Droom has now become the king
of good times. You can now buy or rent a plane or helicopter through the Droom
website (www.droom.in). Founded in April 2014 in Silicon Valley, Droom is
India’s first online marketplace to buy and sell new and used automobiles and
automobile services. Droom has now
entered into a partnership with JetSetGo to fulfil a person’s private aviation
requirements.
The move marks Droom’s foray
into the aerial space and give its users a chance to buy or sell private planes
and choppers from its online portal. Additionally, Droom is also expanding and
pushing its limits by foraying into the fun rides and experiences category for
rental and chartering of private planes and choppers.
According to the company press
release, it claims to be the largest online automobile marketplace in India
with product offerings in 14 different automobile categories including auto
services, over 10000 sellers and more than 6,000 listings. At Droom, one can
buy and sell everything on wheels, right from bicycles to planes. Additionally, Droom is launching the fun
rides and experiences category where a party in the sky, a joyride with family,
or a corporate getaway can be booked across Droom platforms.
Sandeep Aggarwal, Founder
& CEO, Droom, commented, “At Droom, we have always endeavored to provide
our consumers with the widest selection and choicest of offerings in the
automobile segment. By partnering with JetSetGo and adding this new category
into our list of product offerings, we are poised to leverage the growing
spending power of the Indian consumers to provide them with need-based private
aviation solutions.”
Kanika Tekriwal, Co-founder
and CEO, JetSetGo, added, “Droom with its disruptive marketplace approach, is
one of the most influential players in the Indian automobile market. What I
personally love about Droom is that it caters to every segment of society, be
it a scooter or a Skoda car or a Lamborgini – Droom is the right way to
droooom. What better partnership to have than by two of India’s pioneers in
their respective fields. I am confident that the two company’s together will
revolutionise the transportation space.”
Backed by some of the leading
global venture investors, Droom is looking to further expand its operations to
add 20 automobile and 12 service categories hosting over 50,000 sellers and
200k listings in the next 18-24 months. Droom’s latest round of funding, led by
Lightbox, will be used to expand categories as well as geographies.
Source: Droom