Quikr acquires on-demand beauty startup Salosa

CHENNAI: Cross-category classifieds businessQuikr has acquired Salosa, an on-demand in-home beauty services provider.
Founded by Ex- P&G professionals Piyush Dhanuka and Anurag Nair, Salosa was launched in September 2015, serving customers in Gurgaon and parts of Delhi.

Salosa began first as a marketplace for freelance beauticians and stylists before shifting to a full stack model with an in house team.
Talking about this acquisition, PD Sundar, head of QuikrServices, said, "Beauty services market is close to $5 billion in India and is growing which is evident from the increasing number of requests we see from Tier-I and Tier-II cities on our platform.”

"Quikr is among the top consumer internet leaders in India today along with being a major player in the services space. We share a similar vision with Quikr and look forward to combining our experience in the beauty domain with Quikr’s scale and strategy to become the best beauty services brand across the country," said Anurag Nair, Co-Founder, Salosa.