Quikr amongst Global leaders @ Nokia World 2011

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Quikr is to showcase its capabilities at Nokia World 2011 global industry event being held in London. Pranay Chulet, CEO, Quikr is believed to take part in "The Rise of the planet of the Apps", a power packed panel discussion on the burgeoning app economy and the opportunity it offers to developers across the globe. Quikr also showcased its app at Nokia World. Quikr offers a web and mobile-based classifieds platform that addresses a wide variety of local commerce needs. More than 18 million consumers across India visit Quikr every month to sell, buy, rent or find things ranging from laptops to mobile phones to cars to real estate to jobs and everything in between. Over the last two years, the company has successfully transformed itself from an online to online & mobile leader by building Quikr Mobile, its platform that spans across mobile browsers, apps and text messaging.

D Shivakumar,VP & Managing Director, Nokia India said, "We are excited to see Quikr participating in Nokia World. The mobile application industry is easily the fastest growing sector in the world and we have seen some of the most talented developers coming from India. We look forward to working with Quikr to support their mobile efforts, while providing greater value to Nokia consumers from India"

Pranay Chulet said, "We have been running our business seamlessly across online and mobile media for some time now and are excited to be recognized as a valued associate in mobile classifieds by a company such as Nokia. It further strengthens our belief that there are enormous societal benefits and business opportunities waiting to be tapped by businesses that run across mobile and internet. We have grown over 10 times in the last 2 years and want to continue to grow the business at a similar fast pace in future as well. A large part of this growth will come from Quikr Mobile, which helps us tap into the market of hundreds of millions of mobile phone users in India. With Quikr Mobile working seamlessly with our online platform, we are well positioned to benefit from the growth of internet as well as the scale of mobile."


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