# Just Dial

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/just-dial

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: Mumbai, India
- Website: www.justdial.com
- Total disclosed funding: $46M
- Latest round: Series D (Jun 6, 2011)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Based in Mumbai, India, and founded in 1996 by Ramani Iyer and V.S.S. Mani, Just Dial Limited operates a local search engine that offers local search-related services to users through multiple platforms such as mobile websites, applications, texts, and over the phone. The firm has more than 10,984 employees and 21 Million business listings across 11 cities in India as of 2021. The company's official website launched in 2007. Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division acquired Just Dial Limited in a secondary stock purchase transaction in March 2015 and in July 2021, Reliance Retail purchased the company's shares worth over INR 13,320 million in an open market transaction.

Just Dial operates a search platform that bridges the gap between sellers and buyers by helping buyers find relevant providers of products and services and allowing sellers to market their offerings through the company's website for free. The company offers its clients updated information of sellers for a range of categories such as daily needs (bill payment/recharge services, groceries, and medical services), travel, automobiles, jobs, personal care, on-demand services, real estate, insurance, and gadgets.

From March 2019 to March 2020, the company generated a revenue of USD 150 million.

## Funding rounds

- Series D, Jun 6, 2011, $9.8M — Hong Shan, Sapphire Ventures
- Series C, Jul 22, 2009, $8.1M — Hong Shan
- Series B, Dec 21, 2006, $17M — Tiger Global Management
- Series A, Oct 23, 2006, $11M — Elevation Capital

## Investors

- Elevation Capital — Series A
- Tiger Global Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tiger-global-management) — Series B
- Hong Shan — Series C, Series D
- Sapphire Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sapphire-ventures) — Series D