Voonik Explained

Voonik.com
Type:	E-commerce (Online shopping)
Location:	Bengaluru
Founder:	Sujayath Ali and Navaneetha Krishnan
Industry:	Ecommerce
Services:	E-commerce (Online shopping)
Founded:	2013
Area Served:	India
Current Status:	Online

Voonik is an online marketplace operating in products for women's fashion.^[1] The company is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.^[2] The startup was launched as a personal mobile application, before developing a website.^[3]

Background

Voonik was founded in 2013 by Sujayath Ali and Navaneetha Krishnan.^[4] The company is based in Bengaluru and has 450 employees, as of June 2016.^[5] The company had raised $5 million Series A round of funding from Sequoia India in 2015 followed by Series B round $20 million and $6 million from RB Investments in 2017.^[6]

See also

• E-commerce in India
• Online shopping

Notes and References

1. News: Voonik.com looks beyond the brand . . 7 March 2016 . 8 June 2016.
2. News: Fashion Discovery And Shopping App Voonik Gets $5M From Sequoia And Seedfund . . 10 June 2015 . 8 June 2016.
3. News: Personal shopping app startup Voonik opens web shop now . . 18 November 2015 . 8 June 2016.
4. News: Voonik enters premium e-commerce segment, acquires three start-ups . . 7 June 2016 . 8 June 2016.
5. News: Retaining talent? New startups award up to 40% hike, paid vacation . . 1 June 2016 . 8 June 2016.
6. News: Voonik raises funds from Sequoia, RB Investments. Dhanjal. Swaraj Singh. 2017-02-09. Mint. 2018-09-12.