Meet the man who built India’s largest home services platform, worth over 16,500 crores (2021)
Meet Raghav Chandra, the Co-founder and CTO of Urban Company, India’s largest home services platform.
He leads the technology and product development at the company,
which has raised over $300 million in funding and operates in 30+ cities across 4 countries.
Raghav graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering in 2012.
He worked as a software engineer at Twitter and Yelp before starting his entrepreneurial journey.
He also founded Buggi, a peer-to-peer car rental platform, in 2013.
Raghav met his co-founders Abhiraj Bhal and Varun Khaitan at The Boston Consulting Group.
They decided to start Urban Company (then Urban Clap) in 2014, with a vision to transform the unorganized and fragmented services sector in India.
Urban Company offers a range of services, such as beauty, wellness, cleaning, repairs, and personal care, to customers at their doorstep.
It also empowers millions of service professionals by providing them with training, tools, and access to a steady income.
Raghav is passionate about building products that solve real problems for millions of customers and service professionals.
He believes in keeping things simple and focusing on the core value proposition.
Raghav and his team have built a robust tech infrastructure that enables seamless booking, tracking, and payment of services.
They have also developed a proprietary quality control system that ensures high standards of service delivery and customer satisfaction.
Raghav has also led the innovation and expansion of Urban Company in new markets, such as Dubai, Singapore, and Australia.
He has also spearheaded the launch of new services, such as salon at home, home painting, and pest control, to cater to the diverse needs of customers.
Raghav is also an avid dancer, who loves to groove to West Coast Swing and Rock-n-Roll.
He enjoys outdoor activities like slacklining and bouldering.
He is a voracious reader and a lifelong learner, who is always curious about new technologies and trends.
Raghav is one of the most influential and inspiring entrepreneurs in India, who has built a successful and impactful company from scratch.
He is a role model for aspiring founders and tech enthusiasts, who want to make a difference in the world
