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Startup community mourns demise of 32-year-old Pankhuri, Grabhouse founder Pankhuri Shrivastava

Founder of rental startup Grabhouse and Pankhuri, the women-focused social platform, Pankhuri Shrivastava, recently passed away on December 24. The serial entrepreneur was 32 years old. Her demise was mourned by several prominent names in the Indian startup community. Vani Kola, founder of Kalaari Capital, wrote in a tweet on Sunday (December 26), “Yesterday, it came as a shock to me when I…

Quikr acquires home rental marketplace Grabhouse

Bengaluru: Online classifieds company Quikr India Pvt. Ltd has acquired home rental start-up Grabhouse in an all-stock deal.

The report cites sources saying the deal was valued at $10 million. It’s worth noting that Grabhouse had raised $10 million in a Series B funding from Kalaari Capital and Sequoia Capitalin October 2015, and then laid off over 100 employees in business restructuring exercise…

QuikrHomes acquires Bengaluru-based rental platform Grabhouse

QuikrHomes, online classified advertising platform Quikr’s real estate vertical, has acquired Bengaluru-based rental home platform Grabhouse. The deal value was not disclosed. This is Quikr’s tenth acquisition and the second in its home vertical. It had acquired Commonfloor in an $100-million, all-stock deal in January. Grabhouse will continue to operate as a separate business, but its team of…