{{Short description|Digital platform}} {{For|the given name|Sulekha (name)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}} {{infobox website | name = Sulekha | foundation = 2007<ref name="businesstoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/sulekha-journey-from-listings-to-match-making/story/289561.html |title= Sulekha: Journey from listings to 'match-making' |date= 9 November 2018 | publisher= BusinessToday |accessdate= 2019-10-14 }}</ref> | logo = Sulekha_company_logo.png | screenshot = | location = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | founder = | chairman = Param Parameswaran | CEO = Param Parameswaran | products = Sulekha app | revenue = | url = {{url|sulekha.com}} | advertising = Online | registration = Optional | language = English | area_served = India, United States, Canada, UK, UAE | owners = Norwest Venture Partners, Mitsui Co, Indigo Monsoon Group, GIC | num_employees = 450 | website_type = Digital Platform | current_status = Active }}'''Sulekha''' is a digital platform for local service businesses in India,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/sulekha-marketplace-now-has-200k-verified-service-providers/story/342477.html|title=Sulekha's marketplace now has 200K verified service providers|website=www.businesstoday.in|date=2 May 2019 |access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = About us Sulekha.com: For all your local needs|url = http://www.sulekha.com/collateral/aboutus|website = www.sha.com|access-date = 2016-01-14}}</ref><ref name="sulekha.com">{{Cite web|title = About us Sulekha.com: For all your local needs|url = http://www.sulekha.com/collateral/aboutus#c|website = www.sulekha.com|access-date = 2016-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Sulekha.com raises Rs 175 cr from Singapore's sovereign fund, NVP|url = https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/business/sulekhacom-raises-rs-175-cr-from-singapores-sovereign-fund-nvp/ar-AAbqy3c|website = www.msn.com|access-date = 2016-01-14}}</ref><ref name="thehindu2017-11-05">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/will-you-walk-into-my-parlour/article19988065.ece|title=Will you walk into my parlour?|last=Kumar|first=K. Bharat|date=2017-11-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-11-07|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> matching 20+ million consumers with 50,000 service professionals across 200 categories in about 40 cities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/sulekha-journey-from-listings-to-match-making/story/289561.html|title=Sulekha: Journey from listings to 'match-making'- Business News|website=www.businesstoday.in|date=9 November 2018 |access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref> Sulekha focuses on expert services clustered around Home, Life and Self and where the user need is customized. Using technology and domain intelligence, the platform seeks to understand the user need in detail and matches it to verified service professionals who are profiled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sulekha-counts-on-unorganised-service-sector-for-growth/article24937081.ece|title=Sulekha counts on unorganised service sector for growth|last=Revathy|first=L. N.|website=@businessline|date=12 September 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/profitability-and-growth-should-go-hand-in-hand-sulekha-ceo-satya-prabhakar-2418859.html|title=Profitability and growth should go hand in hand: Sulekha CEO Satya Prabhakar|website=Moneycontrol|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref> The service is free to use for consumers and service professionals pay the platform for performance in the form of verified, matched service requests.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/this-question-changed-the-face-of-tech-firm-sulekha/articleshow/64925662.cms?from=mdr|title=The question that changed the face of tech firm Sulekha|last=Srinivasan|first=Supraja|date=2018-07-10|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref> [[Sulekha#cite note-thehindu2017-11-05-6|<sup><nowiki>]</nowiki></sup>]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/sulekha-journey-from-listings-to-match-making/story/289561.html|title=Sulekha: Journey from listings to 'match-making'- Business News|website=www.businesstoday.in|date=9 November 2018 |access-date=2019-05-06}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/899020812 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/896992734 cite #7 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC bot/Job 18}}</ref>
== Business ==
Sulekha, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India started its digital classifieds operations in the year 2007.<ref name="economictimes">{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64303691.cms |title=Sulekha.com to launch a wedding services platform | website=economictimes.indiatimes.com|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref><ref name="businesstoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/sulekha-journey-from-listings-to-match-making/story/289561.html |title= Sulekha: Journey from listings to 'match-making' |date= 9 November 2018 | publisher= BusinessToday |accessdate= 2019-10-14 }}</ref>
Sulekha is one of the largest services platforms in India.<ref name="livemint">{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/XKmPP0s2AvcrBgF2Mz2bEL/Sulekha-The-growth-of-a-local-service-provider.html |title=Sulekha: The growth of a local service provider | website=livemint.com|date=27 July 2015 |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> Sulekha is one of the earliest internet companies to come up in India.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-21|title=Small businesses in competition with Google! Fighting war without fighting to win|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/small-businesses-in-competition-with-google-fighting-war-without-fighting-to-wi/1829644/|access-date=2020-12-15|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> It has evolved from a local business listings site to a technology-driven matchmaking platform from 2017 to now.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/sulekha-marketplace-now-has-200k-verified-service-providers/story/342477.html|title=Sulekha's marketplace now has 200K verified service providers|website=www.businesstoday.in|date=2 May 2019 |access-date=2019-05-06}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/899021114 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/899020812 cite #2 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC bot/Job 18}}</ref>{{When|date=June 2019}}
In April 2015, GIC, the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Singapore, led a round of investment along with Mitsui and Norwest Venture Partners into the company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/sulekhacom-raises-rs-175-crore-from-gic-norwest-venture-partners/article21029639.ece|title=Sulekha.com raises Rs 175 crore from GIC, Norwest Venture Partners|website=@businessline|date=21 April 2015 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref>
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