(Note: The on-demand handyman business can be started with the help of UrbanClap Clone with the core features and create your own unique selling point.
)Origin storyUrbanClap was founded by Varun Khaitan, Abhiraj Bhal, and Raghav Chandra based in Delhi and Gurgaon area.
Abhiraj also studied business in IIM Ahmedabad.
Having nine categories present in the app — massage and fitness, appliance repair, home cleaning, moving homes, beauty and spa, painting and renovation, weddings and events, academic tutors, business, and taxes — everything here is just one click away.Fundings and investors: The first round of funding was held in June 2015, where the company raised 10 million dollars from SAIF Partners and Accel Partners, the famous venture capital firms.
Currently, along with these three firms, Ratan Tata, from the Tata Company is also one of the most treasured investors of UrbanClap, along with Vy Capitals.Business strategy and modelThere are many other websites or apps that provide contact numbers for nearby carpenters or plumbers, beauticians, or technicians but where is UrbanClap different from them?
In the words of the co-founder Abhiraj Bhal, these sites have a list of middlemen who pass on the job to the respective service providers in return for some commission and thus keeping a very less amount of money for the actual employees.