20-year-old IIT Delhi student Mayank Dubey’s startup Directly.live acquired by ClickIndia

In an all-cash deal held last week, ClickIndia has acquired SAAS Startup Directly.live (Directly). IIT Delhi student Mayank Dubey had less than 6 months ago launched the startup. It helps experts to set up a personalized page and share their knowledge. Currently, the startup claims to have over 200 users with a booking of 600 calls. The page also helps set up video meetings so that individuals and companies across industries can integrate Directly into their existing systems. Thus, they can connect with clients, customers, followers, fans, etc. through one-on-one video calls.

The startup had also won the Intuit Circles Codeathon 2020. Talking about the acquisition, the young founder, Mayank Dubey said, “I am excited about the event. ClickIndia is a perfect home for Directly. Now Directly will reach more than 8 million users just on the click India platform. Besides, the ClickIndia team will continue to run Directly as a standalone property. It will empower individual experts and companies to integrate Directly into their system and allow their audiences to connect seamlessly over video meetings.”

About ClickIndia

The thriving marketplace currently consists of more than eight million users. ClickIndia is an online portal that allows users to list as well as search for products and services across sectors. By providing the use of Directly to connect with potential buyers and sellers over video calls, ClickIndia aims to enhance the experience for its customers helping them close deals. It is a free classifieds platform that caters to advertisements across a plethora of products, services, and talent. It is an integrated service that builds an online presence and manages the online reputation. Further, it includes SEO and CRM and to provide customized notifications as well as, analytics and insights.

Both the startups have not yet disclosed the value of the deal.

The young founder of Directly, now, looks to build something for India’s Gen-Z and Millennials.