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]. The company was incubated by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.[2] 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,[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6][7][8][9][10] In Nov 2017, the company raised 2nd round (Series A) funding of $3 million by Omidyar Network, Auxano Ventures and 3one4 capital[11][12][13][14] SGAN is also an investor in the company.

Awards and recognition[edit]

  • 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[15]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "OMNIA INFORMATION PRIVATE LIMITED - Indian Company Info". www.indiancompany.info.
  2. ↑ Singh, Nidhi (27 February 2018). "This IIT Incubated Startup is Bringing Everyone Closer to Affordable Internet".
  3. ↑ "Wi-Fi now an analytics tool for retailers to engage with shoppers - Times of India".
  4. ↑ "Now, get cheap internet along with your chai, grocery - Times of India".
  5. ↑ "Wi-Fi at your local chai shop, grocery store soon".
  6. ↑ "i2e1 raises $500K from growX, Mohandas Pai and others". 11 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Sahay, Priyanka (10 December 2015). "Data management start-up i2e1 raises $500,000 in seed round".
  8. ↑ "Smart Network Layer Platform i2e1 Generates funding of $500k GrowX Ventures - TechStory". 10 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Indian Startup i2e1 Which Aims To Provide Low Cost Internet Raises $500k". 10 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "i2e1 raises Rs 3.34-crore from growX ventures". 10 December 2015 – via The Economic Times.
  11. ↑ "Wi-Fi analytics startup i2e1 raises $3 mn from Omidyar Network, others". 15 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Delhi-based Startup i2e1 Raises $3 Mn In Series A Funding from Omidyar Network And Others". 15 November 2017.
  13. ↑ Kothiyal, Kavya (16 November 2017). "Wi-Fi analytics start-up i2e1 raises $3 million from Omidyar Network, others".
  14. ↑ "Internet Digest: Ixigo, UberEats, i2ei, and Active.Ai". www.medianama.com.
  15. ↑ 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.
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