Tag: Abhiraj Bhal

Gurugram-based Urban Company raises $190M, enters unicorn club

Urban Company, an on-demand home service provider, has raised $190 million from investors led by Prosus (formerly Naspers), regulatory filings sourced from Tofler show.  The deal more than doubles the company’s valuation to $2 billion. In its last funding round, led by Tiger Global in 2019, it was valued at $933 million. Urban Company is…

Abhinav Tyagi appointed SVP – Marketing at Urban Company

Home services company, Urban Company has appointed Abhinav Tyagi as Senior Vice President, Marketing. Abhinav is an alumnus of the Delhi College of Engineering and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, with experience of over 17 years’ in the sales and marketing function at Hindustan Unilever. Abhinav has had a varied and deep experience working across…

Gurugram-based Urban Company acquires Australian beauty startup Glamazon

Urban Company, a Gurugram-based company that allows skilled and experienced professionals to connect with users looking for specific services, announced it has acquired Glamazon, the Australian on-demand beauty company.  According to the Company’s statement: Lauren Silvers, a cofounder of Glamazon, will now lead the launch of Urban Company’s beauty and wellness offerings in the Australian…

UrbanClap rebrands itself as Urban Company

UrbanClap announced the creation of its new brand, Urban Company. The new umbrella brand captures the company’s ambition to be a horizontal gig marketplace, with a global footprint and leadership position across service categories, Beauty & Wellness and Home Repairs & Maintenance. UrbanClap was launched in Delhi in November 2014 with a handful of service…

UrbanClap raises $50M from Steadview Capital & Vy Capital.

UrbanClap, a Delhi based Home services start-up, has raised $50 million in primary capital in a Series D funding round led by Steadview Capital Management and existing investor Vy Capital. According to data from CrunchBase, till now UrbanClap has raised $110 million. While Steadview Capital has invested about $30 million, Vy Capital has invested the remaining, also this…