Smartican

Smartican
Type of site
 Social networking service
Founded January 31, 2013 (2013-01-31)
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Country of origin India
Area served Worldwide
Owner Motion Punch Studios
Founder(s)
  • Charak Almast
  • Mani Dev Gyawali
  • Aastha Almast
  • Abhishek Puri
CEO Charak Almast
Key people Charak Almast (CEO)
Industry Internet
Services Social networking service
Website smartican.com
Registration Required
Users Increase 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

  1. ↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/a-desi-social-network-for-every-passion/articleshow/50791986.cms
  2. 1 2 "Five ways to expand your social network". Deccan Chronicle. Deccan Chronicle. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Smartican promotes topic based networking". Social Samosa. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Pillai, Shalina. "A desi social network for every passion". indiatimes.com. Economic Times. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Choudhury, Aparajita (30 March 2015). "How Smartican is changing the landscape of social media". Entrepreneur India. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. 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.
  7. ↑ Singh, Bhavna (17 April 2015). "Smartican: A Social Networking Startup that Connects Like Minded People". imWire. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Gupta, Hita (31 March 2015). "Evolving a social offer into a media platform in India". Digital Market Asia. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Smartican". Google Play. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Singh, Jagmeet (5 April 2015). "5 apps that let you share your thoughts anonymously". TechOne3. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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