Funds raised will be used to further scale its recruitment business and build new product offerings for both companies that hire gig workers, and the workers
Vahan caters to the skilled as well as the unskilled workforce via WhatsApp allowing them to find jobs, apply for them, and upload CVs all through the social media platform
It has also partnered with Airtel to run hiring campaigns across a subscriber base of 300 Mn people
Bengaluru-based gig jobs marketplace Vahan has raised $8 Mn in a Series A led by existing investors Khosla Ventures and Pioneer Fund. With participation from Airtel in the current round, Shakti VC, Spike Ventures, Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Verizon’s Guru Gowrappan and Kevin Shannon also invested in the startup in the current round.
Vahan said it will use the funds to further scale its recruitment business and build new product offerings for both companies that hire gig workers and blue collar workers.