Hopscotch (company)

Hopscotch
Type of site
 Private
Founded 2011
Area served India
Founder(s) Rahul Anand
Industry Internet
Services E-commerce (Online Shopping)
Employees 300+ (2015)
Website http://www.hopscotch.in

Hopscotch is an ecommerce company founded in 2011 by Rahul Anand, a graduate of Harvard Business School and the University of Michigan. Hopscotch, headquartered in Mumbai, India, is a curated store featuring a variety of international and local branded merchandise for kids, mom and home.[1][2] Founder Rahul Anand previously worked at Diapers.com, one of the largest baby ecommerce sites in the U.S.[3]

Financing

Investors include:

  • Eduardo Saverin (Co-Founder, Facebook)
  • Toivo Annus (Co-Founder, Skype)
  • Wei Hua Yan (Co-Founder, Diapers.com), and
  • Hari Kumar (Co-Founder, TPG-Axon).

They raised $10–15m over two rounds.[2][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Hopscotch – Find something new for baby, mom and home on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  2. 1 2 "Facebook's co-founder Eduardo Saverin, VC fund invest $11 million in local e-commerce site Hopscotch". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  3. ↑ "We want to be build Hopscotch as the most profitable baby products e-tailer: Rahul Anand | VCCircle". www.vccircle.com. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  4. ↑ "Hopscotch | CrunchBase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
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