99Acres.com

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99Acres.com
Type Public
IndustryReal estate
Founded2005
Founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani [1] [2]
Headquarters
Area served
India, Middle East
Key people
  • Hitesh Oberoi (CEO)
Parent Info Edge [3]
Website www.99acres.com/do/Company/aboutUs

99Acres.com is an Indian real estate website, founded in 2005. [4] Its parent company is Info Edge, [5] [6] founded by Sanjeev Bikhchandani with its headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Info Edge also owns jobs portal Naukri.com. Since 2011, 99acres users can browse and search for properties through mobile. [7] The website also has mobile apps for Android and iOS users. [8]

The company has invested Rs. 3 crore in a real estate risk assessment company Zippserv. [9]

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