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'''Blowhorn''' is a intra-city [[logistics]] provider headquartered in [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], India. It was founded in 2014 and currently operates in Bengaluru, [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad]], [[National Capital Region (India)|Delhi NCR]] and [[Mumbai]]. The company connects customers with [[Mini truck|mini-truck]] drivers for intra-city, sub two-ton deliveries via its website and [[mobile app]]. In March 2017, Blowhorn secured [[series A]] round funding of Rs 25 crore from [[IDG Ventures]] India and the [[Michael & Susan Dell Foundation]].<ref name=khan>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/money/logistics-startup-blowhorn-raises-rs-25-crore-from-idg-ventures-others/articleshow/57529267.cms|title=Logistics startup BlowHorn raises Rs 25 crore from IDG Ventures, Others|last=Khan|first=Taslima|date=2017-03-08|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-03-29}}</ref>

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox dot-com company
| name = Blowhorn
| logo =Blowhorn.png
| dissolved =
| location = [[Bengaluru]]
| founder = Mithun Srivatsa, Nikhil Shivaprasad
| CEO =
| industry = Transportation and Logistics
| products =
| services = {{unbulleted list | Intra-city [[logistics]]
| Mini-truck for hire
}}
| url = {{URL | https://blowhorn.com}}
| language = English
| company_type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = {{Start date|2014|07}}
| incorporated =
| area_served = India
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Mithun Srivatsa ([[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])|Santosh Desai ([[Chief Technology Officer|CTO]])}}
| num_employees = 150 - 200<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/company/blowhorn</ref>
| subsid =
| num_users =
| current_status = Online
| intl = yes
| native_clients = [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[IOS]]
}}

==History==
Blowhorn was co-founded by Mithun Srivatsa<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/blowhorn--moving-goods-in-india-made-easy/|title=Blowhorn – moving goods in India made easy|website=Cambridge Network|language=en|access-date=2018-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/why-indian-startups-are-signing-up-for-draper-university-of-heroes-programme/articleshow/47980740.cms|title=Why Indian startups are signing up for Draper University of Heroes programme|last=Fok|first=Evelyn|date=2015-07-08|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-03-29}}</ref> and Nikhil Shivaprasad<ref name=unitus>{{Cite news|url=https://usf.vc/portfolio/blowhorn/|title=Blowhorn {{!}} Unitus Seed Fund|work=Unitus Seed Fund|access-date=2018-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref> who have collectively worked in the logistics and technology space for more than a decade. In 2014, they founded Blowhorn to address what they believed to be a grossly unorganized sector in India - the mini-truck drivers. The mini-truck transportation market in India is estimated to be between Rs 30,000 to 60,000 crore ($6.8 to 9.6 billion) annually.<ref name=unitus/> The company has scaled to 160 employees and has aggregated 1.8 million mini-trucks in urban centres.

The company closed its series A round of [[venture capital]] funding in March 2017, raising Rs 25 crore ($3.65 million) from [[IDG Ventures]] India, [[Michael & Susan Dell Foundation|the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.msdf.org/blog/2017/04/blowhorn-employment-opportunities-efficient-online-logistics/|title=Blowhorn: Driving employment opportunities through efficient online logistics-Michael & Susan Dell Foundation|date=2017-04-05|work=Michael & Susan Dell Foundation|access-date=2018-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref> and existing investors [[Draper Associates]] and [[Unitus Seed Fund]].<ref name=unitus/> The funds will be used in expanding Blowhorn's operations to eight other cities in the next 24 months, namely Kolkata, Kanpur and Indore, while aggregating 25,000 active drivers on a daily basis.<ref name=khan/>

Blowhorn was the delivery partner for [[OnePlus]] mobile phones campaign in Bangalore wherein once the order for the handset placed through the Blowhorn mobile app was accepted, the handsets would be delivered to the customers within 60 minutes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/mobiles-tablets/oneplus-one-smartphones-delivered-in-60-minutes-or-its-free/article7738521.ece|title=OnePlus One smartphones delivered in 60 minutes or it's free|work=@businessline|access-date=2018-03-29|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/oneplus-offers-phones-for-free-if-not-delivered-within-one-hour-of-ordering-online/articleshow/49271084.cms|title=OnePlus offers phones for free if not delivered within one hour of ordering online|date=2015-10-08|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/mobile-tabs/after-pizzas-oneplus-brings-60-minutes-or-free-to-smartphones/|title=After pizzas, OnePlus brings ’60 minutes or free’ to smartphones|date=2015-10-08|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref> The company has also worked in partnership with [[Uber]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://startedindia.com/startups-in-india/blowhorn-uber-trucks-india/|title=Blowhorn: Uber for Trucks in India|date=2017-03-23|work=StartedIndia|access-date=2018-03-29|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329184502/http://startedindia.com/startups-in-india/blowhorn-uber-trucks-india/|archive-date=29 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Blowhorn has a [[customer service training]] program for its mini-truck drivers, aimed at unemployed youth in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.msdf.org/videos/blowhorn-video-2018/|title=Video: Blowhorn|work=Michael & Susan Dell Foundation|access-date=2018-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=unitus/>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://blowhorn.com/}}
*[https://lbb.in/bangalore/blow-horn-moving-service/ Blow Horn Moving Service]

[[Category:Logistics companies of India]]
[[Category:Companies based in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2014]]
[[Category:2014 establishments in Karnataka]]

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