PTron

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PTron
Company type Private
Industry Electronics
Founded2014;10 years ago (2014)
FounderAmeen Khwaja [1] [2]
Headquarters Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Area served
India, United States, Canada, Italy, Romania, Indonesia, Malaysia, Tunisia, Fiji, Myanmar, Nepal, Colombia, Bangladesh, Ghana [3]
Key people
Palem Srikanth Reddy (Chairman),
Ameen Khwaja (Founder / CEO),
Harish Naidu (Director) [4]
ProductsElectronic accessories [5]
RevenueIncrease2.svg₹34.55 crore (Q2 FY 2020-21) [6]
Number of employees
200+
Parent Palred Electronics
Website www.ptron.in

PTron (pronounced as patron) is an Indian electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Hyderabad. PTron is a brand owned by Palred Electronics Private Limited, which is a subsidiary of Palred Technologies Ltd, a public-listed company on BSE and NSE since 2004. PTron sells products like Bluetooth headsets, portable Bluetooth speakers, wired headsets, chargers and cables, smart watches and networking products.

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History and operations

PTron was founded in 2014 by Ameen Khwaja, CEO of Palred Electronics (a subsidiary of Palred Technologies). In 2015, it opened an office in Shenzhen, China [7] and began manufacturing products from there. In its first two years of launch, the company claimed to have recorded ₹50 crore in sales, (as of 2019, equals US $7.04 million) having sold more than one million products. [2] As of 2019, the company has sold over 5 million mobile accessories including headphones, bluetooth audio devices, smartwatches and power banks. [2] [1] [8] The company initially sold products through its retail platform LatestOne, before expanding to other e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal. [1] [9]

As of 2019, PTron sells its products in various countries such as United States, Canada, Italy, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Israel and Indonesia. [1] According to Khwaja, Hyderabad, Chennai and Delhi are the major markets for the company within India, while selling products through more than 1000 offline stores in other cities. [1] [10] By 2018, the company had more than 40 distributors in 12 states in India. [5]

In August 2019, PTron announced its plans to set up an assembly plant in Hyderabad (under Make in India) [11] which is expected to handle two-thirds of its manufacturing requirements. [1] In October 2019, PTron launched Bass Buds TWS (True Wireless Stereo) earbuds which sold over 10,000 units within the first three days. [12] In August 2020, the company signed up Bollywood actor Aparshakti Khurana to endorse the brand. [13] PTron registered sales of 7.87 lakh units in the second quarter of FY 2020–21, up from 2.67 lakh units in the first quarter. [6] [14] [15] In July 2021, Pooja Hegde signed as new brand ambassador. [16]

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