Smartican

Smartican
Type Private
Founded January 31, 2013 (2013-01-31)
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Country of origin India
Area served Worldwide
Founder(s)
  • Charak Almast
  • Mani Dev Gyawali
  • Aastha Almast
  • Abhishek Puri
CEO Charak Almast
Key people Charak Almast (CEO)
Industry Internet
Services Social networking service
Owner Motion Punch Studios
Website smartican.com
Type of site Social networking service
Registration Required
Users Increase 500,000[1]
Current status Active

Smartican is a social discovery platform.[2][3] Founded in 2013, Smartican has a user base of over 500,000[4][5][6] As of March 2015, Smartican had 500,000 topics being discussed on the networking portal with 200,000 daily active visits.[2]

History

Smartican was founded in January 2013 by Charak Almast, Mani Dev Gyawali, Aastha Almast and Abhishek Puri of Motion Punch Studios as a social game that would test the player’s general knowledge.[7] In the process of developing and testing the game, the founders of Smartican changed the course to launch a social media site.[6] In 2015, Smartican launched its video platform – Smartiwood over which it launched an online reality show Sabki Shruti.[8] In April 2015, the social media platform launched its mobile application.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/a-desi-social-network-for-every-passion/articleshow/50791986.cms
  2. 1 2 "Five ways to expand your social network". Deccan Chronicle. Deccan Chronicle. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Smartican promotes topic based networking". Social Samosa. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Pillai, Shalina. "A desi social network for every passion". indiatimes.com. Economic Times. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Choudhury, Aparajita (30 March 2015). "How Smartican is changing the landscape of social media". Entrepreneur India. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 Prasad, Leela (25 March 2015). "Smartican: Smart transformation from a quiz game to a social network". The Indian Express (New Delhi). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Singh, Bhavna (17 April 2015). "Smartican: A Social Networking Startup that Connects Like Minded People". imWire. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Gupta, Hita (31 March 2015). "Evolving a social offer into a media platform in India". Digital Market Asia. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Smartican". Google Play. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Singh, Jagmeet (5 April 2015). "5 apps that let you share your thoughts anonymously". TechOne3. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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