Sulekha - About the company
Sulekha is a series C company based in Chennai (India), founded in 2002 by Satya vankamamidi Prabhakar. It operates as a Network connecting users with service experts across various professional categories. Sulekha has raised $44.8M in funding from Mitsui and Norwest, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 607 active competitors, including 4 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Justdial, Asklaila and Adylist.
Company Details
Network connecting users with service experts across various professional categories. The platform provides connections for home services, education and training, and personal services. These include home repairs, cleaning, pest control, and interior design. It also offers options for job training, entrance exam coaching, and overseas education. The network extends to event organizers, caterers, and photographers for special occasions.
- Website
- www.sulekha.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@sulekha.com
- Phone Number
- +91 **********
- Registered Address
- No. 143, Second Floor,RMZ Millennia Business Park Campus 1A, Dr. MGR Road, Kandanchavadi, Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600096
Legal entities associated with Sulekha
Sulekha is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sulekha .com New Media Private Limited CIN: U72900TN2002PTC049739 , India, Active | Oct 17, 2002 | $19.2M (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 429 (As on Aug 01, 2025) |
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Sulekha's funding and investors
Sulekha has raised a total funding of $44.8M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 27, 2006. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Apr 10, 2015 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Sulekha has 6 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Sulekha:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 10, 2015 | 1518730 | Series C | 3346942 | 2930573 | 9898881 | 7254832 |
Jan 31, 2011 | 2303645 | Series B | 9485089 | 9928262 | 2629191 | |
Sep 27, 2006 | 4771316 | Series A | 3911853 | 8529836 | 4185461 |
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Sulekha's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Sulekha is Satya vankamamidi Prabhakar.
Here are the details of Sulekha's key team members:
- Satya vankamamidi Prabhakar: Former Founder of Sulekha and founder of 2 other companies, Sulekha Properties and Sulekha B2B. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Sulekha's Board of Directors
Sulekha's board has 3 active members. Satya vankamamidi Prabhakar and Harish Raghavan are part of team and Ramamoorthy Parameswaran is independent board member.Here is the list of Sulekha's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 19y 5m | |
n{qjzpu | Team | - | Past | 4y 9m |
izhuetn | Investor | - | Past | 3y 6m |
Independent board member | - | Current | 23y 6m |
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Sulekha's employee count trend
Sulekha has 429 employees as of Aug 25. The total employee count is 18.0% lower than what it was in Aug 24. Here is Sulekha's employee count trend over the years:
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Sulekha's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Sulekha include Justdial, Asklaila and Adylist. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Sulekha, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Online listing platform for multi category local service providers | $101M | 79/100 | ||
2nd | Network connecting users with service experts across various professional categories | $44.8M | 49/100 | ||
3rd | Online listings platform for multiple local businesses | $12M | 47/100 | ||
4th | App based local service business directory | - | - | 43/100 | |
5th | Mobile first platform to discover deals and local business search | - | 41/100 | ||
6th | Online shopping platform offering multi-category products from local stores | - | - | 37/100 | |
7th | Home » ioxil | $25.4M | 37/100 | ||
8th | Provider of classified ad listing platform | - | - | 36/100 | |
9th | Provider of pre-vetted professionals for parties, weddings, beauty, and more | - | - | 36/100 | |
10th | Online listing platform for multiple local businesses | - | - | 35/100 |
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Sulekha's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Funds (largest shareholder) own 55.51%, Parent Entities own 41.83%, Other People own 0.00% and ESOP Pool own 2.66%.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | 55.51% | 787Cr | 8143583 | 5792859 | 9044193 | 6685965 |
4724595 | 9294128 | 6926047 | 5849924 | 1360644 | 5485805 | |
1107546 | 2461459 | 5809240 | 9663609 | 5511350 | 8614023 | |
Parent Entity | 41.83% | 593Cr | 8395113 | 5589947 | 9037871 | 5173009 |
Other People | - | 24.9K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ESOP Pool | 2.66% | 37.7Cr | 82 | 14 | 49 | 27 |
Total | 100.00% | 1,420Cr | 2111099 | 8943173 | 4902739 | 5315469 |
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Sulekha's Investments and acquisitions
Sulekha has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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