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ByETBureau|20Jan,2016,01.17PMIST
NEWDELHI:Jugnoo,anondemandautorickshawaggregator,hasraised$5.5millionin
SeriesBroundoffundingledbyPaytmwithparticipationfromSnowLeopard.Sinceits
launchinNovember2014,Jugnoohasextendeditsservicesin22citieswith2millionusers
and30,000transactionsperday.
Jugnoohadraised$3mninthefirsttrancheofthisround,adding$2.5mninthesecond
tranche,makingitatotalof$5.5millionfortheSeriesBround.
ThefundswillenableJugnootoexpandpanIndia,launchnewoffices,improvingsupply
quality,incentivesandrewardstargetedtowardsdriverwelfareandperformance
improvement,scalingupmarketingandadvertisingcampaigns.SamarSingla,cofounder
andCEO,Jugnoo,commented"WeseegreatprospectslinedupforJugnoowiththis
funding.Ourgrowthisimprovingwitheachnewcityexpansion.Wewillinvestthisfundingto
increaseourpresenceto25morecitiesoverthecomingsixmonthsandprovideaccessto
theremotestcornersofthecountry."
Jugnoohadraised$3mninthefirsttrancheofthisround,
adding$2.5mninthesecondtranche,makingitatotalof$5.5
millionfortheSeriesBround.
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ChrisKolenaty,founder,SnowLeopardVentures:"Byincreasingautoutilisationand
bringingstructureintothisspace,theyhavetransformedthemarketcompletely.Their'sisanofferingthatmakescompletepracticalsense
intoday'sscenario."
VijayShekharSharma,founderandCEOofPaytm:"Sinceitsinception,thecompanyhasbeenshowingaverypromisinggrowth.Withits
focussedapproachandhighuserengagement,theyhavesucceededinunderstandingtheautorickshawspacereallywell."
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