Tag: Raghav Chandra

Urban Company appoints Ananda Matthur as VP of Engineering

Purple Quarter, a tech leadership search firm, has closed yet another Tech Head role for Urban Company, closing their mandate for Vice President of Engineering. The Bespoke CTO Search firm had previously closed Rishabhdhwaj Singh as VP of Engineering for their Supply vertical, who joined in May this year. Ananda Matthur joined Urban Company’s marketplace…

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…