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Chennai Best Friends Building a ‘Zomato’ for Salons to Disrupt the Beauty & Wellness Industry
- Barberaa, an online aggregator of salons in Chennai, is aiming to disrupt the salon ecosystem in India by creating India's first “Zomato” for salons and spas.
- The Barberaa app, which is a B2C product, has 375 salons enlisted, and 15+ franchisees working with them in Chennai. And Barberaa's B2B service is helping salons along with digital bookkeeping.
- With Barberaa, customers can choose salons, compare prices, select their favorite stylist, and book appointments from the comforts of their homes while getting the best offers in town. They can book an appointment in less than 60 seconds and rebook in less than 30 seconds through Barberaa.
- Chirag V, the co-founder and CEO of Barberaa, shared in an interview that Barberaa's vision is to be an integrated one-stop platform for salons and spas, helping customers across India and providing a bunch of other verticals they are aiming to tap into.
- The two friends turned co-founders put efforts into building an ecosystem like Zomato. A creative platform where salons can showcase the price, communicate the amenities they provide so that clients can find them based on location, popularity, and the offers they are looking for.
- The company has two offerings: (1) a B2C product with 375 salons enlisted and 15 + franchisees working with them in Chennai, and (2) a B2B service that helps salons with digital bookkeeping.
- Salons that want the 360° Management Software can get it. Of course, salons that only want online bookings can simply go with appointment services.
- Barberaa raised two rounds of funding to fuel the business and is open to raising more funds and actively fundraising. It is also aiming to expand its business to Bengaluru.
- Chirag V suggests aspiring startup founders find a good mentor to guide them through the process, find a co-founder to push through and be consistent, and never give up!
- Barberaa is offering 40% off to clients on its listed salons and spas and aims to ease the accounting process for salon owners. They wanted to digitalize operations through their simple management software.
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