{"id":7864,"date":"2016-08-27T16:41:20","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T11:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ishwark6.sg-host.com\/?p=7864"},"modified":"2016-08-29T12:21:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T06:51:41","slug":"freecharge-charges-crownit-undisclosed-amount-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/startup-buzz.com\/?p=7864","title":{"rendered":"Freecharge Charges Crownit With Undisclosed Amount Of Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Looks like Crownit\u2019s got a few new crowns of its own!<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>After recent investment in health startup <a href=\"https:\/\/startup-buzz.com\/health-startup-pianta-secures-funds-freecharge\/\">Pianta<\/a>, Freecharge founders Kunal Shah and Sandeep Tandon have once again made a move of charging Cashback app Crownit with an undisclosed amount of funding.<\/p>\n<p>Other participators in this round include Freshdesk Co-founder Girish Mathrubootham and ex-<a href=\"https:\/\/startup-buzz.com\/snapdeal-shakes-hand-urbanclap-launch-new-service-android-app\/\">Snapdeal<\/a> CPO Anand Chandrasekaran.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Quick Success of <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crownit.in\/\"><strong>Crownit<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Gurgaon-based cashback app Crownit was founded in March 2014 by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.linkedin.com\/in\/groversameer\">Sameer Grover<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.linkedin.com\/in\/ashishmunjal\">Ashish Munjal<\/a>. Given the title \u2018Best Cashback App\u2019, Crownit is basically a marketing app that offers multiple cashback deals. Whether it\u2019s feasting, exercising, pampering, vacationing, having a fun time at the movies or going on an adventure, among many more leisure activities, Crownit offers to earn cash back by simply clicking and sending a picture of your bill.<\/p>\n<p>As per Freecharge founder, Kunal Shah, Crownit has built a sustainable marketing program for offline merchants. The extensive consumer engagement of Crownit also proves that the product has been accepted and truly works!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About the Investment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In the words of FreshDesk founder, Girish Mathrubootham, \u201cCrownit has razor sharp focus on customer satisfaction. A company at such early stage with so much passion for customer delight is something which awed me. And clearly, the business model is disruptive and solving a big problem which local merchants face in India.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The app currently lists 15,000 restaurants, hotels, gyms, and spas. \u00a0Will this round of funding up their reach? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe with us to get your dose of interesting news, research &amp; opinions in the startup segment. Fill the form below: [email-subscribers namefield=&#8221;YES&#8221; desc=&#8221;&#8221; group=&#8221;Public&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looks like Crownit\u2019s got a few new crowns of its own! After recent investment in health startup Pianta, Freecharge founders Kunal Shah and Sandeep Tandon have once again made a move of charging Cashback app Crownit with an undisclosed amount of funding. 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