With 210 million users & 18 million user needs per annum, Sulekha has emerged as the largest digital Local Services firm
Chennai, 19 July, 2017: Sulekha, India’s largest and fastest growing digital platform for local services has won the award for the ‘Best App’ at the Global Mobile App Summit Award (GMASA) in the Lifestyle category. With 210 million users and 18 million user needs per annum Sulekha has now emerged as the largest digital Local Services firm.
The Global Mobile App Summit Awards (GMASA) is the largest event on mobile innovations and the award recognises excellence in mobile apps development and marketing.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Satya Prabhakar, CEO & Founder, Sulekha, said, “Sulekha has completely changed its local services platform in the last 18-24 months compared to its services prior to 2015 [refer table]. Today, Sulekha helps over 60,000 small and medium businesses get targeted prospects which generates approximately Rs. 1,800 crores ($280 million) per annum of local services business. Sulekha’s local services app is used by users to post their requests on a variety of local services like home appliance repair, moving services, kitchen renovation, coaching classes, computer training and 200+ categories. We are delighted to receive this award from GMASA; it is a recognition of the extraordinary value that Sulekha provides to consumers and businesses.”
| Sulekha pre-2015 | Sulekha in 2017 | |
| Scale of Sulekha | 90 M users per annum
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210 M users per annum |
| User flow | Users go through listings and make phone calls
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Users fill their need on Sulekha and get calls |
| Service provider flow | Service providers wait to get phone calls from users
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Qualified and reviewed service providers make calls to users |
| KYC of service providers | Not done before
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KYC with 5 parameters verified |
The winners at this year’s GMASA were selected through an extensive three-stage selection process comprising online voting by consumers, jury review and final review by the GMASA board members. The mobile apps were reviewed by the jury on the basis of content, structure and navigation, visual design, functionality, interactivity and overall experience.
Link to the award won by Sulekha: http://bangalore2017.gmasa.org/winners/
About Sulekha:
Sulekha is one of India’s largest and fastest-growing digital platforms for local service need fulfilment in over 40 cities, connecting tens of millions of users and local businesses in 200+ need categories such as computer training, serviced apartments, wooden flooring, party catering, baby-sitting, elder care, yoga lessons, kitchen renovation, wedding photography, moving-packing, pest control, event planning and auto repair. Sulekha has 14 offices and 2,000+ employees across India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Austin. Please visit www.sulekha.com.
About GMASA:
The Global Mobile App Summit Awards (GMASA) is the largest event on mobile innovations and it is the single biggest platform for various stakeholders from the mobile app industry. The award recognises excellence in mobile apps development and marketing. The winners, this year, were selected through an extensive three-stage selection process comprising online voting by consumers, jury review and final review by the GMASA board members. The mobile apps were reviewed by the jury on the basis of content, structure and navigation, visual design, functionality, interactivity and overall experience.
