| Company Name | WACHOX.com |
| Mission | WACHOX.com is India’s first web-portal dedicated
exclusively to Adventure and Outdoors. |
Overview
| - As offbeat as its name WACHOX.com is India’s first website dedicated
exclusively to adventure and outdoors. WACHOX.com is India’s gateway to the
world that’s action packed with promises of adrenalin and adventure.
- WACHOX.com is a comprehensive database of adventure organisations,
latest outdoor events, adventure articles, news and gear reviews. WACHOX.com
also introduces XNET the first social network and forum for all adventurers to
connect with fellow outdoors enthusiasts, share experiences and interact.
- WACHOX.com is both, a local as well as global portal in nature. i.e. the
Organisations, Stores and Events are listed on a local level ( based on city of
your location ) whereas XNET, Articles, News and Gear Reviews are same across
all the cities.
- In less than 4 Months post launch, WACHOX.com has received an
overwhelming response with over 100500 Page views, 16000 Visitors, 7mins of average time spent on site and over
14,500+ FaceBook Fans..
- Currently WACHOX.com listings are spread across Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore
and Rest of India. We intend to launch
WACHOX - Rest of Maharashtra, Goa, NCR, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkatta and
Andamans on 1st or March 2012.
- WACHOX.com will be launching its version 2.0 on 1st May 2012, which will
include a booking portal that enables an user to book his her choice of
activity / event directly on WACHOX.com thus making it convenient for both the
participant and user.
- Version 2.0 will also include a market place, where individuals and
companies will be able to buy, sell. exchange and rent adventure & outdoor
gear and equipment.
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| Launch | October 10, 2011 |
Founders
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Siddharth Shah Founder & CEO Self educated - Self
taught brand designer ( Founder of ACID Designs ), a passionate foodie, an avid
travelled, a film buff and a diehard adventurer'; Siddharth is the dreamer, innovator
and creator behind WACHOX.com. |
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- Nihal Kulkarni,
- Co-Founder
B.A in economics from
Brown University-USA, Managing Director of Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd, a
financial wizard, border line geek, award winning horse rider and a diehard adventurer, Nihal is the
business and financial brain behind WACHOX.com.
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- Avni Shetty
- Co-Founder &
Director
- B.A. in Economics
and B.A.L.L.B from Mumbai University, an
International swimmer, multiple gold medal
winning National champion, runner up at Fear Factor ( Khatron Ke Khiladi 3 ),
passionate backpacker and a diehard adventurer; Avni is the constant
idea machine and head of content at WACHOX.com.
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- Niranjan Paranjpe
- Co-Founder
& Director
- B.A. in Political Science
and Masters is Mass Communication from Pune University, a wellness and fitness consultant (Founder of The
Wellness Club), a motivational speaker, passionate
writer and a diehard adventurer;
Niranjan is the head of Sales and Marketing at WACHOX.com.
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Bachelors of
Engineering from Pune University and Masters in Engineering Management from the
Duke University -USA, a blogger, an avid traveler, creator of jokes and a diehard adventurer; Prasad is the head of Strategy
at WACHOX.com. |
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- Vinit Barde
- Co-Founder &
Director
- Bachelors of
Engineering from Pune University and Masters in Civil Engineering from the
University of Purdue-USA, a passionate
chef cum foodie, a fitness
enthusiast and a diehard adventurer;
Vinit is the head of business
development at WACHOX.com.
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| Location | Pune
| Mumbai | Bangalore |
| Team | 12 |
| Segment | Internet-
Information Portal |
| Reference | Pankaj Chaddah (Co-founder of
Zomato.com)
I have known the team of WACHOX.com
right from its ideation stage. Ever since Siddharth Shah shared the idea of
creating India’s first dedicated adventure portal, I believed that WACHOX had
the potential to grow big and become a one stop shop for all our adventure
needs. Till date, India has not witnessed significant players in adventure
sports. With the surge in ecommerce business & explosion of digital
advertisement spent in India, WACHOX.com is in the right place at the right
time.
I believe, WACHOX addresses the critical need of
creating a common platform for all adventure & outdoor needs, also by being
the first of its kind in India, it definitely enjoys the first mover advantage.
What impresses me most is that WACHOX's organic nature allows adventurers and
outdoors enthusiasts to share information and interact with other fellow
adventurers. |
