Voonik

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Voonik.com
Voonik Logo.png
Type of site
E-commerce
(Online shopping)
Founded2013
Headquarters Bengaluru
Area served India
Founder(s) Sujayath Ali and Navaneetha Krishnan
Industry Ecommerce
Services E-commerce
(Online shopping)
URL www.voonik.com
Current statusOnline

Voonik is an online marketplace operating in products for women's fashion. [1] The company is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. [2]

Contents

The startup was launched as a personal mobile application, before developing a website. [3]

Background

Voonik was founded in 2013 by Sujayath Ali and Navaneetha Krishnan. [4] The company is based in Bengaluru and has 450 employees, as of June 2016. [5] 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. [6]

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References

  1. "Voonik.com looks beyond the brand". The Hindu . 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. "Fashion Discovery And Shopping App Voonik Gets $5M From Sequoia And Seedfund". TechCrunch. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. "Personal shopping app startup Voonik opens web shop now". The Economic Times. 18 November 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. "Voonik enters premium e-commerce segment, acquires three start-ups". Live Mint. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. "Retaining talent? New startups award up to 40% hike, paid vacation". The Hindustan Times . 1 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  6. Dhanjal, Swaraj Singh (9 February 2017). "Voonik raises funds from Sequoia, RB Investments". Mint. Retrieved 12 September 2018.