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Home / News / Business News / Quikr acquires start-up Zimmber in a $10 million all-stock deal
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    Quikr acquires start-up Zimmber in a $10 million all-stock deal

    Written by
    Sripriya Yegneswaran
    Edited by
    Gaurav Jeyaraman
    Last updated on May 05, 2017, 01:07 pm
    Quikr acquires start-up Zimmber in a $10 million all-stock deal
  • Quikr India has acquired home services portal Zimmber in an all-stock deal worth about $10mn.

    This is its fourth acquisition in the home services sector in the last year, after start-ups Stayglad, Zalosa and Zapluk.

    Last January, it had committed Rs. 250cr for expansion of the category.

    It is also focusing on five new business sectors: automobiles, jobs, customer-to-customer sales, real estate, and services.

  • In this article
    Online classified start-up Quikr launched Quikr in 18 cities, with 1.5 million users Quikr gets Rs. 200 million investment Quikr launches its Quikr Nxt With fresh $150mn, Quikr total investment reaches $350mn Quikr joins the billion dollar club! Quikr gets a new slogan and logo Quikr buys Grabhouse in an all-stock deal Quikr acquires start-up Zimmber in a $10 million all-stock deal
  • 12 Jul 2008

    Online classified start-up Quikr launched

    Online classified start-up Quikr launched
  • Quikr (formerly Kijiji.com) is India's "largest online and mobile classifieds portal" based in Mumbai founded by Pranay Chulet.

    It was launched on 12 July 2008.

    Quikr allows users to post advertisements of items they are looking to sell, buy, rent or hire, directly, across categories such as cars, cell phones, real estate, jobs, electronics etc.

  • Data

    Quikr in 18 cities, with 1.5 million users

  • Quikr has expanded to 18 cities since 2008 with more than 1.5 million people using it to buy, sell, rent and hire a wide range of goods and services.

  • 30 Jul 2009

    Quikr gets Rs. 200 million investment

    Quikr gets Rs. 200 million investment
  • On 30 July 2009, Quikr announced that it had successfully raised Rs. 200 million in a second round of funding in Quikr Mauritius (Quikr India's holding company).

    The funding came from Quikr's existing investor Matrix Partners India, led by a new investor Omidyar Network.

    Earlier, Quikr had received its first round of funding from Matrix Partners and eBay in February 2008.

  • 7 Jan 2015

    Quikr launches its Quikr Nxt

    Quikr launches its Quikr Nxt
  • Quikr launched its latest feature in the form of Quikr Nxt, which is an instant messenger that allows seamless transactions between the users.

    Quikr Nxt also allows its users to safeguard their privacy by not disclosing their mobile numbers while still managing to connect with prospective clients.

    Parallel chat with multiple users, notifications for offline consumers, and chat histories are some of its features.

  • 7 Apr 2015

    With fresh $150mn, Quikr total investment reaches $350mn

    With fresh $150mn, Quikr total investment reaches $350mn
  • Quikr India Pvt. Ltd raised $150 million in funds from its existing investors Tiger Global Management and Investment AB Kinnevik.

    Hong Kong-based Steadview Capital Management became its new investor in this round of funding.

    The company has gathered funding of $350 million till now and is planning to expand its categories like real estate, cars, jobs and services.

  • Data

    Quikr joins the billion dollar club!

  • Quikr reached the $1 billion valuation mark after its $150 million funding. It's CEO said Quikr was expected to grow ten fold in the coming 3 years.

  • 16 Jul 2015

    Quikr gets a new slogan and logo

    Quikr gets a new slogan and logo
    Credits:
  • Online classified advertising company Quikr made way for its brand new company logo and slogan: "Aasan hai badalna".

    The company said that the new slogan was reflective of India's sentiments today and would help the company make a connection with the young.

    Alok Nanda & Company is the force behind the generation of the company's new logo and brand identity.

  • 23 Nov 2016

    Quikr buys Grabhouse in an all-stock deal

    Quikr buys Grabhouse in an all-stock deal
  • Sources have revealed that online classifieds major Quikr has bought home rental start-up Grabhouse.com in an all-stock deal.

    Both companies have declined to disclose the size of the deal, however inside sources have pegged the deal at close to $10 million.

    The move is likely to bolster Quikr's verticalization drive which seeks to expand revenues in automobiles, real estate, jobs, and customer-to-customer sales segments.

  • 05 May 2017

    Quikr acquires start-up Zimmber in a $10 million all-stock deal

    Quikr acquires start-up Zimmber in a $10 million all-stock deal
  • Quikr India has acquired home services portal Zimmber in an all-stock deal worth about $10mn.

    This is its fourth acquisition in the home services sector in the last year, after start-ups Stayglad, Zalosa and Zapluk.

    Last January, it had committed Rs. 250cr for expansion of the category.

    It is also focusing on five new business sectors: automobiles, jobs, customer-to-customer sales, real estate, and services.

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