Delhi-based an online school products marketplace, SchoolKart has raised $300,000 in an angel round of funding from 12 angel investors, some of whom are prominent angel investors, while the others are HNI’s.
Founded in 2015 by ISB alumnus and former Amazon employee Nikhil Sareen, Schoolkart is a one-stop shop for school uniform, books, sporting and stationery needs. The startup has school uniforms of over 500+ schools across Delhi/NCR and Pan India.
In addition to uniforms, it has other categories such as Shoes, Books, Stationery, Bags, Bottles, Lunch Boxes, Toys, Games, Accessories etc. As of total, across all categories together, the company has about 25,000+ products on the platform.
Schoolkart also run a program called Schoolkart Cares, which is a CSR initiative to give back to society whilst creating a meaningful impact. Customer who visit schoolkart are given an option to donate their old uniforms, shoes etc. These products are picked up from the customer location by Schoolkart's logistics partners. These products are then sanitized, refurbished (if needed) and then donated to its partner NGO's who in turn decide the best use and distribute them to underprivileged children.
The startup has raised about $500,000 so far. Currently, its team consists of 15 people across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Customer Service & Technology.
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