Bangalore-based GS E-Commerce Pvt Ltd, which owns and runs online interior design platform Design Café, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from early-stage investment firm Fireside Ventures, micro venture capital fund Sprout Capital, founder of the Salarpuria group of companies Apurva Salarpuria and angel investor Siddharth Pansari, a company statement said.
This is the second round that the company has raised in the last 18 months. The firm will use the funds to expand its experience centres, the statement added.
Shezan Bhojani, chief executive of Design Cafe, says that the startup has seen 300% growth in revenue over the last 12 months. “Customers can now visualise their homes in virtual reality before it is made and can even get a warranty on installed interiors giving them the much-needed peace of mind while building their homes,” he said.
The company is confident of achieving over Rs 100 crore in revenue over the next 24 months, Gita Ramanan, the other founder of the startup, said in the press note.
Design Café was founded by architect and designer Ramanan and Bhojani in 2011. Both founders…