaziabad">Ghaziabad</keyword>. While this startup also provides its personal grooming services at home, it has a unique billing system which makes it affordable to most working women. The company charges its customers on per minute basis for Rupees 6 on any beauty service they want with extra service charge for better brands. During peak hours or weekends, the company charges Rs. 8 per minute which makes it still more affordable compared to the competitors. 
	
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 With Yes Madam app, the customers have the freedom to use their own product and the beautician. Another way to book can be through the call centre and Whatsapp which makes this startup more inclusive to people that might not have a smartphone or omnipresent internet connection. These new startups are engaging more people while using the resources differently but it will be interesting to see who leaves a last impression behind.

These personal grooming startups are leveraging technology differently compared to Urbanclap

I recently received a mail titled ‘Hi from Abhiraj, Co-founder at <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=UrbanClap&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">UrbanClap</a>!’ Suspicion sets in. Is he bashing me for negative coverage? I don’t remember any. Does he want to be-friend me? I’m no celeb. 
 Turns out its clever <keyword id="575288" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="e-mail-marketing">e-mail marketing</keyword> - an automated message sent to probably thousands of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=UrbanClap&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">UrbanClap</a> subscribers. 
 
Don’t jump to close your browser tabs now, hang on. 
 
It’s the first time I remember reading a mail like that from an Indian <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=startup&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">startup</a> worth over $100 million. Quirky Indian startups like Happily Unmarried and Bewakoof.com have also been sending out personalized e-mails. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Airtel&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Airtel</a> customers have been privy to mails from CEO <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Gopal+Vittal&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Gopal Vittal</a>. Only last year the company sent out mails, explaining the call drop phenomenon. 
 
Marketing e-mails from <a href="http://teamtreehouse.com/" target="_blank">Treehouse</a> co-founder <a href="https://twitter.com/ryancarson" target="_blank">Ryan</a> are fun and personal. 
 
E-mails are sent ‘from’ Ryan's email address, and the content is always personalized. The subject lines are creative. What more, if you reply to the mail, you'll even get a prompt response from Ryan himself. 
 
Adding a personal element to marketing emails helps. No one enjoys feeling like they're being marketed to. Most email tools allow you to enter short-codes that will be replaced with the recipient’s name when the email is sent out. 
 
In a day and age where consumers are bombarded with marketing messages, and it’s getting harder to get their attention, being impossible to miss without being annoying can take you a long way. 
 
In fact, according to an <a href="http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/31634/A-B-Testing-in-Action-3-Real-Life-Marketing-Experiments.aspx" target="_blank" title="A/B test conducted by our own marketing team">A/B test conducted by the marketing team </a>at HubSpot revealed that emails sent by a real person are more likely to be clicked on than emails sent from a company name. 
 The opportunity is for marketers to use the capabilities that are unique to <keyword id="2410330" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Marketing-automation">marketing automation</keyword> to make their email more conversational and relevant. This would include behavioral targeting, strategic metrics and multi-step cross-channel conversations. 
 
If <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=marketing+automation&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">marketing automation</a> is used to its fullest, it can become a full-blown engagement-orchestration tool, enabling you to listen to consumers’ unique needs and deliver what they really want. No Indian startups have got to that. 
 
We’ve all received messages in our inbox, only to mark it as spam or completely ignore it. Grabbing your audience’s attention doesn’t necessarily mean your calls to action yell “Click me!” 
 
Me? I sleep happy knowing you would at least click on this article. You see, that’s the hook. 
 
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UrbanClap Co-founder
Abhiraj Bhal mailed me. Here’s why

When Nikita opened her gate that morning, she found an unexpected gift in front of her with a note that said "Dear Sister, Stay Fit Stay Strong” 
 She was surprised to see this unique <keyword id="6385850" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Raksha-Bandhan">Raksha Bandhan</keyword> gift at her doorstep. AS it turns out, her brother, Karan had ditched the usual flowers or chocolate and instead had ordered a fruit basket from back2basics for his sister suffering from diabetes. 
 
With Raksha Bandhan being just around the corner, buying a gift for your sister can be quite a task and if you listen to us, why don’t you get your sister something healthy too? 
 
Infact, how about gifting good health to your sisters? Ditch the usual and opt for a fruit basket, or a crate of juice. Fret not, because a host of start-ups have come up with healthy gifting options to make your life easier. 
 
New age start-ups like <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=urban+clap&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">UrbanClap</a>, <keyword id="2761063" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Paperboat">Paperboat</keyword> and back2basics are making it possible for brothers to gift various health conscious <keyword id="6357763" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="gifts">gifts</keyword> to their sisters. 
 
Apart from fruit baskets and juices, luxurious at-home services like Gym or Yoga instructors or a session with dieticians are making it into the list of healthy gifting ideas. 
 
back2basics, a unique Bengaluru-based farm-to-fork company that supplies locally grown organic food with same-day-as-harvest doorstep delivery, has introduced such basket and juices on their platform on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. 
 
Similarly, one can easily book a session with a gym or yoga instructor for their sisters through UrbanClap. Paperboat, on the other hand has launched some childhood flavours to connect the nostalgia, especially for this occasion. 
 
So what are you waiting for? Log on to these websites and get cracking. Afterall, there’s no better gift than the gift of health. 
 
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This Raksha Bandhan, give
your sister the gift of health with the help of these startups

In a bid to make its customers’ lives easier, <keyword id="6354576" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Facebook">Facebook</keyword> has been testing a hyperlocal website, which would help users discover services, like spas and wellness, event planning and pet services, in their geographical areas. 
 
The website is said to be working on the hyperlocal model, where vendors in a geographical area would upload details of their business through their Facebook page, which would then be visible to the users. 
 
"We're in the early stages of testing a way for people to easily find more Pages for the services they're interested in," a Facebook spokesperson said. 
 
Fb has been testing the site since November 2015. For credibility, it lets users rate and review a given service. 
 
As of now, it has its services listed under ten categories, viz. arts &amp; marketing, automotive, business services, financial services, event planning, home improvement, lifestyle, medical and health, pet services, and spa, beauty and personal care. 
 
Over two million small and medium businesses use Fb for their business, and the segment of hyperlocal services market has seen intense competition in the recent past. 
 Other popular platforms that offer such services in India are <keyword id="6381424" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Quikr">Quikr</keyword>, <keyword id="2811049" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="UrbanClap">UrbanClap</keyword>, Roadrunnr, Opinio, LocalOye and Zopper. 
 
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New Delhi, Jan 30 () Home services company UrbanClap on Thursday said it is rebranding itself as Urban Company, and aims to onboard about 10 lakh professionals onto the platform by the end of 2025.
 "The new umbrella brand captures our ambition to be a horizontal gig marketplace with a global footprint and leadership across services categories like beauty and wellness and home repairs and maintenance," Urban Company co-founder Abhiraj Bhal told .
 He added that the company has built a fleet of over 25,000 professionals that will be scaled up to 10 lakh by end of 2025.
 Bhal said the rebranding will also help the company develop sub-brands under the umbrella brand.
 The company, which has established its operations in international markets like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sydney and Singapore, is also focussing on expanding its presence further within the India market.
 "We aren't looking at adding more international locations right away, but we will add more Indian cities. There is a huge scope for home services in the top 30, 40 cities in India and we would want to serve consumers with a full bouquet of services across various price points," Bhal said. SR ANS
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"We have grown this business organically till now as we already have a lot of transacting users, so we don't need to spend as much on customer acquisition," PD Sundar, who leads QuikrServices, told ET. A benefit that Quikr has over its competitors comes in the form of other verticals that it owns. For example, a house rented through QuikrHomes could get synced services from QuikrServices on the same platform. 
 
Over the past two years, Quikr has raised $300 million and has Tiger Global, Matrix Partners, Warburg Pincus and Kinnevik as major shareholders. 
 
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