Bangalore-based Teamleaf Software Pvt. Ltd which runs an C2C base E-Commerce app, ForeverShop has raised around $ 300,000 (2Crore INR) seed funding from a clutch of angel investors.
ForeverShop was founded by an international team in 2016: the Indian team mainly focuses on marketing, operation and customer service; the team in Beijing focuses on product development. It is a free and powerful e-commerce platform for millions of small and individual business owners across India. It aims to empower them to own a Free Online Shop and have a vision to change the Indian e-commerce landscape.
The money will be used to upgrade the product, expand seller base in Tier II and tier III cities, and build more business relationship with logistics and payment gateway partners. “We have invested lots of money on product development because we aim to build the best app for small/individual sellers in India. Many sellers are not familiar with smartphone usage and running own online shop, so we help them to own a shop and use it easily with ForeverShop with excellent user interface and user experience” said Shathyan Raja, the president of ForeverShop.
Beta launched in Jan 2017, and official launched in June 2017. It is a free app that not just aggregates sellers, but transforms them into entrepreneurs. Sellers need only a smartphone with internet to create an own online shop. It contains feature like own online website, products listing, categories, payment, order & customer management, marketing tools etc… ForeverShop have already got more than 1000 sellers during the beta launch period from metro cities. With official launch, they plan to help more sellers from tier II and tier III cities.
“India is the fastest growing e-commerce market in the world and recently big investments happened in e-commerce sector. However, they focused more on B2C, which benefits only big sellers. 60% Indian economy contributed by SMEs and around 2million SMEs is looking to start their own online shop. ForeverShop designed to empower these people to benefit more with power of internet as the internet not only benefit big companies, but also all the small/individual sellers.
Mr. Shathyan Raja had his first stint with marketing and e-commerce during college days and started his own online furniture sales and rent website. He is a sales and marketing specialist with a proven track record of achieving sales and revenue excellence. He is a strategic thinker and a disciplined executor with excellent entrepreneurship skills and driven by high determination and plans to expand his realm in e-commerce pan India to make this online selling place available and accessible throughout the nation.
According to a recent report, online resellers space has been projected to grow to $48 Bn-$60 Bn by 2022. The number of online small/individual sellers will increase from the current 2 Mn to 21-23 Mn by 2022. Also, the market share of SMEs is expected to rise from 1.2% to 5.4% of the Indian retail market.
About ForeverShop:
ForeverShop is a Free Powerful eCommerce solution for millions of small individual business owners across India, with a vision to change the Indian e-commerce landscape by empowering every business owner to own Free Online Shop. This is an app that not just aggregates sellers, but transforms them into entrepreneurs.
The Small Individual Business owners can create a free online shop, upload unlimited products, share on social media like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram to reach wide set of target audience and chat with the customers, receive multiple online payments manage the order all on the Go from their mobile which in turn enhance the business.
They provide complete end-end world class solution, required to own and manage an e-commerce business independently and thus taking complete control of your online business all by yourself.
This easy to create an online shop is user-friendly and its hassle-free operation makes it desirable over its counterparts.
They aim to build strong business network and transform your business into next level or reach higher levels with the help of Internet Technology supported by Big Data Artificial Intelligence. With global vision and technology, they aspire to elevate the retail business to uplift the socio-economic status of India.
Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.forevershop.seller
Website: www.ForeverShop.in
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuO-MzpSSYSqQm6XNY00-1Q
About Shathyan Raja:
Mr. Shathyan Raja is the President of ForeverShop. This engineering & MBA graduate, is also the co-founder of ForeverShop. He had his first stint with marketing and e-commerce during college days, when he started his own online furniture sales and rent website.
Shathyan Raja is a sales and marketing specialist with a proven track record of achieving sales & revenue excellence. His statistics also include, leading several digital and social media marketing campaigns that have generated consistent increase in sales revenues. Possess entrepreneurship skills, with hands-on experience of working with two start-ups in Business Development and Digital Marketing with proficiency in Sales, Networking, Negotiations & Business Strategy.
An expert in digital sales and marketing, Shathyan is a Strategic thinker and a disciplined executor. Driven by high determination, he plans to expand his realm in e-commerce pan India to make this virtual selling place available and accessible throughout the nation.
About Martin Tan:
Mr. Martin Tan is the co-founder of ForeverShop. He holds an MBA degree from Peking University, Beijing (he was the president of the MBA class, and got the best academic performance there) and Master in Science degree in Global Finance from Fordham University, New York.
This young passionate entrepreneur from China is driven by the Hunger to learn. Martin Tan earned accolades for successfully setting up the first overseas subsidiary for Changyou.com.
A seasoned professional, Martin Tan has over 13 years of experience in handling key roles in multinational IT companies and he has also played multi-cultural and cross functional exposure roles in I.T. giants, in China and in the U.S. with organizations like Sohu, Changyou, Kingsoft, 91maker. Martin is also a guest speaker and mentor for Chinese Start-ups in India.