Voonik
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Type of site | E-commerce (Online shopping) |
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| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Bengaluru |
| Area served | India |
| Founder(s) | Sujayath Ali and Navaneetha Krishnan |
| Industry | Ecommerce |
| Services | E-commerce (Online shopping) |
| URL | www |
| Current status | Online |
Voonik is an online marketplace operating in products for women's fashion.[2] The company is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.[3]
The startup was launched as a personal mobile application, before developing a website.[4]
Merger: VOONIK’s B2B business was merged with Bangladesh based startup shopup & B2C business was merged with kids activewear start up Schoolay.
Currently Voonik operates as a DTC online brand and is headed by Kiran Hiriyanna, former voonik alumni and the founder of schoolay.
Background
Voonik was founded in 2013 by Sujayath Ali and Navaneetha Krishnan.[5] The company is based in Bengaluru and has 450 employees, as of June 2016.[6] The company had raised $5 million Series A round of funding from Sequoia India in 2015 followed by Series B round $20 million and $6 million from RB Investments in 2017.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "voonik.com Site Overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Voonik.com looks beyond the brand". The Hindu. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Fashion Discovery And Shopping App Voonik Gets $5M From Sequoia And Seedfund". TechCrunch. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Personal shopping app startup Voonik opens web shop now". The Economic Times. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Voonik enters premium e-commerce segment, acquires three start-ups". Live Mint. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Retaining talent? New startups award up to 40% hike, paid vacation". The Hindustan Times. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ Dhanjal, Swaraj Singh (9 February 2017). "Voonik raises funds from Sequoia, RB Investments". Mint. Retrieved 12 September 2018.