ET BureauWho doesn’t imagine of dream home! Catering to these thoughts and dreams, two young techies, Sanju Thomas (27), and Ajesh Joy (26) launched a cloud-based-3D augmented real estate platform, Ghar360, which enables users to walk through their dream homes even before it is built. R Chandra in an interaction with Sanju Thomas, co-founder of Ghar360 talks about the potential Koramangala market has. The startup gets numerous enquiries from in and around Koramangala area along with lots of individual users, who want to remodel their homes.
Tell us about Ghar360, and its brief journey.
Ghar360 is a cloud based 3D augmented reality platform for home design that allows users to customise and visualise their dream home even before they buy or build it. It also allows architects/builders to exhibit their projects in an innovative way which can be used as a quick sales tool. Ghar360 is digitalising the floor plan into an interactive walkable space and at the same time allowing consumers to change the interior decoration in the way they want from the catalogue of thousands of real products integrated into the single platform. Ghar360 offers several tech services for both B2B and B2C consumers, like Realistic 3D, Integration of Real Products, Interior Design palette, Interior Shopping Virtual and Interactive experience Floor Planner (Augmented Reality).
Ghar360 is a product from Techzag Solutions Private Limited which was registered in August 2013 by Ajesh Joy and me. The journey of Ghar360 started from a 10-day event at Bangalore that included idea prototype and mentorship called 2weekends. We are now incubated at TLabs – An initiative from Times Internet Limited. As a part of the programme we have received `10 lakh in funding. Ajesh has done BE (ECE) and MBA (HR& Marketing) from Karunya University, Coimbatore and has three years of marketing experience. WhiIe, I have done BE (CSE) from Karunya University, Coimbatore and have five years experience in IT sector.
Please shed some light on the kind of space and technology you are working with?
Ghar360 a cloud based product. Here, users don’t have to download any plug-ins or softwares to access our 3D platform which means all the conversion from 2D to 3D happens completely online and that too completed automated. We have developed these using latest technologies (webgl, html5).
Who all are your competitions? How do you stand out?
In India, we don’t have any competitors as per our understanding and study, but there are companies in India who are trying to solve similar problem in a different way. We are trying to solve the problem using the latest technology which is faster and cost-effective which could help the users to fulfill their dream of constructing/buying a home. Typically we see most of the architects and interior designers use high end software’s to do this which requires good knowledge about the software, and means only experienced persons, will be able to use those softwares. However, we have developed a simple and user-friendly platform where even a non-tech savvy person can easily do this.
What kind of customers you have so far?
We have solutions for B2B as well as B2C. We focus on builders, architects, interior designers, real estate agents, brands, real estate portals etc to be our clientele. We have a few paying customers that include some top builders and also some interior designers. We have worked with leading real estate portals like 99acres, Magicbricks- to name a few.
What is the importance of Koramangala for you as a market?
Considering Koramangala, we find that this is a popular landmark in the Bangalore city in terms of commutation as well as commercialisation. Since our office at Bangalore is near to the Sonyworld signal, it is easier for people to get in touch with us. We are getting lot of queries from normal users who want to remodel their homes.
Do you have any clients from Koramangala?
Right now as we are incubated at TLabs that is located in Noida most of our clients are from the north however we had a lot of enquires from in and around Koramangala area for whom we will be working in a while once we launch our B2C version.
What is Ghar360’s growth plans?
We have recently launched our B2B section and have a few early adopters who would be some builders and architects. We have eight builders as paying customers now. Ever since the company was established, we have been growing and expanding well in terms of employees. Started by two of us, we are a team of six now.
Tell us about Ghar360, and its brief journey.
Ghar360 is a cloud based 3D augmented reality platform for home design that allows users to customise and visualise their dream home even before they buy or build it. It also allows architects/builders to exhibit their projects in an innovative way which can be used as a quick sales tool. Ghar360 is digitalising the floor plan into an interactive walkable space and at the same time allowing consumers to change the interior decoration in the way they want from the catalogue of thousands of real products integrated into the single platform. Ghar360 offers several tech services for both B2B and B2C consumers, like Realistic 3D, Integration of Real Products, Interior Design palette, Interior Shopping Virtual and Interactive experience Floor Planner (Augmented Reality).
Ghar360 is a product from Techzag Solutions Private Limited which was registered in August 2013 by Ajesh Joy and me. The journey of Ghar360 started from a 10-day event at Bangalore that included idea prototype and mentorship called 2weekends. We are now incubated at TLabs – An initiative from Times Internet Limited. As a part of the programme we have received `10 lakh in funding. Ajesh has done BE (ECE) and MBA (HR& Marketing) from Karunya University, Coimbatore and has three years of marketing experience. WhiIe, I have done BE (CSE) from Karunya University, Coimbatore and have five years experience in IT sector.
Please shed some light on the kind of space and technology you are working with?
Ghar360 a cloud based product. Here, users don’t have to download any plug-ins or softwares to access our 3D platform which means all the conversion from 2D to 3D happens completely online and that too completed automated. We have developed these using latest technologies (webgl, html5).
Who all are your competitions? How do you stand out?
In India, we don’t have any competitors as per our understanding and study, but there are companies in India who are trying to solve similar problem in a different way. We are trying to solve the problem using the latest technology which is faster and cost-effective which could help the users to fulfill their dream of constructing/buying a home. Typically we see most of the architects and interior designers use high end software’s to do this which requires good knowledge about the software, and means only experienced persons, will be able to use those softwares. However, we have developed a simple and user-friendly platform where even a non-tech savvy person can easily do this.
What kind of customers you have so far?
We have solutions for B2B as well as B2C. We focus on builders, architects, interior designers, real estate agents, brands, real estate portals etc to be our clientele. We have a few paying customers that include some top builders and also some interior designers. We have worked with leading real estate portals like 99acres, Magicbricks- to name a few.
What is the importance of Koramangala for you as a market?
Considering Koramangala, we find that this is a popular landmark in the Bangalore city in terms of commutation as well as commercialisation. Since our office at Bangalore is near to the Sonyworld signal, it is easier for people to get in touch with us. We are getting lot of queries from normal users who want to remodel their homes.
Do you have any clients from Koramangala?
Right now as we are incubated at TLabs that is located in Noida most of our clients are from the north however we had a lot of enquires from in and around Koramangala area for whom we will be working in a while once we launch our B2C version.
What is Ghar360’s growth plans?
We have recently launched our B2B section and have a few early adopters who would be some builders and architects. We have eight builders as paying customers now. Ever since the company was established, we have been growing and expanding well in terms of employees. Started by two of us, we are a team of six now.
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