CarDekho Raises $110 Mn from Sequoia, Hillhouse and CapitalG

Jaipur headquartered automobile classified portal CarDekho.com has raised $110 million in Series C round of funding from Sequoia India, Hillhouse, CapitalG , the investment arm of Google's parent Alphabet, and Axis Bank.

Cardekho intends to utilize the raised funds in the used-car business, insurance and finance verticals. With latest fundraise, the comany's total funding currently stands at $185 million.

The startup works directly with more than eight car and motorcycle manufacturers that make up for 15-30% of their combined annual sales. CarDekho works with 5,000 dealerships across India. In addition, it works in collaboration with over 10 financial institutions across the country to facilitate used car financing.

“Our used-cars engine has scaled up tremendously and has also enabled us to incubate allied businesses like insurance and finance as they are one of the largest opportunities ahead of us,” Jain said.

The opportunity lies in extending formal credit and insurance coverage to the new-to-formal economy population and will continue to be a focus area for the company, he added.

Launched in 2008 by Amit Jain and Anurag Jain Cardelho also has a presence in countries such as Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia under the brand names of ZigWheels and OTO (in Indonesia). The company is reportedly valued close to $500 million however exact value couldn’t be ascertained.

CarDekho raised funding from Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata in 2015. Along with its other group sites like ZigWheels, Gaadi, PowerDrift and BikdeDekho, CarDekho competes with companies including Droom, Cars24, CarTrade, OLX and Quikr.

In 2015, Carekho become a pioneer in introducing specialised portals like TyreDekho.com and TrucksDekho.com and CollegeDekho.com.

Cardekho has also made quite a few acquisitions including acquisition of Gaadi.com in 2014 and Zigwheels in 2015. In August last year, Cardekho's parent Girnarsoft acquired PowerDrift, an India’s largest YouTube channel for automotive content.

Girnar Software has also acquired Buying IQ (shopping engine), Drishya360s (virtual reality), Volob Technologies (AR-VR focused visual communications), Connecto (SaaS start-up), Help on Wheels, road side assistance startup.

According to market research firm Mordor Intelligence, the market for used car in India might hit $75-billion mark by 2023, with a CAGR of 15.2% during the forecast period of 2018-2023.

Source - Financial Express

CarDekho Acquires Youtube Channel PowerDrift

In yet another strategic move, Jaipur Headquartered Girnar Software Pvt Ltd, which owns and operates India’s largest auto portals CarDekho.com, Gaadi.com, ZigWheels.com and BikeDekho.com has announced the acquisition of PowerDrift Studios Private Limited, popularly known as PowerDrift. PowerDrift is India’s largest YouTube channel for automotive content and is on the verge of being the only automotive channel on YouTube to reach a million subscribers. This makes Girnarsoft group the largest automotive video content player reaching out to 1.4 million subscribers.

Founded in 2012 by Rohan Albal and Amit Shetty, PowerDrift is a new age rich media content creation company that specialises in creating unique lifestyle and engaging video content for consumers and enthusiasts of cars and motorcycles in India. Awarded with the 'Best Auto Content Creator - All India' award at the Social Media Summit 2018, PowerDrift's content has been an amalgamation of sound understanding of cars and motorcycles and the subtle art of filmmaking. Surpassing all the industry giants and conventional auto shows in near half the number of Videos and half the time, PowerDrift today clocks in 10million+ views monthly and has gone on to become a cult as India’s most favourite auto show.

In just a span of five years since its inception, PowerDrift has dominated the video content space in the country with more than 240 million lifetime views on its YouTube channel with an average of 2 lakh views per video. Importance of Video content is underlined by the Google – Kantar TNS study, which states that 80 % of car buyers watch online video during their car buying journey.

PowerDrift is Girnar Software’s 8th acquisition spanning across technology and content space. Aiming to digitize the entire auto ecosystem of the country, GirnarSoft has become largest automotive video content player with 1.4 million YouTube subscribers, largest consumer facing digital destination with 30 million monthly unique visitors coming on group sites and largest auto social media platform in the country.

Speaking on the Acquisition, Amit Jain, Co-founder and CEO, CarDekho said, “These are exciting times. CarDekho has always innovated and focussed on providing the best user experience. Content plays an extremely important role in that. By bringing PowerDrift on board, I am convinced that this acquisition will prove to be a game-changer. We will come up with the best in class video content, which will be a visual treat and decision enabler for all stakeholders. I welcome each one from PowerDrift on-board and look forward to a power-packed innings!”

Rohal Albal, Co-Founder and CEO, PowerDrift said, “Showcasing Indian motoring in a unique and world class way has been the founding principle of PowerDrift. This alliance enables us in creating more exciting content, but also offers great value to our viewers. With our strengths compounded, I can’t wait for an even bigger, more exciting automotive future for India”.

Girnar Software is one of India’s leading consumer internet companies. The group runs India’s largest auto sites - CarDekho.com, Zigwheels.com, BikeDekho.com and Gaadi.com. The company is also a pioneer in introducing specialised portals like TyreDekho.com and TrucksDekho.com and CollegeDekho.com. GirnarSoft went international in 2015 with an auto site CarBay.com in multiple countries in Asia and Middle East. It also launched OTO.com in Indonesia which has become the number one auto site. Girnar Software has acquired Gaadi.com, Zigwheels.com, Buying IQ (shopping engine), Drishya360s (virtual reality), Volob Technologies (AR-VR focused visual communications), Connecto (SaaS start-up), Help on Wheels, road side assistance startup.

Girnar Software has raised funding from Marquee investors which include Google Capital, Tybourne Capital, Hillhouse Capital, Sequoia Capital, HDFC Bank, Ratan Tata and Times Internet. The company is currently valued at USD 380 million.The group’s vision is to be a multi-billion dollar company by 2021 with global footprint.

CarDekho Acquires Youtube Channel PowerDrift

In yet another strategic move, Jaipur Headquartered Girnar Software Pvt Ltd, which owns and operates India’s largest auto portals CarDekho.com, Gaadi.com, ZigWheels.com and BikeDekho.com has announced the acquisition of PowerDrift Studios Private Limited, popularly known as PowerDrift. PowerDrift is India’s largest YouTube channel for automotive content and is on the verge of being the only automotive channel on YouTube to reach a million subscribers. This makes Girnarsoft group the largest automotive video content player reaching out to 1.4 million subscribers.

Founded in 2012 by Rohan Albal and Amit Shetty, PowerDrift is a new age rich media content creation company that specialises in creating unique lifestyle and engaging video content for consumers and enthusiasts of cars and motorcycles in India. Awarded with the 'Best Auto Content Creator - All India' award at the Social Media Summit 2018, PowerDrift's content has been an amalgamation of sound understanding of cars and motorcycles and the subtle art of filmmaking. Surpassing all the industry giants and conventional auto shows in near half the number of Videos and half the time, PowerDrift today clocks in 10million+ views monthly and has gone on to become a cult as India’s most favourite auto show.

In just a span of five years since its inception, PowerDrift has dominated the video content space in the country with more than 240 million lifetime views on its YouTube channel with an average of 2 lakh views per video. Importance of Video content is underlined by the Google – Kantar TNS study, which states that 80 % of car buyers watch online video during their car buying journey.

PowerDrift is Girnar Software’s 8th acquisition spanning across technology and content space. Aiming to digitize the entire auto ecosystem of the country, GirnarSoft has become largest automotive video content player with 1.4 million YouTube subscribers, largest consumer facing digital destination with 30 million monthly unique visitors coming on group sites and largest auto social media platform in the country.

Speaking on the Acquisition, Amit Jain, Co-founder and CEO, CarDekho said, “These are exciting times. CarDekho has always innovated and focussed on providing the best user experience. Content plays an extremely important role in that. By bringing PowerDrift on board, I am convinced that this acquisition will prove to be a game-changer. We will come up with the best in class video content, which will be a visual treat and decision enabler for all stakeholders. I welcome each one from PowerDrift on-board and look forward to a power-packed innings!”

Rohal Albal, Co-Founder and CEO, PowerDrift said, “Showcasing Indian motoring in a unique and world class way has been the founding principle of PowerDrift. This alliance enables us in creating more exciting content, but also offers great value to our viewers. With our strengths compounded, I can’t wait for an even bigger, more exciting automotive future for India”.

Girnar Software is one of India’s leading consumer internet companies. The group runs India’s largest auto sites - CarDekho.com, Zigwheels.com, BikeDekho.com and Gaadi.com. The company is also a pioneer in introducing specialised portals like TyreDekho.com and TrucksDekho.com and CollegeDekho.com. GirnarSoft went international in 2015 with an auto site CarBay.com in multiple countries in Asia and Middle East. It also launched OTO.com in Indonesia which has become the number one auto site. Girnar Software has acquired Gaadi.com, Zigwheels.com, Buying IQ (shopping engine), Drishya360s (virtual reality), Volob Technologies (AR-VR focused visual communications), Connecto (SaaS start-up), Help on Wheels, road side assistance startup.

Girnar Software has raised funding from Marquee investors which include Google Capital, Tybourne Capital, Hillhouse Capital, Sequoia Capital, HDFC Bank, Ratan Tata and Times Internet. The company is currently valued at USD 380 million.The group’s vision is to be a multi-billion dollar company by 2021 with global footprint.

GirnarSoft Ropes in CRM Ace Amol Naresh

GirnarSoft, which runs India’s leading auto portals CarDekho.com, Gaadi.com and Zigwheels.com, has appointed Amol Naresh as Director-CRM. In his role, Amol will be responsible for growing the adoption of our CRM tools that are provided to auto dealer partners and OE manufacturers for better business processing.

Prior to joining GirnarSoft, Amol was associated with Hansa Customer Equity Pvt. Ltd as a Program Manager for group wide implementation of CRM program on Microsoft Dynamics CRM at Mahindra & Mahindra. A techno-functional professional and industry veteran, Amol has varied experience in customer relationship business and loyalty processes across automobile, airline and realty sectors in a career spanning over 15 years. He has held leadership roles with automobile majors like Maruti Suzuki and Volkswagen India, and Godrej Properties.

Speaking on the appointment, Ankur Agarwal, Chief People Officer, GirnarSoft, said, “Customer relationship management (CRM) is the backbone of our offerings to our dealers and OE manufacturers and is a segway of opportunities for CarDekho’s network expansion. Amol’s previous association with leading players in the automobile manufacturer’s space provides him with in-depth insights that will come in handy as GirnarSoft gets ready for the next level of growth. We are delighted to have Amol on board.”

At Volkswagen India, Amol led the end-to-end implementation of the Annual Operational CRM Program, along with the benchmark call-centre initiative “Call back in 10 minutes”, and achieved over 95% efficiency. For Maruti Suzuki, Amol was instrumental in driving the success of e-commerce initiative ‘Gift a Car in India’. He also implemented the SAS analytical CRM system for marketing automation at Maruti Suzuki.

“GirnarSoft has established itself as a market leader in the Indian online automobile industry because of its diverse and user-centric offerings to consumers, dealers and manufacturers. CRM solutions are instrumental in the growth trajectory of the company and in sync with my field of experience. I wish to bring forth the knowledge and contribute towards continued success of the company,” says Amol Naresh.

CarDekho.com offers its dealer partners CRM solutions which act as a comprehensive tool to manage the entire customer lifecycle covering all customer touch points. These tools include lead management systems, post sales management tools, call tracker solutions, online engagement tools and so on. With its CRM offerings to the stakeholders, CarDekho believes in making user experience seamless and frictionless.

GirnarSoft has been on a high with several entrepreneurs and business heads joining its leadership ranks recently. Some of these include Holidify CEO & co-founder Rohit Shroff (he joined GirnarSoft as the associate director, product and growth), LetsIntern co-founder Mayank Batheja (joined as the associate vice-president of CarDekho’s car owners’ business), and Fitrrati co-founder Amit Monga (joined as deputy director, CarDekho auctions).

GirnarSoft Launches BusesDekho, Indian Passenger Commercial Vehicle Portal

After a successful one-year run, India’s fastest growing trucking platform, TrucksDekho.com, GirnarSoft launched BusesDekho.com in the passenger commercial vehicle segment. GirnarSoft also owns popular auto portals such as CarDekho.com, Gaadi.com and Zigwheels.com. BusesDekho.com is aimed at filling the digitization void in the passenger commercial vehicle segment. It also bridges the gap between manufacturers and bus owners in the domestic space.

On BusesDekho.com, users can search for buses, vans and auto rickshaws from leading brands, check specifications, view pictures and videos, download brochures and get prices of models. Additionally, the users can compare specifications of upto three vehicles and find the nearest dealers, service centers, spare parts and body makers. In short, BusesDekho offers a one-stop solution for researching, analysing and comparing buses, vans and other passenger commercial vehicles.

With 189 models comprising of 156 buses, 18 vans and 15 auto rickshaws, BusesDekho provides the perfect platform for buyers and fleet owners to gather information about their choice of products. The portal also contains verified addresses of over 2000 dealers, 2500 service centers, 2500 spare part centers and 312 body makers across India.

Commenting on the new platform, Mr. Robinder Gauba, Business Head, TrucksDekho and BusesDekho, said, “While digitization has been slowly seeping into the commercial vehicle space, there is still a huge void with respect to auto sites catering to this growing demand. With this launch, we are looking to build a holistic online ecosystem where fleet owners can research, compare and discover the best vehicle options to meet their requirements.”

Currently, the market for bus sales has witnessed an annual growth of 10.8%. “It is a great time to launch such a project, considering the Government of India’s proposal to open up the passenger transport sector to more private players,” he adds.

GirnarSoft forayed into the commercial vehicle segment last year with TrucksDekho.com. The platform is currently the fastest growing online trucking portal with an average of 10-12 lakh monthly page views from 2-3 lakh unique visitors. TrucksDekho.com provides comprehensive information about trucks, including specs, features, prices, comparisons, reviews and industry insights. It has collaborated with several major dealerships in India including Cargo Motors, FortPoint, Kasliwal Trucking and GRD Trucks.

GirnarSoft Acqui-hires Management Consulting Firm Valueserve

GirnarSoft, the parent company to India’s auto portals such as CarDekho.com, Gaadi.com and Zigwheels.com, has acqui-hired Valueserve Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd in a cash deal. The move marks a diversification of the company to cater to the public sector by providing e-governance solutions, consulting and management support services.

Launched in November 2010, Valueserve was founded by Yatendra Garg, a IIT Madras alumni and a consultant with over ten years of experience with several e-governance and ICT initiatives. The company has been empaneled with leading consulting firms such as Grant Thornton, Ernst & Young, KPMG and Deloitte. Garg will report to GirnarSoft co-founder Anurag Jain.

Speaking on the announcement, Anurag said, “GirnarSoft is an internet conglomerate and a house of innovations with proven successful consumer portals in the auto sector amongst others. We have been creating world class portals for various consumers and with this new initiative we want to apply all the learnings we have had over the years in the public sector. Given the push to create a digital India, e-Governance solution development and consultation appealed to us as a viable option. We are confident that the acquisition of Valueserve will allow us to add great value to various e-Governance and ICT initiatives.”

Yatendra Garg, Founder, Valueserve, added, “In a day and age when the boundaries between public and private endeavours are shrinking rapidly, we are witnessing an increasing number of private business entities venturing into the public sector. GirnarSoft is renowned for its expertise in delivering consumer-oriented business solutions, and there were plenty of synergies between the company and Valueserve. This development holds a lot of promise for the public sector.”

Last year, the Rajasthan government's industries department signed 3 MoUs with GirnarSoft for creating 1) Government of Rajasthan - CSR Portal to facilitate, communicate and operationalise CSR in the state, 2) Rajasthan Investment and Promotion Scheme Portal for ease of doing business and 3) MSME conclave portal. With this acquisition, the company will have a dedicated team to service public sector clients.

Valueserve Consulting is GirnarSoft’s ninth deal in the last two years. Earlier it made a strategic investment in Advanced Structures India. It has acquired Volob, Connecto, Help on Wheels, Zigwheels.com, Gaadi.com and BuyingIQ. The company has also incubated and invested in CollegeDekho.com.

GirnarSoft Appoints Holidify Co-founder Rohit Shroff as the Associate Director - Product and Growth

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GirnarSoft has appointed Rohit Shroff as the Associate Director - Product and Growth. He was previously the CEO and co-founder of Holidify, a holiday discovery platform. In his new role, Rohit will channelise his entrepreneurial experience in improving product and driving growth across multiple platforms owned by the company.

A chemical engineering graduate from Indian Institute of Technology-Mumbai, Rohit was instrumental in conceptualising and commercialising Holidify which went on to raise several rounds of investment. During the early days of his work life, he was a Quantitative Analyst at Motilal Oswal and Associate Consultant Indus Insights.  

Speaking on the announcement, Amit Jain, co-founder and CEO, GirnarSoft, said, “CarDekho.com has earlier launched new tech tools like Feel The Car and CarDekho Nxt Gen and new services like auto loan, auto insurance, roadside assistance, accessory shopping and tyres to ease car search and ownership. Rohit has sharp product insights and is thorough with trading strategies and core tenets of e-commerce and data analytics. He will help us in solidifying various aspects of product development and in gaining traction for our auto portals and apps.”

Rohit added, “I am delighted to join the pool of technocrats and management experts who steer GirnarSoft’s ventures. The new role provides an opportunity to invest my know-how of the digital space while also giving me a rich learning of the dynamic automobile market.”

Over the years, CarDekho.com has improved its user experience significantly and scaled to several businesses including used car, new car, auto loans, car auctions and car owners. Most of the expansion has been organic or through acquisitions and tie-ups. This year, it acquired three startups: Help on Wheels to provide high quality roadside assistance service, Connecto to provide better user experience and Volob to provide 3D visualisation of cars.

Rohit joins a long list of entrepreneurs in GirnarSoft. Some of the other entrepreneurs appointed by the company include Mayank Batheja, founder of LetsIntern, who joined as AVP-car owners’ division; Umesh Hora, founder of The Mind Cafe India, who joined as CFO; Abhishek Shah, co-founder of Fetise.com and Dealsandyou.com, who leads BikeDekho; and Amit Monga, founder of Fitrrati and eSportsBuy.com, who is Deputy Director- CarDekho.com Auctions.

Last month, GirnarSoft made a strategic investment in car testing and benchmarking firm Advanced Structures India (ASI) and also acquired SaaS startup Connecto in a cash and stock deal.

GirnarSoft Buys SaaS Startup Connecto in a Cash and Stock Deal

GirnarSoft, the parent company of India’s top auto portals CarDekho.com, Gaadi.com and Zigwheels.com, has acquired SaaS startup Connecto in a cash and stock deal. With this acquisition, GirnarSoft will leverage Connecto’s tools to improve user experience across all the websites and apps of the company.

Founded in November 2013 by Jagmal Singh and Saurabh Mathur, Connecto has built device-agnostic tools to help product managers and marketers communicate more efficiently with their customers. It provides users with services like notification engine, A/B testing, custom integrations and automatic user profiles creator.

Talking about the new acquisition, Amit Jain, co-founder and CEO, GirnarSoft, said, “Being a tech-intensive company, we are always on the look-out for more hi-tech startups to augment our tech expertise. Connecto will help us create user profiles by tracking user behaviour in real time. These user segments can then be interacted with in a personalised manner via web notifications, specific emails, in-app notifications and chrome notifications.”

Over the past few months, CarDekho.com has launched several unique tools to ease car buying. These include Feel The Car, a tool that gives 360 degree interior/exterior view with sounds of the car and explanation of features with videos, and CarDekho Nxt Gen, a virtual-reality based application to give users a real experience of a car showroom.

Connecto is GirnarSoft’s seventh deal in the last two years. Earlier it made a strategic investment in Advanced Structures India. It has acquired Help on Wheels, Drishya360, Zigwheels.com, Gaadi.com and BuyingIQ. The company has also incubated and invested in CollegeDekho.com.

GirnarSoft Buys SaaS Startup Connecto in a Cash and Stock Deal

GirnarSoft, the parent company of India’s top auto portals CarDekho.com, Gaadi.com and Zigwheels.com, has acquired SaaS startup Connecto in a cash and stock deal. With this acquisition, GirnarSoft will leverage Connecto’s tools to improve user experience across all the websites and apps of the company.

Founded in November 2013 by Jagmal Singh and Saurabh Mathur, Connecto has built device-agnostic tools to help product managers and marketers communicate more efficiently with their customers. It provides users with services like notification engine, A/B testing, custom integrations and automatic user profiles creator.

Talking about the new acquisition, Amit Jain, co-founder and CEO, GirnarSoft, said, “Being a tech-intensive company, we are always on the look-out for more hi-tech startups to augment our tech expertise. Connecto will help us create user profiles by tracking user behaviour in real time. These user segments can then be interacted with in a personalised manner via web notifications, specific emails, in-app notifications and chrome notifications.”

Over the past few months, CarDekho.com has launched several unique tools to ease car buying. These include Feel The Car, a tool that gives 360 degree interior/exterior view with sounds of the car and explanation of features with videos, and CarDekho Nxt Gen, a virtual-reality based application to give users a real experience of a car showroom.

Connecto is GirnarSoft’s seventh deal in the last two years. Earlier it made a strategic investment in Advanced Structures India. It has acquired Help on Wheels, Drishya360, Zigwheels.com, Gaadi.com and BuyingIQ. The company has also incubated and invested in CollegeDekho.com.

GirnarSoft Invests in Advanced Structures India

GirnarSoft, the parent company of India’s auto portals CarDekho.com, Gaadi.com and Zigwheels.com, has made a strategic investment in car testing and benchmarking firm Advanced Structures India (ASI). Girnarsoft will leverage ASI's expertise in testing and measurement to significantly improve car search experience on its portfolio of auto sites that will objectively showcase metrics and scores.

Founded in 2014 by Vaibhav Kumar and Rahul Ramola, ASI is an automotive engineering, testing and R&D solutions firm. It conducts scientific tests on cars to remove the judgement and subjectivity associated with parameters such as fuel efficiency, noise, vibration, comfort, acceleration and braking. Till now ASI has worked with large OEMs to help them create lightweight yet durable and efficient structures, among other automotive products.

Speaking on the announcement, Amit Jain, co-founder and CEO, GirnarSoft, said, “Providing the best car search experience to users which requires objective and authoritative assessment of cars and bikes. For instance, today there are just Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) tested numbers on mileage, and everyone quotes mileage numbers based on standard track conditions. ASI has better tools to test the car on actual Indian roads for mileage and all other key parameters important for customers. CarDekho will strive to become the most trusted source for auto buyers to get scientifically backed information and car and bike ratings. This deal will add a new layer of capability to CarDekho’s existing tools for car reviews.”

Vaibhav Kumar, co-founder, ASI, added, “ASI was established with an aim to provide unbiased and scientific testing of cars to provide the most accurate results. Joining GirnarSoft will allow us to integrate our existing technical framework into its robust technological infrastructure and develop a repository of credible reviews for users.”

Over the past few months, CarDekho.com has launched a slew of solutions to ease car search. A notable feature is Feel the Car which gives all details that one needs about a vehicle. These include 3D visualizer of exteriors and interiors of the car, configurator for customization of a car and car comparisons. It also gives access to reviews, videos, news and articles.

ASI is GirnarSoft’s sixth deal in the last two years. Earlier it acquired Help on Wheels, Drishya360, Zigwheels, Gaadi.com and BuyingIQ. The company has also incubated and invested in CollegeDekho.com.

GirnarSoft Invests in Advanced Structures India

GirnarSoft, the parent company of India’s auto portals CarDekho.com, Gaadi.com and Zigwheels.com, has made a strategic investment in car testing and benchmarking firm Advanced Structures India (ASI). Girnarsoft will leverage ASI's expertise in testing and measurement to significantly improve car search experience on its portfolio of auto sites that will objectively showcase metrics and scores.

Founded in 2014 by Vaibhav Kumar and Rahul Ramola, ASI is an automotive engineering, testing and R&D solutions firm. It conducts scientific tests on cars to remove the judgement and subjectivity associated with parameters such as fuel efficiency, noise, vibration, comfort, acceleration and braking. Till now ASI has worked with large OEMs to help them create lightweight yet durable and efficient structures, among other automotive products.

Speaking on the announcement, Amit Jain, co-founder and CEO, GirnarSoft, said, “Providing the best car search experience to users which requires objective and authoritative assessment of cars and bikes. For instance, today there are just Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) tested numbers on mileage, and everyone quotes mileage numbers based on standard track conditions. ASI has better tools to test the car on actual Indian roads for mileage and all other key parameters important for customers. CarDekho will strive to become the most trusted source for auto buyers to get scientifically backed information and car and bike ratings. This deal will add a new layer of capability to CarDekho’s existing tools for car reviews.”

Vaibhav Kumar, co-founder, ASI, added, “ASI was established with an aim to provide unbiased and scientific testing of cars to provide the most accurate results. Joining GirnarSoft will allow us to integrate our existing technical framework into its robust technological infrastructure and develop a repository of credible reviews for users.”

Over the past few months, CarDekho.com has launched a slew of solutions to ease car search. A notable feature is Feel the Car which gives all details that one needs about a vehicle. These include 3D visualizer of exteriors and interiors of the car, configurator for customization of a car and car comparisons. It also gives access to reviews, videos, news and articles.

ASI is GirnarSoft’s sixth deal in the last two years. Earlier it acquired Help on Wheels, Drishya360, Zigwheels, Gaadi.com and BuyingIQ. The company has also incubated and invested in CollegeDekho.com.