Information To Every One (i2e1)
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i2e1 (Information To Every One)[1] is one of the largest Wi-Fi management companies based in India with 8-10% market share of the Wi-Fi industry[citation needed].[2] The company was incubated by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.[3] The Board of Directors of the company include Satyam Darmora, Siddharth Nautiyal, and Brijesh Damodaran.
The company's core offerings are: Wi-Fi management solutions, Wi-Fi based retail analytics,[4] and proximity marketing for offline merchants.
Background[edit]
In 2017, the company had approximately 10,000 Wi-Fi hot-spots in 52 cities across India. i2e1 is a dominant player in providing Analytics for offline businesses.[citation needed] Along with providing Analytics Solution to Offline Retail Industry, the company has positioned itself as a low-cost internet model for Indian masses. i2e1 was a part of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India initiative of Public Open Wi-Fi Pilot Project from December 2017 – Mar 2018.[5][6] During the Pilot, the company installed Fully-Sponsored Wi-Fi access at 157 locations and demonstrated a low cost and inter-operable Wi-Fi model. This model is expected to catalyze Public Wi-Fi ecosystem in India and the Government expects 100,000 hot-spots within 3 months of launch.[citation needed]
History[edit]
i2e1 was founded in February 2015 by Satyam Darmora. The company has 5 Co-Founders: Nishit Aggarwal, Gaurav Bansal, Ashutosh Mishra, Maanas Dwivedi and Anugrah Adams. Most of the founders are graduate from Indian Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Management.
Funding[edit]
i2e1 raised seed round funding of $500,000 in December 2015 by growX ventures and 3One4 capital.[7][8][9][10][11] In Nov 2017, the company raised 2nd round (Series A) funding of $3 million by Omidyar Network, Auxano Ventures and 3one4 capital[12][13][14][15] SGAN is also an investor in the company.
Awards and recognition[edit]
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- In May 2017, i2e1 was the only Indian Company to be recognized by CB Insights as 'Transforming Brick-And-Mortar Retail'
- In September 2017, i2e1 was awarded as the Best Wi-Fi Startup at My India Wi-Fi India Summit & Awards 2017 by Digi Analysis
- In September 2018, Satyam Darmora (Founder, i2e1) was felicitated by Business World for being a 40Under40 entrepreneur[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "OMNIA INFORMATION PRIVATE LIMITED - Indian Company Info". www.indiancompany.info.
- ^ Som, Adarsh (November 12, 2021). "i2e1 Powering PM WANI to realise 'Internet to Everyone'". Elect eGov.
- ^ Singh, Nidhi (27 February 2018). "This IIT Incubated Startup is Bringing Everyone Closer to Affordable Internet".
- ^ "Wi-Fi now an analytics tool for retailers to engage with shoppers - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Now, get cheap internet along with your chai, grocery - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Wi-Fi at your local chai shop, grocery store soon".
- ^ "i2e1 raises $500K from growX, Mohandas Pai and others". 11 December 2015.
- ^ Sahay, Priyanka (10 December 2015). "Data management start-up i2e1 raises $500,000 in seed round".
- ^ "Smart Network Layer Platform i2e1 Generates funding of $500k GrowX Ventures - TechStory". 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Indian Startup i2e1 Which Aims To Provide Low Cost Internet Raises $500k". 10 December 2015.
- ^ "i2e1 raises Rs 3.34-crore from growX ventures". The Economic Times. 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Wi-Fi analytics startup i2e1 raises $3 mn from Omidyar Network, others". 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Delhi-based Startup i2e1 Raises $3 Mn In Series A Funding from Omidyar Network And Others". 15 November 2017.
- ^ Kothiyal, Kavya (16 November 2017). "Wi-Fi analytics start-up i2e1 raises $3 million from Omidyar Network, others".
- ^ "Internet Digest: Ixigo, UberEats, i2ei, and Active.Ai". www.medianama.com. 17 November 2017.
- ^ Sangwan, Sujata. "Meet 40 Young Business Leaders Selected by BW Businessworld for Its 2nd Edition of 40 Under 40 Awards and Summit". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 2018-10-08.