Smartican
Type of site | Social networking service |
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Founded | January 31, 2013 |
Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Country of origin | India |
Area served | Worldwide |
Owner | Motion Punch Studios |
Founder(s) |
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CEO | Charak Almast |
Key people | Charak Almast (CEO) |
Industry | Internet |
Services | Social networking service |
Website |
smartican |
Registration | Required |
Users | 50,00,000[1] |
Current status | Active |
Smartican is a social discovery platform.[2][3] Founded in 2013, Smartican has a user base of over 50,00,000[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
- ↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/a-desi-social-network-for-every-passion/articleshow/50791986.cms
- 1 2 "Five ways to expand your social network". Deccan Chronicle. Deccan Chronicle. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Smartican promotes topic based networking". Social Samosa. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ Pillai, Shalina. "A desi social network for every passion". indiatimes.com. Economic Times. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ Choudhury, Aparajita (30 March 2015). "How Smartican is changing the landscape of social media". Entrepreneur India. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- 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.
- ↑ Singh, Bhavna (17 April 2015). "Smartican: A Social Networking Startup that Connects Like Minded People". imWire. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ Gupta, Hita (31 March 2015). "Evolving a social offer into a media platform in India". Digital Market Asia. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Smartican". Google Play. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ Singh, Jagmeet (5 April 2015). "5 apps that let you share your thoughts anonymously". TechOne3. Retrieved 11 June 2015.