Awfis

Awfis is an Indian company that offers co-working spaces to the startups, freelancers and entrepreneurial communities.[2] It was founded in 2015 and has more than 35,000 seats in 67 centers across India.[3][4][5][6]

Awfis Space Solutions Pvt. Ltd
TypePrivate
Founded2015 (2015)
FoundersMr. Amit Ramani
Headquarters
Delhi
,
India
Areas served
NCR, Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Chandigarh
ServicesCo-Working Spaces[1]
Websitewww.awfis.com

History

Awfis was founded by Amit Ramani in April 2015 with 8 centers.[7] It introduced a mobile app that enables the users to book office and meeting spaces in its centers across the country.[8]

The first Awfis center opened in April in Delhi.[9] As of March 2016, it had 4,000 seats across Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore.[10][11]

In October 2016, Awfis started the first out of a van Mobile office in New Delhi with the options of Wi-Fi, teleconferencing, a printer, meeting table, pantry, and others.[12]

Awfis provides meeting rooms on rent within luxury hotels like Trident, Lemon Tree, Marine Plaza, and Sarovar & Hyatt across multiple cities.[13]

In August 2019, Awfis raised $30 million in Series D funding led by ChrysCapital.[14]

Operations

Currently, Awfis operates in NCR, Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chandigarh with upcoming centers in Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Ghaziabad, Dehradun, Chennai, Udaipur, Indore, Noida, Aurangabad.[15][16][17] [18]

Recognition

In December 2016, Awfis was featured under the 40 coolest co-working spaces in India published in the Entrepreneur magazine.[19]

References
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  5. "Sequoia India invests $20 mn. in Awfis Space". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. "Book a plug-and-play office for 300 a day - The Hindu BusinessLine". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  7. "Amit Ramani, Founder and CEO, Awfis". www.indiainfoline.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  8. "Awfis app aims to be Uber of commercial real estate in India". 15 June 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  9. "AWFIS SPACE SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details". www.zaubacorp.com. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  10. "Boosting Infrastructure: Setting Up a Meeting Outside Your Office is Not a Pain Anymore". www.entrepreneur.com. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  11. "Awfis' space start-up in expansion mode- Business News". 16 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  12. "Awfis, Awfis...now that sounds interesting!". www.motownindia.com. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  13. "Awfis Wants to Make Finding a Place to Work Less Awful - NDTV Gadgets360.com". gadgets.ndtv.com. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  14. "India's Awfis raises $30M to grow its co-working spaces business". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  15. "coworking: Coworking space firm Awfis enters Hyderabad with new office in Banjara Hills, Real Estate News, ET RealEstate". realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  16. "The new office address - Livemint". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  17. "Co-working spaces are becoming a new asset class in commercial realty - real estate". www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  18. "Plug & work - The Financial Express". www.financialexpress.com. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  19. "Know About #40 Coolest Co-Working Spaces In India". www.entrepreneur.com. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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